Job Summary
We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and well motivated professional to join our Public Health Team in Cwm Taf Morgannwg, working across the three counties of Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf.
You will be a Senior Practitioner in a new strategic Health Protection Team which sits within the wider Public Health Team and will work closely with the CTM Health Protection Service that is delivered across the Health Board and Local Authorities in partnership.
Main duties of the job
The new Health Protection Service will work in partnership with other agencies including the Local Authorities and Public Health Wales to respond to emerging and existing health protection threats as required. Areas of work will include:
1. Pandemic Planning
2. Responding to infectious disease outbreaks
3. National elimination programmes for blood borne virus and tuberculosis
4. Screening of populations most at risk from specific diseases
5. Immunisations and vaccinations support
6. Prison health
7. Antimicrobial resistance
8. Environmental health threats
9. Addressing health inequalities in health protection response
10. Support to emergency planning including CBRN incidents
11. Delivery of training in health protection to staff and volunteers
It is envisaged that if successful you will be asked to focus on defined areas of work.
The successful candidate will support the implementation and delivery of health protection programmes and responses in a range of different settings and with identified target groups in line with key local priorities, contributing to a healthier, happier and more active families in Cwm Taf Morgannwg.
If you can demonstrate experience and interest in health protection work to date, then please consider applying.
The post will be based within one of the Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board offices, to be discussed at interview.
About Us
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.
We Live By Our Core Values
* We listen, learn and improve
* We treat everyone with respect
* We all work together as one team
We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15,000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.
Job Description
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 Essential
* Masters or equivalent in Public Health/Health Promotion/Health Protection or allied discipline or equivalent professional qualification.
Knowledge Essential
* Evidence of continuing professional/personal development.
* Understanding of NHS/local government policy agenda and Public Health environment.
* Practical knowledge of public health practice, health protection and community development.
Desirable
* Information management and an understanding of health related data and its interpretation.
Experience Essential
* Considerable experience in public health/health protection.
* Experience of working with communities.
* 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.
Desirable
* Qualitative research methods.
* Policy development.
Skills Essential
* Excellent communication and analytical skills.
* Ability to work successfully with diverse professional partners, and manage potentially conflicting perspectives.
* Data collection and analysis
* 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.
Desirable
* Project planning and management.
* Capacity building.
* Staff management and development.
* Information and knowledge management skills.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.
Employer details
Employer name: Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Address: Glanrhyd Hospital, Bridgend or Keir Hardie University Health Park, Merthyr Tydfil
Tondu Road, Bridgend, CF31 4LN
Employer's website: https://joinctm.wales/
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