Public Safety Group x 3 Directors
Government Recruitment Service - London
£105,000 to £105,000 a year
PermanentFull time
This vacancy is for the recruitment of 3 x SCS Pay band 2 Directors in the Public Safety Group; Strategy and Operations Director Policing Policy Director Crime Director Please indicate on your application which role you are specifically applying for, or if you would like to be considered for more than 1 role. You will only be required to submit 1 application and attend 1 interview. We are pleased to advise you that Sarah Swinford – Director- Public Safety Group will be hosting a Townhall Event for these roles for prospective candidates on Tuesday 3rd November 2026 at 11:30. Whilst this is an optional event, all candidates are encouraged to join Sarah to gain an insight into the role(s) . You can join this event by registering at; Candidate Information session – Public Safety Group, Directors x3 Tickets, Tuesday 3 November • 11:30 AM - 12 PM GMT | Eventbrite If you have any role related questions that can be reviewed and addressed at the event, please submit these to; PublicSafetyDG@homeoffice.gov.uk by 5pm on Friday 30th October 2026. Role 1: Strategy and Operations Director; The PSG Strategy and Operations Director is a critical member of the leadership team. The post holder will need to have a strong working relationship with central finance, central strategy and HR. Specific responsibilities include:Leadership of the central strategy, risk, corporate and co-ordination functions in PSG and its “route to moderate”. Strengthen alignment between PSG strategy, finance and people to ensure ongoing deployment of resources against the highest priority work. Lead Director for PSG's Spending Review work. Deliver spend within budget and within 1% of P6 forecast (across an overall PSG budget of c.£14bn) and achieving workforce targets. Improve PSG compliance with key departmental metrics. Shape and cohere PSG’s key strategic discussions and products including the Permanent Secretary Stocktake process, the PSG Board, risk oversight, strategic finance and workforce oversight. Provide PSG locally delivered corporate functions (security, accommodation, health and safety etc). Delivery of key and high-profile elements of the Police Reform portfolio: national police capabilities, police efficiency targets, police performance. The post holder will have 6-7 SCS1 direct reports. Contribute to PSG and the Department’s wider corporate aims and objectives, including membership of the PSG Board and the Home Office senior leadership team. This will include providing out of hours cover as Director on call. Role 2: Policing Policy Director; Oversight and responsibility for the governance, accountability and structures of policing, including the role and powers of the Home Secretary and setting her national priorities for policing. Ensure the police have the powers and tools to maintain public order, and that they are used proportionately and appropriately. Implementation of the recommendations from Lord Macdonald’s review of public order and hate crime legislation to address concerns about two-tier policing. Direct personal accountability (SRO) for the Neighbourhood Policing Programme, the government’s flagship commitment to strengthen neighbourhood policing, improve outcomes through the neighbourhood policing guarantee, and increase neighbourhood policing personnel by 13,000. Policy and delivery of reforms to local policing structures including abolition of Police and Crime Commissioners, design and implementation of new local policing governance, and sponsorship of the Independent Review of Force Structures, and delivery of the Police Reform Bill. Oversee the PSG Emergency Response Team, which provides a single information picture and assurance for the Department, Ministers and senior leaders, for all significant emergency incidents impacting upon Public Safety Group areas as well as overseeing preparedness. Responsible for police workforce and professionalism policy, including delivering a new workforce strategy for policing, responding to Lord Blunkett’s Leadership Commission; ensure the wellbeing of the police workforce through the Police Covenant; and supporting Ministers’ decisions on police pay and pensions. Sponsorship of an end-to-end review of the police misconduct system to make it more targeted and effective; delivery of key manifesto commitments to improve trust in policing through strengthening standards such as vetting; handle the Government response to current serious misconduct cases and issues of public concern including the Orgreave Inquiry, and act as a core participant in the Undercover Policing Inquiry. Responsibility for the funding of the 43 police forces in England and Wales, including leading the next spending review for policing, and reform of the police funding formula used to distribute c.£10bn of government funding to align to the changing local and national police structures. Lead the Government’s relationship with national policing bodies including the College of Policing, the Independent Office for Police Conduct; the National Police Chiefs’ Council; the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners; and staff associations. Contribute to PSG and the Department’s wider corporate aims and objectives, including membership of the PSG Board and the Home Office senior leadership team. This will include providing out of hours cover as Director on call. Role 3: Crime Director; Leadership of the Government’s strategic approach to reducing crime and protecting the public, driving critical government priorities to reduce crime, improve public safety and build public confidence in our response. Build and lead effective cross-government and external partnerships to deliver a coherent, system-wide approach, championing a transformative approach using all available tools and data. Drive forward the Government’s commitment to halve knife crime over the next decade, including delivery of the most impactful interventions and ensuring public confidence in our approach. Lead on tackling neighbourhood and visible crime, including around anti-social behaviour, street crime, retail crime and our response to prolific offenders. Ensure a coordinated approach across government, policing, and local partners. Focus on crime prevention, in particular for young people, to prevent individuals from entering or becoming trapped in a cycle of offending. Lead the Home Office’s strategic approach to drugs, ensuring a coherent response to drug-related harm and strong alignment with wider government priorities on crime and public safety. Respond rapidly to high profile crime incidents – working together with Ministers and other senior officials to ensure that both short-term and long-term implications are addressed. Ensure effective performance, risk, and financial management across the crime portfolio, using data and evidence to monitor delivery, understand impact and ensure resources are targeted effectively. Be a proactive member of the Public Safety Group Board, contributing to the strategic direction of the Group and ensuring budgetary responsibilities are met and risks are effectively managed. Provide strong leadership to the Crime Directorate, developing a high-performing and inclusive team. Champion continuous improvement and digital capability – including strengthened use of data and AI. The post holder will have six SCS1 direct reports. Contribute to PSG and the Department’s wider corporate aims and objectives, including membership of the PSG Board and the Home Office senior leadership team. This will include providing out of hours cover as Director on call.
Read more
Public Health Staff Nurse (School Nurse)
NHS Jobs - Axminster
£32,073 to £39,043 a year
PermanentFull time
Please see the full Job Description and Person Specification on the right hand side. How to apply Please ensure when completing your application form that you provide a supporting statement which demonstrates how you meet the essential and desirable as described in the person specification of the job description. Applications may not be taken forwards if the supporting statement is not adequately completed.
Read more
Community Public Health Associate (Nursery Nurse)
NHS Jobs - Oxford
£28,392 to £31,157 a year
PermanentFull time
We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the supporting statement element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application. The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview. We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their application. We kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of their experience and must take care to ensure the use of AI tools does not generate an application that does not accurately reflect their knowledge, skills and values.
Read more
British Sign Language (BSL) Interpreter for the Justice Sector (Freelance) - Manchester
Dals - Greater Manchester
On-siteContractFull time
Support Access to Justice. Use Your Skills Where They Matter Most. 📍 Greater Manchester ⚖️ Justice Sector Assignments 🕒 Flexible Freelance Work BSL Interpreters Needed for Justice Sector Assignments Dals is seeking qualified BSL Interpreters to support police, court, and legal assignments across Greater Manchester. Use your expertise to facilitate vital communication, promote equal access to justice, and make a meaningful difference when it matters most. If you have the required BSL and justice-sector qualifications, apply today. What Does Freelance Mean? As a freelance interpreter, you are self-employed and have complete flexibility over: ✅ Your working hours ✅ The assignments you accept ✅ Your travel preferences ✅ Your availability This allows you to fit interpreting around your professional and personal commitments. What You'll Do As a Freelance BSL Interpreter, you will: ✔ Interpret between English and British Sign Language (BSL) ✔ Support communication within police, court, legal, custodial, and justice-related settings ✔ Ensure accurate, confidential, and impartial interpretation ✔ Maintain professional standards and ethical practice at all times ✔ Manage your availability and assignments through our interpreting platform ✔ Help service users access essential legal and public services Why Join Dals? ✅ Flexible freelance opportunities ✅ Competitive rates ✅ Justice Sector assignments across Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire area ✅ Free online training and development resources ✅ Dedicated support from an experienced team ✅ Refer-a-Friend scheme ✅ Opportunities to work on meaningful assignments that have a direct impact on people's lives ✅ Join one of the UK's leading language service providers Who Are We Looking For? We're seeking professional BSL Interpreters who have: ✔ Fluency in English and British Sign Language (BSL) ✔ Excellent communication and interpersonal skills ✔ The right to work in the UK ✔ Registration with NRCPD, RBSLI, or an equivalent professional body ✔ Relevant BSL Interpreting Qualification (Level 6 or equivalent preferred) Justice Sector Qualifications Applicants should hold one or more of the following: ✔ DPSI Law (Full) ✔ Diploma in Community Interpreting – Police & Court Pathway ✔ DPI ✔ Met Police Test Make a Difference Where Communication Matters Most Every day, Deaf BSL users rely on qualified interpreters to access the justice system fairly and effectively. Your expertise can help ensure that critical conversations are understood, rights are protected, and individuals can fully participate in legal proceedings. Join Dals' growing network of specialist BSL Interpreters and support access to justice across the UK. By submitting your application, you consent to Dals contacting you regarding this application and future opportunities. Your personal data will be processed in accordance with our Privacy Policy and GDPR requirements. You may withdraw your consent at any time by contacting joinda@dals.co.uk.
Read more
Specialist Community Public Health Nurse - Health Visitor
NHS Jobs - Cheltenham
£39,959 to £48,117 a year
PermanentFull time
To provide and maintain evidence-based specialist care adapted to meet the needs of a defined community population to ensure that service users receive appropriate intervention, maintaining the standards set at local and national level. To be responsible for negotiating individual and family healthcare plans with service users, continually assessing and evaluating to ensure that agreed outcomes are adequately met. To work in partnership with members of the multidisciplinary team and statutory and voluntary agencies in planning, delivering and evaluating care to improve outcomes for service users. To work in collaboration with the Public Health Directorate to identify and analyse local health needs and areas for development. To identify and disseminate relevant research findings within health visiting practice. To base health visiting practice on accepted research findings and participate in local audit and research projects. The Trust is required to work in line with the Governments UK Visa and Immigration Rules and Regulations. For more information about sponsorship for certain roles, please visit - https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas To support compliance with UK immigration requirements, all applicants who require a visa to work in the UK must disclose their visa history in full. This includes current and previous sponsors, dates of sponsorship, visa category, and any changes of employment. If you are on a Graduate or Dependant Visa, please disclose the expiry date on your application. Incomplete information may mean we are unable to consider your application.
Read more
Interim Environmental Health Officer (Food) (Public Health)
Triumph Consultants Ltd - Hull
£43.39 to £43.39 an hour
TemporaryFull time
What's involved with this role: Role: Interim Environmental Health Officer (Food/Public Health) Ref: 5305206 Pay Rate: £43.39 per hour PAYE, with flexible holiday pay Hours: 37 hours per week Length of Contract: 5 months Location: Hull HU9 1BD Hybrid Arrangements: TBC Driver’s Licence is Essential Candidates must be able to start immediately We’re looking for an experienced Environmental Health Officer to join a professional Food, Health & Safety team, helping protect public health through inspection, investigation, advice and enforcement. You’ll inspect and regulate food businesses, respond to public concerns, investigate food safety and infectious disease issues, provide technical advice and take appropriate enforcement action where required. Depending on experience, this may include working with higher-risk premises, complex investigations, sampling, legal notices and prosecution work. Essential: CIEH-accredited Environmental Health qualification (MSc, BSc (Hons) or Diploma). For qualified EHO level: valid Environmental Health Officers Registration Board registration. Current competence in delivering interventions under the Food Law Code of Practice (2021). Strong knowledge of food safety, health & safety legislation, codes of practice and enforcement powers. Excellent investigation, analytical, communication, negotiation and report-writing skills. Ability to assess risks, make sound professional decisions and secure compliance. For senior grades, experience of complex investigations, enforcement action, food safety management systems and court/prosecution work is required. This is a great opportunity for a motivated Environmental Health professional looking to make a real impact on food safety and public health. Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for. 1 Job Ref: 5305206 Anticipated Length of Assignment: Unless otherwise stated (we do carry the occasional permanent vacancy) all of our roles are technically temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent. Please do try to resist contacting us with requests for progress updates. We really do read every CV sent to us. All applications will be acknowledged by a human, not a robot, provided the job remains live and provided your CV meets the “Essential Requirements” listed. Please note that we do our level best to take down ads as soon as roles have been filled. We are not in the business of harvesting CVs. Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary.
Read more
Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (School Nurse)
East of England Community Health & Care NHS Trust - Beds
£39,959 - £48,117 per annum, pro-rata
PermanentFull time
A Vacancy at East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust (Cambridgeshire). Join our school nursing team as we reinvigorate our service , Offering a visible school nursing team , Back into schools to ensure we are offering early intervention , Health promotion and needs lead interventions. Do you want to make a real difference to the children and families in Luton ? Yes? Then this is the role for you . If we receive a high number of applications we reserve the right to close this vacancy at any point after 01-10-2026. The post-holder will work within a clinical governance framework which is embedded in day to day practice. CCS, Bedfordshire / Luton Community Health Services is accountable for continuously improving the quality of its services, and safeguarding standards of care. Take every opportunity to promote and participate in health promotion initiatives. Act as a signpost for families to other relevant services thereby empowering them as users. Maintain a safe environment for patients, carers and staff where possible, ensure in the implementation of evidence based practice. Nurse Prescriber holding V100 qualification Actively develop a more specialised service or activity which is based on clear evidence of need, in partnership with commissioners. Provide the core school nursing programme to the family and community. Work in partnership with clients and families to agreed contracts in order to promote and maximize physical, emotional, psychological and social well-being. Undertake and provide a holistic assessment of client’s health needs and to produce, implement and review the care plan. Review and evaluate outcomes for children and families. Refer clients to other agencies as appropriate e.g. onward referral of identified vulnerable children and adults. Develop with other professionals an overall specialist protection plan where indicated e.g. Child Protection Plan. Rated ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high quality innovative services across most of the east of England that enable people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives. There’s one reason why our services are outstanding – and that’s our amazing staff who, for the seventh year running, rated us incredibly highly in the national staff survey. If you share our passion for innovative and high-quality care delivery, then please submit your application and join us on our exciting journey as a leading-edge specialist community provider. All are welcome to apply and our promise to you is a culture which prioritises staff engagement and development. The post-holder will work within a clinical governance framework which is embedded in day to day practice. CCS, Bedfordshire / Luton Community Health Services is accountable for continuously improving the quality of its services, and safeguarding standards of care. Take every opportunity to promote and participate in health promotion initiatives. Act as a signpost for families to other relevant services thereby empowering them as users. Maintain a safe environment for patients, carers and staff where possible, ensure in the implementation of evidence based practice. Nurse Prescriber holding V100 qualification Actively develop a more specialised service or activity which is based on clear evidence of need, in partnership with commissioners. Provide the core school nursing programme to the family and community. Work in partnership with clients and families to agreed contracts in order to promote and maximize physical, emotional, psychological and social well-being. Undertake and provide a holistic assessment of client’s health needs and to produce, implement and review the care plan. Review and evaluate outcomes for children and families. Refer clients to other agencies as appropriate e.g. onward referral of identified vulnerable children and adults. Develop with other professionals an overall specialist protection plan where indicated e.g. Child Protection Plan. This advert closes on Monday 5 Oct 2026
Read more
Health Visitor, Specialist Community Public Health Nurse
NHS Jobs - Harrow
£45,953 to £54,254 a year
PermanentFull time
Health Visitors contribute to the provision of safe and reliable services by: You will be working as part of a supportive team with access to a wide range of NHS benefits including discounts, pensions and various learning and development opportunities. Using their Clinical judgement and risk assessment to keep the people using our services as safe as possible. Safeguarding people by recognising and responding when an adult or child might be at risk from abuse but also recognising their own limits and asking for help and escalate concerns when necessary. Escalating safety concerns and by doing so acting as effective advocates for those who use our services. Being open and Transparent about their own practice. Supervising the work of others. Reflecting on everyday practice to identify areas where improvement in safety or quality can be made. Working with others to create a culture of continuous improvement. Maintaining accurate, legible , comprehensive records. Maintaining compliance with mandatory training requirements.
Read more