# Senior Public Health Lead

**Company**: Surrey County Council
**Location**: Reigate
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: permanent
**Salary**: £63,823 to £70,099 a year
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

Surrey County Council is seeking an experienced and inspirational Senior Public Health Lead to join our Public Health service. Initially based in Reigate within the Healthcare Team within our Public Health service, this role will transfer to East Surrey from 1st April 2027 as part of Local Government Reform.

The Senior Public Health Lead will use evidence and population health intelligence to assess need, strengthen prevention, and improve the quality, effectiveness, equity and value for money of public health services and pathways. Your work will contribute to better population health outcomes, reduced health inequalities and the cost-effective use of resources.

Key responsibilities include:

- Leading the end-to-end management of public health projects, using analytical and project management methodologies to identify root causes, assess risks, develop evidence-informed responses and drive effective implementation of interventions.

- Developing, commissioning, performance managing and continuously improving evidence-based public health services.

- Working across organisational and professional boundaries to shape strategic priorities, build effective relationships with stakeholders and champion collaborative approaches that help residents live longer, healthier lives.

The role requires significant experience of leading public health programmes and projects, strong analytical thinking, expertise in accessing and translating evidence into effective practice and policy, and experience of commissioning, contract management and budget oversight.

Benefits include:

- 26 days' holiday, rising to 28 days after 2 years' service and 31 days after 5 years' service (pro-rated for part-time opportunities)

- Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave

- A generous local government salary related pension

- Up to 5 days of carer's leave and 2 paid volunteering days per year

- Paternity, adoption and dependents leave

- An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing

- Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources

- Wellbeing and lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, and shopping

## Skills

### Required
- public health
- project management
- analytical thinking
- evidence-based practice
- commissioning
- contract management
- budget oversight
- leadership
- strategic planning

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