Public Health Clinical Lead
| Posting date: | 26 September 2025 |
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| Salary: | £50,001.00 to £110,000.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | Grade 11 (SCP 48-52) £60,244 - £64,869 |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 09 October 2025 |
| Location: | Sunderland, SR1 3AA |
| Company: | Sunderland City Council |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 285312 |
Summary
Temporary, expected to be until July 2026 (maternity cover).
Sunderland City Council is committed to improving the health and wellbeing of local communities and reducing health inequalities in the city. Our Health Healthy Plan sets out our ambitious to help Sunderland become a healthier, stronger and more thriving place. We work closely with a wider range of partners including the NHS and voluntary and community sector.
The Public Health Clinical Lead will play a key role in achieving the ambitions of the Healthy City Plan. The role will provide clinical leadership and support the development of high-quality services, strategies and policies that best meet the needs of the local population.
We are seeking an individual who has strong leadership skills, public health knowledge and experience and is passionate about reducing health inequalities and improving outcomes. This role will involve working across the local health and care system and so strong skills in building relationships and influencing others are crucial.
The development of strategies and polices along with supporting service commissioning are all key elements of the role. We hope to appoint someone with strong experience of working across the system, including with community members and a willingness to innovate in order to deliver positive outcomes to local communities.
As a colleague at Sunderland City Council you will have access to a fantastic range of benefits and discounts, including flexible and remote working, learning and development opportunities, and access to the local government pension, child care and car lease schemes.
Please refer to the Job Description and the essential criteria in the Person Specification when completing the personal statement on the application form. This information is used to select candidates for interview.
For an informal discussion please contact Ryan Swiers, Deputy Director of Public Health ryan.swiers@sunderland.gov.uk
Applications should be made on-line at www.northeastjobs.org.uk/sunderlandcitycouncil
For further assistance contact:andnbsp;jobs@sunderland.gov.ukandnbsp;
Please note that CVs are not accepted.
All communication regarding your application for this post will be sent to the email address that you have registered online with North East Jobs, including your invite to interview if you are short-listed.andnbsp; Please check your email inbox after the closing date for notifications as you may not be notified by other means.
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Sunderland City Council is committed to improving the health and wellbeing of local communities and reducing health inequalities in the city. Our Health Healthy Plan sets out our ambitious to help Sunderland become a healthier, stronger and more thriving place. We work closely with a wider range of partners including the NHS and voluntary and community sector.
The Public Health Clinical Lead will play a key role in achieving the ambitions of the Healthy City Plan. The role will provide clinical leadership and support the development of high-quality services, strategies and policies that best meet the needs of the local population.
We are seeking an individual who has strong leadership skills, public health knowledge and experience and is passionate about reducing health inequalities and improving outcomes. This role will involve working across the local health and care system and so strong skills in building relationships and influencing others are crucial.
The development of strategies and polices along with supporting service commissioning are all key elements of the role. We hope to appoint someone with strong experience of working across the system, including with community members and a willingness to innovate in order to deliver positive outcomes to local communities.
As a colleague at Sunderland City Council you will have access to a fantastic range of benefits and discounts, including flexible and remote working, learning and development opportunities, and access to the local government pension, child care and car lease schemes.
Please refer to the Job Description and the essential criteria in the Person Specification when completing the personal statement on the application form. This information is used to select candidates for interview.
For an informal discussion please contact Ryan Swiers, Deputy Director of Public Health ryan.swiers@sunderland.gov.uk
Applications should be made on-line at www.northeastjobs.org.uk/sunderlandcitycouncil
For further assistance contact:andnbsp;jobs@sunderland.gov.ukandnbsp;
Please note that CVs are not accepted.
All communication regarding your application for this post will be sent to the email address that you have registered online with North East Jobs, including your invite to interview if you are short-listed.andnbsp; Please check your email inbox after the closing date for notifications as you may not be notified by other means.
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