Community Health Agent (Epidemiology and public health)

The Public and Community Health team (eSPiC) was founded in 1994 at the Drassanes International Health Unit of the Catalan Health Institute. Since then, it has worked to achieve equitable, comprehensive, and sustainable healthcare to address health needs at the individual, family, and community levels in the field of International Health and Immigration. The human and professional dimension has been and continues to be the backbone of our interdisciplinary team, built over these years by various professionals, including doctors, nurses, community health workers, administrative staff, anthropologists, psychologists…

Since 2013, we have been part of the infectious diseases/preventive medicine team at the Vall d’Hebron University Hospital / Vall d’Hebron Research Institute (VHIR), and of the ICS international health program (PROSICS), working towards a health care system that looks beyond the comprehensive clinical and curative services of the highest quality offered by the hospital, promoting the integration of community activities into healthcare by incorporating community orientation at all levels of the organization.

Carrying out the task of community health agent in the project “COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC ACTION MODEL (MACIP): PROMOTION, PREVENTION, AND MANAGEMENT OF NOTIFIABLE DISEASES (MDO) AND OTHER SITUATIONS OF INTEREST DUE TO EPIDEMIOLOGICAL VULNERABILITY IN THE IMMIGRANT POPULATION IN CATALONIA.”

This project aims strategically to strengthen networking for promotion, prevention, and active surveillance against Notifiable Diseases (ND) and other situations of interest due to epidemiological vulnerability, especially among the immigrant population, through the implementation of a Community and Public Action Model (MACIP) across Catalonia, based on participatory action research (PAR) processes carried out by the Community and Health Team (ESPIC) through its professionals, doctors, nurses, community health agents (CHAs), together with the Epidemiological Surveillance Services (SVE), Primary Care Teams with their community liaisons, and specialized units in referral hospitals.

Education and qualifications:

Required:

Speak the community language (Romanian), Catalan, and Spanish.

Desired:

Qualifications in the health field
Know the cultural traits of the country of origin and the host country.
Know networks of resources
Work in an interdisciplinary group

Experience and knowledge:

Required:

Experience in community work
Work with migrant populations
Knowledge of Communication-Education

Desired:

Experience in community health interventions.
Experience as a facilitator and leader in work groups.

Main responsibilities and duties:

Carry out educational actions in the community
Get to know the different educational tools “espictools”
Support the implementation of screening actions (hepatitis, TB, and other MDOs)
Manage cases of different MDOs, as well as their contact studies
Work in the community
Follow up with patients

Labour conditions:

Part-time position: 16h/week.
Starting date: Early November 2025.
Gross annual salary: Remuneration will depend on experience and skills. Salary ranges are consistent with our Collective Agreement pay scale.
Contract: Technical and scientific activities contract linked to the project activities

What can we offer?

Incorporation to Vall d’Hebron Research Institute (VHIR), a public sector institution that promotes and develops the biomedical research, innovation and teaching at Vall d'Hebron University Hospital (HUVH), the biggest hospital of Barcelona and the largest of Catalan Institute of Health (ICS).
A scientific environment of excellence, highly dynamic, where high-end biomedical projects are continuously developed.
Continuous learning and a wide range of responsibilities within a stimulating work environment.
Individual training opportunities.
Flexible working hours.
23 days of holidays + 9 personal days.
Flexible Remuneration Program (including dining checks, health insurance, transportation and more)
Corporate Benefits: platform through which you can obtain significant discounts on travel, culture, technology, gastronomy, sports... among many others.
Healthy Offering: choose from a variety of wellbeing focused activities to be the healthiest you.

Deadline to apply: 30-10-2025

VHIR embraces Equality and Diversity. As reflected in our values we work toward ensuring inclusion and equal opportunity in recruitment, hiring, training, and management for all staff within the organization, regardless of gender, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, religion, age, functional diversity or ethnicity.