Jobs at Oxfordshire County Council

Jobs in public health

Join us to make a real difference to communities across the county.

Work that has a huge impact

Oxfordshire is a Marmot Place, recognising partnership work to reduce health inequalities. You will join an expert and progressive team organised around a life-course approach to deliver against our ambitious Health and Wellbeing Strategy (pdf format, 1 MB). 

You will join us in our work to develop Oxfordshire as a healthy place and support all parts of the council in prioritising preventative approaches and addressing health inequalities in our communities.

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    This diverse role, in a flexible team, allows me to work on a wide range of issues, including mental health, suicide prevention, physical activity, smoking cessation, weight management, and housing and fuel poverty.

Why work in public health?

Build your career while contributing to nationally recognised and locally important work.

The public health team supports a nationally recognised drug and alcohol service, develops research partnerships with local universities, takes a whole-system approach to healthy weight and works towards a smoke-free county.

The work is central to the council’s ambition to make Oxfordshire greener, fairer and healthier.

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Public health jobs

Our differences make us stronger, and that diversity is the foundation for innovation. Explore opportunities ranging from business support and practitioner roles to public health consultant positions.

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