Senior Public Health Officer


Company:	Stoke on Trent City Council
Salary:	£43,149 to £46,579 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Stoke on Trent, ST4 1HH
Working pattern:	Hybrid - 3 days remote
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	10 Sept 2026
Closing date:	1 Oct 2026

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Summary

Directorate: Public Health, Protection and Wellbeing

Section: Health and Public Protection

Location: Civic Centre

Grade: Level 11

Hours: Civic Centre

This advert is open to both internal and external applicants.

About us:

We are a city of strengths, with a proud heritage and bright future. Working for Stoke-on Trent City Council is more than just a job, it's about making, protecting and improving the services for the local population, reducing inequalities and improving independence for the people who live and work in the city. And that's where you come in. We are always looking for people of the highest calibre with skills, knowledge and experience to help us deliver our compelling vision.

Stoke-on-Trent City Council's diverse and talented workforce is its greatest asset and most valuable resource. The skills, knowledge and experience of our c.4,600 employees are essential to delivering our ambitions and vision for our organisation and Stoke-on-Trent. We want to be an employer that people are proud to work for, and where our staff are supported, developed and rewarded in an inclusive way that helps them to excel and to deliver the high-quality services that our residents need.

Further information on the Council and our directorates

The Role:

We are looking for an individual to provide leadership and advocacy for health and wellbeing across City of Stoke-on-Trent, along with supporting the development and implementation on action to reduce inequalities across City of Stoke-on-Trent. An individual who can lead on programmes of work relevant to the public health team, both within the council and with its partner organisations, to improve public health outcomes and reduce inequalities and across City of Stoke-on-Trent.

For more information on the role, please contact the Recruiting Manager Anthony Reid, Anthony.reid@stoke.gov.uk

Key Responsibilities:

To interpret national guidelines, best practice, policy and strategy and offer specialist advice to ensure effective delivery of public health activities/services

To lead, develop and implement evidence-based public health programmes, which aim to improve health and reduce health inequalities

Manage highly complex /high risk issues within a framework of policy and regulatory guidelines

Develop agreed objectives and targets inline with work plan

To lead the development of strategy and policy by providing research, needs analysis, service development and design, planning and project management expertise

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