Ian Brown
ianjbrown.bsky.social
Ian Brown
@ianjbrown.bsky.social
@AnotherIanBrown in The Other Place. He/Him. Consultant in Public Health working for Bedford Borough, Central Beds and Milton Keynes. These views are my own; reposts and likes may not be.
Last call for this brilliant opportunity!
Public Health Principal (Local Authority Research Practitioner)
Bedford Borough Council
Bedford
Full time, 2-year fixed term, hybrid
£46,142 - £51,356
Closes 16/11
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November 14, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Join our team and play a vital role in the continuous development of our innovative new behaviour change service chooseyou.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 12:42 PM
...and if you'd like to be based in the gleaming-futurescape that is Milton Keynes, we have another LARP role that would be perfect for you.
Local Authority Research Practitioner
Milton Keynes City Council
Milton Keynes
Full time, 2-year fixed term, hybrid
£42,839 - £47,181
Closes 16/11
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Milton Keynes City Council - Local Authority Research Practitioner
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November 7, 2025 at 12:02 PM
There is still time to apply for this Bedford-based role, come LARP with us!
Public Health Principal (Local Authority Research Practitioner)
Bedford Borough Council
Bedford
Full time, 2-year fixed term, hybrid
£46,142 - £51,356
Closes 16/11
bedfordboroughcouncil-career.talent-soft.com/job/job-publ...
November 7, 2025 at 12:00 PM
And here's another opportunity to join our trio of LARPs!
Local Authority Research Practitioner
Milton Keynes City Council
Milton Keynes
Full time, 2-year fixed term, hybrid
£42,839 - £47,181
Closes 16/11
careershub.milton-keynes.gov.uk/members/modu...
Milton Keynes City Council - Local Authority Research Practitioner
careershub.milton-keynes.gov.uk
October 27, 2025 at 2:11 PM
We are creating a small team of Local Authority Research Practitioners across our shared public health service. If you have academic and research skills that you think could help our councils make evidence-informed decisions we want to hear from you.
Public Health Principal (Local Authority Research Practitioner)
Bedford Borough Council
Bedford
Full time, 2-year fixed term, hybrid
£46,142 - £51,356
Closes 16/11
bedfordboroughcouncil-career.talent-soft.com/job/job-publ...
October 27, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Reposted by Ian Brown
There is large variation in the number of patients per #GP across England. 👩‍⚕️

Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes ICB has the highest number of patients per GP (2,664) when accounting for local population need.

Explore more on our staffing tracker: buff.ly/Xu3buxR
October 25, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Reposted by Ian Brown
Theres soon to be a test on whether those who opine about screening actually understand the principles on which screening programmes are based
Get your revision done

In the meantime here is a masterclass from Prof Baum

(More advanced classes are available)
October 14, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Reposted by Ian Brown
Public Health Engagement Officer
Choose You service
Central Bedfordshire Council on behalf of Bedford Borough and Milton Keynes
Shefford
£28,598 - £31,022 Closes 26/10
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Public Health Engagement Officer
Public Health Engagement Officer
jobs.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk
October 1, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Come join our great shared public health team!
Public Health Practitioner (Drug and Alcohol)
Central Bedfordshire Council on behalf of Bedford Borough and Milton Keynes
Shefford
Full time, hybrid, permanent
£41,042 - £44,296
Closes 26/10
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Public Health Practitioner (Drug and Alcohol)
Public Health Practitioner (Drug and Alcohol)
jobs.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk
October 1, 2025 at 4:08 PM
There is still time to apply for this exciting new Head of Service post in our lovely shared public health team!
Head of Service - Health Improvement
Central Bedfordshire Council
Shefford
Full time, Hybrid, Permanent
£60,930 - £66,280 per annum
Closes 05/10

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Head of Service Health Improvement
Head of Service Health Improvement
jobs.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk
September 26, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Head of Service posts like this don't come along very often. Come lead our innovative new Choose You integrated behaviour change service. We've got big plans!
Head of Service - Health Improvement
Central Bedfordshire Council
Shefford
Full time, Hybrid, Permanent
£60,930 - £66,280 per annum
Closes 05/10

jobs.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/job/Across-C...
Head of Service Health Improvement
Head of Service Health Improvement
jobs.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk
September 12, 2025 at 9:50 AM
This is a brilliant opportunity to joint our team and lead our work on mental health and healthy ageing!
July 23, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Mentions of key words in the #NHS10YearPlan:
Innovat* - 155
Community - 134
Prevent* - 130
Neighbourhood - 124
AI - 94
NHS App - 55
Predict* - 46
Inequal* - 29
Scale - 35
Pace - 22
Equit* - 21
Social care - 20
Public health - 14
Local authorit* - 12
July 3, 2025 at 11:33 AM
A great opportunity to join our exciting new Choose You behaviour change service!
Public Health Practitioner - Behavioural Change
Central Bedfordshire Council (working with Bedford Borough and Milton Keynes)
Shefford
£39,769-£42,922
Full time, permanent, hybrid
Closes 15/06
jobs.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/job/Shefford...
Public Health Practitioner - Behavioural Change
Public Health Practitioner - Behavioural Change
jobs.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk
May 27, 2025 at 12:55 PM
This is a unique opportunity to deliver stop smoking interventions in social housing settings. Come join our friendly, hard working team!
PH Officer - Housing and Stop Smoking
Central Bedfordshire Council (working with Bedford Borough and Milton Keynes)
£30,060 to £32,801
Hybrid - permanent
Closes 15/06
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PH Officer - Housing and Stop Smoking
PH Officer - Housing and Stop Smoking
jobs.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk
May 22, 2025 at 12:48 PM
This is a great opportunity for an experienced project manager to get into public health, no PH knowledge required!
Public Health Project Manager
Central Bedfordshire Council (working with Bedford Borough and Milton Keynes)
£43,920 to £48,872
Hybrid - 1 year fixed term
Closes 01/06
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Public Health Project Manager
Public Health Project Manager
jobs.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk
May 22, 2025 at 12:47 PM
A great opportunity to join our fabulous shared public health team and lead our work on employment, workplaces and health!
Public Health Principal - Workplace Health
Milton Keynes City Council (with Bedford Borough and Central Bedfordshire)
£46,731 - £50,788 per annum
Full-time, permanent, hybrid
Closes 28th April 2025
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Milton Keynes City Council - Public Health Principal - Workplace Health
careershub.milton-keynes.gov.uk
April 10, 2025 at 12:44 PM