Job summary
- Main area
- Public Health
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 028-AC110-0525
- Employer
- Public Health Wales NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- PHW, Capital Quarter 2
- Town
- CARDIFF
- Salary
- £46,840 - £53,602 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 15/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading
National Co-ordinator - Educational Settings (Healthy Settings)
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
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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 2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12.60 per hour - £24,638 per annum.
This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2025/26 is confirmed.
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced candidate to join Public Health Wales as the National Co-ordinator for the Educational Settings team as part of the Health Improvement Division within Public Health Wales. Working with a range of stakeholders at a national and local level, the role will involve providing national oversight of the delivery of the Welsh Network of Health and Well-being Promoting Schools (WNHWPS) and Healthy and Sustainable Pre-schools Scheme programmes.
Main duties of the job
This role will lead the management and coordination of the WNHWPS and HSPSS networks and the associated funding and delivery mechanisms, taking a lead in facilitating stakeholder communications and workforce development across the system. Developing and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders; resolving queries as they arise and facilitating opportunities for shared learning and professional development across Wales. The role will be responsible for leading effective communications about the programmes, organising events and meetings to facilitate the effectiveness of the networks. The role will manage the administration and monitoring of the grant process and ensuring the programmes meet the required standards for project delivery, monitoring progress and adjusting plans as necessary.
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/
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Educated to degree level in appropriate discipline plus formal training in project management or equivalent level of competence gained through experience
Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable experience of specific aspects of planning, performance management, project management and management of change
- Experience of staff, stakeholder and public engagement
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Operational and change management programmes and approaches
- Project management methodologies
Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent planning and organisational skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- HI Business Support Team
- Job title
- HI Business Support Team
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 00000000000
- Additional information
For additional Information please contact
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