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Health Protection Nurse or Practitioner 

Location/base: Agile working -nearest Public Health office

Interview date: 27^th September 2024

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced registered nurse or an appropriately registered practitioner or allied health professional (see person specification) to join the All-Wales Health Protection Team.

We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic individual with experience in health protection to work in the field of communicable disease, infection prevention and control, and other aspects of health protection.

The post holder will work in partnership with other members of the Health Protection Team and the wider Health Protection Division in the surveillance, prevention and control of a range of infectious diseases and other health protection issues.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will act as a key member of the national All-Wales Acute Response (AWARe) service, taking part (most days) in the rota for delivering the acute health protection response, responding to a range of notifications, enquiries and incidents, providing health protection advice to other health professionals and members of the public. 

In addition to delivering AWARe, the post holder will also work with Senior Health Protection (Nurses/Practitioners) and Consultants on planned proactive work at a local and regional level. This involves working in collaboration with other agencies (such as Health Boards and Local Authorities) in the provision of a specialist health protection service for the population of Wales.

The post holder will be required to participate in delivering the out-of-hours service which runs Monday to Sunday including bank holidays.

The post is an agile working post.  There will be a requirement for staff to attend the office and work from home.  The nature of the job will require significant periods of time using a computer and a telephone.

The post holder will be expected to work with other teams/programmes within the division as determined by their line manager.

The post holder may be required to travel for the purposes of training, meetings and visits to other sites.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post. Public Health Wales will support those staff wanting to develop their Welsh language skills.

Working for our organisation

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.

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