Specialist Public Health Practitioner

Public Health Specialist Practitioner
Permanent opportunity
Hybrid working
Salary £60,393 to £64,839 (dependent on experience)
London Borough of Hillingdon

CVs are being reviewed immediately, interviews will likely take place from the beginning to the middle of November.

Are you ready to take the lead on high-profile public health programmes that make a measurable difference to population health outcomes?

This is an excellent opportunity for a Specialist Public Health Practitioner reporting to a Consultant in Public Health, with responsibility for leading specialist programmes across health improvement, health protection and healthcare public health. You’ll manage a small team, drive commissioning activity and work across a broad network of partners to tackle health inequalities and improve outcomes for local communities.

As a Specialist Public Health Practitioner, you will play a key strategic role, influencing policy, shaping service delivery and ensuring public health priorities are embedded across organisations. This is a fantastic opportunity for a Specialist Public Health Practitioner who enjoys leading change, building partnerships and delivering impactful programmes across complex systems.

Your Role as Specialist Public Health Practitioner:

• Lead specialist public health programmes across the life course, including prevention, health improvement and health protection initiatives
• Deliver commissioning, service transformation and contract management projects to improve quality, outcomes and value for money
• Conduct Health Needs Assessments, support JSNA development and utilise intelligence to tackle health inequalities
• Build strong partnerships across health, social care, community and voluntary sector organisations to influence strategic priorities
• Manage projects, evaluate outcomes and ensure robust performance monitoring across commissioned services

Your Previous Experience as a Specialist Public Health Practitioner:

• Significant experience delivering public health programmes within a local authority, NHS or wider public sector environment
• Strong knowledge of health improvement, health protection, healthcare public health and reducing health inequalities
• Experience leading commissioning, service redesign, transformation programmes and stakeholder engagement activity
• Proven ability to influence senior leaders and work effectively across organisational boundaries
• Relevant public health qualification and commitment to ongoing professional development and evidence-based practice

This Specialist Public Health Practitioner position offers the opportunity to shape strategic priorities, lead innovative projects and directly contribute to improving the health and wellbeing of local residents.

If you’re looking for a role where you can combine operational delivery with strategic influence, this Specialist Public Health Practitioner opportunity could be your ideal next move.

If you’re interested in discussing this opportunity in more detail or know someone who this may be of interest to, please contact Jade Hidderley, or the team on 0117 3137110 or apply today.

(We offer a senior referral scheme upon successful placement of your recommendation so please do get in contact)

Our clients are passionate about creating and evolving a diverse workforce and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant. Recruiting decisions are based on your experience and skills. Any reasonable adjustments in the workplace will be fully supported during the application and hiring process.

Due to the fast-paced nature of interim recruitment, applications are reviewed as received and client requirements may change during the recruitment process.
Whilst we endeavour to review all applications, we may not be able to respond individually to every candidate.

Submission of an application, expression of interest or right to represent does not guarantee submission to a client, interview, placement, or engagement. Recruitment decisions ultimately remain subject to client requirements, availability, suitability, and selection processes.

Baltimore Consulting is committed to fair and inclusive recruitment practices, and all applications are considered based on the requirements of the role and the information available at the time of review.

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