About this role
Job summary
Cornwall Council is launching a recruitment round for two Consultant in Public Health posts, each offering a unique and exciting opportunity to shape the health and wellbeing of our diverse communities across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
Main duties of the job
As a senior member of the public health leadership team, you will:
Provide high-quality expert advice across the Council and the Integrated Care System Work closely with elected Members, senior officers and partners Lead strategic programmes to reduce inequalities and improve outcomes Oversee evidence, intelligence, JSNA development and priority setting Contribute to health protection, emergency response and resilience functions Support workforce development, training and educational supervision Deputise for the Director of Public Health as required
About us
Cornwall Councils ambition is to be an employer of choice, a high performing Council and a learning organisation. We commit to providing a reward and benefits package to attract, motivate and reward our employees. We offer a range of flexible working options to our staff. This helps provide our employees with a greater work/life balance. Whilst still ensuring that service needs are met.
- Our core employee rewards and benefits include:
-a competitive salary.
- a defined benefit pension scheme, based on your career average earnings. This includes the option for extra voluntary contributions
- a generous annual leave entitlement with the potential to purchase additional leave.
- A national award winning employee health and wellbeing programme
- Employee benefits scheme giving employees access to a wide range of discounts to local and national goods and services.
Cornwall Council is unable to offer visa sponsorship or transfer existing sponsorship for this role.
Please note, as this is a position with Cornwall Council, if your application is shortlisted, your details will be securely transferred to Cornwall Council's recruitment system for the purposes of progressing your application.
Job description Job responsibilities
Cornwall Council is launching a recruitment round for two Consultant in Public Health posts, each offering a unique and exciting opportunity to shape the health and wellbeing of our diverse communities across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We are looking for exceptional public health leaders with the credibility, experience and vision to drive system-wide improvement and reduce health inequalities.
These senior posts sit within the Wellbeing and Public Health Service and will play a critical role in delivering Cornwalls ambition for a healthier, fairer and more sustainable future.
Cornwall offers a unique opportunity to combine meaningful professional impact with an exceptional quality of life. As the largest unitary authority in England, we face significant and varied public health challengesfrom rural isolation to coastal deprivation, climate vulnerability and complex inequalities.
We are a forward-thinking Council committed to:
Prevention and early intervention Healthinallpolicies Climate action and sustainability Integrated system working Reducing entrenched health inequalities Our Integrated Care System is investing heavily in prevention and equity, with a strong partnership between the Council, NHS and voluntary sector.
About the Roles
As a senior member of the public health leadership team, you will:
Provide high-quality expert advice across the Council and the Integrated Care System Work closely with elected Members, senior officers and partners Lead strategic programmes to reduce inequalities and improve outcomes Oversee evidence, intelligence, JSNA development and priority setting Contribute to health protection, emergency response and resilience functions Support workforce development, training and educational supervision Deputise for the Director of Public Health as required
Post 1: Consultant in Public Health Children, Young People & Maternity
This role leads Cornwalls Best Start in Life agenda, providing strategic leadership across:
Maternity and early years Health Visiting, School Nursing and Family Nurse Partnership Childrens emotional health and wellbeing Oral health improvement Child health intelligence, outcomes and inequalities You will work closely with the ICS, education, early years services, safeguarding partners, and communities to embed prevention, improve outcomes and ensure high-quality, equitable services for children and families.
Post 2: Consultant in Public Health Wider Determinants, Housing, Planning & Healthy Weight
This role leads on the wider determinants of health, working across the Council and ICS to influence major system levers including:
Housing, planning and transport Economic inclusion and community resilience Climate change and environmental sustainability Healthy Weight strategy and population-level prevention Fuel poverty, air quality and built environment health impacts You will be a senior advocate for healthinallpolicies and a key leader in shaping a carbonneutral, equitable Cornwall.
About you
We are seeking dynamic, collaborative and strategic public health consultants who can navigate complexity, influence at the highest level, and deliver measurable population health impact.
You must be:
Included on the GMC Specialist Register, GDC Specialist List (Dental PH) or UKPHR Specialist Register at the point of application, OR A Public Health Specialty Registrar within 6 months of CCT at interview, with appropriate deanery evidence Uptodate with CPD in line with Faculty of Public Health requirements Experienced in delivering system leadership, partnership working, and evidencebased public health practice Skilled at communicating complex data, managing change, and influencing policy Both roles are open to medical and non-medical public health specialists, in line with FPH guidance.
For informal enquiries about either role, please contact: Dr Eunan ONeill email [email protected]
Please specify your preference (CYP,Maternity or Wider Determinants) in your application, or indicate if you wish to be considered for both roles.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Please refer to the attached role profile
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details Employer name Cornwall Council
Address New County Hall
Treyew Road
Truro
Cornwall
TR1 3AY
Employer's website https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)