Public Health Principal 10773
Norfolk, England, United Kingdom Internship Posted 4 days ago
Public Health Principal | 10773 | fixed term contract for 12 months/secondment opportunity | 37 hours per week | £56,912 to £62,618 per annum | Grade M | Norwich
(Portfolio – Health Protection Specialism, Health Resilience)
Our Public Health service is dedicated to achieving Norfolk County Council’s vision for Norfolk to be the place where everyone can start life well, live well and age well and where no one is left behind. Our transformation agenda is a key County Council priority focused on prevention, reducing health inequalities and influencing healthy public policy.
In this role, you will support the development and delivery of organisation-wide health protection strategy and policies within a public health setting. You will provide expert clinical public health advice in line with statutory requirements and best practice, ensuring senior leaders and key partners are promptly informed of high-risk incidents and emerging threats to population health.
You will maintain up-to-date knowledge of national policy, guidance and research, embedding best practice across public health teams, partners and providers. You will support learning from incidents through resilience planning and multi-agency exercises and represent public health at key networks and boards to influence improvements and outcomes.
You will contribute to strategic and operational leadership of the Public Health Directorate, including team management and professional development; working collaboratively across council services and partner organisations to deliver joined-up, outcome-focused public health initiatives, while supporting effective commissioning and responsible use of resources.
We operate a hybrid working policy. Your office base will be County Hall, Norwich. Our technology platform and equipment are first class, enabling you to connect and collaborate remotely. We ask that you have in place good broadband connectivity and be able to be present at County Hall as needed.
Before you apply, we recommend reading the full Job Description and Person Specification to help you demonstrate you meet the criteria.
For further information – including discussing potential portfolios or flexible and hybrid working – please contact Derek Ward - Director of Public Health, by emailing derek.ward@norfolk.gov.uk.
These are some benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council:
Already a Norfolk County Council employee? See and apply for internal and external vacancies in myOracle using your @norfolk.gov.uk or @nccal.ac.uk email.
We would like to make you aware that priority consideration for this post may be given to current employees who are at risk due to restructure within the organisation or are in a redeployment position.
Redeployment closing date: 24 June 2026
All other applicants closing date: 24 June 2026
(Portfolio – Health Protection Specialism, Health Resilience)
Our Public Health service is dedicated to achieving Norfolk County Council’s vision for Norfolk to be the place where everyone can start life well, live well and age well and where no one is left behind. Our transformation agenda is a key County Council priority focused on prevention, reducing health inequalities and influencing healthy public policy.
In this role, you will support the development and delivery of organisation-wide health protection strategy and policies within a public health setting. You will provide expert clinical public health advice in line with statutory requirements and best practice, ensuring senior leaders and key partners are promptly informed of high-risk incidents and emerging threats to population health.
You will maintain up-to-date knowledge of national policy, guidance and research, embedding best practice across public health teams, partners and providers. You will support learning from incidents through resilience planning and multi-agency exercises and represent public health at key networks and boards to influence improvements and outcomes.
You will contribute to strategic and operational leadership of the Public Health Directorate, including team management and professional development; working collaboratively across council services and partner organisations to deliver joined-up, outcome-focused public health initiatives, while supporting effective commissioning and responsible use of resources.
We operate a hybrid working policy. Your office base will be County Hall, Norwich. Our technology platform and equipment are first class, enabling you to connect and collaborate remotely. We ask that you have in place good broadband connectivity and be able to be present at County Hall as needed.
Before you apply, we recommend reading the full Job Description and Person Specification to help you demonstrate you meet the criteria.
For further information – including discussing potential portfolios or flexible and hybrid working – please contact Derek Ward - Director of Public Health, by emailing derek.ward@norfolk.gov.uk.
These are some benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council:
- Competitive salary
- Generous holiday entitlement
- Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling service
- Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time, part time, remote and hybrid working – dependent on your job role and business need.
- Financial benefits such as:- ‘ Norfolk Rewards’ our employee discounts programme which helps you save money on almost anything, from everyday groceries and clothes, to holidays, new technology, gym membership, trips to the cinema and days out.
- A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers
- Relocation expenses (where applicable)
- An advance of your expenses if you travel for work
- Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants’ pensions.
- Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension and new bikes
- Access to our tax efficient car lease scheme for greener travel enabling you to lease a brand new, ultra-low emission vehicle (subject to eligibility)
- A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job
Already a Norfolk County Council employee? See and apply for internal and external vacancies in myOracle using your @norfolk.gov.uk or @nccal.ac.uk email.
We would like to make you aware that priority consideration for this post may be given to current employees who are at risk due to restructure within the organisation or are in a redeployment position.
Redeployment closing date: 24 June 2026
All other applicants closing date: 24 June 2026
