Director of Public Health
| Posting date: | 25 February 2026 |
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| Salary: | £95,623.00 to £102,304.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £95623.00 - £102304.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 11 March 2026 |
| Location: | Hartlepool, TS24 8AY |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | F0113-26-0000 |
Summary
Description of the LA and the Public Health Department Hartlepool is a relatively small but dynamic area with considerable public health challenges and opportunities. It has a well-developed sense of identity and a proud history as a prosperous maritime, engineering and mining location. Having seen tough times, it is bouncing back with thriving educational, creative and business sectors, a waterfront development and green open spaces. There is well-established partnership working with coterminous or adjacent public sector bodies and voluntary organisations concerned with health and wellbeing. There is a major push towards regeneration of the built environment to attract inward investment and jobs. Public health is recognised to be everyones business and we are developing a Health in All Policies approach. The Public Health Team is key to delivering on our ambitions to improve the health of our residents. Job purpose and key responsibilities The fundamental purpose of the postholder is to provide the leadership to drive improvements in the health and wellbeing of the residents of Hartlepool, to reduce inequalities in health outcomes and working in collaboration with UKHSA to protect local communities from threats to their health through infectious diseases, environmental and other public health hazards. In delivering the key responsibilities described below, the postholder is expected to demonstrate a high level of expertise in the Faculty of Public Health Competencies (Appendix 1) and the person specifications (Appendix 2). a) Support the Chief Executive and Councillors in developing and delivering the Councils strategic agenda b) Be the chief officer and principal adviser on public health to the Council, local communities and local partners c) Operate strategically as a member of the Executive Leadership Team and across the Council influencing policy and practice. d) To commission, and or deliver services which are effective, value for money and meet quality standards. e) To act as a leader across the local system of public services, influencing change and enabling a culture of continuous improvement in health and wellbeing, innovation and evaluation. f) Utilise the public health resources imaginatively and cost effectively across all domains of public health in order to improve health and wellbeing of local communities and reduce inequalities in health outcomes. g) Be accountable for both the shaping and delivery of the Health and Wellbeing agenda taking account of the national agenda and benchmarking (using the national outcomes frameworks; public health, NHS and social care). h) Deliver an independent annual report on the health and wellbeing of local communities for publication by Hartlepool Borough Council, to stimulate debate and/or action by the Council and partners. Please also find attached full job description