Public Health Officer

About Us At Hounslow We’d love you to join us at the London Borough of Hounslow Our people are deeply committed to providing excellent services to our residents, doing all we can to make lives as good as they can be. We are an outstanding council, serving an outstanding borough. With brilliant, visionary leadership, a dynamic Cabinet and a can‑do culture, we’ve built strong partnerships which have transformed how we serve one of London’s most diverse boroughs. Hounslow is the world in one place and full of potential. We are stepping up for our residents like never before. About Our Commitment To Diversity And Inclusion We live by five core values: Lead with Heart, Do New, Pass on the Power, Harness the Mix and Be a Rock. All our work has equality, diversity and inclusion at its very heart, best articulated in “Harness the Mix”. It's about breaking down barriers between our parts and people and unlocking the problem‑solving power of our amazing mix of minds. We serve a diverse community, we have a diverse workforce and we are committed to being an inclusive employer. We work hard to create representation across our workforce and leadership community, we have thriving employee network groups and our learning and development programmes help us lead, model and breathe ways of working that eliminate inequality, inequity, injustice and bias. As part of this and under our commitments as a Disability Confident Employer, we make reasonable adjustments to accommodate our candidates. There’s space for you to tell us what you need within our application form. Our Benefits About The Role This is an exciting opportunity to join the Hounslow Public Health team as the Public Health Officer – Integrated Lifestyle Stakeholder Liaison. In this role, you’ll play a key part in strengthening collaboration across the Healthy Hounslow partnership – a network of four providers delivering integrated health and wellbeing services across the borough. You’ll lead initiatives to build community engagement, promote Healthy Hounslow, and ensure the service is accessible to those who need it most. Working closely with local organisations, residents, and stakeholders, you’ll help increase awareness, boost referrals, and shape services to reflect the diverse needs of Hounslow’s communities. This role offers an excellent opportunity to develop your expertise in strategic partnership working, community outreach, and public health communications – while making a tangible difference to health and wellbeing outcomes across the borough. About The Team You’ll Be Working In The role sits within Hounslow’s Health Improvement team, a dynamic sub‑team within Public Health dedicated to enabling healthier behaviours and reducing health inequalities across the borough. The team commissions and oversees the Healthy Hounslow partnership, which delivers a wide range of health and wellbeing interventions, including weight management, exercise on referral, smoking cessation, health and wellbeing coaching, and community NHS health checks. You’ll work with a diverse network of partners – spanning private sector organisations, NHS services, and local leisure providers – to support integrated service delivery and strengthen cross‑sector collaboration. Reporting to the Senior Public Health Officer (Healthy Lifestyle & Tobacco Control), this post offers a unique opportunity to contribute to innovative public health delivery. About You We are seeking a collaborative and confident individual with experience in coordination, engagement, and partnership working across organisations. If the points below resonate with you, we’d love you to put in an application: Collaborative, Influential, and Strategic: You excel at building strong, trusting relationships with a wide range of stakeholders from different organisations. You are skilled at stakeholder management, winning people over, and finding common ground – even when priorities differ. You are comfortable having difficult conversations and are not afraid to challenge constructively to achieve the best outcomes for the Alliance. Adaptable and Organised: You can work flexibly and manage multiple priorities, partnerships, and public health initiatives simultaneously. You bring structure and consistency to the Alliance. Innovative and Impact‑Focused: You bring creative problem‑solving skills to coordinating services and supporting new initiatives. You are confident in evaluating programme outcomes and using insights to inform continuous improvement across the integrated health and wellbeing service. Strong Communicator: You produce clear, well‑structured written and verbal communications tailored to a variety of audiences, across multiple formats. Community‑Focused: You’re comfortable working across the borough of Hounslow, including visiting commissioned services, engaging with residents, and collaborating with partners to strengthen integration and identify opportunities for innovation. Standard DBS check is required. When Interviews Will Be Held And Who To Contact For further questions about the role, please contact Email: Publichealth@hounslow.gov.uk. Please note: Applications submitted via email, including CVs and cover letters, will not be considered. To be eligible, all applications must be completed through the online application form. Interviews for this job will be held during week commencing 5th January 2026. (Internal Candidates: please seek line manager approval before applying for this role as secondment.) #J-18808-Ljbffr