Young People and Sexual Health Public Health Officer

About the Borough

Found in zone 6 with good transport links in and out of London, Kingston is a vibrant and diverse university town which creates the rich sense of community shared across the borough and its Residents. Kingston boasts an idyllic riverside location, good shopping and great restaurants, as well as a mix of modern and historic town centre. Kingston has lots of open parklands and cycle routes that help connect the district town centres into an enjoyable place to live and work.

We are passionate about working closely with our residents and vulnerable groups to help them maintain their independence and create a balance between support and independent living.

About the Service and Team

The service sits with the Public Health and Resettlement Department under the Adult Social Care Directorate. The council was awarded Council of Sanctuary status in November 2025 and is committed to becoming an inclusive and welcoming borough. It has committed to, and is, supporting the following national resettlement/ emergency arrivals schemes in the borough.

About the Role and Our Ideal Candidate

About the Role

This is an exciting opportunity to join Kingston Council’s Public Health team and contribute to improving health and reducing inequalities across the borough. The role will support the development, design and delivery of public health programmes for Young People and for Sexual Health services. The post holder will use data, evidence and community insight to identify priorities and shape effective interventions.

Working collaboratively with colleagues across the Council, NHS, voluntary and community sectors and other partners, you will help translate Public Health evidence into practical action and support the delivery of local health and wellbeing priorities. The role offers the opportunity to make a real impact to Kingston residents while developing your experience across a broad range of public health knowledge and skills.

We are looking for candidates with experience of working on Sexual Health programmes/projects and experience of working on public health projects for Young People (or willing to learn). The role reports to the Public Health lead for Young People & Sexual Health.

Our Ideal Candidate

We are looking for a motivated and proactive individual to support the commissioning of programmes that promote young people’s (aged 11+) health and wellbeing across Kingston, with a focus on sexual and reproductive health across the lifecourse. As the Young People and Sexual Health Officer, you will utilise data to understand the needs of young people and commission initiatives that improve young people's health including Sexual and reproductive health across the life course. In practice, you will:

• Data analysis: Use public health data and research to identify trends, gaps in services and health inequalities.
• Understanding needs: Identify the health needs of young people (aged 11+) across Kingston, particularly sexual and reproductive health across the lifecourse.
• Commissioning programmes: Support the planning, development and commissioning of initiatives that improve young people’s health outcomes.
• Digital communications: Develop engaging digital content to raise awareness and share health information with young people.
• Health promotion: Promote positive health behaviours, sexual health awareness and access to appropriate services.
• Reducing inequalities: Improve access to support for vulnerable young people, families and at-risk groups.
• Partnership working: Work with healthcare providers, schools, community organisations and other stakeholders.

Essential skills and experience

• Understanding of young people’s health and wellbeing, particularly sexual and reproductive health.
• Knowledge of public health, health inequalities, prevention and the factors influencing health and wellbeing.
• Ability to build effective working relationships with colleagues, partners and stakeholders, and work collaboratively to achieve shared outcomes.
• Strong organisational skills, including the ability to manage competing priorities, interpret data and information and contribute to reports and evaluations.
• Ability to work independently and take a proactive, evidence-informed approach to improving services and reducing inequalities.

Desirable skills and experience

• Experience either leading or supporting commissioning, procurement or contract monitoring.
• Experience in public health, sexual health, health promotion or services for young people.
• Experience developing digital health campaigns or online communications.
• Experience monitoring and evaluating public health programmes using performance data and outcomes.

If you have any questions about this role or would like an informal chat, please contact mark.jordan@kingston.gov.uk

Our Offer to You

As an organisation that values and nurtures talent, we’re committed to helping you fulfil your potential and will offer you a supportive, friendly and collaborative environment to grow and develop your career and skills. We’re constantly striving to improve our ways of working so putting your ideas across however big or small; will be fully encouraged and supported by your colleagues and our dynamic and experienced management team.

Employees have access to a wide range of benefits to enable staff to achieve a work life balance, some of which include:

• A generous annual leave entitlement of 25-32 days, plus bank holidays (pro-rata if part-time working hours apply) depending on service and grade.
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity, shared parental, adoption and dependents leave
• Three volunteering days per year in Kingston
• Hybrid working (dependent on the role)
• Flexible and agile working arrangements using Google Chromebooks
• Learning and development portal offering a range of courses
• Discounts on a range of local shops, restaurants, gyms and leisure centres
• Interest free season ticket loans
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Bicycle loan facilities and cycle to work scheme
• Electric vehicle leasing scheme
• Confidential health & wellbeing and counselling support

Application Process

Apply online outlining what skills, abilities and experience you can bring which makes you an ideal candidate for this role. Please refer to the requirements outlined in the job profile when completing your application and check your CV details have been uploaded correctly in the relevant sections.

We understand and recognise the benefits of using Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the workplace and are embracing AI where appropriate, to boost our productivity and streamline how we deliver our Council services efficiently; to provide the best possible outcomes for our residents and communities.
However, we reserve the right to reject applications where it is apparent that AI-generated content has been used in isolation and without personalised responses. At Kingston we value authenticity and are looking for individuals who can clearly demonstrate their own skills, experience and motivation for the role that they are applying for and embrace and demonstrate our STAR values.
Here at Kingston we have core values of Transparency and this is to be demonstrated during the application process and completion of the supporting statement and will be further tested at interview and selection stage for those who progress forward.

The closing date is given as a guide. We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received, it is strongly advised that you complete and submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

As part of our award winning Diversity Programme we anonymise all applications received to reduce conscious and unconscious bias enabling every application to be reviewed on the knowledge, skills and experience shown in your application. We encourage our interview panels to be as diverse as possible (age, cultural, neurodiverse etc.) to reduce bias where possible. We are fully committed to removing barriers and enhancing the diversity of our workforce.

Additional Information

We are proud to be a diverse and welcoming Borough and we strive to create a workforce which reflects the community we serve, and instil a sense of belonging in our staff. We celebrate and respect differences and appreciate the value of having a diverse workforce, therefore we welcome applications from under represented groups.

To support our workers and their families we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, staff engagement forums and inclusive staff networks who help drive our diversity agenda.

We are also proud to be a disability confident employer and guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria for a role. As an accredited London Living Wage Employer all our employees are guaranteed the London Living Wage regardless of their length or type of contract.

The UK has a points-based immigration system affecting EU and Non-EU workers and sponsorship requirements. We advise checking the GOV.UK website for right to work guidance. Sponsorship availability varies and is subject to eligibility requirements and budget limitations. As a result, we cannot guarantee sponsorship for all roles and will evaluate sponsorship requests on a case-by-case basis.