Consultant in Public Health (Assistant Director)
| Posting date: | 08 January 2026 |
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| Salary: | £93,576.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £93576.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 10 February 2026 |
| Location: | Halifax, HX1 1TS |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | F0013-26-0000 |
Summary
Job Summary The Consultant in Public Health (Assistant Director) is a system leader responsible for protecting and improving the health and wellbeing of residents and reducing inequalities in health outcomes. A Chief Officer of the Council, the postholder will be an adviser on health and wellbeing to elected members, officers and partners.The post will be responsible for public health programmes and services, including health improvement, health protection and healthcare public health. Day to day line management accountability will be to the Director of Public Health (DPH), although the Consultant in Public Health (Assistant Director) will work corporately across all functions of the Council to support the delivery of responsibilities. The post will have a particular focus on leadership of partnerships, strategies, programmes and services to protect and improve the health of children and young people.The post holder will support the DPH and other colleagues to lead on improving health and wellbeing; underpinned by the statutory public health duty placed on the Council. The post holder will have a portfolio of responsibilities and objectives of the Council and the Health & Wellbeing Board and will act as a change agent to enable delivery of improved health outcomes and reduced health inequalities. The post holder will work across organisations, influence budgets held by partners across the borough and at a West Yorkshire level, as well as effectively lead and advocate for change. They will hold direct managerial responsibility for staff, services and budgets (in their portfolio) which directly contribute to these objectives.The post will provide leadership of corporate priorities and establish and manage effective multi-agency relationships, to maximise health improvement opportunities and the reduction of inequalities in health outcomes amongst residents. It will lead on improving health outcomes for children and young people and influence and enable partners to contribute to addressing core social, environmental and economic determinants of health. Please see full job description attached.