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Job overview
PLEASE NOTE THAT WE WILL ONLY ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM STAFF CURRENTLY EMPLOYED BY CWM TAF MORGANNWG UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD
This is a Senior Public Health Practitioner role within Cwm Taf Morgannwg Public Health Team, which supports Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board and Merthyr Tydfil, Rhondda Cynon Taf and Bridgend County Borough Councils.
The area is subject to a range of highly complex issues; the people of Cwm Taf Morgannwg have the poorest health in Wales and healthy life expectancy is the lowest of any of the Health Boards in Wales. This population profile has an impact on the breadth and complexity of the work undertaken by the Public Health Team.
This post is a fixed term/secondment for 6 months until 31st March 2027 due to secondment cover. 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.
Main duties of the job
Specifically, the post holder will implement components of our work plan with key partners in line with identified public health priorities.
Welsh Skills Desirable: This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. This doesn’t mean essential; 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 basic conversations with patients about their everyday health. For more information, see ‘Welsh Language Guidance’ in the documents right at the bottom.
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
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.
- Welsh language skills in Speaking/Listening at Level 3 or above
Desirable
- Project planning and management.
- Capacity building.
- Staff management and development.
- Information and knowledge management skills.
- Consultancy/facilitation skills.
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 promotion models and community development.
Desirable
- Information management and an understanding of health-related data and its interpretation.
Experience
Essential
- Considerable experience in public health/health promotion.
- 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
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters or equivalent level in Public Health/Health Promotion or allied discipline or equivalent professional qualification.
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This advert is for Senior Public Health Practitioner - INTERNAL with Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board in Cardiff, Cardiff, Wales. It is listed as a Band 7 Nurse practitioner role. The advertised salary is £50,129 - £57,365 per annum. The contract type is 6 months (fixed term/secondment until 31 March 2027 to cover a secondment). The application deadline is 02 Aug 2026.
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