# Health Protection Practitioner

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
- **Location:** Ynysmeurig House
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Public health professionals
- **Grade:** Band 6
- **Salary:** £40,559 - £48,841 per annum
- **Contract type:** 18 months (fixed term/secondment until 31 March 2028 due to funding)
- **Employment type:** Full time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-29T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-09-08T13:30:42.802Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Merthyr_Tydfil/Merthyr_Tydfil/Cwm_Taf_Morgannwg_University_Health_Board/Public_Health/Public_Health-v8211874
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8211874?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://ctmuhb.nhs.wales

## Job Content

### Job overview

Do you have a passion for health protection? Do you excel in building relationships, co-ordinating people and projects to achieve a shared goal?

We seek to appoint an enthusiastic, self-motivated professional to a fixed term role in the Health Protection Strategic Team in CTMUHB. Through targeted project work and wider co-ordination of existing workstreams you can make a real difference to the people living in Merthyr Tydfil. You will be working in the CTMUHB health protection team and supported by the Merthyr Environmental Health team.

Areas of work are varied and will include:

- Addressing health inequalities in health protection response
- Pandemic Planning
- National elimination programmes for blood borne virus and tuberculosis
- Immunisations and screening support
- Sexual Health
- Environmental health threats
- Delivery of training in health protection to staff and volunteers

### Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will support the implementation and delivery of the Health Protection Framework outcomes for Merthyr Tydfil. You will work on health protection programmes and response in a range of different settings and target groups in line with local priorities, building a resilient health protection system and a healthier, happier population. If you can demonstrate relevant experience, then please consider applying.

Based from Kier Hardie University Health Park and the local authority offices, travel will be required within Merthyr & CTM, flexible working supported.

This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. Whilst the candidate doesn't need to have skills in Welsh, we'll consider it an advantage when short-listing and selecting candidates. This isn’t ‘fluency’, just Speaking & Listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. Level 3 means being able to communicate in Welsh during routine clinical situations, such as welcoming patients, discussing straightforward aspects of their care and answering routine questions. If you’re comfortable holding everyday conversations in Welsh, we encourage you to apply. Your Welsh language skills will help us provide person-centred care and enable patients to receive services in their language of choice. Have a look at our ‘Croeso Candidate’ booklet below for more information.

### 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

The post is fixed term/secondment until 31 March 2028 due to funding.

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.

### Applicant requirements

Welsh language skills are desirable

## Person Specification

### Skills

**Essential**

- Project management
- Communication skills
- Multi-media presentation skills
- Research methods including data collection and analysis
- Training skills
- Standard IT skills
- Welsh Language Speaking & Listening Skills (Level 3 and above/B2)

### Knowledge

**Essential**

- Public health policy/strategies
- Basic knowledge of the health policy context for NHS and local partners
- Health determinants
- Knowledge of one or more health promotion programme areas

**Desirable**

- UKPHR Practitioner Portfolio
- Evidence of CPD
- Knowledge of public health models and approaches

### Experience

**Essential**

- Post graduate work experience
- Experience of working with a range of partner organisations relevant to health protection
- Experience in establishing new initiatives

**Desirable**

- Experience in health protection/public health

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Degree or equivalent

**Desirable**

- Masters in Public Health/Health Protection

## Documents

- [sdmp cymraeg (pdf, 864.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10571746)
- [jd&ps – english (pdf, 864.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10571745)
- [oh form - ig ffurflen (pdf, 784.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10519510)
- [welsh language guidance (pdf, 300.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2974)
- [guidance notes for applicants (pdf, 322.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2845)
- [ctmuhb staff benefits guide 2026 (pdf, 1.5mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3057)
- [ctmuhb staff benefits guide 2026 (pdf, 529.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3058)
- [nwssp recruitment services privacy notice (pdf, 404.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1634)

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