Job summary
This is a secondment post for 4 months ending on 31/03/2026 due to funding.
This is a unique opportunity for a skilled, experienced and dynamic health professional to lead on the implementation of a new Primary Care Capabilities Framework for Inclusion Health, Prison and Custody Suites.
You will work at a national level with a wide range of stakeholders under the direction of the Consultant in Public Health Medicine as part of a multi-skilled team. Your work and the expertise you will bring to the team, will drive the implementation of the capabilities framework across Wales. You will have substantial experience and knowledge of working in inclusion health in the community and/or in prisons and have clinical credibility in those areas.
You will deliver this bespoke piece of work within a challenging timeframe with a high level of intellectual rigour, utilising robust negotiation and motivation skills, a flexible approach, pragmatism and time management skills.
You will collaborate with a broad range of stakeholders and senior leadership, including staff working within Health Boards, prisons, primary care organisations, clinical professional groups and bodies and other key stakeholder organisations.
Main duties of the job
You will be part of the Primary Care Division in Public Health Wales, led by the Director of Primary Care / Programme Director for the Strategic Programme for Primary Care who is supported by public health consultants and practitioners, working collaboratively with the Strategic Programme for Primary Care, health boards, and the Welsh Government.
Formulate and coordinate complex, multi-stranded implementation plans for the national roll-out of the Inclusion Health Capabilities Framework with a high level of intellectual rigour. This includes strategic planning, managing interdependencies across multi-agency programmes, and re-prioritising resources to ensure timely and effective delivery, considering local and organisational needs, national policy and strategy directions
Lead the development and implementation of national policy and service improvement initiatives related to inclusion health
Interpret national policy and translate it into actionable local strategies, ensuring alignment with NHS Wales objectives and contributing to service transformation
Translate strategic guidance into service development plans, contribute subject matter expertise to shape the direction and implementation of inclusion health initiatives.
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 description
Job responsibilities
Formulate and coordinate complex, multi-stranded implementation plans for the national roll-out of the Inclusion Health Capabilities Framework with a high level of intellectual rigour. This includes strategic planning, managing interdependencies across multi-agency programmes, and re-prioritising resources to ensure timely and effective delivery, considering local and organisational needs, national policy and strategy directions
Exercise professional judgement and autonomy in leading bespoke, time-bound national programmes, working within broad organisational policies and reporting to the Consultant in Public Health
Apply advanced planning and organisational skills to manage competing priorities, mitigate risks, and ensure optimal use of information and other resources, responding flexibly to emerging challenges, adapting plans and timelines to maintain delivery momentum.
Communicate, influence, negotiate and collaborate effectively with a broad range of stakeholders and senior leadership, including staff working within Health Boards/Trusts; clinical professional groups and bodies; and other key stakeholder organisations.
Network extensively within their sphere to capture information and views, which will influence and shape the implementation of the framework
Lead the development and implementation of national policy and service improvement initiatives related to inclusion health.
Chairing, leading, and facilitating a range of senior level meetings, networks and conversations, managing resistance, and negotiating across systems to support the national roll out of the capabilitys framework
Interpret national policy and translate it into actionable local strategies, ensuring alignment with NHS Wales objectives and contributing to service transformation.
Translate strategic guidance into service development plans, contribute subject matter expertise to shape the direction and implementation of inclusion health initiatives.
Co-design and deliver professional educational programmes, career pathways or specialist frameworks programmes aligned with national priorities.
Participate in meetings which require communication with a variety of audiences and mixtures of attendees. These may include working across the Division, across Public Health Wales and with strategic partners including Health Education and Improvement Wales, Welsh Government, the Strategic Programme for Primary Care, Health Boards and Primary and Community care colleagues, clinical senior and frontline staff across health care professional groups, health professionals in inclusion health settings such as prison, other health and employers and other key stakeholders.
Work closely with the National Steering Group for the Capabilities Framework, to evaluate the frameworks implementation, including the interpretation of complex data, stakeholder insights, and literature review.
Apply clinical and theoretical knowledge to identify best practices and contribute to continuous improvement through evidence-based recommendations and applied research, reporting progress and adapting outputs to the need.
Ensure the work is based on sound public health principles informed by the interpretation of complex data and evidence, focused on prevention, early intervention and reducing health inequalities.
Build in considerations for the accreditation of the framework
Disseminates findings to inform national learning and promote evidence-based practice
Represent work in a variety of platforms and provide updates to senior team
Whilst the postholder will not have direct line management responsibilities, they will be expected to provide leadership and direction to project support staff, ensuring adherence to agreed milestones and communicating progress.
Manage information resources used and generated by the programme.
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 on Trac.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN APPLYING FOR THE SECONDMENT POSITION, YOU MUST OBTAIN PERMISSION FROM YOUR CURRENT LINE MANAGER PRIOR TO APPLYING FOR THIS POST.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Formulate and coordinate complex, multi-stranded implementation plans for the national roll-out of the Inclusion Health Capabilities Framework with a high level of intellectual rigour. This includes strategic planning, managing interdependencies across multi-agency programmes, and re-prioritising resources to ensure timely and effective delivery, considering local and organisational needs, national policy and strategy directions
Exercise professional judgement and autonomy in leading bespoke, time-bound national programmes, working within broad organisational policies and reporting to the Consultant in Public Health
Apply advanced planning and organisational skills to manage competing priorities, mitigate risks, and ensure optimal use of information and other resources, responding flexibly to emerging challenges, adapting plans and timelines to maintain delivery momentum.
Communicate, influence, negotiate and collaborate effectively with a broad range of stakeholders and senior leadership, including staff working within Health Boards/Trusts; clinical professional groups and bodies; and other key stakeholder organisations.
Network extensively within their sphere to capture information and views, which will influence and shape the implementation of the framework
Lead the development and implementation of national policy and service improvement initiatives related to inclusion health.
Chairing, leading, and facilitating a range of senior level meetings, networks and conversations, managing resistance, and negotiating across systems to support the national roll out of the capabilitys framework
Interpret national policy and translate it into actionable local strategies, ensuring alignment with NHS Wales objectives and contributing to service transformation.
Translate strategic guidance into service development plans, contribute subject matter expertise to shape the direction and implementation of inclusion health initiatives.
Co-design and deliver professional educational programmes, career pathways or specialist frameworks programmes aligned with national priorities.
Participate in meetings which require communication with a variety of audiences and mixtures of attendees. These may include working across the Division, across Public Health Wales and with strategic partners including Health Education and Improvement Wales, Welsh Government, the Strategic Programme for Primary Care, Health Boards and Primary and Community care colleagues, clinical senior and frontline staff across health care professional groups, health professionals in inclusion health settings such as prison, other health and employers and other key stakeholders.
Work closely with the National Steering Group for the Capabilities Framework, to evaluate the frameworks implementation, including the interpretation of complex data, stakeholder insights, and literature review.
Apply clinical and theoretical knowledge to identify best practices and contribute to continuous improvement through evidence-based recommendations and applied research, reporting progress and adapting outputs to the need.
Ensure the work is based on sound public health principles informed by the interpretation of complex data and evidence, focused on prevention, early intervention and reducing health inequalities.
Build in considerations for the accreditation of the framework
Disseminates findings to inform national learning and promote evidence-based practice
Represent work in a variety of platforms and provide updates to senior team
Whilst the postholder will not have direct line management responsibilities, they will be expected to provide leadership and direction to project support staff, ensuring adherence to agreed milestones and communicating progress.
Manage information resources used and generated by the programme.
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 on Trac.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN APPLYING FOR THE SECONDMENT POSITION, YOU MUST OBTAIN PERMISSION FROM YOUR CURRENT LINE MANAGER PRIOR TO APPLYING FOR THIS POST.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- Educated to master's level in relevant subject, or equivalent level
- Professional registration with NMC or one of the 13 AHP HCPC registered professions in Wales
- Extensive clinical and theoretical knowledge of health inclusion groups and their specific health and social needs
- Extensive knowledge of health inclusion settings where healthcare may be delivered such as specialised services or prisons
- Understanding of the relevant Welsh NHS structures and Prison Health in Wales and the strategic direction for NHS Wales
- Working knowledge of policy, strategy and guidance on health and wellbeing, health inequalities and health inclusion in Wales
- Knowledge and understanding of key stakeholders relevant to this work
Desirable
- Post graduate educational qualifications in health inclusion
- Members of the inclusion health groups, or networks.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of leading on bespoke and time bound national pieces of work within primary/community care and inclusion health settings
- Demonstrable experience of partnership working with a wide range of stakeholders throughout Health, Social care and Voluntary Sector
- Demonstrate experience of leadership and influencing skills
- Experience of working with a diverse range of professionals form different organisational cultures to enable co design and delivery of the output.
- Previous experience of leading on and or developing and implementing professional educational programmes, career pathways or specialist frameworks
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Proven influencing and negotiating skills
- Ability to influence and shape thinking, particularly where there is uncertainty or a lack of clarity
- Ability to problem solve and respond to sudden unexpected demands
- Proven ability to lead, implement, and roll out similar bespoke educational programmes / frameworks in health and social care
- Highly skilled communicator able to influence, provide and receive, convey and present complex and potentially contentious information to large groups, responding to questions to ensure full understanding and engagement
- Ability to analyse and understand a broad range of information quickly and make decisions where opinions differ or there is no obvious solution.
- oEnsure the most appropriate use of resources to enable timely and effective delivery of the programme of work - requiring highly skilled organisational and planning expertise
- oAdvanced keyboard and informatics skills
Desirable
- Ability to demonstrate understanding and application of our workplace values, together with the underpinning behaviours identified for success in this role
- Welsh Language Skills are desirable
- Ability to interpret national policy and offer subject matter expertise to influence direction and implementation, with the confidence to debate this on a national stage.
Other
Desirable
- Ability to travel between sites in a timely manner to meet the needs of the service if required.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- Educated to master's level in relevant subject, or equivalent level
- Professional registration with NMC or one of the 13 AHP HCPC registered professions in Wales
- Extensive clinical and theoretical knowledge of health inclusion groups and their specific health and social needs
- Extensive knowledge of health inclusion settings where healthcare may be delivered such as specialised services or prisons
- Understanding of the relevant Welsh NHS structures and Prison Health in Wales and the strategic direction for NHS Wales
- Working knowledge of policy, strategy and guidance on health and wellbeing, health inequalities and health inclusion in Wales
- Knowledge and understanding of key stakeholders relevant to this work
Desirable
- Post graduate educational qualifications in health inclusion
- Members of the inclusion health groups, or networks.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of leading on bespoke and time bound national pieces of work within primary/community care and inclusion health settings
- Demonstrable experience of partnership working with a wide range of stakeholders throughout Health, Social care and Voluntary Sector
- Demonstrate experience of leadership and influencing skills
- Experience of working with a diverse range of professionals form different organisational cultures to enable co design and delivery of the output.
- Previous experience of leading on and or developing and implementing professional educational programmes, career pathways or specialist frameworks
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Proven influencing and negotiating skills
- Ability to influence and shape thinking, particularly where there is uncertainty or a lack of clarity
- Ability to problem solve and respond to sudden unexpected demands
- Proven ability to lead, implement, and roll out similar bespoke educational programmes / frameworks in health and social care
- Highly skilled communicator able to influence, provide and receive, convey and present complex and potentially contentious information to large groups, responding to questions to ensure full understanding and engagement
- Ability to analyse and understand a broad range of information quickly and make decisions where opinions differ or there is no obvious solution.
- oEnsure the most appropriate use of resources to enable timely and effective delivery of the programme of work - requiring highly skilled organisational and planning expertise
- oAdvanced keyboard and informatics skills
Desirable
- Ability to demonstrate understanding and application of our workplace values, together with the underpinning behaviours identified for success in this role
- Welsh Language Skills are desirable
- Ability to interpret national policy and offer subject matter expertise to influence direction and implementation, with the confidence to debate this on a national stage.
Other
Desirable
- Ability to travel between sites in a timely manner to meet the needs of the service if required.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
