Senior Public Health Practitioner

National health service; United States; Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 81,000; Full time

Job summary

Public Health Wales in Wales is seeking a Senior Public Health Practitioner to lead specialist public health work within the Primary Care Division. You will apply expert public health skills to national healthcare programmes, develop and oversee programmes, and work with clusters, local health boards and partners to embed preventative approaches.

The role is primarily home-based with a monthly face-to-face team meeting in Cardiff and some occasional attendance at events.

Qualifications

• Educated to master's degree level in Public Health or related field.
• Continuing professional/personal development.
• Experience in supporting programmes for primary care.
• Experience leading population interventions and programmes at national or local level.
• Experience working with diverse professionals and community stakeholders.
• Excellent communication and ability to present information using multi-media.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist public health expertise according to the work plan.
• Contribute to relevant programmes and projects.
• Use data and evidence to present information for stakeholders.
• Collaborate with primary care clusters, local health boards and partners.
• Support cross-division and organisational work as appropriate.

Skills

Communication skills

Public health expertise

Data interpretation

Multi-media presentation

Health policy understanding

Stakeholder engagement

Teamwork

Education

Master's degree in Public Health or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office 365

Job description

Introduction

The post holder will be responsible for providing specialist public health expertise according to the Division's work plan and contributing to relevant 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.

About us

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.

To find out more about working for us and the benefits we offer please visit, 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.

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Job 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.

Person Specification

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