Public Health Practitioner

Public Health Wales; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days holiday

Pension scheme

Job summary

Public Health Wales is seeking a highly motivated practitioner with experience in implementing public health interventions and programmes who can help improve health for current and future generations in Wales.

You will work with a range of public sector stakeholders, support Public Health Network Cymru, and contribute to the Wider Determinants of Health Unit's work on health equity and addressing worklessness.

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level or equivalent in a health, behaviour, social or biological science or have equivalent experience
• Experience of implementing or delivering health improvement interventions and projects
• Experience of staff, stakeholder and public engagement and/or involvement experience
• Experience of applying information governance and data protection legislation
• Experience in the use of formal project management methods

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development and delivery of projects to understand and influence wider determinants of health at an All Wales level
• Undertake the monitoring and contribute to evaluation of action which aims to improve population health and reduce health inequalities
• Monitor the delivery of project plans and actions relevant to sections of the Public Health Wales Long Term Strategy
• Contribute to the development of interventions that are co-produced with key stakeholders including the public
• Lead on the dissemination of knowledge and evidence relating to the wider determinants of health

Skills

Communication

Planning

Initiative

Welsh presentation

Education

Degree in health/behaviour/science

Job description

This is an excellent opportunity for a practitioner with experience of implementing public health interventions and programmes who wants to make a difference to the health of current and future generations in Wales. We are looking for someone who is highly motivated, analytical, a skilled communicator and ideally experience of working with a range of public sector stakeholders.

Each part of our organisation plays a significant part in contributing to the seven priorities of our Strategic Plan, and as part of our contribution, the Wider Determinants of Health Unit is looking for an individual with drive and ambition to join its expanding team.

If successful you will support Public Health Network Cymru and oversee delivery of the network's development plan. The network, which is hosted by the Wider Determinants of Health Unit, aims to inform, facilitate and create connections for professionals from a range of sectors in order to improve population health and well-being and reduce health inequalities.

You will also support delivery of other elements of the Unit workplan, including work to improve health equity by addressing worklessness of public health concern.

We operate an agile working policy and the base is negotiable. We offer great benefits, including 27 days holiday (increasing with service) and a competitive pension scheme. For full details, see the attached Benefits document.

Main duties of the job

• Contribute to the development and delivery of projects to understand and influence wider determinants of health at an All Wales level
• Undertake the monitoring and contribute to evaluation of action which aims to improve population health and reduce health inequalities
• Monitor the delivery of project plans and actions relevant to sections of the Public Health Wales Long Term Strategy.
• Contribute to the development of interventions that are co-produced with key stakeholders including the public
• Lead on the dissemination of knowledge and evidence relating to the wider determinants of health

About us

We are Public Health Wales - the national public health agency in Wales. Our purpose is 'Working together for a healthier Wales'. We exist to help everyone in Wales live longer, healthier, happier lives. Together with our partners, we work to increase healthy life expectancy, improve health and well-being, and reduce inequalities for everyone in Wales, now and for future generations.

Our teams work to prevent disease, protect health, and provide leadership, specialist services and public health expertise. We are the leading source of public health information, research and innovation in Wales. In a world facing complex health challenges, our work has never been so important.

We are guided by our Values, 'Working together, with trust and respect, to make a difference'. We are committed to building an inclusive workplace that values equality and diversity. We welcome applications which represent the rich diversity of the communities we serve and are supportive of flexible working arrangements, including part time roles and job sharing.

To find out more about working for us and the benefits we offer please visit https://phw.nhs.wales/careers/

For guidance on the application process, please visithttps://phw.nhs.wales/working-for-us/applicant-information-and-guidance/

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level or equivalent level qualification in a health, behaviour, social or biological science or have equivalent experience

Experience

• Experience of implementing or delivering health improvement interventions and projects
• Experience of staff, stakeholder and public engagement and/or involvement experience
• Experience of applying information governance and data protection legislation
• Experience in the use of formal project management methods

Knowledge and understanding

• Have a basic understanding of the wider determinants of health
• Knowledge and understanding of core health promotion concepts and methods
• Knowledge of key population health strategies and policies

Skills and abilities

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including writing for different individuals.
• Excellent planning and organisational skills
• Ability to work on own initiative and organise workload, allocating work as necessary
• Ability to give a presentation on a familiar area of work in Welsh

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.