Consultant in Public Health; Assistant Director

Consultant in Public Health (Assistant Director)

Set in the beautiful surroundings of the South Pennines in West Yorkshire, Calderdale is a vibrant metropolitanborough, an active part of West Yorkshires Mayoral Combined Authority, with strong market towns and amazing heritage assets and a thriving voluntary and community sector. Our Vision for 2034 is that Calderdale will beanenterprisingplace, full of opportunity, where we can alllive a larger life. People will bekindandwelcoming and havereasons to be full ofhope.

We willbe celebrated for our distinctiveheritage, natureandcreativitythat everyone can enjoy.

Calderdale Council are lookingto recruit a dynamic and talented Consultant in Public Health/ Public Health Medicine (registered as a Public Health Specialist with the General Medical Council, General Dental Council or UK Public Health Register). As a Senior Officer working at Assistant Director level, thepostholder will play a key role in helping lead a hugely ambitious Council.

Determined toensure our work with communities is effective, we collaborate, innovate andadapt in a challenging environment to improve the health and wellbeing of residents. Central to this are our twokey strategic plans, the Wellbeing Strategy and the Inclusive Economy Strategy. The post holder will join apublic health leadership team that is focussed on delivering the ambitions setout in both strategies and provides leadership across the system.

As arelatively small local authority, you will have opportunities to take place-basedlead roles on programmes and will have direct access to Elected Members on aregular basis.

Calderdales Public Health Teamsits at the heart of the Council in the Chief Executives Directorate and has aPeople and Places focus. It leads Calderdales innovative Family Hubs and Active Calderdale Programmes. This is an exciting opportunity for the right candidate to provide system leadership for health and wellbeing and reducing health inequalities in Calderdale, with a particular focus on children andyoung people and health protection.

Members of the team share a passion for community centred public health, addressing the core determinants of health inequalities and joining up health, care and wellbeing services to improve lives.

Closing Date: 10th February 2026

Shortlisting: 19th February 2026

Assessment Centre: 5th March 2026

Final Interview: 6th March 2026

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff to share this commitment. Applicants to posts thatare exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act will require a DBS from the Disclosure and Barring Service before the appointment is confirmed.

As part of our Vision() we aim to be a talented, resilient and inclusive community. We welcome applications from all and offer a variety of flexible working / job share opportunities.

On 30 January 2019, the Council declared a climateemergency in a bold move to step up its action to tackle climate change.

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 publichealth. Day to day line managementaccountability will be to the Director of Public Health (DPH), although the Consultant in Public Health (Assistant Director) will work corporately acrossall 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 dutyplaced 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 heldby 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.

Thepost will provide leadership of corporate priorities and establish and manageeffective multi-agency relationships, to maximise health improvement opportunities and the reduction of inequalities in health outcomes amongstresidents. It will lead on improving health outcomes for children and young people and…