Commissioner for Public Health

**Salary**

£48,226 to £50,269 per annum

** Contractual hours**

37

** Basis**

Full time

** Region**

Warwick

** Package**

2 year fixed term contract

** Job category/type**

Commissioning

** Date posted**

10/11/2025

** Job reference**

RA0007295

Passionate about healthy lifestyle services, prevention and public health? Join us and make a difference.

**About us.**

We are a 40-strong team of friendly, committed and inclusive people with a collaborative approach to getting things done. We work with partners within the council as well as those outside, spanning the public, community and private sectors. Our vision is _to improve and protect the health and wellbeing of people living and working in Warwickshire and to reduce inequalities_.

Public Health is both strategic and operational and has a wide span of interests. Our core business areas include health protection; 0-19 services; sexual health; promoting healthy lifestyles and tackling obesity; smoking and vaping; drug and alcohol; mental health, and domestic abuse. We commission services for many of these areas, and have a core group of commissioners in-house, which the successful applicant will join.

The work our service does makes a major contribution to the council's strategic plan, particularly to the following priority: _We want to be a County where all people can live their best lives; where communities and individuals are supported to live safely, healthily, happily and independently._

**About the Role**:
**Key Responsibilities**:

- Commission and oversee healthy lifestyle services.
- Improve population and patient outcomes in relation to healthy lifestyles.
- Manage complex projects and negotiate effectively with service providers.
- Ensure cost and quality are well-managed.
- Ensure services meet the demand and needs of the Warwickshire population.
- Engage and consult with Warwickshire residents, promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion.
- Build strong relationships with stakeholders and delivery partners.

**Qualifications and Experience**:
We are looking for someone with experience in public sector commissioning and an understanding of Public Health services, policies, and legislation. You will have a commitment to engagement and consultation with residents and tackling health inequalities. This post requires the ability to manage complex projects, a high degree of resilience and excellent project management skills. You will have strong relationship-building skills with stakeholders and partners and the ability to manage and maintain effective relationships with providers and partner agencies at local, regional, and national levels. You will have the confidence and resilience to hold difficult conversations with providers linked to performance and outcomes. Qualifications in the fields of Public Health, healthy lifestyles and commissioning are particularly welcomed.

**Why Join Us?**

This is an exciting and challenging time to work in Public Health. If you are committed to achieving the best outcomes for people across Warwickshire, our team can help you make a difference through high-quality professional support, supervision, and excellent learning and development opportunities.

For further information please see the Job Description and Person Specification.

**Working for Warwickshire -**_This is the difference you make_**

Warwickshire County Council is a place where everyone feels valued, included, safe, supported, and welcome. Our people are at the heart of this vision, could you be one of them

At Warwickshire County Council we are committed to ensuring Warwickshire’s economy is vibrant and supported by the right jobs, training, skills and infrastructure. Our people vision for Warwickshire County Council is a great place to work where diverse and talented people are enabled to be their best.

Your future matters to us, we provide a generous pension scheme which includes an employer contribution rate of typically around 19 percent per month, to help support your financial security during retirement. The scheme also offers a valuable package of benefits for members and their dependants. To find out more please visit: Warwickshire Pension Fund homepage - Warwickshire Pension Fund'

The benefits we offer include agile working, a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government, generous annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas, and access to Vivup benefits and discounts platform.

**Additional Information**

The Fluency Duty is outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers. The Fluency Duty for this role is Required. You must be able to speak and provide advice in accurate spoken English to the public.

Closing date: 4th December 2025

Interview date: 15th December 2025

**Warwickshire County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all employees and is keen to address areas of under re