Health Protection Manager

Job Description

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location: Leicestershire County Council, Glenfield, LE3 8RA

Salary: £43,860 - £47,829 per annum (pro rata for part time) (pay award pending)

Working Hours: 37 hours a week - full time

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 10th July 2026

Interview Date(s): TBC

Looking for a role where your work has a clear and lasting impact? Join us and help strengthen how we protect communities from health threats and support local resilience.

About the Role

As a Health Protection Manager, you will support the Council in delivering its statutory health protection responsibilities, helping to protect the health of local communities. You will play an active role in preventing and responding to communicable diseases, outbreaks and wider public health risks, while contributing to emergency preparedness and resilience.

You will coordinate and manage a programme of health protection work, ensuring priorities are delivered effectively and risks are identified and escalated. Working closely with partners including UKHSA, NHS organisations and local authority services, you will support incident response, provide assurance to vulnerable settings, and contribute to reports, briefings and risk assessments to inform decision-making.

An enhanced DBS check is required for this post.

For information on our approach to the recruitment of ex-offenders, please see our policy statement.

About You

To apply for this post, you must be able to evidence in your application how you meet the following criteria:

• Be educated to degree level in a public health, health or science-related discipline, or have equivalent relevant experience
• Have experience working in public health, health protection, infection prevention and control, or a related setting
• Demonstrate experience of supporting the management of communicable disease incidents, outbreaks or complex enquiries
• Have experience of coordinating work programmes or competing priorities, including managing risks and reporting progress
• Be able to work effectively in partnership with a range of organisations, including health, local authority and wider system partners
• Have strong analytical and communication skills, with the ability to interpret data and produce clear reports and briefings
• Be able to respond effectively to emerging issues, including working in pressurised situations

In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values and to delivering accessible and inclusive services which meet the needs of all of our residents. You will be asked to demonstrate your understanding of these commitments as part of the selection process.

Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability. We are a Disability Confident Employer.

Interested in Flexible Working?

We are open to discussions about flexible working, which may include part time working, job sharing, term-time working, flexible start and finish times, and hybrid working, depending on the requirements of the role and the service. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below.

For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:

Adrian Allen - Adrian.Allen@leics.gov.uk

How to Apply

At Leicestershire County Council we’re looking for top talent from all walks of life. Whoever you are, wherever you’re from, and whatever your background - we care about what you bring to our organisation, not just what’s on your CV. That’s why we’ve designed a recruitment process that’s fair, accessible, and focused on potential. And with benefits that support people at every age and stage of life, we make sure you can thrive - both personally and professionally.

If you share our passion to make a difference for the people of Leicestershire, we’d love to hear from you. Click the apply button to submit your application, ensuring that you upload a supporting statement that explains how you meet the criteria listed in the ‘About You’ section above. This should explain how you meet the criteria outlined in the ‘About You’ section above and include relevant examples to demonstrate your experience. Without this information, we won’t be able to assess your suitability for the role, and your application will be rejected. For tips on how to write your statement, see the How to Apply section on our career site.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post or you want to request an application pack in an alternative format, please contact our Employee Service Centre by telephoning 0300 3030222 (select option 2) or raising a ticket via our online portal: https://emss.org.uk/support.

By applying for this post, you agree to our Terms and Conditions.

About us

About Leicestershire County Council

At Leicestershire County Council, we're committed to making a real difference in people's lives. Our aim is to work with communities and partners to deliver public services that make Leicestershire the best possible place to live and work for everyone.

Our employees play a key role in supporting this goal and helping us deliver the vital services we provide to the people of Leicestershire. Whether you're starting your career or looking for your next challenge, you'll find a place with us where your ideas are valued, and your work has purpose.

For further information on what it’s like to work for us and the benefits we offer, please refer to the following:

Our Recruitment Process
Our Organisational Values
Our Employee Benefits
Working for Us