Public Health Manager (Infant Feeding)

Job Introduction

Royal Borough of Greenwich, Public Health and Wellbeing, 

Public Health Manager (Infant Feeding) 

Grade: PO4

The Royal Borough of Greenwich is continuing to deliver the Family Hub and Start for Life programme, in collaboration with communities and families.  One of the dedicated areas of work is Infant Feeding Support.  The Public Health Manager (Infant Feeding) will be responsible for leading the Infant Feeding Start for Life workstream alongside early years nutrition. The post holder will work in partnership with colleagues across different organisations to ensure that UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiative is maintained and as a borough we are working towards the achievement of the Gold Sustainability Award.  

The wider Early Years nutrition work will also be led by the postholder alongside the supervised toothbrushing programme.  The successful candidate will also contribute to the wider food and health agenda within Royal Greenwich, working with a wide range of partners.  

This is a full time fixed term position for 3 years.   

The postholder will report to the Senior Public Health Manager (food and health).  

This role requires an Enhanced DBS with Children's Barred List.

For an informal discussion please contact Claire Bennett, Senior Public Health Manager (food and health) via Claire.bennett@royalgreenwich.gov.uk 

Applications will close midnight on Sunday 8th February 2026 at 11.59pm 

Interviews will be held on Monday 23rd February 2026 

Diversity Statement: Royal Borough of Greenwich values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this. We therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community.

Advert Close: All vacancies close at midnight unless otherwise stated. 

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How Applications are Scored: Each application is scored according to how well the supporting statements addresses each point on the Person Specification for the role. Candidates will be short-listed for interview on the extent to which they meet the specific points within the Person Specification. The Person Specification is supplied with the job advert. When completing your application, please use the supporting statements section to tell us how you meet each of the points on the Person Specification. We need to have this information in order to consider your application.

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