Public Health Principal - maternity cover

Are you passionate about improving people’s health and wellbeing? Are you looking for a new challenge? We are seeking an experienced and motivated public health professional to join North Northamptonshire Council's friendly and forward-thinking Public Health team as a Public Health Principal. This is a full-time fixed-term maternity cover post (12 months). This is an exciting opportunity to lead our high-profile Inclusion Health portfolio, encompassing public mental health, substance misuse, gambling-related harms and serious violence, while contributing to wider public health priorities across North Northamptonshire. Working within our dynamic, knowledgeable and supportive Public Health team, you will play a key role in reducing health inequalities, improving health outcomes and influencing population health across our communities. We are looking for someone with broad public health expertise who can provide strategic leadership, system knowledge and technical advice across a range of public health priorities. We are particularly keen to hear from candidates with relevant public health experience who can quickly establish themselves in the role, provide leadership across the Inclusion Health portfolio, and ensure continuity across key workstreams.If you would like an informal discussion, please contact Louise Catling, Consultant in Public Health, [email protected]  To apply for the Public Health Principal role please click the 'Apply for this job' button on this page. The closing date for this role is Sunday 6 September 2026. Face-to-face interviews are currently expected to be held during the week commencing 21 September 2026. Applicants are advised to keep this period available where possible.