Senior Public Health Practitioner – Housing Need | Public Health & Wellbeing Team| Preston | Full time

Job title:

Senior Public Health Practitioner – Housing Need | Public Health & Wellbeing Team| Preston | Full time

Company

Lancashire County Council

Job description

Job Category: Public HealthJob Description:Salary £44,711 – £49,764 per annum | Fixed term to 31/03/2025 | Full Time, 37 hours per week | Preston |International Sponsorship – this role is not open to international sponsorshipSenior Public Health Practitioner – Housing NeedsAre you enthusiastic and committed to working with us to improve the health and wellbeing of our communities?This is a temporary post and will run until the end of March 2026 however there may be the opportunity to extend the length of the post subject to external funding. We welcome secondments from local housing authorities and or other related services.Come and join our dynamic, vibrant and friendly team working on high profile programmes to deliver effective services that address health inequalities in relation to housing and drug and alcohol use.Lancashire County Council Public Health & Wellbeing Team is seeking to recruit experienced Senior Public Health/Housing Practitioner (G10) to join our dynamic, vibrant, and friendly team. We are committed to improving the health and well-being of our communities, through a series of wide-ranging programmes to reform the way we deliver services. We want to do everything we can to reduce inequalities and improve health outcomes for the people of Lancashire.We are looking for a team player who has experience of housing and support, leading and managing health projects and programmes, and working collaboratively with a range of stakeholders internally and externally to address public health priorities linked to housing and accommodation.The role will have a primary focus leading a project researching and understanding the housing related needs of substance users often with multiple disadvantages, working closely with and coordinating external housing consultants. The post will also have an overview of the housing needs of substance users and support the work of the wider substance use team.Whilst experience of public health and commissioning are advantageous, transferable skills are welcomed. The primary requirement is for someone who has significant experience of working in the housing and / or homelessness sector.Continuing Professional Development opportunities are encouraged.Benefits include:Flexible workingDefined benefit pension schemeOpportunity to contribute into an Additional Voluntary Contribution (AVC) pension schemeGenerous annual leave entitlement, with the opportunity to purchase additional leaveEmployee health and wellbeing / assistance programmeAccess to a credit unionBike to work schemeFor an informal discussion please contact Lee Harrington, Senior Public Health Practitioner on 01772 537335 / We look forward to hearing from youIf you’re already a Lancashire County Council employee you must apply via the internal vacancies option on . You can do this by logging into Oracle Fusion and then going to Me – Current Jobs.Please ensure you have uploaded and attached your supporting statement to evidence how you meet the criteria for the role. The panel may be unable to shortlist you for interview without this evidence.In return Lancashire County Council offers a range of benefits, which can be found on LCC Vacancies website.We reserve the right to close down a vacancy early, before the closing date, if we receive sufficient applications.

Expected salary

£44711 – 49764 per year

Location

Preston

Job date

Sat, 05 Jul 2025 00:33:22 GMT

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