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THIS POST IS FIXED TERM/SECONDMENT UNTIL 31.03.27 DUE TO THE NEEDS OF THE SERVICE.

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. 

We have an exciting opportunity for an exceptional candidate to join Public Health Wales as a Senior Workplace Health Adviser for the Healthy Working Wales team within the Health Improvement Division of Public Health Wales. This role will hold specific responsibility for programme development and implementation of workstreams relating to the health and care sectors.

Main duties of the job

Supporting the health and wellbeing of our large health and social care workforce in Wales is extremely important given they undertake often challenging roles in delivering essential services to the population.

Healthy Working Wales is a Welsh Government funded programme working across Wales to support and encourage employers to create healthier workplaces through developing and sustaining environments, policies and activities that protect health and promote good health.  The programme helps employers to achieve a range of positive business and organisational outcomes while also contributing to the health and wellbeing of the working age population in Wales.

The individual will lead the development and implementation of workplace health and wellbeing initiatives within the health and care sectors across Wales.  They will provide highly specialist advice to individual or groups of employers, drawing on the best available international evidence base for action and using expertise in organisational change approaches.   The individual will provide specialist advice and support development of guidance, tools and briefings at an All-Wales level for health and social care employers.

The ability and willingness to travel across Wales, including some overnight stays to support delivery, is essential to the role.

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

Working for our organisation

We are Public Health Wales – the national public health organisation for Wales. Our purpose is ‘working together for a healthier Wales'. We exist to help all people in Wales live longer, healthier lives. With our partners, we aim to increase healthy life expectancy, improve health and well-being, and reduce inequalities for everyone in Wales, now and for future generations. 

Together, our teams work to prevent disease, protect health, and provide leadership, specialist services and public health expertise. We are the main source of public health information, research and innovation in Wales.  Never more has public health been so important as we come through the Coronavirus pandemic, face the challenges of the cost-of-living crisis and tackle and prevent the harmful effects of climate change. 

Our organisation is guided by our Values, 'Working together, with trust and respect, to make a difference'. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that values equality, diversity and inclusion.  We welcome applications which represent the rich diversity of the communities we serve and from those wishing to work part time or on a job share basis.

To find out more about working for us and the benefits we offer please visit https://phw.nhs.wales/careers/

For guidance on the application process, please visit https://phw.nhs.wales/working-for-us/applicant-information-and-guidance/