Description This Job posting is only open to Internal Applicants at Brent Council Salary range: £36,522 - £38,058 p.a. inc. London weighting Contract: Permanent Hours of work: 36 hours per week Location: Civic centre and other locations from time to time Make a positive difference to Public Health in Brent Brent is a tremendously vibrant London borough where the iconic arch of Wembley Stadium dominates the skyline. Spanning both inner and outer London, it is a borough of huge contrasts in terms of its economic, environmental, ethnic and social make up. Brent’s diversity is evident to all who visit our borough and our long history of ethnic and cultural diversity has created a place that is truly unique and valued by those who live and work here. The council is pursuing a far-reaching transformation agenda that better meets the needs of our community, so it is an exciting time to join us. The Post The post holder will work across the Department of Public Health at Brent Council. The role is to help the Department improve and protect the health and wellbeing of individuals, groups, communities and populations. The Public Health Officer will join a small but highly specialised team. The role will experience the full range of Public Health duties by supporting the projects under the responsibility of the senior members of the public health team. The Person The post holder will work in conjunction with a wide range of professional groups and organisations (statutory and non-statutory). They will work closely with local partners to develop and implement programmes. You will need to be working towards a Public Health Practitioner qualification and degree in Public health. If you are up for the challenge and rewards that come from delivering excellent services, focusing on quality outcomes through innovative and creative solutions, we would welcome your application. Closing date: 26 February 2025 (23:59) Additional information If you are interested in applying for this job, please start by clicking the "Apply Now" button below. You must provide a supporting statement as part of your application that clearly shows how you meet the criteria on the Person Specification. We will accept a CV in support of your application, however, you should still provide a supporting statement. This position is only open to current employees of Brent Council or Temporary Agency Workers currently working in Brent Council. External candidates are not permitted to apply for internal only roles. Forwarding ‘internal only’ roles to external candidates may lead to disciplinary action being taken. Brent Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this and therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community. We positively encourage all applicants to self-identify their characteristics in the diversity survey section in the application. We are committed to safer recruitment and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that posts working with children, young people and vulnerable adults are subject to an Enhanced DBS check as well as other employment clearances. The information we collect from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas and your data protection rights, can be found here. Brent has a positive approach to flexible working. As a disability confident employer Brent welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including “non-visible” disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the essential criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us on recruitmentbrent.gov.uk Job Description