Health Improvement Project Officer; Healthy Families

Job Introduction

The World Health Organisation life course approach focuses on reducing risks and strengthening protective factors through evidence-based support at key life stages. Within the Healthy Families workstream, this guides our work from pregnancy through early childhood the first 1,001 days. This role supports the development, delivery, and evaluation of evidence-based projects that improve the wellbeing of Medway residents, meet local and national targets, and reduce health inequalities.

Key projects include Bump Club Medway, Bump Club Walks, Beyond Bump Club, and Smokefree Families, all aimed at improving outcomes for pregnant and postnatal people and their families. The role involves providing expert advice to service users, drawing on knowledge of behaviour change, nutrition, physical activity, and smoking cessation. The successful candidate will be skilled in building partnerships to plan and monitor projects that improve service awareness, access, and uptake.

They will also deliver formal presentations and training to a range of clinical and non-clinical audiences, including health professionals, Local Authority teams, senior managers, and other stakeholders. The successful post holder will be subject to a Enhanced Adults DBS check.

If you would like to have an informal discussion with the recruiting manager, please email Emma Dawson on .

• Applicants must be able to demonstrate all criteria at level A which are essential for appointment to the role.
• Medway Council is not able to provide a Certificate of Sponsorship, so candidates must already possess the right to work in the UK.
• For further information, and for details of the benefits of working for Medway Council, please refer to the Medway information pack available as a download or to view online.
• Please be advised that if you are not contacted within 3 weeks of the advert closing date then you have not been shortlisted. All recruitment correspondence, including interview letters and contracts of employment will usually be sent out via email.
• We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time prior to the closing date.

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Range 4 - (£19,023 per annum / pro rata)
Frequency Monthly Job Reference REC
4283VR Contract Type Permanent Part Time Working Hours 22.5 Closing Date 2 March, 2026 Job Category Public Health Business Unit People (Children's, Adults, Public Health, Education & SEND)
Location Hybrid - Gun Wharf, Dock Road, Chatham, Kent, United Kingdom Directorate People (Children, Adults, Public Health, Education & SEND)
Service Public Health Public Health Health & Wellbeing Posted on 16 February, 2026