Job Description

Salary:

47,181 - 51,356

Directorate:

Public Health

Contract Type:

Permanent

Closing Date:

20 October 2025

Role Published:

6 October 2025

All about the Role

Are you looking for a new challenge? Do you want to work in public health? We have an exciting opportunity for a Public Health Improvement Officer Substance Misuse and Inclusion Health. Reporting to the Commissioning Team Manager for Substance Misuse and Inclusion Health, the role will help with commissioning high quality and well performing drug and alcohol services in Peterborough and delivering the outcomes locally from the National Drug Strategy from Harm to Hope.

All about our Team

The Public Health Team was set up in September 2024 so you will be joining at a really exciting time as we are now established and working to strengthen pubic health interventions right across the Council and across our City. The team's work is focussed on helping to reduce health inequalities, health improvement, health protection and contract monitoring.

All about You

The Council is looking for someone with:


knowledge of the principles of commissioning and the commissioning cycle along with performance monitoring Good at partnership working and developing relationships with a number of key bodies and individuals Experience of developing and leading projects; implementation and monitoring of public health projects Analytical skills and ability to put together data reports from a range of sources

All about our Benefits

We value our colleagues and have developed a number of benefits in addition to our generous annual leave starting at 25 days + bank holidays, sick pay and local government pension scheme...


Access to a range of benefits via Vivup, including in-store and online discounts as well as our Cycle to Work and Home & Electronics schemes Buy up to 10 days additional annual leave (pro-rata) Access to car lease scheme Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared Cost AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings Access to development opportunities including apprenticeships to support your personal and professional growth Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day Access to our equality, diversity and inclusion network Opportunities to receive Employee Recognition Awards

All about our Commitments

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer, dedicated to fostering diversity, advancing equity, and building an inclusive workplace for everyone. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and particularly encourage those from underrepresented groups, including disabled people, care leavers, and individuals from minority ethnic communities. Your unique perspectives and experiences are encouraged and valued and will play a vital role in our success.



We are committed to making our recruitment process as accessible as possible. If you are disabled and require any reasonable adjustments during the application or interview process, please contact pccrecruitment@peterborough.gov.uk we will work with you to meet your needs.



Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Basic Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service. The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Job benefits

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Work / Life Balance

Home Working Allowance

Learning and Development

Professional Membership Support

Employee Wellbeing Programme

Employee Recognition Scheme

Long service recognition

Paid Volunteering Allowance

Generous Annual Leave

Option to Increase Holiday Allowance

Referral Programme

Family centric ethos

Attractive Pension Opportunities

Enhance Pension Options

Employee Discounts

Exclusive Discounts

Voluntary Health Cash Plan

Selected Paid Relocation Scheme

Discounted Parking in Peterborough