Job summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated Public Health Practitioner, with excellent communication skills, to join our busy and dynamic team. The post holder will have a proven track record of successful delivery of public health programmes and experience of working with partners both within and outside of the NHS.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will contribute to the planning, implementation and evaluation of a range of public health and health promotion programmes across the diverse communities of Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan with a focus on Tobacco Control and Smoking Prevention.
You will be able to use your excellent communication and team working skills to work across the NHS and with a range of partner organisations including schools at both strategic and operational levels.
If you are a highly motivated individual with the ability to enthuse and motivate others we are keen to hear from you.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this role; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Please contact the following individual for an informal discussion about this post: Laura Wilson, Senior Health Promotion Specialist, tel: 029 21836505 or Laura.wilson3@wales.nhs.uk
About us
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 15,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services.
Our mission is "Caring for People, Keeping People Well",and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. As an organisation we are unashamedly ambitious for our population's health, rising to the challenges of today and tomorrow through our 10-year strategy, Shaping our Future Wellbeing. We are contributing to a healthier Wales with great emphasis placed on innovation and improvement, learning from around the world and leading the way in clinical research. Partnership working is strong at Cardiff and Vale, and we work closely with our staff and our community.
Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job Description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job Description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents.
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent
- Evidence of post graduate level education/specialist Diploma
- Experience of public health work and systems and of working with a range of partner organisations relevant to health improvement
- Experience of establishing new initiatives, developing and managing projects
2
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent
- Evidence of post graduate level education/specialist Diploma
- Experience of public health work and systems and of working with a range of partner organisations relevant to health improvement
- Experience of establishing new initiatives, developing and managing projects
- Excellent communication skills, including: the ability to distil complex information into simple messages o Report writing skills. o Negotiation skills. The ability to facilitate training and deliver health education.
- Ability to work as a team member
- Ability to inspire and enable active partnership participation and contributions.
- Excellent organisational skills
- Excellent IT Skills and fully competent in the use of MS Word, Outlook and Excel.
- Ability to plan, prioritise and manage workload
- Knowledge of Sustainability and Public Health policy/strategies.
- An understanding of health and sustainability issues particularly relating to tobacco or another public health programme
- Public Health policy/strategies. Basic knowledge of the health policy context for NHS and local partners. Health determinants
- Self-starter. Ability to plan, prioritise and manage own workload. Committed to equality of opportunity. Team player
- Ability to travel between various sites, in a timely manner, to meet the needs of the service.
Desirable
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
- Practical experience of project monitoring and evaluation.
- Experience of identifying and pursuing funding opportunities
- Knowledge and experience of using popular social media platforms on behalf of a group or organisation
- Health promotion models and approaches
- Knowledge of issues relating to promoting smoke free environments and reducing the uptake of smoking
- Energy and resilience
- Welsh speaker
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent
- Evidence of post graduate level education/specialist Diploma
- Experience of public health work and systems and of working with a range of partner organisations relevant to health improvement
- Experience of establishing new initiatives, developing and managing projects
2
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent
- Evidence of post graduate level education/specialist Diploma
- Experience of public health work and systems and of working with a range of partner organisations relevant to health improvement
- Experience of establishing new initiatives, developing and managing projects
- Excellent communication skills, including: the ability to distil complex information into simple messages o Report writing skills. o Negotiation skills. The ability to facilitate training and deliver health education.
- Ability to work as a team member
- Ability to inspire and enable active partnership participation and contributions.
- Excellent organisational skills
- Excellent IT Skills and fully competent in the use of MS Word, Outlook and Excel.
- Ability to plan, prioritise and manage workload
- Knowledge of Sustainability and Public Health policy/strategies.
- An understanding of health and sustainability issues particularly relating to tobacco or another public health programme
- Public Health policy/strategies. Basic knowledge of the health policy context for NHS and local partners. Health determinants
- Self-starter. Ability to plan, prioritise and manage own workload. Committed to equality of opportunity. Team player
- Ability to travel between various sites, in a timely manner, to meet the needs of the service.
Desirable
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
- Practical experience of project monitoring and evaluation.
- Experience of identifying and pursuing funding opportunities
- Knowledge and experience of using popular social media platforms on behalf of a group or organisation
- Health promotion models and approaches
- Knowledge of issues relating to promoting smoke free environments and reducing the uptake of smoking
- Energy and resilience
- Welsh speaker
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).
Additional information
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).
