HEAD OF PUBLIC PROTECTION
| Posting date: | 09 January 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £74,287 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 25 January 2026 |
| Location: | HU1 2AA |
| Company: | Hull City Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 33399 |
Summary
We are seeking an exceptional leader, with a professional background in local authority regulatory services to join our Public Health management team at Hull City Council. You will take a strategic role in delivering high quality services with a remit for Food Safety, Environmental Health, Trading Standards and Licensing. We are looking for someone who is highly motivated, a good communicator, and has a passion for improving the daily lives of the communities we serve in Hull. This is an exciting opportunity to work within a Council that prioritizes the services that seek to achieve positive outcomes for our residents and also supports our businesses to aspire to the very best compliance with legislative requirements. We have recently won awards for our Pest Control and Trading Standards work and we continue to promote our excellent services by maintaining a high profile within the Council and celebrating our successes.
Hull provides a challenging and exciting City in which to deliver regulatory services with its emphasis on culture, strong heritage as a port, its increasingly diverse population and its retention of a large social housing provision. Our urban environment provides extensive opportunities to really make a difference to people's lives - working in partnership with other Council departments and external agencies.
Please ensure that your application demonstrates how you meet the essential criteria against the person specification as listed in the attached job description.
Interviews will take place 10 February 2026.
For further information relating to our Public Protection Service, details of the selection process and the type of person we are looking for please contact: Rachael Melia, PA to Director of Public Health Tel 1482 615 483 rachael.melia@hullcc.gov.uk who will arrange a suitable time for an information discussion.
Hull provides a challenging and exciting City in which to deliver regulatory services with its emphasis on culture, strong heritage as a port, its increasingly diverse population and its retention of a large social housing provision. Our urban environment provides extensive opportunities to really make a difference to people's lives - working in partnership with other Council departments and external agencies.
Please ensure that your application demonstrates how you meet the essential criteria against the person specification as listed in the attached job description.
Interviews will take place 10 February 2026.
For further information relating to our Public Protection Service, details of the selection process and the type of person we are looking for please contact: Rachael Melia, PA to Director of Public Health Tel 1482 615 483 rachael.melia@hullcc.gov.uk who will arrange a suitable time for an information discussion.
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