About The Role
Job Title: Public Health Officer (Tobacco Control)
Hours: 29.60 hours
Salary: HC08 £32,020 to £36,298 per annum (£25,616 to £29,038 pro rata)
Contract: Fixed Term (31/03/2025) Potential to be extended
Closing date:31/05/2024
Interview date:11/06/2024
This is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated and enthusiastic Public Health Officer to join our public health team.
The public health team is a specialist, multidisciplinary team within Herefordshire Council that undertake a breadth of work supporting the health and wellbeing of our residents and communities.
This role will focus on health improvement, more specifically Tobacco Control within the public health team. The role will work closely with colleagues from across the team and wider council. The Public Health officer will sit within Herefordshire Public Health, leading on Tobacco Control and Smoke Free Generation activity, reporting to the Public Health Lead and Public Health Consultant for Adult Health Improvement.
The candidate will have excellent communication and organisations skills, be creative and flexible and be able to create a positive working atmosphere. The role will also provide plentiful opportunities for personal development and suitable for those interested in pursuing a career public health.
For an informal discussion about this job please contact: Luke Bennett, Public Health Lead on luke.bennett@herefordshire.gov.uk
About Us
Benefits of working for Herefordshire Council:
• A competitive salary, generous holiday entitlement, and access to our contributory pension and staff benefits scheme, which includes:
• Pension Scheme Enrolment in the Local Government (LGPS)
• Generous Annual Leave: 26 days’ annual leave (pro rata) plus bank holidays. After five years’ continuous service, this increases to 31 days (pro rata) plus bank holidays. You can also purchase an additional 10 days per annum
• Flexible working: flexi-time, job-share, part-time hours and, in some instances, home working
• Employee Assistance Programme: 24/7 access to support and counselling
• Payment of professional membership fees
• Pick your perks – our benefits include access to a range of retail, leisure, holiday and health benefits. This includes savings, cash back and discounts.
We welcome applicants whatever their personal characteristics or social identity. All requests for flexible working arrangements and reasonable adjustments will be considered.
The following candidates will be interviewed if they meet the essential criteria for the post they are applying for:
• Those who indicate that they have a disability. This is part of our commitment to the “Disability Confident” scheme;
• Those who indicate in their supporting statement that they are an Armed Forces Veteran or Reservist. This is part of our pledge to support the Armed Forces Covenant; and
• Those who indicate in their supporting statement that they are a Herefordshire care leaver. This is part of our commitment to supporting young people leaving our care.
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About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to
Disability Confident.