An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and dynamic Consultant(s) in Public Health to join the Aneurin Bevan Gwent Public Health Team. The Team forms part of Aneurin Bevan University Health Board working under the leadership of the Executive Director of Public Health and Strategic Partnerships and covers the five counties of Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Monmouthshire, Newport and Torfaen. 

 If you are passionate about enhancing and safeguarding the health of local communities, addressing inequities, and aligning with our vision of promoting longer, healthier lives for everyone, we want to hear from you! We are dedicated to tackling the inequalities that persist within our population, concentrating on those who face disproportionately negative health outcomes. If you share our ambition to prioritise prevention strategies to combat health inequities and collaborate with our partners and communities to uncover the root causes of poor health across the three domains of public health, we can work together to address the broader determinants of health.  By creating optimal environments for individuals to thrive and delivering inclusive, high-quality services, you can be part of this vital mission.  Please reach out; we would love to connect! 

You will lead on a broad portfolio, offering strategic oversight, working through creativity to achieve impactful change on our priorities. You will be a compassionate and dynamic leader, supporting the team to provide the best public health service with our communities.   You will clear voice, driving the prevention agenda, working at senior leadership level in the Health Board, with local partners and the NHS in Wales including Public Health Wales. 

 This is an opportunity to bring your passion for public health with practical knowledge across all three domains of Public Health, to step into a leadership role of an enthusiastic and committed multidisciplinary team. 

 A detailed work plan will be drawn up with the Executive Director of Public Health and Strategic Partnerships upon appointment, drawing on the key tasks outlined in the Job Description. 

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. 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 plus 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. 

Following on from the success of the Clinical Futures Strategy, through extensive public engagement we have developed a new organisational strategy published in July. Our plan sets out what we will achieve for our population over the next three years with a greater level of detail on the next 12 months. We have outlined the system changes we expect to deliver across five themes:  

1.  Embedding prevention and population health in all that we do.   

2. Progressing place-based models of care and sustainability in primary and community services.  

3. Improving our urgent & emergency care system focusing on experience, access and discharge pathways.  

4.  Continuing to prioritise cancer, urgent and the longest waiting patients for planned care.  

5.  Improving our mental health services.  

 Please contact us for the full document: Integrated Medium-Term Plan 2025-28