Senior Public Health Practitioner

BAND 7 SENIOR PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTITIONER (Prevention and Early Years)

This post is fixed term for 12 months due to funding.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated person with an interest in developing their public health career to join our team. The Hywel Dda Public Health Team works with Hywel Dda University Health Board and the three local authorities of Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire, and other key partners.

The post holder will have delegated responsibility for the prevention and early year’s agenda, and will work as part of the Starting Well Team. The role includes project management, strategic partnership working and the management and the delivery of agreed early year’s priorities that aim to reduce health inequalities and improve population health.

Travel will be necessary within the Hywel Dda Health Board area and outside the area on occasion. The office base could be either in Haverfordwest, Aberaeron or Carmarthen.

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

**For further details contact**:
Dawn Davies

Principal Public Health Practitioner

The post holder will have delegated responsibility for the prevention and early year’s agenda and will work as part of the Starting Well Team. The role includes project management, strategic partnership working and the management and the delivery of agreed early year’s priorities that aim to reduce health inequalities and improve population health.

Travel will be necessary within the Hywel Dda Health Board area and outside the area on occasion. The office base could be either in Haverfordwest, Aberaeron and Carmarthen.

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

**For further details contact**:
Dawn Davies

Principal Public Health Practitioner

Public Health Wales is the National Public Health Institute in Wales. Our vision is 'Working to achieve a healthier future for Wales' where we play a pivotal role in driving improvements in population health and well-being, reducing health inequalities, improving healthcare outcomes, protecting the public and supporting the development of health in all policies across Wales.

COLLABORATIVE WORKING FOR HEALTH
1. To identify, develop and maintain health related partnerships with individual communities and organisations to promote health and well
- being

DEVELOPMENT OF HEALTH PROGRAMMES AND SERVICES AND REDUCTION IN INEQUALITIES
1. To contribute to the development, implementation, delivery and evaluation of public health/health promotion programmes to meet identified needs and priorities contributing to health improvement and reduction in health inequalities.

PROMOTING AND PROTECTING THE POPULATION’S HEALTH AND WELL- BEING
1. To support the prevention/promotion agenda in being at the forefront of key strategies and programmes that impact on the health and well
- being of the population

WORKING WITH AND FOR COMMUNITIES
1. To contribute to the planning and implementation of community health development initiatives that impact on health and wellbeing

ETHICALLY MANAGING SELF, PEOPLE AND RESOURCES TO IMPROVE HEALTH
1. To contribute to the management and professional leadership of Health Promotion staff working within Public Health Wales as delegated by the Director of Public Health

POLICY AND STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION
1. To contribute to the provision of professional support, to all sectors, on the implementation of county-wide policies that contribute to the promotion of health and well-being

STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP FOR HEALTH
1. To contribute to the development of local public health capacity and networks

DEVELOPMENT OF QUALITY AND RISK MANAGEMENT WITHIN AN EVALUATIVE CULTURE
1. To contribute to the development and dissemination of the evidence base for health promotion

SURVEILLANCE & ASSESSMENT OF THE POPULATION’S HEALTH AND WELL- BEING
1. To support the regular assessment and identification of health needs and priorities

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
1. To contribute to relevant research activities working with academic centres and others on collaborative projects