Director of Public Health

Redbridge is an ambitious and exciting east-London borough. We're one of the fastest growing parts of the country and the third most diverse London borough. Our communities are attracted by a mixture of excellent schools, relatively affordable housing, high-quality open spaces and rapid transport connections into the heart of the city.

We are a borough of opportunity, and we are ambitious for our people and our places. We are also on a path of significant organisational change, transformation and regeneration and we are building a Leadership team to take Redbridge to the next level.

We want creative, energetic people to work at our Council, who will work collaboratively and positively with colleagues, councillors, our partners and our residents to deliver the very best for our communities.

We are looking for an exceptional Director of Public Health to take on one of the most significant and wide-ranging roles of its kind.

You will have a direct role in shaping Public Health’s overall strategic direction and collective leadership. You will work across the organisation and with city partners to drive a place-based approach to prevention and tackle persistent inequality. You will influence at the highest level locally, regionally and nationally, ensuring public health insight and shape strategic decisions across the whole council and wider system.

You will be an experienced and accomplished senior leader who can step confidently into a large and complex local authority role. You will bring the credibility, judgement and presence of a corporate and systems leader: someone who can work effectively with elected members in a cross-council Committee system; someone who can work across organisational boundaries in particular health systems and providers, navigate complexity, influence a wide range of partners, and remain focused on the outcomes that matter most to residents.

Alongside your statutory and professional public health expertise, you will bring a track record of leading through influence, delivering through partnerships, and translating ambition into tangible improvements in population health, wellbeing and opportunity.

This is a statutory Director of Public Health post, jointly appointed by London Borough of Redbridge, the ICB and the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care. Candidates must be , included in the GMC Full and Specialist Register with a license to practice/GDC Specialist List or inclusion in the UK Public Health Register (UKPHR) for Public Health Specialists at the point of application. Candidates must meet minimum CPD requirements (i.e. be up to date) in accordance with the Faculty of Public Health requirements or other recognised body.

Selection will be by Advisory Appointments Committee in line with the joint guidance of the Faculty of Public Health, Department of Health and Social Care, the ICB and the Local Authority.

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Closing date: 13th September 2026

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