Job Introduction
Salary range: Senior Grade B - £91,615.00 to £103,835.00 per annum (plus 5% On call supplement )
Work location: County Hall, Oxford
Hours per week: 37 - we are open to discussions about flexible working
Contract type: Temporary fixed term 12 months
Closing date: 25/06/25
Interview date: TBC
This is a politically restricted post.

ABOUT US

This is a hugely exciting time to be working in Public Health in Oxfordshire.
The County Council is committed to tackling climate change; shaping the environment to encourage active, healthy & inclusive lives; shifting services to focus on more preventative approaches; and closing the health gap between different communities.
There are solid and established partnerships through the Health & Wellbeing board and the Oxfordshire Place Based Partnership with joint priorities endorsed through the Joint Local Health & Wellbeing Strategy and close working relationships right across the Oxfordshire system and with the Integrated Care System.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW MORE?

Please click here to view Job Descriptions and Person Specification.
For an informal discussion about roles please contact Adam Briggs, Deputy Director of Public Health on 07917 534370 or adam.briggs@oxfordshire.gov.uk.

ABOUT THE ROLE

As a Consultant in Public Health, you will be a core member of the Public Health Directorate Leadership Team within Oxfordshire County Council.
It is expected that, in addition to representing public health in key meetings within the council and wider system, your Consultant in Public Health initial job plan will have a number of responsibilities. You will lead the substance use portfolio, delivering on national strategic priorities through the Combating Drugs Partnership which attract additional grant funding. This includes working in partnership with the NHS, social care and criminal justice on a harm reduction and prevention approach to drug and alcohol use. You will also provide leadership for intelligence, surveillance and evaluation, as well work towards embedding health impact evaluation to evidence the prevention approach across organisational boundaries. Your work will support delivery of the Health and Wellbeing Board, whilst embedding a Marmot approach to address local inequalities. You will be managing a team of around than 10 people.
The Consultant in Public Health post will contribute to public health teaching and audit and the management of public health staff in line with lead areas and will report to the Deputy Director of Public Health.
Based in Oxford, you will be encouraged to form strategic relationships with local organisations across the County in order to develop joint work interests which align with the Council’s priorities.

To be successful in the role, you will have:

• a clear grounding in public health principles
• a sound understanding of Local Government, the NHS and partnership working
• the ability to influence, persuade and make change
• the ability to deliver targets and meet deadlines
• the ability to combine an approach grounded in public health skills with top quality management, partnership and commissioning skills