Job summary
Aneurin Bevan Gwent Public Health Team is looking to appoint a highly motivated, adaptable individual to join the team in an exciting new role.
The post holder will contribute to the planning, implementation and evaluation of a range of public health and health promotion programmes in line with agreed local and national priorities. Specifically, the post holder will deliver key actions set out in the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board's Integrated Medium-Term Plan in partnership with all sectors, including working with local communities and partner organisations in order to improve health and address health inequalities. This will require a degree of flexibility to cover the breadth of work that the team is involved in delivering.
Main duties of the job
We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and well-motivated individual to join our Local Public Health Team in Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, working across the five counties of Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Monmouthshire, Newport and Torfaen.
The post holder will deliver key messages about behaviour change and risk factors to support people to achieve a healthy lifestyle.
The post holder will be responsible for supporting individuals using a range of behaviour change techniques and motivational skills, for example, reflective listening, empathy and goal setting, to empower people to develop healthier behaviours and lifestyles in the context of their local communities.
The post holder will be a key member of the Public Health team and point of contact for the programmes. They will undertake training to develop enhanced behavioural change skills and gain an in-depth knowledge of the services available in the area to assist people with ongoing lifestyle changes.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
About us
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.
We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.
Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Planning and Design Prioritise and manage own allocated workload and show good personal time management for completion of work. Managing referrals from the public and a range of partners. Liaise with other appropriate staff concerning the clients requirements to arrange collaborative work to enable the implementation of delivery plans. Participate and assist in planning in the creation of health promoting events and visual displays in public areas to promote relevant health promotion messages. Develop, organise, co-ordinate, deliver and evaluate training packages under the guidance of the Public Health Practitioner. Compile and allocate training events as directed by the team. This involves prioritising clients needs against delivery and programme plans.
Improvement and Monitoring Create appropriate systemised measurement of impact and be responsible for data and information reporting in line with requirements. Research skills, including ability to understand and critically analyse both quantitative and qualitative research and an understanding of outcomemeasures. Interpret and convey complex and potentially contentious information to a wide audience. This may be in the form of formal presentations, leadingmeetings or one-to-one discussions on a range of issues including briefing, negotiating and problem solving. Use data analysis, service redesign and project management methodologies to support delivery of agreed priority projects to support health equality and equity. To undertake research of best practice delivered elsewhere and be aware of update and developing national or other external guidance. Test and review new concepts, models, methods, practices, products and equipment to ensure innovate approaches embedded within project areas. Contribute to ensuring there are processes in place for spreading and sharing learning and outcomes. Actively support and contribute to the development of key performance indicators for the successful assessment of project delivery. Support the delivery of key national and local performance targets as relevant to responsible areas. Lead in the development of and then undertake the evaluation phase of workstream/projects. To work with analysts to streamline reporting across the performance indicators, Marmot indicators and local population health indicators. Deliver against organisational objectives, achieving quality outcomes, prioritising own workload and working to tight deadlines. Continually strive for delivering project/function outcomes, value for money and greater efficiency.
Communications To be able to communicate appropriately and effectively at all levels with the client/client group and all those involved in the programme. Collect complex information and produce comprehensive reports. To manage own workload/group responsibly and refer back where appropriate. Use communication skills of persuasion, empathy, motivation and explanation to assist clients to undertake and participate in appropriate initiatives. This will include applying an understanding of complex emotional, physical and psychological aspects the nature of which will involve providing and receiving complex and sensitive information. Communicate and liaise effectively with all clients, professionals within the Health Service and external agencies to enable the implementation ofcare plans. To establish and maintain good working relationships with clients, local health improvement services, community partners and members of primarycare team To assist in education sessions for community groups, clients and health and social care professionals and external agencies Attend regular professional and multi-professional meetings and other relevant meetings as required by the service. Answer telephone enquiries from clients, carers, members of health and social care teams and wider wellbeing workforce. Deliver brief interventions, using behaviour change and motivational interviewing techniques.
Finance and Budget Responsible for the personal safe use, transportation and security of equipment e.g. scales, resources between sites and community locations on a regular basis. Responsible for the regular monitoring of equipment to ensure that they are maintained, calibrated or otherwise kept in good order. Responsible for managing and maintaining stock levels including processing orders for resources and supplies via the procurement system. Ensure effective use of resources and to ensure that any agreed budgets are kept within specified financial limits and operate within approvedfinancial policies.
Management, Leadership and/or Training Demonstrates own duties and provides training to other health and social care staff. Identify individual training needs, participate in regular CPD and have an individual development plan to help achieve personal and departmentobjectives. Manage allocated staff members, guiding their ongoing performance and development and ensuring adherence to ABUHBs policies. Provide line management of staff, which includes appraisals, sickness recording, grievance and disciplinary matters.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Planning and Design Prioritise and manage own allocated workload and show good personal time management for completion of work. Managing referrals from the public and a range of partners. Liaise with other appropriate staff concerning the clients requirements to arrange collaborative work to enable the implementation of delivery plans. Participate and assist in planning in the creation of health promoting events and visual displays in public areas to promote relevant health promotion messages. Develop, organise, co-ordinate, deliver and evaluate training packages under the guidance of the Public Health Practitioner. Compile and allocate training events as directed by the team. This involves prioritising clients needs against delivery and programme plans.
Improvement and Monitoring Create appropriate systemised measurement of impact and be responsible for data and information reporting in line with requirements. Research skills, including ability to understand and critically analyse both quantitative and qualitative research and an understanding of outcomemeasures. Interpret and convey complex and potentially contentious information to a wide audience. This may be in the form of formal presentations, leadingmeetings or one-to-one discussions on a range of issues including briefing, negotiating and problem solving. Use data analysis, service redesign and project management methodologies to support delivery of agreed priority projects to support health equality and equity. To undertake research of best practice delivered elsewhere and be aware of update and developing national or other external guidance. Test and review new concepts, models, methods, practices, products and equipment to ensure innovate approaches embedded within project areas. Contribute to ensuring there are processes in place for spreading and sharing learning and outcomes. Actively support and contribute to the development of key performance indicators for the successful assessment of project delivery. Support the delivery of key national and local performance targets as relevant to responsible areas. Lead in the development of and then undertake the evaluation phase of workstream/projects. To work with analysts to streamline reporting across the performance indicators, Marmot indicators and local population health indicators. Deliver against organisational objectives, achieving quality outcomes, prioritising own workload and working to tight deadlines. Continually strive for delivering project/function outcomes, value for money and greater efficiency.
Communications To be able to communicate appropriately and effectively at all levels with the client/client group and all those involved in the programme. Collect complex information and produce comprehensive reports. To manage own workload/group responsibly and refer back where appropriate. Use communication skills of persuasion, empathy, motivation and explanation to assist clients to undertake and participate in appropriate initiatives. This will include applying an understanding of complex emotional, physical and psychological aspects the nature of which will involve providing and receiving complex and sensitive information. Communicate and liaise effectively with all clients, professionals within the Health Service and external agencies to enable the implementation ofcare plans. To establish and maintain good working relationships with clients, local health improvement services, community partners and members of primarycare team To assist in education sessions for community groups, clients and health and social care professionals and external agencies Attend regular professional and multi-professional meetings and other relevant meetings as required by the service. Answer telephone enquiries from clients, carers, members of health and social care teams and wider wellbeing workforce. Deliver brief interventions, using behaviour change and motivational interviewing techniques.
Finance and Budget Responsible for the personal safe use, transportation and security of equipment e.g. scales, resources between sites and community locations on a regular basis. Responsible for the regular monitoring of equipment to ensure that they are maintained, calibrated or otherwise kept in good order. Responsible for managing and maintaining stock levels including processing orders for resources and supplies via the procurement system. Ensure effective use of resources and to ensure that any agreed budgets are kept within specified financial limits and operate within approvedfinancial policies.
Management, Leadership and/or Training Demonstrates own duties and provides training to other health and social care staff. Identify individual training needs, participate in regular CPD and have an individual development plan to help achieve personal and departmentobjectives. Manage allocated staff members, guiding their ongoing performance and development and ensuring adherence to ABUHBs policies. Provide line management of staff, which includes appraisals, sickness recording, grievance and disciplinary matters.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Knowledge
Essential
- NVQ Level 3 or relevant experience
- Good educational background
Desirable
- Recognised qualification in counselling, behavioural change or health promotion (e.g. certificate / diploma, Open University)
- ECDL
Experience
Essential
- A good understanding of healthy behaviours and risk factors
- Experience of applying knowledge to Public Health needs in complex community environments
- Experience of working in a healthcare role such as NHS, Social Care or community setting
- Evidence of CPD e.g. portfolio
- Experience and underpinning knowledge of behaviour change techniques and their usage
- Knowledge of educational limitations in others including potential barriers to meeting health behaviours and risk factors
- Knowledge of impact of social determinants of health and resulting impact on meeting wellbeing goals
- Knowledge of local demographic
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- The ability to work flexibly - independently and as part of team
- Good oral and written communication skills with people from a wide variety of backgrounds
- The ability to apply public health knowledge practically
- Good presentation skills
- Clinical reasoning skills
- Good organisational skills
- Experience of group and individual work with clients or the community
Other
Essential
- Competence in written and spoken communication and numerical skills
- The physical ability to perform and cope with all aspects of the job role
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a range of settings
- Good team worker
- Confident and self-motivated with good interpersonal skills
- Flexible, adaptable and able to set priorities and meet deadlines
- Able to emphasise and deal with distressed or anxious clients and carers/families
- Ability to adapt to occasional exposure to unpleasant working conditions
- Demonstrates a commitment to achieving a high standard of work
- Energetic, determined and enthusiastic about public health
- Able to travel independently across the organisation to meet the requirements of the post
- Satisfactory DBS check
- Ability to speak Welsh
Person Specification
Qualifications & Knowledge
Essential
- NVQ Level 3 or relevant experience
- Good educational background
Desirable
- Recognised qualification in counselling, behavioural change or health promotion (e.g. certificate / diploma, Open University)
- ECDL
Experience
Essential
- A good understanding of healthy behaviours and risk factors
- Experience of applying knowledge to Public Health needs in complex community environments
- Experience of working in a healthcare role such as NHS, Social Care or community setting
- Evidence of CPD e.g. portfolio
- Experience and underpinning knowledge of behaviour change techniques and their usage
- Knowledge of educational limitations in others including potential barriers to meeting health behaviours and risk factors
- Knowledge of impact of social determinants of health and resulting impact on meeting wellbeing goals
- Knowledge of local demographic
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- The ability to work flexibly - independently and as part of team
- Good oral and written communication skills with people from a wide variety of backgrounds
- The ability to apply public health knowledge practically
- Good presentation skills
- Clinical reasoning skills
- Good organisational skills
- Experience of group and individual work with clients or the community
Other
Essential
- Competence in written and spoken communication and numerical skills
- The physical ability to perform and cope with all aspects of the job role
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a range of settings
- Good team worker
- Confident and self-motivated with good interpersonal skills
- Flexible, adaptable and able to set priorities and meet deadlines
- Able to emphasise and deal with distressed or anxious clients and carers/families
- Ability to adapt to occasional exposure to unpleasant working conditions
- Demonstrates a commitment to achieving a high standard of work
- Energetic, determined and enthusiastic about public health
- Able to travel independently across the organisation to meet the requirements of the post
- Satisfactory DBS check
- Ability to speak 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.
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
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).
