Public Health Advisor

Are you looking for an exciting new challenge in 2023? Are you motivated to support people in Powys who wish to make health behaviour changes? If so these exciting new Public Health Advisor posts could be the job for youThe posts include fulltime/ part time and flexible working

The Public Health Advisors will work as part of a team, providing effective behaviour change interventions to include those aligned to Welsh Government’s ‘Help Me Quit’ (HMQ) programmes as well as other evidence based programmes.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

The role will include managing new referrals, assessing a client’s motivation and readiness to change behaviours, providing interventions in line with the evidence base and to agreed National standards and organising and delivering support groups or individual appointments.

Powys is cited as being a wonderful place to live and work; a rural health setting where you can personally and professionally grow, where patients are at the heart of care provision. If you are an ambitious professional in search of job satisfaction, Powys is the place to be. Whatever your career aspirations, we are committed to supporting and developing you.

Powys Teaching Health Board is seeking someone who is passionate about supporting behaviour change and is able to demonstrate that they are an effective, dynamic and motivated practitioner.

**We would love to hear from you if you are**:

- Experienced in delivering smoking cessation or other behavioural change programmes
- A positive person with the ability to motivate, engage and support others to achieve their goals.
- Able to work as part of a team, whilst working autonomously with clients
- Open and motivated by new ideas and perspectives
- Someone who is resilient and enjoys a challenge