Principal Public Health Practitioner

Job description

Job responsibilities

The main responsibilities of the job include:

Leading on the implementation of the whole system approach to healthy weight in Powys using the nine-step methodology developed by Public Health Wales. In Powys, the whole system approach to healthy weight programme has been agreed as one of the Public Service Board's priorities and this work is currently focused on "children, families and access to healthy food".

Strategic leadership and collaborative working with strategic partners including the Powys Public Service Board and Powys Regional Partnership Board.

Developing and implementing policy and strategy including working with stakeholders to agree and implement strategic partnership action plans.

Developing and implementing health programmes, interventions and services to improve health outcomes and reduce health inequalities in Powys.

Providing leadership and management for the public health team's healthy weight work. This will include:

-leading the planning and implementation of the whole system approach to healthy weight work in Powys.

-leading and managing the work of the Powys healthy weights/obesity systems team (part of the public health team). This will include line managing a senior public health practitioner (healthy weights) and matrix managing the team's admin and support officer.

-providing leadership and management for the Powys Healthy Preschools Scheme. This has a focus on obesity prevention and is aligned in Powys to the local whole system approach to healthy weight programme. This will include line managing a senior public health practitioner (healthy schools/preschools), overseeing the development and delivery of an action plan and monitoring and reporting progress.

-leading on the development and implementation of interventions that contribute towards the promotion of healthy weight focusing on children, families, healthy eating and access to healthy food.

-providing support and public health advice to the health board in relation to work to develop weight management pathways in Powys.

-direct line management of two Band 7 senior public health practitioners (as outlined above).

-developing and implementing action plans, preparing and submitting high quality reports for a range of internal and external audiences, planning and chairing meetings and events, finding, assessing, analysing and interpreting data and evidence, attending and presenting at meetings and events including at strategic partnership level, engaging effectively with a range of stakeholders including senior strategic partners, evaluating interventions, and monitoring and reporting on progress.

As a senior member of the Powys local public health team, the post-holder will also be expected to contribute to the wider leadership and management of the public health team as a whole.

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.

Person Specification

Qualifications and/or knowledge

Essential

• Masters in Public Health/Health Promotion or allied discipline or equivalent professional qualification or equivalent demonstrable professional experience
• Evidence of continuing professional/personal development
• Extensive practical and theoretical knowledge of Public Health practice, Health Promotion models and community development
• Understanding of determinants of health and health inequalities

Desirable

• Registered, or working towards registration, with the UK Public Health Register (Practitioner Registration)
• Up-to-date knowledge of developments in WG health related strategies
• Awareness of sources of relevant data/information

Experience

Essential

• Significant experience in a senior role in Public Health / Health Promotion or a related field
• Substantial direct experience of working with diverse senior professional and managerial groups across a range of organisations and professional disciplines
• Track record of working in partnership arrangements
• Staff management and development experience
• Experience of leading, developing and implementing programmes and initiatives focussed on improving health outcomes and/or reducing health inequalities

Desirable

• Experience of working with the main partner organisations especially local government understanding the environmental and "political" context in which they operate
• Quantitative and/or qualitative research

Aptitude and abilities

Essential

• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Strategic and analytical thinker and planner
• Proven ability to work successfully with diverse professional partners across a range of organisations
• Ability to prioritise, plan and manage workload, including multi-tasking in a fluid environment
• Clear understanding of project planning and management, including monitoring and evaluation of projects
• Consultancy/facilitation skills
• Multi-media communication and presentation skills
• IT, Information and knowledge management skills
• Self-motivated
• Committed to equality of opportunity
• Resilience and commitment
• Team player

Desirable

• Ability to communicate in Welsh
• Data analysis and interpretation
• Change management
• Team forming and building
• Training skills including training needs analysis and evaluation
• Ability to positively influence the actions of others

Other

Essential

• Ability to travel between sites in a timely manner to meet the needs of the service

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Powys Teaching Health Board

Address

Bronllys

Public Health Dept, The Courtyard, Bronllys Hospital

Bronllys, near Brecon

LD3 0LE

Employer's website

https://pthb.nhs.wales/working-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)