Project Manager - Healthy Schools

Job summary

Fixed term / secondment for 12 months due to funding

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated person with an interest in developing their public health career to join our ambitious team.

We are looking for a Project Manager to join us on a fixed-term basis to support the delivery of the Welsh Network of Healthy Schools Scheme.

As part of the Healthy Schools team, the successful applicant will contribute to the planning, implementation and evaluation of the Swansea Bay Healthy Schools Scheme including the Whole School Approach to Emotional and Mental Wellbeing. The team is part of the SBUHB Public Health Team and works with Public Health Wales, Swansea and Neath Port Talbot local authorities and other key partners to deliver the scheme.

The applicant will have substantial experience and knowledge of current education policy including Curriculum for Wales and public health/health improvement context and ways of working. The successful applicant will support a cohort of schools with their health and wellbeing agenda and contribute to the planning and delivery of training sessions along with engagement with partners.

For informal enquiries and discussion about the role, please contact emma.griffiths4@wales.nhs.uk or catie.parry@wales.nhs.uk .

Main duties of the job

The Project Manager will lead the management of specific projects as delegated across the organisation in collaboration with colleagues and partners.

The post holder will be expected to lead, deliver, and manage projects autonomously within the delegated parameters

About us

We believe staff are our best asset and wewant you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board.

As one of the biggest healthcare groups in the UK we can offer a wealth of professional training and development opportunities in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation.

You might be a nurse ordoctor, maybe you specialise in a health science/therapy or can offer skills in one of our support services - wehave a job for you.

There are also apprenticeships, work placementsand volunteering roles available.

We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from everyone whatever their sex; religion or belief; race; age; sexual orientation; gender identity or, whether they are pregnant or have recently been on maternity leave, married or are in a civil partnership; or, whether they are disabled.

Our values - Caring For Each Other, Working Together and Always Improving, show thatour commitment to equality is at the heart of everything we do.

If you want excellent career and training opportunities while living on the doorstep of some of Europe's most spectacular scenery,with all the benefits of a thriving and cosmopolitan city - look no further.