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Job summary

Main area
Learning and Development
Grade
Band 4
Contract
7 months (Fixed term for 7 months to 31/03/26 due to funding)
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
  • Flexible working
  • Home or remote working
37.5 hours per week
Job ref
028-AC163-0725
Employer
Public Health Wales NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Bowel Screening Wales
Town
Pontyclun
Salary
£26,928 - £29,551 per annum (pro rata if part time)
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
23/07/2025 23:59
Interview date
08/08/2025

Employer heading

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Workbased Learning Practitioner

Band 4

 

Welcome to Public Health Wales, the national public health organisation for Wales

Our vision is Working to achieve a healthier future for Wales

To find out more visit Public Health Wales and watch this video about our Strategic Plan

Working together, with trust and respect, to make a difference

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Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English. To support our all Wales service, we particularly welcome applications from Welsh speakers.

 


Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12.60 per hour - £24,638 per annum.

This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2025/26 is confirmed.

 

Job overview

THIS POST IS FIXED TERM FOR 7 MONTHS TO 31/03/26 DUE TO FUNDING. 

Join our dynamic and supportive Screening Workforce Development Team as a Workbased Learning Practitioner and make a real difference in healthcare education. In this engaging role, you’ll play a key part in delivering and assessing the Diploma in Health Screening and its specialist pathways across vital screening programmes. You'll be part of a passionate team dedicated to professional development, with opportunities to grow your own skills while helping others thrive in their careers. If you're committed to excellence in learning and want to be part of a collaborative environment that truly values your contribution—this is the role for you.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will:

  • Work with the Screening Workforce Development Team (SWDT) to deliver and assess accredited supporting learning pathways in Public Health Wales (PHW) screening programmes to improve services and the organisation.  
  • They will support the delivery of the Healthcare Support Workers (HCSW) Clinical Induction, health screening diplomas, and support career development for HCSWs in all screening programmes. 
  • They will carry out administrative tasks to maintain and improve the quality of training and workforce development in the Screening Division.

Working for our organisation

We are Public Health Wales – the national public health organisation for Wales. Our purpose is ‘working together for a healthier Wales'. We exist to help all people in Wales live longer, healthier lives. With our partners, we aim to increase healthy life expectancy, improve health and well-being, and reduce inequalities for everyone in Wales, now and for future generations. 

Together, our teams work to prevent disease, protect health, and provide leadership, specialist services and public health expertise. We are the main source of public health information, research and innovation in Wales.  Never more has public health been so important as we come through the Coronavirus pandemic, face the challenges of the cost-of-living crisis and tackle and prevent the harmful effects of climate change. 

Our organisation is guided by our Values, 'Working together, with trust and respect, to make a difference'. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that values equality, diversity and inclusion.  We welcome applications which represent the rich diversity of the communities we serve and from those wishing to work part time or on a job share basis.


To find out more about working for us and the benefits we offer please visit 
https://phw.nhs.wales/careers/

For guidance on the application process, please visit https://phw.nhs.wales/working-for-us/applicant-information-and-guidance/

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.

 

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Educated to Level 4, preferably in a health and social care context, or equivalent knowledge and skills
Desirable criteria
  • Current IT qualification (gained within the last 5 years) e.g. ECDL / ICDL, Information Technology, Computer Science.
  • Vocational Assessment Qualification or Learning and Development e.g. CAVA / Diploma in Learning and Development

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of managing own workload
  • Experience of using Microsoft Office applications
Desirable criteria
  • Previous experience as an assessor or mentor
  • Previous experience of working in an NHS environment
  • Experience working within a Screening Environment

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Using Microsoft Office suite of applications and managing or maintaining information systems.
Desirable criteria
  • Ability to adapt skills to changing environment

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge of HCSW career framework
Desirable criteria
  • Knowledge of vocational assessment process

Personal Attributes

Essential criteria
  • Ability to use initiative
  • Ability to show empathy and understand the difficulties faced by others
  • Flexible approach to work to meet the needs of the service
  • Effective communication abilities in both spoken and written formats
  • Effective relationship-building abilities Team-oriented mindset
  • Maintaining confidentiality
Desirable criteria
  • Welsh Language Skills

Other

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

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Final Gold LevelDisability confident leaderStop Smoking Wales is the NHS Smoking Cessation Service in WalesMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Final Gold Level WelshRefugee Employment NetworkStep into healthHappy to Talk Flexible WorkingArmed Forces CovenantStonewall Top 100 Employers in 2023Employer pledge demonstrating a commitment to change how we think and act about mental healthCore principlesPrentisiaethau Apprenticeships

Applicant requirements

Welsh language skills are desirable

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Laura Smith
Job title
Screening Workforce Development Coordinator
Email address
[email protected]
Additional information

Philipa Bassett

[email protected]

 

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