Public Health Practitioner – Substance Use Disorders and Public Mental Health
Ref: 164614
Salary- £40,777
37 Hours per week
Swindon Borough Council are on an exciting journey to transform service delivery. We want our town to be the best it can be. Our ambitious vision in the new Swindon Plan is supported by realistic transformation programmes, with the people of Swindon at their heart. Because that’s who we’re doing it for – the communities and businesses that make our town great. As part of the Council, you’ll support a friendly local authority making decisions with real impact. It’s all for better public services. Better processes. And a better quality of life, for everyone. Join us, and Swindon will be better with you.
Your next role
Swindon Borough Council is looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Public Health Practitioner to join our dedicated Public Health team. This is a unique opportunity to help improve lives across Swindon.
Our vision is to create healthy, strong and resilient communities. Our highly successful public health team works to improve and protect the health of Swindon residents, tackle health inequalities and protect the most vulnerable.
As a Public Health Practitioner, you will play a central role in shaping the future direction of Swindon’s response to improving the mental health and wellbeing of Swindon’s population and reducing the health harms linked to substance use disorders. You will support the development and implementation of the Swindon Suicide Prevention Strategy, our mental health workstreams and oversee complex areas of work related to drug and alcohol recovery, ensuring alignment with Swindon’s combating drugs partnership strategy and local grant requirements. You will work closely with a wide range of stakeholders including locally commissioned services, NHS primary and secondary care partners, The Wiltshire Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner, The National Probation service, voluntary and community sector organisations, children’s and adult’s services, and regional networks.
As a Public Health Practitioner, you will be responsible for providing practitioner support and expertise to improve population health and wellbeing. You will deliver a sustainable programme of activities, using a range of evidence-based public health skills and expertise to ensure our interventions are targeted to reduce inequalities and to deliver our strategic priorities.
The team operates a hybrid working model with all practitioners expected to be in the office for a minimum of two days per week.
There is also an expectation dependant on population health needs the successful candidate will be expected to work across multiple portfolios when required to do so.
You will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check
You must be fluent in the English language (as a requirement of Part 7 of the Immigration Act “for the effective performance of a customer-facing role”
Your Next Package
Please see our Rewards and Benefits offer for more details.
As an employee, you will receive a diverse and exciting environment in which to work, encouraging creativity and innovation whilst recognising the need to support ongoing personal development and a flexible work life balance.
For Swindon to thrive in the future, we need to lay the foundations now. It’s why our regeneration and transformation programmes are already underway. So, you’ll be joining us at an exciting time on our journey. We’ll look to you to share your knowledge, influence decisions and drive real, positive change. With your contributions, we’ll achieve our vision of a prosperous, re-vitalised Swindon together. And you’ll be proud to say it was made better with you.
Please see our Vision and Values page for more details and our new Swindon Plan.
Potential applicants are sometimes put off if they don’t meet 100% of the requirements. We think individual experience, skills and passion make all the difference, so if you meet the majority of the criteria, we’d love to hear from you.
Your next steps
Please read the role profile, which is available in the documents section to the righthand side of the page. To submit an application for this role, select Quick Apply.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early so early applications are encouraged.
For further information about this role please contact Richard Steptoe, Public Health Principal [email protected].
As an inclusive employer, we welcome applications from a diverse range of communities, and in particular disabled people and people from ethnic minorities. Read our statement of commitment to equality & inclusion.
If you are experiencing technical issues submitting your application, please email [email protected].
Closing date: 8 July 2026
Interview date: 23 July 2026
