Public Health Programme Manager REF: 3132
Career graded PO1- PO2: £44,793 pa in annual increments to £49,509 inc LW.
12 Month Secondment Opportunity/ Fixed Term Contract and Full Time
Located in the heart of South London, Lambeth Borough is a vibrant community of over 317,600 residents. Stretching from the dynamic neighbourhood of Streatham in the South to the iconic landmarks of Waterloo in the North, we are proud to be the 9th largest borough in London. Our diversity is our strength, with more than 130 languages spoken, making Lambeth the home of the Windrush generation, London's largest LGBTQ+ community, and a thriving Portuguese-speaking community.
It is an exciting time to join Lambeth Council, we have bold ambitions for the future of Lambeth’s communities and residents through our Lambeth 2030 Plan ‘Our Future, Our Lambeth.
With exceptional schools, lush green spaces including Brockwell Park, cultural gems like the Black Cultural Archives, and world-renowned institutions such as St Thomas's Hospital, Lambeth offers an enriching and dynamic environment.
Please have a look at our dedicated One Lambeth Values and Behaviours page.
This role has been created to support South East London Integrated Care Board (SEL ICB) colleagues, with a particular focus on developing and implementing an effective Tuberculosis (TB) pathway for our residents. At current, a South East London testing and treatment programme pathway has been developed as a protocol. This role will work across the six boroughs to ensure these plans are supported, facilitated and evaluated effectively.
This is a proposed integrated role whereby the postholder is hosted by Lambeth Borough but works on behalf of all six boroughs across SEL ICB.
We are seeking to recruit a Public Health Programme Manager to join the Health Protection team in the Public Health directorate. Lead by the Public Health Consultant for Health Protection, we are a friendly and innovative team.
This is an exciting, strategic public health programme manager role that will influence leadership and decision making across South East London ICB (spanning Bromley, Bexley, Greenwich, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark). The successful candidate will apply their public health programme management skills in a range of spheres and work with senior managers and strategic and policy leads in the Council, NHS, communities and other statutory, voluntary and community organisations to improve population health and wellbeing and reduce health inequalities.
To be considered for interview, your CV and supporting statement will clearly evidence how you meet the shortlisting criteria on the personal specification marked “A” for application:
Job Description and Person Specification
We operate an anonymised application process, so be sure to remove personal details when uploading your CV or personal statement.
Advert close date: 23:55pm on Sunday 22 November 2026
Shortlisting date: Wednesday 25th November 2026
Interview date: Tuesday 8th December – Wednesday 9th December 2026
Please click here to view: Lambeth Staff Benefits
For an informal discussion, please contact: Will King, wking@lambeth.gov.uk
Successful candidates will be asked to apply for a Basic Certificate from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Further information about the DBS can be found at www.homeoffice.gov.uk/agencies-public-bodies/dbs
You will be required to undertake a Cifas check. Further information about Cifas can be found here Cifas
At Lambeth, we are dedicated to providing quality services and equal opportunities for all. We are committed to safer recruitment and are proud to be a Stonewall diversity champion, a Living Wage Employer, and to guarantee interviews for all disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria of the role. For a full list of our accreditations, please click here.
Lambeth is one of the most vibrant and diverse boroughs in London covering Brixton, Streatham, Clapham and Waterloo. We provide services such as planning, social work, housing and schools to 303,000 residents and hundreds of businesses.
Everything we do as a council is guided by our values, and we are always on the look out for people who are as committed to these principles as we are:
Fairness: ensuring all our staff and customers are treated equally.
Respect: consulting our communities, valuing our staff and treating everyone with courtesy.
Excellence: attaining high standards for all customers and recognising staff who provide excellent service.
Service: ensuring that customers receive the services they want and need.
Honesty: being open with all staff and customers and fighting fraud, dishonestly and discrimination.
Visit www.lambeth.gov.uk/jobs for all current vacancies.
