Job summary
About this opportunity
The purpose of this post is to support the Public Health Manager (Health Protection) to take forward the Local Authoritys statutory responsibilities in relation to health protection, through the development, implementationand assurance of local health protection programmes for Cumberland Council, including community infection prevention and control, emergency planning, resilience and response (EPRR), and NHS immunisation and screening programmes
Main duties of the job
To develop and deliver bespoke IPC training packages to compliment the IPC training programmes for social care providers across Cumberland.
To provide specialist IPC advice and support to key NHS and social care providers across Cumberland in order to protect health, reduce communicable disease outbreaks and Health Care Acquired Infections.
To provide IPC advice and support to incidents and outbreaks of communicable diseases across Cumberland (and in line with the arrangements contained within the Cumbria & Lancashire Outbreak Plan).
To develop and deliver infection prevention and control (IPC) quality improvement initiatives with social care providers across Cumberland and in collaboration with key NHS and social care partners.
To assist the Public Health Manager (Health Protection) with other health protection duties, as required. These include, emergency planning, resilience and response (EPRR) responsibilities, oversight & assurance of the NHS vaccination & screening programmes and asylum seeker, refugee & evacuee (ASRE) Public Health health screening work. 8. To attend and contribute to appropriate subgroups e.g., local IPC groups & committees, Cumbria Resilience Forum, Health Resilience Forum (HRP), Cumbria Health Protection Oversight Group (HPOG), NHS Vaccination and Screening Boards & meetings, and ASRE meetings and forums to maximise the health and well being of our population.
About us
Cumberland Council is a unitary council responsible for all local authority services for the area of Cumberland, which covers an area of 3,012 square kilometres and has a population of 276,876.
The Council was established in 2023 to replace Allerdale Borough Council, Carlisle City Council, Copeland Borough Council and Cumbria County Council.
Details
Date posted
27 October 2025
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£47,181 to £48,226 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
F0131-25-0002
Job locations
Cumberland Council
Parkhouse Building, Kingmoor Park
Carlisle
Cumbria
CA6 4SJ
Employer details
Employer name
Cumberland Council
Address
Cumberland Council
Parkhouse Building, Kingmoor Park
Carlisle
Cumbria
CA6 4SJ
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