Job summary
- Main area
- Public Health
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent: Full time
- Hours
- 37.5 hours per week (Full time - 37.5 hours per week)
- Job ref
- 040-AC041-0226
- Employer
- Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Llanarth House
- Town
- Newbridge
- Salary
- £48,527 - £55,532 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 18/02/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Public Health Senior Practitioner - Health Improvement
Band 7
Job overview
We are seeking to appoint a motivated professional who is passionate about Health Improvement to join our team. The local Health Improvement team works across five local authority areas and sits within the wider Gwent Public Health team. As a Senior Public Health Practitioner, you will work in collaboration with a range of partners to deliver our objectives.
The post holder must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in partnership with other agencies and be able to manage conflicting perspectives. Key working relationships (internal and external) include fellow Public Health team members, other ABUHB departments, Public Health Wales, other Health Boards, Local Authorities and Third Sector partners.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will lead the coordination of Safer Communities work across the Gwent Public Health Team and support the development of the Gwent strategic vision and public health approach in this area.
The successful candidate will support and lead the integration of public health into safer communities across Gwent. The post will lead by developing, delivering and evaluating interventions, working with multi-agency partners to reduce harm, promote wellbeing and address inequalities. The role will help ensure that community safety strategies, policies and practices are evidence based, preventative, promote resilience and are aligned with the wider determinants of health agenda.
If successful you will be asked to focus on defined areas of work to include violence against women, domestic abuse and sexual violence and serious violence. You will be working closely with colleagues in related areas such as drug and alcohol, mental health, adverse childhood experiences and inclusion health. However, as per the requirements of the service you may be required to work across a range of health improvement portfolio areas.
Working for our organisation
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. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. 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 with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer 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.
Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.
Detailed job description and main 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 and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Masters or equivalent in Public Health/Health Promotion or allied discipline or equivalent professional qualification
- Evidence of continuing professional/personal development.
Desirable criteria
- Registered, or working towards registration, with the UK Public Health Register (Practitioner Registration)
Skills and Attributes
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication and analytical skills, particularly in relation to evidence-based health improvement
- Ability to work successfully with diverse professional partners, and manage potentially conflicting perspectives
- Data collection, collation, analysis and interpretation.
- 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
- Understanding of NHS/local government policy agenda and public health environment.
- Practical knowledge of public health practice, health care evaluation, health promotion models and community development.
Desirable criteria
- Project planning and management.
- Capacity building.
- Staff management and development.
- Information and knowledge management skills.
- Consultancy/facilitation skills
- Formation management and an understanding of health related data and its interpretation.
- Ability to understand, speak and read Welsh.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Relevant experience in public health/health promotion
- Experience of working with communities.
- Understanding of social determinants of health and health inequalities
- 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
Other
Essential criteria
- Ability to travel within geographical area
- Able to work hours flexibly
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jess Ryan
- Job title
- Deputy Head of Public Health
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Natalie Hazard
Public Health Principal
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