Consultant In Public Health

Job Title: Consultant in Public Health

Contract: Permanent

Location: Plough Lane / hybrid working

Hours: 37 hours full time – Part time/job share considered

Salary: HoS2 £ 88,296 - £93,012 per annum

Closing date: 2nd July 2026

Interview: 13th and 17th July 2026

This is an exciting opportunity to join our Public Health team in Herefordshire. We are a small, well‑established team in an organisation and system that values public health and prevention.

As one of the Council’s senior leaders, your role will involve leading across adult Health Improvement and Public Health Intelligence. This includes smoking, physical activity, healthy weight, population health management, the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment and other programme areas as priorities dictate. The rurality of Herefordshire combined with its small city and market towns provides a challenge in how we commission and provide services.

The Council is passionate about strengths‑based approaches and placing communities at the heart of all that we do. We are committed to tackling inequalities and are passionate about what we do; we place emphasis on personal development, have a good reputation as a training location and have good links to academic partners.

We have strong links with our Integrated Care Board and our One Herefordshire Partnership is unique in providing place‑based leadership across a County that is coterminous with NHS Wye Valley Trust and our GP Federation for Herefordshire:
Taurus Healthcare.

• Starting Salary:
  HoS2 £ 88,296 - £93,012 per annum depending on experience
• Enrolment in the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Relocation Payment:
  Relocation package of up to £5,000 available
• Career progression: clear pathways to progress
• Annual Leave: 31 days’ annual leave (pro rata) plus bank holidays. You can also purchase an additional 10 days per annum during the request period.
• Flexible working: including the potential for job‑sharing, part‑time hours and hybrid working.
• Employee Assistance Programme: 24/7 access to support and counselling.
• Payment of professional membership fees.
• Pick your perks – our benefits include a range of retail, leisure, holiday and health perks such as savings, cash back and discounts.

• Those who indicate that they have a disability; this is part of our commitment to the “Disability Confident” scheme.
• Those who indicate in their application that they are an Armed Forces Veteran or Reservist; this is part of our pledge to support the Armed Forces Covenant.
• Those who indicate in their application that they are a Herefordshire care leaver; this is part of our commitment to supporting young people leaving our care.

If you require any reasonable adjustments or alternative methods for the online application process, please contact the resourcing team.

Herefordshire Council is committed to strengthening a diverse and inclusive work environment which reflects the communities of Herefordshire.