Consultant in Public Health x2

Job Posted: 16 May 2025

• Contract Term: Permanent
• Location: Isle of Wight
• Contract Type: Full time
• Salary: Grade 16, £75,099.00 to £80,992.00 per annum
• Industries: Health & Social Care Pharmaceutical & Medical Public Sector

37 hours per week

2 vacancies available

We are launching a brand-new Public Health team, moving away from our current partnership with Hampshire County Council. Our aim is to bring deeper focus to the unique challenges facing our Island community, with specific initiatives and programmes that align with our residents and tourists.

There will be a clear focus on the communities that are at the heart of our Island and how we can build capability and independence, tackle health inequalities, improve outcomes for our children and create healthy environments through having a community centred approach to health and wellbeing. 

To achieve our goals and improve the health and wellbeing of our residents, we need to engage two Consultants in Public Health/Public Health Medicine. Postholders will work to take the Council’s public health function to the next level as part of a newly created senior leadership team through delivery of the recently developed public health strategy and provide focused public health leadership to the local system.

These are strategic systems leadership posts for the Island, which has a unique set of challenges and opportunities. The roles offer potential career growth and progression, leading work on health improvement, health protection and healthcare public health with a real community focus and support the development of the Island’s public health workforce.

We are seeking to create a team of two consultants alongside the Director of Public Health achieving 1.4 FTE therefore we are able to offer the consultant role on a reduced hours basis, if preferred, for one or both successful applicants.

This role offers an exciting career opportunity in the Isle of Wight Council, located in the Southeast of England, serving a resident population of approximately 143,000. Follow this link for more information about Living on the Isle of Wight

We are a highly supportive team with staff with a focus on learning and development and strive to enable staff to develop within the team.

The arrangement of portfolios will be adapted for the right candidate, reflecting their knowledge and skills and are to be agreed. Each consultant will take a significant leadership role across the Council and team and will also be outward facing providing public health leadership across the integrated care partnership for Hampshire and Isle of Wight, NHS services, primary care, criminal justice, town and parish councils, and voluntary and community sector partners. Consultants will be members of the Senior Management Team and have additional corporate responsibilities.  You will be a key part of the team with support from Public Health principals, practitioners, analysts, and administrators. In addition, the team works closely with colleagues based in the emergency planning, communications, HR and learning and development teams through matrix working with the public health team.

Applicants will meet the qualification and professional registration requirements for the role.

Isle of Wight’s Public Health team works from County Hall in Newport, Isle of Wight accessible from Portsmouth, Southampton and the New Forest via ferries with negotiated fares for IWC staff. We support agile and hybrid working using online technology. We also support flexible working where possible. There will be a need to work on the Island to build relationships with the team and partners, and to attend face to face meetings at least two to four times a month, and also to occasionally attend meetings in mainland locations in the southeast of England.

If this opportunity sparks your interest, and you think you might be the person we are looking for, we would be delighted to hear from you. Interviews will be held in person and are likely to be in May.

To arrange an informal discussion with the current Director of Public Health, Simon Bryant, or Jo Jefferies, Associate Director of Public Health, please contact [email protected]

Isle of Wight Council contact - Eleanor Reed, Public Health Service Manager at [email protected]

Join #TeamIWC and you'll receive our staff benefits package, including:

• Annual leave entitlement of 32 days p/a PLUS public holidays!
• Local Government pension scheme
• Discounted Solent ferry travel
• Island bus network discount
• Cycle to work scheme
• Staff parking permit scheme
• Discounted island sports & leisure gym membership
• National and local discounts & benefits schemes
• Relocation scheme of up to £8,000 may be available for some roles (subject to criteria)
• Travel allowance may be available if commuting from the mainland (subject to criteria)

 
Find out more about working for the Isle of Wight Council and living on the Island. 

The Isle of Wight Council currently does not have a license to sponsor overseas workers.

The Isle of Wight Council protects its employees from discrimination and this is supported by the Unacceptable Behaviour Policy, Employee Code of Conduct and Behaviours Framework. We actively promote the diversity of our workforce, and we provide flexible working options (where appropriate) to support the different needs of our employees.

The Isle of Wight Council’s Terms & Conditions of employment are available upon request. Please contact our recruitment team via [email protected] if you would like to receive a copy.

The Isle of Wight Council is an equal opportunities employer. We are proud to encourage applications from all cultures, backgrounds and abilities to better reflect the diversity within our local community. We are also a Disability Confident Employer. Along with a number of commitments, this means, providing you meet the basic essential requirements of the advertised role and have declared yourself as disabled, you will be offered an opportunity for an interview within the council.

The Isle of Wight Council reserve the right to close vacancies earlier than stated, if required. To ensure your application is considered, it is recommended to submit your application promptly.

If you have difficulty completing your online application or need further information about how to apply, phone 01983 823134 or email [email protected]  Only applications submitted online by the closing date will be accepted.

We often receive a high volume of applicants for our vacancies. If you do not hear from the recruiting manager within three weeks of the closing date, we regret that your application will not have been successful on this occasion. Please revisit our job page for alternate posts that may be suitable.