Healthy School Neighbourhoods Programme Lead

Buckinghamshire Council is seeking an experienced and motivated Healthy School Neighbourhoods (HSN) Programme Lead to join its Public Health team. This is an exciting opportunity to lead a pioneering programme designed to improve childrens health and wellbeing through targeted, place based action around schools and their surrounding neighbourhoods.

Buckinghamshire Council is an ambitious and highperforming organisation where public health is central to delivering better outcomes for residents. Although the county performs well overall, there are significant inequalities and varied neighbourhoods where targeted action is essential to improve childrens health, safety, and opportunities.

The HSN approach brings together residents, schools, local services, and Council teams to shape healthier, safer and more connected environments for children and families.

Please apply via our Buckinghamshire Council job site to be considered for this role.

As the HSN Programme Lead, you will:

• Lead, develop and deliver the HSN programme across selected areas of Buckinghamshire.
• Manage the full programme cycle, including planning, implementation, partnership management, performance monitoring and evaluation.
• Line manage the HSN Project Officer and ensure effective staff development.
• Build strong partnerships with schools, internal Council teams (e.g., Transport, Planning, Road Safety, Education) and external stakeholders.
• Lead resident and stakeholder engagement, using local insight to shape neighbourhood action plans.
• Commission and oversee interventions, ensure highquality delivery, and monitor progress and impact.
• Manage programme budgets, ensuring effective resource allocation and value for money.
• Prepare clear reports, business cases and recommendations to support strategic decisionmaking.
• Support longterm integration of HSN principles into wider Council policy and practice.

This role will suit someone with strong programme leadership experience, excellent partnership skills, and a passion for improving health through changes to the built and social environment.

To discuss the role, please contact: Frances Mason, Public Health Principal (Wider Determinants) Stephen Pinel, Public Health Principal at

Closing date: Midnight on Sunday 29th March

Interviews: Thursday 16th April, in person

This post is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:

All unspent cautions and/or unspent convictions

For further information on how long it takes for cautions and convictions cautions to become spent, please refer to our guide on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (updated 2023) Nacro

We reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications, so please be advised to submit your application as early as possible.

We understand that candidates may use AI tools to assist with their applications. While we welcome innovation, we expect all submissions to reflect your own experience, skills, and achievements accurately. Please ensure your application is truthful and demonstrates your personal capabilities, as this will be assessed during the selection process.

Buckinghamshire Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk.

Deliver and develop the Healthy School Neighbourhoods programme, including leading the planning, development, implementation, commissioning, monitoring, and performance management. Manage staff, within the Public Health team, who are responsible for the delivery of the Healthy School Neighbourhoods programme. Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders and local residents, encouraging positive behaviour change and supporting them to actively engage with and make informed use of the programme.

• You will bring:
• Substantial experience in public health or related fields.
• Strong understanding of the wider determinants of health and/or healthy place shaping.
• Experience leading complex multiagency or placebased programmes.
• Excellent interpersonal, negotiation and partnershipbuilding skills.
• Strong project and budget management capability.
• Experience of staff management and development.
• Ability to analyse and interpret data to inform decisionmaking.
• Strategic awareness and the ability to navigate complex organisational and political environments.
• A degree in a relevant field and either a postgraduate qualification in Public Health (or related discipline) or at least three years public health related experience.
• A full driving licence.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.