The Health Improvement Service aims to improve health and well- being and address health inequalities for the people of Bath & North East Somerset. The service comprises of a Health Improvement Specialist Service, a Healthy Lifestyle Service and a Resource Centre.
The Healthy Lifestyle Service offers FREE support and advice to service users and professionals, helping people to access services which enable them to lead a healthier lifestyle typically through 1-2-1 and group interventions. The Health Improvement Service takes a strategic approach focusing on a number of areas including smoking cessation and tobacco control, weight management interventions for families and young people, diabetes education, screening and immunisation and the NHS health checks programme.
We are seeking a Health Improvement Practitioner who will specialise in delivering community smoking cessation interventions in a 1-2-1 and group capacity throughout Bath and North East Somerset. This role also includes supporting the Healthy Lifestyle Service Lead with the planning and implementation of the strategic Tobacco Control plan. The role further requires someone who has the ability to work across multiple health Improvement programmes when required to do so to deliver weight management and other health related interventions, which they would be trained to deliver.
This is a part-time position working 30 hours across the week - usually 4 days with some evening and weekend work required. based at our Peasedown St John location.
Package DescriptionAs a Health Improvement Practitioner, you’ll be part of our valued Health Improvement Service located at Peasedown St John.
You will feel valued as a Health Improvement practitioner within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:
Salary of £28,875 (this will be pro rata to hours worked) with group pension
Free tea and coffee at your base location
Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life’s emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing – from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our ‘Outstanding’ learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
An open, just culture where you’re encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care – backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with a majority of our rated services holding “good” or “outstanding” ratings from the Care Quality Commission
Main ResponsibilitiesAs a Health Improvement Practitioner you will:
Manage a caseload of clients needing motivational support for health and well-being improvements.
Provide individual and group support primarily for smoking cessation, but also for weight loss, increased physical activity, and improved cooking skills.
Contribute to the Healthy Lifestyle Service in various settings, including community, primary care, pharmacies, dentists, and workplaces.
Raise awareness and increase referrals to the Healthy Lifestyle Service through information sessions, events, marketing, social media, and the Virgin Care Marketing team.
Engage with individuals and communities from target groups to improve their health and well-being.
Use motivational interviewing and behavior change techniques to help service users achieve sustainable health goals.
Design and distribute resources to increase awareness and knowledge of local health improvement initiatives and services.
Work under the Healthy Lifestyle Manager/Stop Smoking Service Lead, mainly in Peasedown St John and the BANES area.
Please see the attached job description for a full list of job responsibilities.
The Ideal Candidate
Degree or equivalent in public health, food and health, or a related area with extensive experience in health improvement.
Experienced in partnership working with external agencies and organizations, and in working with vulnerable groups.
Knowledgeable in health improvement and patient/public involvement in service development.
Able to work independently, manage a varied caseload, and meet targets within a dynamic team.
Must have a full UK driving licence and access to a car for work purposes
About The CompanyWe change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.
We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We’re a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.
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As you’d expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.
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