Job overview

Aneurin Bevan Gwent Public Health Team is looking to appoint a highly motivated, adaptable and experienced individual to join the team on a permanent basis . The post holder will contribute to the planning, implementation and evaluation of a range of public health and health promotion programmes in line with agreed local and national priorities. Specifically, the post holder will deliver key actions set out in the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board’s Integrated Medium-Term Plan in partnership with all sectors, including working with local communities and partner organisations in order to improve health and address health inequalities. This will require a degree of flexibility to cover the breadth of work that the team is involved in delivering along with project management, good communication and organisational skills.

Main duties of the job

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and well-motivated professional to join our Local Public Health Team in Aneurin Bevan, working across the five counties of Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Monmouthshire, Newport and Torfaen.

The successful candidate will contribute to the planning, development, delivery and evaluation of partnership programmes and initiatives to promote health and wellbeing across all sectors and in line with agreed local and national priorities. The key focus of this role is to address those risk factors that contribute to premature mortality and reduce the inequities which persist.

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

Working for our organisation

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020.  Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.