Health improvement Practitioner - Children\'s Team
| Posting date: | 01 July 2024 |
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| Salary: | £28,875.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £28875.00 - £28875.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 14 July 2024 |
| Location: | Bath, BA2 8SQ |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | E0279-24-1388 |
Summary
The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate the following: You will be qualified to degree level or equivalent in a Public Health field eg Nutrition/ Food with Nutrition / Sports Science / or an associated health area and have experience of working in the field. You will have knowledge of developing relationships with external agencies and organisations (partnership working). Have experience of working with vulnerable groups within society. Experience of group facilitation / teaching groups around behavior change including cooking skills delivery. Knowledge and experience in marketing such as using online platforms, leaflet development, delivering presentations and developing strong partnerships with services Experience of working in community settings such as early years/ school based/ youth services Experience of working in health improvement where you have supported people in 1-2-1 and group scenarios. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to motivate clients to adopt healthier behaviours. Excellent written communication skills to communicate via email with internal colleagues and external professionals /partners. Strong organisational skills to organise (implement/deliver/monitor) health improvement interventions. Ability to work independently and manage a varied client caseload whilst meeting agreed targets. Excellent computer skills and have experience operating Word, Power Point, Internet, and Outlook, Microsoft Teams. Willingness and ability to learn new IT systems eg System1/ Riviam. Ability to work under pressure with minimum supervision. Car driver and fulltime access to a car that is able to transport equipment. Flexibility with working hours including some evening and/or weekend work. Desirable Teaching / training qualification eg PGCE/ PTLLS or experience of group facilitation/ training/ teaching groups. HENRY Group Facilitator trained / trained to deliver children's healthy weight support. Experience of supporting clients around behaviour change specifically supporting people to stop smoking/ lose weight on a 1-2-1 /group basis. Other requirements: Flexibility with working hours including some evening and/or weekend work as required. To undertake such other duties and responsibilities as are specified by the line manager and are commensurate with the level of the post. As a Health Improvement Practitioner, youll be part of our valued Wellbeing Service team located at Peasedown St John, Bath but also have the flexibility to workin-line with our working together agreement. You will feel valued as a Health Improvement practitionerwithin HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including: Salary of £28,875with 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 lifes 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 youre 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