Public Health Officer 10499

Public Health Officer | 10499 | permanent contract | 37 hours per week | £37,280 to £39,152 per annum | Grade I | Countywide 

The Norfolk County Council Public Health Children and Young People's Team are recruiting to a Public Health Officer role.

In this role, you will work within the children and young people's public health team supporting a range of projects and commissioning activity with a focus on improving children and young people's health and wellbeing.

The team is responsible for the commissioning of public health provision for children and young people alongside the development of local policy and strategy, working with a range of partners and within partnerships to achieve this.

We are looking for an individual with experience in service commissioning and project management, who has an understanding of health and wellbeing inequalities, is outcome focused and can demonstrate their capabilities in partnership working and engagement.

The role is countywide with the main office base being County Hall. Hybrid and flexible working is supported.

If you would like to find out more about the role and working in Public Health, please contact Anne-Louise Schofield at a.schofield@norfolk.gov.uk or call 01603 222168.

Before you apply, we recommend reading the full Job Description and Person Specification to help you demonstrate you meet the criteria. 

These are some benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council:

• Competitive salary
• Generous holiday entitlement 
• Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling service
• Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time, part time, remote and hybrid working – dependent on your job role and business need. 
• Financial benefits such as:
  • ‘Norfolk Rewards’ our employee discounts programme which helps you save money on almost anything, from everyday groceries and clothes, to holidays, new technology, gym membership, trips to the cinema and days out.   
  • A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers
  • Relocation expenses (where applicable)
  • An advance of your expenses if you travel for work
  • Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants’ pensions.

  • Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension and new bikes

  • Access to our tax efficient car lease scheme for greener travel enabling you to lease a brand new, ultra-low emission vehicle (subject to eligibility)

  • A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job

You can find information on our Terms and Conditions here.

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We would like to make you aware that priority consideration for this post may be given to current employees who are at risk due to restructure within the organisation or are in a redeployment position.  

Redeployment closing date: 21 May 2026

All other applicants closing date: 31 May 2026