Job summary
We are seeking a motivated individual to join the Public Health team, working on Health Protection locally. As a Senior Public Health Practitioner within Health Protection, the post holder will work with a range of teams and services to deliver the objectives of the team. The post holder must be able to demonstrate their ability to work with large and small multi-disciplinary/multi-agency teams of diverse individuals and be able to manage conflicting perspectives. Key working relationships that the post holder will be expected to establish and maintain, both internally and externally of ABUHB, include fellow Health Protection and Public Health team members, other ABUHB departments, Public Health Wales, other Health Boards, Local Authorities and Social Care Providers. There may be times when the post holder will be expected to work with, engage and/or communicate with members of the public.
Main duties of the job
Response the post holder will be expected to support any acute response to a public health incident. This includes attending and supporting IMTs/OCTs, and working as part of the Health Board response. Recent examples include the Gwent measles outbreak, and the Infected Blood Inquiry report response. The post holder will be expected to manage the identification, prevention, control and relevant response to infectious and non-infectious threats to the population of Gwent. This may include establishing situational awareness, surveillance, mobilising vaccinations or sampling and testing in partnership with relevant clinical teams, supporting contact tracing, and engagement with relevant stakeholders.
Communicable Disease Control the post holder will lead on work programmes, e.g. elimination of Hepatitis B and C; vaccination equity; sexually transmitted infections. This will require close working with clinical teams, good project management, and providing progress reports to senior management team.
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 speciality 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
Preparedness support and ensure the HB has robust plans and protocols in place for current and future threats to public health. This includes planning, facilitating and participating in exercises and training, in partnership with EPRR colleagues, to ensure relevant teams are familiar and trained to deliver incident plans. The HB has recently endorsed a Public Health Incident Plan, which will require continued exercises, review and updating in response to evolving threats and issues.
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 in Trac.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Preparedness support and ensure the HB has robust plans and protocols in place for current and future threats to public health. This includes planning, facilitating and participating in exercises and training, in partnership with EPRR colleagues, to ensure relevant teams are familiar and trained to deliver incident plans. The HB has recently endorsed a Public Health Incident Plan, which will require continued exercises, review and updating in response to evolving threats and issues.
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 in Trac.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- Health related Masters or equivalent demonstrable level of knowledge and experience to Masters level
- Registered Nurse on Sub-part 1 of NMC Register Or Registered with a UK statutory regulator (e.g., HCPC) Or Registered with UKPHR or be prepared to undertake on commencement of employment Or Environmental Health Registration Board (EHRB) Certificate of Registration
- Evidence of continuing professional/personal development.
Desirable
- Clear understanding of how NHS Wales works and the function of the Emergency Planning within Welsh Government/Public Health Wale
Experience
Essential
- Relevant experience in public health
- Experience of regular multiagency/multi-disciplinary working
- Experience of working with a number of programmes, including development, managing and evaluation of significant elements of work.
- Experience of preparing reports for committees, both internal and externa
Desirable
- Experience of working in incident management
- Qualitative research methods
- Policy development
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Excellent communication, analytical and inter-personal skills, with an ability to manage and influence.
- Ability to work successfully with diverse professional partners, and manage potentially conflicting perspectives
- Ability to co-ordinate teams and work independently as required.
- Data collection, collation, analysis and interpretation.
- Ability to initiate and implement programmes that promote/protect health and wellbeing
- Management of meetings
- Multi-media presentation skills
- Training skills including training needs analysis and evaluation
- IT skills
- Understanding of NHS/local government policy agenda and public health environment
- Practical knowledge of public health practice, health care evaluation, health protection, health promotion models and community development
Desirable
- Project planning and management
- Capacity building
- Staff management and development.
- Information and knowledge management skills.
- Consultancy/facilitation skills.
- Information management and an understanding of health-related data and its interpretation
- Ability to speak Welsh
Other
Essential
- Self-motivated, self-starter. Ability to prioritise, plan and manage workload.
- Able to problem solve and prioritise.
- Team player
- Committed to equality of opportunity.
- Ability to travel within geographical area.
- Able to work flexibly including unsociable hours across a 7-day working week.
Desirable
- Resilience.
- Ability to positively influence the actions of others
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- Health related Masters or equivalent demonstrable level of knowledge and experience to Masters level
- Registered Nurse on Sub-part 1 of NMC Register Or Registered with a UK statutory regulator (e.g., HCPC) Or Registered with UKPHR or be prepared to undertake on commencement of employment Or Environmental Health Registration Board (EHRB) Certificate of Registration
- Evidence of continuing professional/personal development.
Desirable
- Clear understanding of how NHS Wales works and the function of the Emergency Planning within Welsh Government/Public Health Wale
Experience
Essential
- Relevant experience in public health
- Experience of regular multiagency/multi-disciplinary working
- Experience of working with a number of programmes, including development, managing and evaluation of significant elements of work.
- Experience of preparing reports for committees, both internal and externa
Desirable
- Experience of working in incident management
- Qualitative research methods
- Policy development
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Excellent communication, analytical and inter-personal skills, with an ability to manage and influence.
- Ability to work successfully with diverse professional partners, and manage potentially conflicting perspectives
- Ability to co-ordinate teams and work independently as required.
- Data collection, collation, analysis and interpretation.
- Ability to initiate and implement programmes that promote/protect health and wellbeing
- Management of meetings
- Multi-media presentation skills
- Training skills including training needs analysis and evaluation
- IT skills
- Understanding of NHS/local government policy agenda and public health environment
- Practical knowledge of public health practice, health care evaluation, health protection, health promotion models and community development
Desirable
- Project planning and management
- Capacity building
- Staff management and development.
- Information and knowledge management skills.
- Consultancy/facilitation skills.
- Information management and an understanding of health-related data and its interpretation
- Ability to speak Welsh
Other
Essential
- Self-motivated, self-starter. Ability to prioritise, plan and manage workload.
- Able to problem solve and prioritise.
- Team player
- Committed to equality of opportunity.
- Ability to travel within geographical area.
- Able to work flexibly including unsociable hours across a 7-day working week.
Desirable
- Resilience.
- Ability to positively influence the actions of others
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).
