Job summary
- Main area
- Public Health
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (Contract will end 31st March 2027 due to funding)
- Hours
- 37.5 hours per week (Full time - 37.5 hours per week)
- Job ref
- 040-AC087-0326
- Employer
- Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Llanarth House
- Town
- Newbridge
- Salary
- £56,514 - £63,623 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 25/03/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Service Development Lead: Integrated Well-being Networks (Caerphilly)
Band 8a
We encourage applications from all with protected characteristics, including disabled and neurodiverse candidates and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted through the medium of Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications made in English.
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If you are successful at interview for this post you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are short listed for this post, you will be contacted via your email account you used to apply for this post, therefore please check your account regularly.
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Aneurin Bevan University Health Board support flexible working.
Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process
Job overview
Integrated Well-being Networks have been implemented across Gwent to improve well-being through community-based, place-focused approaches. They form a key part of the whole-system transformation set out in the Welsh Government’s long-term plan for health and social care.
This role will lead the development of Caerphilly’s place-based well-being approach—strengthening local networks, engaging partners, and working with community assets to promote well-being for all.
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 Service Development Lead will play a central role in progressing place-based care across the county borough, including community engagement, capacity building, asset mapping, and coordinating well-being resources to support individual and community behaviour change.
The post holder will lead the development of approaches that better connect well-being resources across primary care, community and voluntary services, and will strengthen alignment between the Regional Partnership Board, Public Services Board, and Caerphilly’s Integrated Services Partnership Board well-being priorities.
We are looking for someone with energy, commitment, and the ability to inspire partners and communities to work together and create positive, long-term change.
This is a fixed-term until 31 March 2027 due to funding. Secondments welcome.
If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.
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 speciality 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 & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Educated to Master’s level or equivalent professional qualification or equivalent demonstrable knowledge and experience of working at a senior level
- Evidence of continuing professional / personal development
- Good understanding of national and local health and social care policy context and drivers
- Good understanding of approaches to community well-being, prevention and early intervention
- Broad knowledge of Assets Based Community Development
- Knowledge of change and quality improvement approaches and methodologies
- Understanding of project management methodologies
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant experience of working in a senior role in health, local government or third sector
- Demonstrable experience of leading, developing and implementing major projects or change programmes
- Demonstrable experience of working successfully with diverse partners across a range of organisations, understanding the “political” context in which they operate
Desirable criteria
- Experience of Community Development approaches
Skills and Attributes
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate verbally and in writing
- Ability to work across organisational boundaries and form effective partnerships
- Ability to advocate for change, influence and lead a wide range of stakeholders
- Ability to manage complex relationships and negotiate positive outcomes
- Ability to operate independently and use own initiative
- Excellent time management skills and ability to deliver work within tight deadlines
- Ability to develop project plans, organise own workload and direct the activities of others
- Ability to prepare written reports to a high standard and deliver presentations
- Ability to analyse complex facts and situations and develop a range of options
- Self-motivated
- Committed to equality of opportunity
- Resilient
- Team player
Desirable criteria
- Application of change and quality improvement approaches and methodologies
- Training skills
- Ability to speak Welsh
Other
Essential criteria
- Ability to travel between sites in a timely manner
Desirable criteria
- Welsh Speaker (Level 1) or willingness to work towards
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Anna Morgan
- Job title
- Public Health Strategist
- Email address
- [email protected]
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