Wolverhampton City Council · Wolverhampton, England · £38k–£42k
This is a live UK-based role at Wolverhampton City Council, a UK Skilled Worker sponsor tracked by Sponsorly AI against the Home Office register. Posted 2 October 2026. Listed as open until 3 November 2026.
Job Introduction Health Improvement Officer x 4 Salary - £37,563 - £42,123 (Grade 6) Hours - 37 Contract type - Full time, Secondment (3 x 2-year fixed term, 1 x 12-month fixed term) Work Style - Flexible: working from home with 2-3 days in a council location An exciting opportunity to join the City of Wolverhampton Public Health Team, where we have four fixed-term Health Improvement Officer positions available . We are looking for four motivated and passionate Health Improvement Officers to join our Public Health team and help improve health outcomes across Wolverhampton. As a Health Improvement Officer, you will work with a range of communities, organisations and partners to tackle health inequalities, promote wellbeing, and deliver evidence-based initiatives that make a real difference to people’s lives. You will design and deliver training, support community engagement, lead health campaigns and manage projects across a range of public health priorities. Working collaboratively, you will build strong partnerships, empower communities, and use evidence and data to shape and evaluate your work. We are seeking those with experience in public health or a related field, who have excellent communication skills, can influence others and are confident managing projects. You will be proactive, adaptable and committed to reducing inequalities, with the ability to work flexibly across a range of priorities and settings. Health Improvement Officer - Two Year Fixed Term (3 positions) Health Improvement Officer - 12 Month Fixed Term (1 position) The roles are based within our Children and Young People, Adults and Strategic Commissioning Public Health functions, supporting supporting a wide range of priority areas. The children and young people's role(s) will support areas including maternal and infant health, the Healthy Child Programme, obesity, emotional and mental wellbeing, and oral health. The strategic commissioning role(s) will focus on areas including public health commissioning, cancer screening, sexual health, substance misuse and gambling. The adult role(s) will support health care public health and primary care links, hypertension, NHS health checks, healthy aging mental health, weight management and smoking cessation. The four successful postholders will be expected to operate flexibly, working in a matrix structure to support all wider departmental priorities. This post is subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Closing date Sunday 1st November Interview Dates 11th-13th November For full details of the responsibilities and requirements of this role please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification. Should you wish to discuss this opportunity further, please contact Ryan Hollings, email Ryan.Hollings@wolverhampton.gov.uk For more information about working for our organisation including the culture of the Council, the Council plan and vision, staff equality forums, core HR policie…
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