Senior Public Health Practitioner
The closing date is 21 May 2026
Senior Public Health Practitioner – an opportunity for a dynamic and innovative individual to join our team working across Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board. The area is subject to a range of highly complex issues; the people of Cwm Taf Morgannwg have the poorest health in Wales and healthy life expectancy is the lowest of any of the Health Boards in Wales. This population profile has an impact on the breadth and complexity of the work undertaken by the Public Health Team.
Main duties of the job
The post sits within the Public Health Directorate but will work jointly with the Public Health Dietetics team as part of PIPYN. The role involves working with specific target groups in a range of settings, in partnership with local communities and partner organisations. The post holder will provide specialist advice and support on the development of the systems working elements of the PIPYN programme and other public health programmes, and support community health development approaches and initiatives to address health inequalities.
The team is committed to agile working and will involve home working alongside working in office sites across Cwm Taf Morgannwg.
Welsh Skills Desirable
This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. This doesn't mean essential; whilst the candidate doesn't need to have skills in Welsh, we'll consider it an advantage when short‑listing and selecting candidates. This isn't 'fluency', just Speaking & Listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. Level 3 means basic conversations with patients about their everyday health.
About us
Cwm Taf Morgannwg (CTM) University Health Board, part of NHS Wales, serves a large population across a diverse and beautiful region, steeped in history and heritage. With nearly 13,500 staff, our health board is one of Wales's largest employers.
Together, we are Team CTM; a workforce dedicated to offering excellent patient care and support to the 450,000 people across our three regions, Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf. We operate three District General hospitals, several community hospitals, primary and community care facilities.
CTM's location offers the best of South Wales, just 20 minutes from Cardiff's vibrant city life, the natural beauty of the Brecon Beacons, and the serene coastline at Ogmore. Whether you enjoy lively urban amenities, peaceful countryside, or seaside escapes, our location makes an ideal setting for both work and personal life.
Our CTM 2030 Strategy—Our Health, Our Future focuses on uniting our region around shared health and wellbeing goals. Our values guide us daily:
* We listen, learn, and improve.
* We treat everyone with respect.
* We work together as one team.
CTM employees enjoy benefits including a leading pension, generous leave, flexible work, career growth, and access to ongoing learning and development.
At CTM, you'll find a welcoming, team‑oriented workplace that values diversity and compassion, where you can take pride in your work and the difference it makes.
Job 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
* Masters or equivalent in Public Health/Health Promotion or allied discipline or equivalent professional qualification.
Knowledge
* Evidence of continuing professional/personal development.
* Understanding of NHS/local government policy agenda and Public Health environment.
* Practical knowledge of public health practice, health promotion models and community.
* Information management and an understanding of health‑related data and its interpretation.
Experience
* Considerable experience in public health/health promotion.
* Experience of working with communities.
* Experience of working across a number of organisations/sectors and/or with a number of programmes, including development, managing and evaluation of significant elements of work.
* Qualitative research methods.
Skills
* Excellent communication and analytical skills.
* Ability to work successfully with diverse professional partners, and manage potentially conflicting perspectives.
* Data collection and analysis.
* Ability to initiate and implement programmes that promote health and well‑being.
* Management of meetings.
* Training skills including training needs analysis and evaluation.
* Welsh language skills in Speaking/Listening at Level 3 or above.
* Project planning and management.
* Capacity building.
* Staff management and development.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
£50,129 to £57,365 a year pro rata per annum.
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