Job Description

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 as part of the Health Improvement Division within Public Health Wales. This role will hold specific responsibility for development, implementation and quality assurance in relation to capacity building, including learning and development, to enable employers and their staff to gain knowledge and skills to deliver effective action to support employee health and wellbeing.Main duties of the jobHealthy 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 delivery of our training and capacity building activities, including a suite of new employer engagement opportunities such as webinars, a peer mentoring programme and accredited training programmes. They will provide specialist input into maximising the opportunities of digital delivery based on robust assessment of training needs and taking a quality improvement approach that prioritises and acts on feedback.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.About usWe 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 visithttps://phw.nhs.wales/careers/For guidance on the application process, please visithttps://phw.nhs.wales/working-for-us/applicant-information-and-guidance/Date posted24 April 2025Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 7Salaryxc2xa346,840 to xc2xa353,602 a year per annumContractPermanentWorking patternFull-timeReference number028-AC105-0425Job locationsCapital Quarter 2,Tyndall Street.CardiffCF10 4BZJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesYou 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. Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesYou 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 SpecificationQualificationsEssential

• Educated to Masters level in a relevant subject or equivalent evidenced experience
• OD Practitioner Qualification / CIPD Module or prepared to undertake

• Experience of developing and implementing capacity building activities including training and development.
• Experience of developing networks and empowering others to host/develop networks.
• Demonstrable experience of leading or supporting work on employee health and wellbeing at a senior management level in one or more organisations

• Well-developed ability to write and present highly complex information in the form of reports, policies and strategy documents to a publishable standard.
• Knowledge of best practice in relation to people management.

• Educated to Masters level in a relevant subject or equivalent evidenced experience
• OD Practitioner Qualification / CIPD Module or prepared to undertake

• Experience of developing and implementing capacity building activities including training and development.
• Experience of developing networks and empowering others to host/develop networks.
• Demonstrable experience of leading or supporting work on employee health and wellbeing at a senior management level in one or more organisations

• Well-developed ability to write and present highly complex information in the form of reports, policies and strategy documents to a publishable standard.
• Knowledge of best practice in relation to people management.

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