Job summary
- Main area
- Primary Care and Community
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- 9 months (Fixed Term until 31 March 2026 due to funding)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week ()
- Job ref
- 040-AC200-0625
- Employer
- Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- 19 Hills Health and Wellbeing Centre
- Town
- Newport
- Salary
- £30,420 - £37,030 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 03/07/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 22/07/2025
Employer heading
Community Involvement Officer
Band 5
We encourage applications from all with protected characteristics 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.
Please let us know if you have any particular requirements to enable you to participate in the application and selection process. We will be pleased to discuss any reasonable adjustments needed. Please either contact the recruiting manager named in the job advert or alternatively contact the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board recruitment team on 01495 745805 option 3.
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.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board support flexible working.
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.
Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Community Involvement Officer to support the development of an integrated model of care within the new 19 Hills Health and Wellbeing Centre in Ringland.
19 Hills Health and Wellbeing Centre opened in January 2025, bringing a range of services for patients together in one place, including General Medical Services, Community Dentistry, Community Services, Social Care and Third Sector. The HWBC provides an opportunity to address the whole needs of the community in terms of keeping people well, supporting them to manage their health conditions, wellbeing,
reduce loneliness and promote independent living, all in a welcoming environment.
If you're passionate about making an impact, addressing local health inequalities and thrive in a collaborative environment, this is the role for you.
Main duties of the job
Post holder will:
Work alongside communities to ensure people are fully involved in identifying local issues, devising solutions and building sustainable social action as part of Place Based Well-being Collaborative
Contribute to develop local knowledge and skills on using assets-based approaches and support Place Based Well-being Collaborative to fully involve the community
Engage communities in health and well-being activity and work in partnership with others that provide these opportunities
Ensure well-being opportunities and information are identified and easy to find by communities and professionals
Co-ordinate and expand the ‘Well-being Friends’ initiative
Support the development of community activities for the Newport population.
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
Please refer to the job description and person specification documents for full details of this role and its main responsibilities.
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 degree level or equivalent demonstrable qualification or experience
- Proficient in the use of IT with excellent knowledge of Microsoft office packages
Desirable criteria
- Community development qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in a community environment and engaging effectively with people
- Experience of building and maintaining partnerships to achieve positive outcomes
- Confident and approachable communicator who can adapt the message and delivery to fit the needs of the audience
Desirable criteria
- Experience of using community development approaches
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kate Hopkins
- Job title
- Project Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01633832328
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