Job summary
We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and well motivated professional to join our Public Health Team in Cwm Taf Morgannwg, working across the three counties of Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf.
You will be a Senior Practitioner in a new strategic Health Protection Team which sits within the wider Public Health Team and will work closely with the CTM Health Protection Service that is delivered across the Health Board and Local Authorities in partnership.
Main duties of the job
The new Health Protection Service will work in partnership with other agencies including the Local Authorities and Public Health Wales to respond to emerging and existing health protection threats as required. Areas of work will include:
Pandemic Planning
Responding to infectious disease outbreaks
National elimination programmes for blood borne virus and tuberculosis
Screening of populations most at risk from specific diseases
Immunisations and vaccinations support
Prison health
Antimicrobial resistance
Environmental health threats
Addressing health inequalities in health protection response
Support to emergency planning including CBRN incidents
Delivery of training in health protection to staff and volunteers
It is envisaged that if successful you will be asked to focus on defined areas of work.
The successful candidate will support the implementation and delivery of health protection programmes and responses in a range of different settings and with identified target groups in line with key local priorities, contributing to a healthier, happier and more active families in Cwm Taf Morgannwg.
If you can demonstrate experience and interest in health protection work to date, then please consider applying.
The post will be based within one of the Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board offices, to be discussed at interview.
About us
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.
We live by our core values:
- We listen, learn and improve
- We treat everyone with respect
- We all work together as one team
We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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
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
Essential
- Masters or equivalent in Public Health/Health Promotion/Health Protection or allied discipline or equivalent professional qualification.
Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of continuing professional/personal development.
- Understanding of NHS/local government policy agenda and Public Health environment.
- Practical knowledge of public health practice, health protection and community development.
Desirable
- Information management and an understanding of health related data and its interpretation.
Experience
Essential
- Considerable experience in public health/health protection.
- Experience of working with communities.
- Experience of working across a number of organisations/sectors and/or with a number of programmes, including development, managing and evaluation of significant elements of work.
Desirable
- Qualitative research methods.
- Policy development.
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication and analytical skills.
- Ability to work successfully with diverse professional partners, and manage potentially conflicting perspectives.
- Data collection and analysis
- Ability to initiate and implement programmes that promote health and well-being.
- Management of meetings
- Multi-media presentation skills.
- Training skills including training needs analysis and evaluation
- IT skills.
Desirable
- Project planning and management.
- Capacity building.
- Staff management and development.
- Information and knowledge management skills.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters or equivalent in Public Health/Health Promotion/Health Protection or allied discipline or equivalent professional qualification.
Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of continuing professional/personal development.
- Understanding of NHS/local government policy agenda and Public Health environment.
- Practical knowledge of public health practice, health protection and community development.
Desirable
- Information management and an understanding of health related data and its interpretation.
Experience
Essential
- Considerable experience in public health/health protection.
- Experience of working with communities.
- Experience of working across a number of organisations/sectors and/or with a number of programmes, including development, managing and evaluation of significant elements of work.
Desirable
- Qualitative research methods.
- Policy development.
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication and analytical skills.
- Ability to work successfully with diverse professional partners, and manage potentially conflicting perspectives.
- Data collection and analysis
- Ability to initiate and implement programmes that promote health and well-being.
- Management of meetings
- Multi-media presentation skills.
- Training skills including training needs analysis and evaluation
- IT skills.
Desirable
- Project planning and management.
- Capacity building.
- Staff management and development.
- Information and knowledge management skills.
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Address
Glanrhyd Hospital, Bridgend or Keir Hardie University Health Park, Merthyr Tydfil
Tondu Road
Bridgend
CF31 4LN
Employer's website
https://joinctm.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)
