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.
There seem to have been some seasonal gremlins in the NHS Jobs system. Reposting this great opportunity with an updated link.
Updated link:

Public Health Manager (Healthy Places)
Bedford Borough Council with Central Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes City Councils
Bedford
£64,868 to £72,562
Closes 18/01/26
www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jo...
Job Advert
www.jobs.nhs.uk
December 30, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Public health opportunities at this level don't come along very often. We are looking for an experienced public health professional to lead the healthy places agenda across Bedford Borough, Central Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes. Get in touch if you're interested.
Public Health Manager (Healthy Places)
Bedford Borough Council with Central Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes City Councils
Bedford
£64,868 to £72,562
Closes 18/01/26
jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jo...
jobs.nhs.uk
December 22, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Reposted by Ian Brown
Public Health Engagement Officer
Central Bedfordshire Council with Bedford Borough and Milton Keynes City Councils
Shefford
£28,598-£31,022
Two full time roles (1x permanent, 1x 12m fixed term)
Closes 18/12/25
jobs.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/job/Across-C...
Public Health Engagement Officer
Public Health Engagement Officer
jobs.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk
November 28, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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
bedfordboroughcouncil-career.talent-soft.com/job/job-publ...
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
careershub.milton-keynes.gov.uk/members/modu...
Milton Keynes City Council - Local Authority Research Practitioner
careershub.milton-keynes.gov.uk
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
jobs.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/job/Across-C...
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
jobs.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/job/Shefford...
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

jobs.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/job/Across-C...
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
jobs.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/job/Across-C...
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
jobs.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/job/Shefford...
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
careershub.milton-keynes.gov.uk/members/modu...
Milton Keynes City Council - Public Health Principal - Workplace Health
careershub.milton-keynes.gov.uk
April 10, 2025 at 12:44 PM