Public Health Officer

What will you be doing?

Public Health Officer - Hybrid working

Closing Date: 4th October 2026

We are looking to appoint a Public Health Officer to join our thriving Best Start in Life team in Kent County Council.

You will effectively support the co-ordination, delivery and monitoring of the Delivery Plan for Best Start in Life activity.

You will have excellent oral and written communication skills to successfully help deliver this programme of work.

You will be very skilled in the use of Excel and Microsoft teams.

You will have a keen interest and enthusiasm for improving the lives of children at the start of their life and you will have a proven history of supporting projects and of partnership working.

This role will be supported, and line managed by the PNMH/PIR Strategy and Facilitator Lead and be part of a friendly, dynamic and supportive team.

Interviews will be held on 15th/16th October 2026.

All the posts are subject to a Basic Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

All posts are considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.

About you

For further information on this role, please contact:

Natalie Brown [email removed]

About us

Work that works for you and us - let's talk flexibility!

KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county's working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds, faiths and those with caring responsibilities, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.

Please note - if you are interested, please apply soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.