Job vacancy: Public Health Practitioner (Policy & Advocacy), Public Health Wales NHS Trust, Caerdydd/ Wrecsam/ Abertawe

Job summary

Main area

Policy and International Health, WHO Collaborating Centre on Investment for Health & Well-being

Grade

Band 7

Contract

7 months (Fixed term or secondment until 31st March 2025)

Hours

Full time
Flexible working
Home or remote working

37.5 hours per week

Job ref

028-AC153-0524-A

Employer: Public Health Wales NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Cardiff/ Wrexham/ Swansea
Town: Caerdydd/ Wrecsam/ Abertawe
Salary: £44,398 - £50,807 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 31/07/2024 23:59

Public Health Practitioner (Policy & Advocacy)

Band 7

Welcome to Public Health Wales, the national public health organisation for Wales

Our vision is Working to achieve a healthier future for Wales

To find out more visit Public Health Wales and watch this video about our Strategic Plan

Working together, with trust and respect, to make a difference

Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English. To support our all Wales service, we particularly welcome applications from Welsh speakers.

Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 1,2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12 per hour - £23,465 per annum. This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2024/25 is confirmed.

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

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Masters level or equivalent experience
Higher Degree with a strong research component

Experience

Essential criteria

Significant demonstrable experience of policy analysis, understanding political and policy contexts, and finding solutions e.g. through developing robust policy proposals
Experience in carrying out research applied to public health or policy
Experience of developing and managing stakeholder relationships
Experience of engagement with government and/or stakeholder organisations to influence policy makers
Experience leading projects or programmes

Knowledge, Skills & Attributes

Essential criteria

Policy advocacy and influencing skills through building influential relationships, with the ability to present complex issues in a persuasive, accessible style to a range of audiences and in different settings
Ability to assimilate new policy issues/areas quickly, make connections between different policy areas, and initiate and frame new policy agendas
Knowledge of a range of research methods and approaches
Excellent organisational skills with an ability to prioritise own work and that of others effectively and adapt to changing priorities and fluid environments
Excellent writing skills and attention to detail
Project and/or programme management skills
Ability to communicate complex information in writing and orally, in formal and informal settings and to different audiences
Evidence of an ongoing commitment to professional development
Demonstrated ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
Demonstrated ability to work under pressure, plan and manage own workload and plan work in advance to meet deadlines
Demonstrated ability to self-motivate and motivate others

Public Health Wales, reserves the right to close this vacancy early. We therefore encourage early applications.

Priority is given to staff awaiting redeployment. We therefore reserve the right to withdraw this advert at any stage.

If you have a disability and have any particular requirements to enable you to participate in the application process, please contact [email protected]

If you are successful and short listed for interview you will be contacted by email using the address with which you registered. Please ensure you check your email account regularly.

We are committed to fair, transparent recruitment and believe in equality of opportunity in our workplace and will not tolerate discrimination on grounds of age, disability, gender identity, religion or belief, race or nationality, marriage or civil partnership status, sex, sexual orientation, working pattern, caring responsibilities, trade union activity or political beliefs – or on any other grounds. We welcome applications from individuals who may wish to work part time or apply on a job share basis.

To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa, unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply should self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting Work in the UK. If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.

The salary scale shown is for a full-time member of staff, with the amount being adjusted pro rata for those working less than 37.5 hours per week.

In general, anyone joining our Trust who has not previously worked in the NHS will, by default, start on the first point of the advertised pay band. Pay progression will then be determined by annual Performance and Development Reviews in accordance with the NHS Wales Pay Progression Policy. An application for Incremental Credit may be considered, but can only be awarded based on evidenced, reckonable service and/or equivalent, relevant experience.