Head of Healthcare Public Health

Vacancy Hours: Full time, 37 hours per week

Location: Northallerton, North Yorkshire

Shape the future of population health in North Yorkshire.

North Yorkshire Council is seeking an exceptional Public Health leader to join our ambitious and forward-thinking Public Health team.

This is a unique opportunity to lead the healthcare public health agenda across one of England's largest local authority areas, working at the forefront of prevention, health inequalities, integrated care and system transformation.

As Head of Healthcare Public Health, you will work directly with the Director of Public Health and senior leaders across the Council, NHS, primary care, Local Care Partnerships and voluntary sector organisations to improve health outcomes for our residents and ensure services deliver maximum value and impact.

About the Role

Healthcare public health is one of the three core domains of public health practice. In this strategic leadership role, you will provide expert advice and influence decision-making across health and care systems to ensure services are evidence-based, effective and focused on reducing inequalities.

You will:

• Provide healthcare public health leadership across North Yorkshire's health and care system.
• Fulfil the local authority's statutory responsibility to provide public health advice to NHS commissioners.
• Lead work to reduce health inequalities through evidence-based commissioning and service redesign.
• Support delivery of North Yorkshire's Ambitious for Health programme, with a strong focus on prevention.
• Drive improvements in cardiovascular disease prevention, NHS Health Checks, respiratory health and cancer prevention.
• Lead the use of population health intelligence, needs assessments and data-driven decision-making.
• Support development and delivery of Neighbourhood Health Plans and locality-based approaches.
• Oversee Public Health Primary Care Services commissioning and the Public Health Medicines Advisory Service.
• Manage significant resources and funding programmes, including Health Inequalities Funding and budgets exceeding £2 million.
• Work collaboratively with senior NHS, local government and community leaders to transform services and improve outcomes.

About You

We are looking for an experienced and inspirational public health professional who can operate confidently at a strategic system leadership level.

You will bring:

• Significant experience of healthcare public health practice and leadership.
• Extensive knowledge of public health, NHS and adult social care policy and commissioning.
• A strong track record of influencing strategic decision-making across complex organisations and partnerships.
• Experience of service transformation, quality improvement and population health management.
• Expertise in interpreting and applying public health intelligence, evidence and health needs assessments.
• A proven ability to tackle health inequalities and improve outcomes for underserved communities.
• Strong financial and resource management skills.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement, negotiation and influencing abilities.

Why Join North Yorkshire Council?

This is an exciting time to join North Yorkshire Council as we continue to build our new unitary authority and maximise the opportunities presented through local government reorganisation, integrated care and devolution.

You will be joining a highly respected Public Health team with a strong commitment to innovation, prevention, collaboration and continuous improvement.

Together, we are working to create healthier communities, reduce inequalities and ensure every resident has the opportunity to live a healthier, longer and more fulfilling life.

Want to make a real difference?

Shortlisting Date: Friday 14 August 2026

NYC are committed to directly recruiting staff and will not accept applications nor services from agency suppliers in respect of our vacancies.

We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

North Yorkshire Councils’ purpose is to deliver services and facilities to the diverse residents and visitors of North Yorkshire. To ensure we deliver inclusive services we strive to have a diverse workforce where everybody can be themselves by respecting differences and embedding equality of opportunity. We celebrate diversity and recognise each other’s contributions; we therefore welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds.