Director of Public Health
Posted 1 day 22 hours ago by NHS
£100,000 - £125,000 Annual
Permanent
Full Time
Other
London, United Kingdom
Job Description
Minimum of 3 Days in the office/borough
Promote Health. Shape Lives. Inspire a Borough.
Newham is one of Londons most vibrant and diverse boroughs, undergoing bold transformation. Were looking for a visionary and strategic Public Health leader who possesses exceptional leadership skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate a diverse team. You will demonstrate a strong and impactful commitment to public health, with a focus on improving health and wellbeing outcomes and reducing inequalities within our local communities.
Main duties of the job As Director of Public Health, you will oversee the mandated health protection and health improvement functions of the secretary of state, ensuring value for money and strategic synergy around prevention, integration and equity of outcome within the Health and Wellbeing partnership.
You'll shape disease prevention programmes, lead responses to public health emergencies, in partnership with agencies such as police, UKHSA, NHS and emergency services, ensure compliance with public health legislation, act as Caldicott Guardian and publish an independent annual report on the health and wellbeing of our communities.
If you're a strategic, systems-focused leader passionate about making a real impact and driving the Public Health agenda, we'd love to hear from you. If you're ready to make a lasting impact in a borough full of energy, ambition, and opportunity - Newham is ready for you.
About us For questions or an informal discussion, please contact:
Nick Raper on
Tom Niven on
Application Deadline:23:59pm on Monday 30th March 2026
Job responsibilities Public Health Newham ishosted in the Adults and Health Directorate alongside the Public Health Commissioning team. The Health and Wellbeing board strategy, 50 steps to a healthier borough, has offered the Public Health team multiple strategic opportunities to develop partnerships and relationships with council teams, NHS services and VCFS partners to understand need and deliver appropriately tailored services.
1. Job Context
Professional Accountability:To the Newham Health and Wellbeing Board, the Chief Executive (especially when acting as Statutory Chief Officer), and the Secretary of State for Health via the Chief Medical Officer.
Managerial Accountability:To the Corporate Director for Adults and Health, London Borough of Newham.
Role Details:Full-time, based in Newham. The postholder is the boroughs most senior public health leader, providing leadership and expert advice across the system and leading the public health team.
Responsible for the local authority's public health functions.
Any of the Secretary of State's public health protection or health improvement functions that s/he delegates to local authorities, either by arrangement or under regulations.
Protect the health of the local population, including ensuring appropriate plans are in place and collaborating with the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), the NHS and other partners.
Improve the health of the local population, including driving, leading and overseeing public health services and programmes, working with the NHS, Health and Wellbeing Board and other system partners.
Provide expert, statutory advice to the local authority and NHS.
Designated as the Caldicott Guardian as mandated by the Department of Health Local Authority circular LAC (2002)2.
Emergency preparedness, ensuring health considerations are integrated into emergency planning.
Independent annual DPH report.
Any additional functions specified by regulation.
Additional Responsibilities:
Oversight of service agreements with LBN departments and NHS partners.
Public health intelligence and policy guidance.
Supporting organisational transformation, improvement of outcomes and delivery of prevention opportunities and integration in health and care.
Participation in the council's on-call rota.
Financial Leadership:Jointly responsible (with Corporate Director and Corporate Leadership Board) for public health grant allocation, ensuring value for money and alignment with the grant conditions.
Strategic Intelligence:Leads production analysis and communication of public health data, including JSNA and pharmaceutical needs assessment. Drive use of intelligence and insight for improvement of service outcomes and commissioning.
To influence and act on the broad determinants, behaviours and environmental factors influencing health at a system, community and individual level to improve and promote the health of current and future generations. To be proactive in addressing health inequalities and prioritising the most vulnerable or disadvantaged groups in the population.
Flexible Leadership:Provides specialist input and leadership to council priorities requiring public health expertise.
2. Job Summary
The Director of Public Health (DPH) is Newham's senior public health leader, driving population health improvement and improved health equity through strategic leadership, partnership working, and evidence-based delivery in health improvement, health protection, and healthcare services.
They will:
Be a visible system leader across council and health structures.
Work closely with elected members, especially the Lead Member for Adults and Health.
Influence and lead service planning and the commissioning across LBN and the NHS.
Lead the specialist public health team and ensure statutory duties are met.
Promote collaboration across sectors to improve health outcomes, health equity and planetary health.
Key Responsibilities
Key responsibilities below are intended to be a guide to the range and level of work expected of the post holder. This is not an exhaustive list of all tasks that may fall to the post holder and employees will be expected to carry out such other reasonable duties which may be required from time to time.
The postholder is expected to demonstrate high-level expertise in line with the Faculty of Public Health Competencies (Appendix 1) and the Person Specification (Appendix 2).
Overarching responsibilities
Manage the public health budget, including the ring-fenced Public Health Grant.
Person Specification Qualifications
Promote Health. Shape Lives. Inspire a Borough.
Newham is one of Londons most vibrant and diverse boroughs, undergoing bold transformation. Were looking for a visionary and strategic Public Health leader who possesses exceptional leadership skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate a diverse team. You will demonstrate a strong and impactful commitment to public health, with a focus on improving health and wellbeing outcomes and reducing inequalities within our local communities.
Main duties of the job As Director of Public Health, you will oversee the mandated health protection and health improvement functions of the secretary of state, ensuring value for money and strategic synergy around prevention, integration and equity of outcome within the Health and Wellbeing partnership.
You'll shape disease prevention programmes, lead responses to public health emergencies, in partnership with agencies such as police, UKHSA, NHS and emergency services, ensure compliance with public health legislation, act as Caldicott Guardian and publish an independent annual report on the health and wellbeing of our communities.
If you're a strategic, systems-focused leader passionate about making a real impact and driving the Public Health agenda, we'd love to hear from you. If you're ready to make a lasting impact in a borough full of energy, ambition, and opportunity - Newham is ready for you.
About us For questions or an informal discussion, please contact:
Nick Raper on
Tom Niven on
Application Deadline:23:59pm on Monday 30th March 2026
Job responsibilities Public Health Newham ishosted in the Adults and Health Directorate alongside the Public Health Commissioning team. The Health and Wellbeing board strategy, 50 steps to a healthier borough, has offered the Public Health team multiple strategic opportunities to develop partnerships and relationships with council teams, NHS services and VCFS partners to understand need and deliver appropriately tailored services.
1. Job Context
Professional Accountability:To the Newham Health and Wellbeing Board, the Chief Executive (especially when acting as Statutory Chief Officer), and the Secretary of State for Health via the Chief Medical Officer.
Managerial Accountability:To the Corporate Director for Adults and Health, London Borough of Newham.
Role Details:Full-time, based in Newham. The postholder is the boroughs most senior public health leader, providing leadership and expert advice across the system and leading the public health team.
Responsible for the local authority's public health functions.
Any of the Secretary of State's public health protection or health improvement functions that s/he delegates to local authorities, either by arrangement or under regulations.
Protect the health of the local population, including ensuring appropriate plans are in place and collaborating with the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), the NHS and other partners.
Improve the health of the local population, including driving, leading and overseeing public health services and programmes, working with the NHS, Health and Wellbeing Board and other system partners.
Provide expert, statutory advice to the local authority and NHS.
Designated as the Caldicott Guardian as mandated by the Department of Health Local Authority circular LAC (2002)2.
Emergency preparedness, ensuring health considerations are integrated into emergency planning.
Independent annual DPH report.
Any additional functions specified by regulation.
Additional Responsibilities:
Oversight of service agreements with LBN departments and NHS partners.
Public health intelligence and policy guidance.
Supporting organisational transformation, improvement of outcomes and delivery of prevention opportunities and integration in health and care.
Participation in the council's on-call rota.
Financial Leadership:Jointly responsible (with Corporate Director and Corporate Leadership Board) for public health grant allocation, ensuring value for money and alignment with the grant conditions.
Strategic Intelligence:Leads production analysis and communication of public health data, including JSNA and pharmaceutical needs assessment. Drive use of intelligence and insight for improvement of service outcomes and commissioning.
To influence and act on the broad determinants, behaviours and environmental factors influencing health at a system, community and individual level to improve and promote the health of current and future generations. To be proactive in addressing health inequalities and prioritising the most vulnerable or disadvantaged groups in the population.
Flexible Leadership:Provides specialist input and leadership to council priorities requiring public health expertise.
2. Job Summary
The Director of Public Health (DPH) is Newham's senior public health leader, driving population health improvement and improved health equity through strategic leadership, partnership working, and evidence-based delivery in health improvement, health protection, and healthcare services.
They will:
Be a visible system leader across council and health structures.
Work closely with elected members, especially the Lead Member for Adults and Health.
Influence and lead service planning and the commissioning across LBN and the NHS.
Lead the specialist public health team and ensure statutory duties are met.
Promote collaboration across sectors to improve health outcomes, health equity and planetary health.
Key Responsibilities
Key responsibilities below are intended to be a guide to the range and level of work expected of the post holder. This is not an exhaustive list of all tasks that may fall to the post holder and employees will be expected to carry out such other reasonable duties which may be required from time to time.
The postholder is expected to demonstrate high-level expertise in line with the Faculty of Public Health Competencies (Appendix 1) and the Person Specification (Appendix 2).
Overarching responsibilities
- Support the Chief Executive and councillors in shaping and delivering the Council's strategic agenda.
- Act as the Council's statutory chief officer and principal adviser on public health.
- Provide strategic leadership across the Council and local public services, driving innovation, continuous improvement, and evidence-based change.
- Commission and deliver high-quality, cost-effective public health services.
- Use public health resources creatively to improve population health and reduce inequalities.
- Align local health and wellbeing priorities with national frameworks and report annually on population health to inform Council and partner actions.
- Lead system-wide collaboration with NHS and other partners to prioritise prevention, health equity, and population health, including leading the development and delivery of Newham's health and wellbeing strategy.
- Be a core member of the Newham Health and Wellbeing Board and Health and Care Partnership Board, contributing to plans for healthy, sustainable communities.
- Collaborate with other Council leaders to develop integrated strategies that explicitly address public health and health equity.
- Drive action on wider determinants of health.
- Provide assurance of health protection plans.
- Foster partnerships with communities, businesses, education, social care, and NHS to improve health outcomes and health equity.
- Lead public health surveillance and maintain an accessible Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA).
- Apply scientific principles to assess needs, evaluate interventions, and measure progress.
- Engage in public health leadership and initiatives across North East London (NEL) and London.
- Act as Caldicott Guardian to the Council, maintaining competence and assuring information governance in line with Caldicott principles. The Caldicott Guardian acts as the conscience of the organisation and ensures the impartiality and independence of their advice.
- Advise the Council on its public health responsibilities.
- Fulfil statutory public health duties, including the commissioning and delivery of all mandated services and other functions.
- Work with UKHSA, NHS, and DHSC to protect communities from infectious diseases and environmental hazards.
- Support implementation of the Council's Emergency Preparedness, Resilience and Response (EPRR) responsibilities, ensuring public health are integrated and implemented.
- Provide public health advice to the Integrated Care Board (the core offer) to support strategic health service commissioning.
- Support the Health and Wellbeing Board in promoting service integration.
Manage the public health budget, including the ring-fenced Public Health Grant.
Person Specification Qualifications
- Qualifications
- The National Health Service (Appointment of Consultants) Regulations 1996 (legislation.gov.uk)
- In line with legislation, inclusion in the GMC Full and Specialist Register with a license to practice/GDC Specialist List or inclusion in the UK Public Health Register (UKPHR) for Public Health Specialists at the point of application. . click apply for full job details