Careers in Public Health

🟢 Public Health Principal – Inclusion Health (SLMG4) 
💼 Salary: £64,902 – £70,912 (Pro Rata for Part Time)
📍 Location: Nottingham City Council, Loxley House (Hybrid working – 3 days in office)
🕒 Contract: Full time or Part Time
📅 Closing date: 23 August 2026
🗓️ Interview date: week commencing 7th September 2026

The starting salary is £64,902 (Level 1), rising to £66,906 (Level 2) on the first anniversary, subject to satisfactory completion of the probation period (pro rata for part-time workers).

Are you passionate about making a difference to the health and wellbeing of Nottingham’s communities? If so, we would love to hear from you!

We have an exciting opportunity for a talented individual to join our growing public health team. We are looking for a Public Health Principal to provide leadership to our Inclusion Health team.

What is Inclusion Health?

The Inclusion Health team work on a wide range of public health agendas, including alcohol and drug use, mental health, suicide prevention, severe multiple disadvantage, homelessness, asylum seeker and refugee health, gambling, domestic abuse, violence reduction and financial wellbeing. It is a busy but important and rewarding area!

The team includes: a Public Health Consultant, Public Health Principal, Senior Public Health Manager, Public Health Managers and a Public Health Commissioning Manager. The team also benefits from colleagues with expertise in involving those with lived experience of the issues being tackled.

What does the role involve?

You will work alongside your colleagues in the Inclusion Health team, as well as across the wider public health team and with partners, to make a real and tangible difference to the lives of those in Nottingham who are most vulnerable. You will use a variety of methods to assess and understand their needs, influence and implement strategies, re-design services and pathways, evaluate our progress and much more!

The successful postholder will lead on priorities within the Inclusion Health agenda including alcohol harm reduction and substance use services commissioning.

This post is covered by the statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) (English Language Requirement for public sector workers) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English, is an essential requirement for the role. A DBS enhanced check for a regulated activity is required for this post.

🌍 Our commitment to inclusion

At Nottingham City Council, we are proud to be an inclusive employer where everyone is welcomed, valued and respected. We are committed to building a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve and to creating a culture where people can be themselves and thrive.

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities and experiences, and we are committed to ensuring fairness, dignity and respect for all.

♿ Disability Confident Employer

We are a Disability Confident Employer and actively encourage applications from disabled people. If you wish to apply under the Disability Confident Scheme, please tell us in your application. We are committed to making reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and into employment.

🎖️ Armed Forces Covenant

We proudly support the Armed Forces Covenant and welcome applications from serving personnel, veterans, reservists and military families. We recognise the valuable skills, experience and perspectives that the Armed Forces community brings.

🌈 Championing diversity

We are committed to attracting and developing a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We particularly welcome applications from:

• Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities
• Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT+) communities
• Disabled people

These groups are currently underrepresented in our workforce, and we want to better reflect our city through our recruitment.

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Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best. 

In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.

You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working on our Nottingham City Council Employee Benefits webpage

Nottingham City Council is committed to recruiting a talented workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and with different abilities. We recruit for diversity and we value difference.

We particularly want to hear from you if you are from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic community, identify within the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community (LGBT) and if you are Disabled - these groups of people are underrepresented in our workforce, and we’d like to reflect our local population more through our recruitment processes.

About Our Team

Our Public Health Team is made up of more than 50 dedicated professionals working together to improve health outcomes across Nottingham.

The team is structured around four thematic portfolios and one enabling portfolio, providing opportunities for colleagues to develop specialist expertise while gaining experience across different areas of public health.

We are committed to career development and have created clear pathways for progression, from apprentice roles through to senior leadership positions.

Our mission is simple: To add public health value to every interaction.

We actively support professional development, reflective practice and continuous learning.

What Matters Most to Us

Making a Difference

Everything we do is focused on improving the health and wellbeing of Nottingham's residents, particularly those experiencing the poorest health outcomes.

Recent achievements include:

• Launching interactive Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) dashboards to support informed decision-making.
• Developing innovative JSNA profiles, including work focusing on asylum seekers and refugees.
• Completing Nottingham's first Women's Health Needs Assessment.
  Increasing vaccination uptake through targeted community engagement and locally tailored services.
• Growing our Community Champions network, bringing together hundreds of residents to support healthier communities.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

We serve one of the UK's most diverse communities and believe diversity makes us stronger.

Our team reflects a wide range of backgrounds, experiences and professions, including public health specialists, researchers, teachers, nurses and social workers.

We value lived experience and work closely with local communities to:

• Understand need
• Identify barriers
• Shape services
• Improve outcomes
• Reduce inequalities

Kindness

Kindness is one of our core values.
We foster a supportive and collaborative culture through:

• Buddy relationships
• Team development activities
• Shared learning opportunities
• Wellbeing initiatives

Each year, colleagues recognise and celebrate one another through our popular "Jar of Kindness" initiative.

Recent improvements include enhanced recruitment processes, pre-interview support, information sessions for applicants and wellbeing support for colleagues working with sensitive data.

Learning and Development

We are committed to helping our people grow.

This year we have:

• Supported colleagues undertaking Master's level study at the University of Nottingham
• Expanded learning opportunities across portfolios
• Developed a professional practice programme for all team members
• Continued to provide an excellent training environment for Public Health Registrars

Our consultants are encouraged to become educational supervisors, mentors and contributors to regional and national public health networks.

Delivering Better Outcomes

The team continues to make significant progress in improving public health outcomes across Nottingham.

Recent successes include:

• Reducing adult smoking rates from 21.2% to 18.2%
• Delivering the Joint Local Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2025-2028
• Recommissioning substance use and sexual health services
• Launching Thriving Nottingham, Achieve Well and new oral health programmes
• Investing in community-led solutions through grant funding and community champion programmes

Looking ahead, we will continue to innovate through research, evaluation and strong partnerships with the University of Nottingham and Nottingham Trent University.

Benefits and Perks

At Nottingham City Council, your wellbeing matters.

We offer a range of benefits that support your health, wellbeing and professional development, including:

• Flexible and hybrid working opportunities
• Learning and development programmes
• Employee wellbeing support
• Career progression opportunities
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Employee discounts and benefits

Learn more about our employee benefits.

Employee Wellbeing

We are committed to creating a workplace where colleagues can thrive.

Our wellbeing offer includes:

✅ Flexible working arrangements
✅ Mental health and wellbeing support
✅ Employee assistance programmes
✅ Professional development opportunities
✅ A healthy work-life balance

Good Luck!

Thank you for considering a career with Nottingham City Council Public Health.

We look forward to hearing from you. 💙

We ask applicants for all roles in our public health team to provide a response to the following question:

“Thinking about where you live, what three things could or already do, make a big difference to the local community's health and wellbeing?”

This is not a trick question, it is designed to be a question anyone could have an opinion on regardless of formal learning or experience, it is to help us see your potential.

We want to hear what you think about where you live - so please don't use AI tools (we will be checking for this).

If it is personal it will be easier for us to see your passion. Your response can be in any format you prefer, if you do choose a word document please make sure it is no more than 1,500 words.

Your response must be included with your application - you will not be considered for shortlisting without this.

For a confidential discussion contact: andrew.barton@penna.com or 07922 386 432

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