Senior Public Health Practitioner

NHS; Cardiff; Remote; GBP 50,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

Public Health Wales is seeking a Senior Public Health Practitioner to join the Primary Care Division. You will apply specialist public health skills to primary and community care settings and contribute to national health programmes while collaborating with diverse partners.

The role supports data-informed decision making, equity-focused health improvement, and environmental health initiatives, with a flexible, mostly remote working pattern and occasional meetings in Cardiff.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Public Health or related field.
• Evidence of continuing professional/personal development.
• Experience in supporting programmes for primary care.
• Experience leading, developing, implementing and evaluating population interventions, projects and/or programmes at national or local level.
• Experience working with a range of professionals and community stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist public health expertise to primary and community care settings.
• Develop and contribute to national/public health programmes and projects.
• Utilise data and evidence to create usable formats for stakeholders.
• Collaborate with primary care clusters, local health boards and partners.
• Support cross-divisional work and programme evaluation.

Skills

Excellent communication

Critical analysis

Public health data

Complex concepts

Info management

Stakeholder engagement

Program development

Meeting management

MS Office 365

Education

Master’s degree in Public Health

CPD evidence

Job description

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Main area Healthcare Scientist Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (To be agreed with the successful candidate) Job ref 028-HS033-1026

Site 2 Capital Quarter Town Cardiff Salary £50,129 - £57,365 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 12/11/2026 23:59

Welcome to Public Health Wales, the national public health organisation for Wales

Our vision is Working to achieve a healthier future for Wales

Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English. To support our all Wales service, we particularly welcome applications from Welsh speakers.

Important Note for vacancies offered on a fixed-term or secondment basis.
Individuals who hold permanent (substantive) employment within the NHS may only be appointed via secondment. Approval for a secondment must be obtained from your current line manager prior to submitting an application.

Job overview

An opportunity has arisen to join the Primary Care Division of Public Health Wales as a Senior Public Health Practitioner.

The post holder will be responsible for providing specialist public health expertise according to the Division’s work plan and contributing torelevant programmes and projects.

The role will support work relating to national healthcare public health programmes, including contributions to Community by Design, Population Health Management, Equity and Inclusion health, and Environmentally Sustainable Health and Care. There will be close working with stakeholders within and external to the NHS and a focus on co-production including voices seldom heard.

The successful candidate will be expected to apply specialist public health skills and knowledge to primary and community care settings. The post holder will contribute to the development of programmes of work and work collaboratively with primary care clusters, local health boards, local public health teams and other partners to embed preventative approaches.

Working Arrangements

The team operates a predominantly home-based working model, with a requirement to attend a monthly face-to-face team meeting in Cardiff. Occasional additional attendance in Cardiff may also be required for meetings or events.

We offer flexibility in the designated office base the successful candidate may be based at a Public Health Wales office location closest to their home

Main duties of the job

This is a Senior Public Health Practitioner role located within the Primary Care Division, part of the Health and Well-being Directorate of Public Health Wales. The Division is responsible for strengthening public health impact through policy, commissioning, planning and service delivery in primary care.

The post holder will be responsible for providing specialist public health expertise according to the Divisional work plan and contributing to relevant programmes and projects.

Key roles will include the use of data and evidence and presenting this in useable formats for stakeholders as required. All staff within the Division are responsible for understanding the inter-dependencies between work themes and supporting work across the division and the organisation as appropriate. Specific duties will be agreed with the line manager and the Consultant in Public Health Medicine.

Working for our organisation

We are Public Health Wales – the national public health organisation 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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see job description and person specification, full details provided in the documents provided

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

Qualifications

• Educated to master’s degree level in Public Health or related field e.g. Health Promotion, or evidence of equivalent learning or equivalent experience.
• Evidence of continuing professional/personal development.

Experience

• Experience of supporting programmes for primary care.
• Experience of successfully leading, developing, implementing and evaluating population interventions, projects and/or programmes at national or local level.
• Experience of working with a range of professionals and community stakeholders.

Skills

• Excellent communication skills and ability to present information using multi-media.
• Critical analysis of papers and evidence reviews.
• Ability to carry out interpretation and comparison of complex public health, change management and service improvement information.
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts and analysis effectively to different audiences.
• Information and knowledge management skills.
• Ability to work successfully with diverse professional partners, and manage potentially conflicting perspectives.
• Ability to initiate, implement or support programmes that promote health and wellbeing.
• Management of meetings.
• IT skills and working knowledge of Microsoft Office 365.

Knowledge

• Understanding of NHS/local government/ Welsh Government policy agenda and public health environment.
• Practical knowledge of healthcare public health practice, population health management.

Personal Attributes

• Self-motivated,
• Ability to prioritise, plan and manage workload.
• Team player.

Public Health Wales, reserves the right to close this vacancy early. We therefore encourage early applications.

Priority is given to staff awaiting redeployment. We therefore reserve the right to withdraw this advert at any stage.

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To ensure your application is given full consideration, we recommend submitting a tailored application that directly addresses the criteria listed in the Person Specification section of the advert, providing clear evidence and examples to demonstrate how you meet each requirement.

Visa Sponsorship Eligibility

• If you require sponsorship under the Skilled Worker or Health and Care Visa routes, please ensure youself‑assess your eligibility for sponsorship for this role before applying.

If you are successful and short listed for interview you will be contacted by email using the address with which you registered. Please ensure you check your email account regularly.

We are committed to fair, transparent recruitment and believe in equality of opportunity in our workplace and will not tolerate discrimination on grounds of age, disability, gender identity, religion or belief, race or nationality, marriage or civil partnership status, sex, sexual orientation, working pattern, caring responsibilities, trade union activity or political beliefs – or on any other grounds. We welcome applications from individuals seeking flexible working arrangements.

The salary scale shown is for a full-time member of staff, with the amount being adjusted pro rata for those working less than 37.5 hours per week.

In general, anyone joining our Trust who has not previously worked in the NHS will, by default, start on the first point of the advertised pay band. Pay progression will then be determined by annual Performance and Development Reviews in accordance with the NHS Wales Pay Progression Policy . An application for Incremental Credit may be considered, but can only be awarded based on evidenced, reckonable service and/or equivalent, relevant experience.