Health Squad Advanced Practitioner
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 25 Gorffennaf 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | £26,532 bob blwyddyn |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 10 Awst 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | County Durham, North East England |
| Gweithio o bell: | Ar y safle yn unig |
| Cwmni: | Pioneering Care Partnership |
| Math o swydd: | Dros dro |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: |
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Health Squad Advanced Practitioner
Responsible to: Health Squad Team Co-ordinator
Accountable to: PCP Chief Executive & Board of Trustees
Located: Wellbeing Services Hub: Easington or Willington
Starting salary: Starting Salary £26,532 per annum
Salary scale: Scale Points 9-11, £26,532 - £28,343 per annum
Hours: 37 hours per week
Term: Permanent
DBS Status: Enhanced with Barred Listing
Job Purpose
Health Squad operates across County Durham as part of Adult Wellbeing Services (AWS) to support the navigation of people found to be at risk through both generic and specialist healthcare services depending on their priority needs. The aim of the initiative is to support reductions in Health Inequalities linked to the CORE20Plus5 “Plus” programme supporting people with multiple and complex health and healthcare needs. The target groups have been identified as people who are homeless, prison leavers / on probation, vulnerable migrants, gypsy roma and traveller communities, people with learning disabilities, people from ethnic minority communities and carers.
The role will be at the forefront of addressing health inequalities across County Durham working in partnership with a variety of other key teams will be vital to the success of the programme.
The purpose of the role is to work as part of the Health Squad Team helping to shape and deliver the County Durham Health Squad project. The post holder will develop and manage an active caseload and deliver interventions, including health checks, with clients.
The post holder will use a population health management approach to ensure targeted and prioritised support protecting the most vulnerable populations and improving health and wellbeing across County Durham.
The post holder must have excellent communication skills in order to engage and deliver support for vulnerable populations who are not utilising health care services. The post holder must have a willingness to undertake mandatory and role specific training within a specified timescale.
Job Description
Supporting the Health Squad Project Lead in the development, implementation and delivery of the service, the post holder has lead responsibility in delivering the following key result areas:
Staff
• There are no line management responsibilities aligned to this post, however the Advanced Practitioner may take on the supervisor of volunteers as the programme develops.
Caseload
• Develop and manage a caseload of clients from the targeted vulnerable population groups to optimise their health and wellbeing.
• Use a personalised approached to care to support clients to seek and undertake appropriate support.
• Work with individuals providing support (digital, face to face, group or location based) through behaviour and lifestyle change, by developing step change personalised action plans and referring and supporting to relevant specialist services.
• Engage with clients and offering them support and brief intervention advice and offering physical health checks, including, finger prick sampling, blood pressure readings, body measurements, and undertaking mental wellbeing assessment tools.
• Source a holistic package of support to assist the development of skills and knowledge, and in particular assisting individuals to progress and achieve their health goals.
• Plan, deliver and evaluate a range of interactive health and wellbeing activities.
• Be responsible for data management of clients, within the caseload, including inputting information onto databases and creating limited reports.
• Signpost or refer individual clients to a range of health improvement lifestyle interventions, primary and secondary care services and/or voluntary and community support.
Partners
• Work with the wider Adult Wellbeing Services and partners to apply asset based community development techniques and undertake research to support access to appropriate services.
• Support the work with partners and existing groups to develop the referral pathways for support.
• Work in partnership with clinical specialists to offer a multimodal and integrated programme that avoids clients being passed between services.
• Apply solution focused problem solving to address the wider determinants of health and lifestyle issues including weight management, smoking, alcohol and mental wellbeing.
Marketing and Monitoring
• Carry out activity evaluation in line with the project plan and learning from best practice.
• Collate and present verbal and written reports as required.
• Contribute to knowledge sharing and learning before, during and after projects, and to the development of a culture that helps colleagues become confident in using the appropriate technology and develop skills.
• To contribute to our Adult Wellbeing Services digital presence, including providing content for the Adult Wellbeing Services Website, Facebook, Twitter and other platforms to promote the service and connect with County Durham residents.
Other
• Work flexibly as part of the team and to provide cover for colleagues as required whilst maintaining appropriate staffing levels.
• There will be a requirement to work flexibly including some weekends and evenings depending on service need.
• Ensure the service operates effectively and efficiently.
• Audit and maintain resources, stock and equipment levels.
• Undertake training and development deemed appropriate by your line manager.
This is not an exhaustive list of duties and responsibilities and the post holder may be required to undertake other duties which fall within the grade of the job, in discussion with their line manager.
Operational hours
This role is required to work some evening work and occasional weekends to meet the service needs.
Responsible to: Health Squad Team Co-ordinator
Accountable to: PCP Chief Executive & Board of Trustees
Located: Wellbeing Services Hub: Easington or Willington
Starting salary: Starting Salary £26,532 per annum
Salary scale: Scale Points 9-11, £26,532 - £28,343 per annum
Hours: 37 hours per week
Term: Permanent
DBS Status: Enhanced with Barred Listing
Job Purpose
Health Squad operates across County Durham as part of Adult Wellbeing Services (AWS) to support the navigation of people found to be at risk through both generic and specialist healthcare services depending on their priority needs. The aim of the initiative is to support reductions in Health Inequalities linked to the CORE20Plus5 “Plus” programme supporting people with multiple and complex health and healthcare needs. The target groups have been identified as people who are homeless, prison leavers / on probation, vulnerable migrants, gypsy roma and traveller communities, people with learning disabilities, people from ethnic minority communities and carers.
The role will be at the forefront of addressing health inequalities across County Durham working in partnership with a variety of other key teams will be vital to the success of the programme.
The purpose of the role is to work as part of the Health Squad Team helping to shape and deliver the County Durham Health Squad project. The post holder will develop and manage an active caseload and deliver interventions, including health checks, with clients.
The post holder will use a population health management approach to ensure targeted and prioritised support protecting the most vulnerable populations and improving health and wellbeing across County Durham.
The post holder must have excellent communication skills in order to engage and deliver support for vulnerable populations who are not utilising health care services. The post holder must have a willingness to undertake mandatory and role specific training within a specified timescale.
Job Description
Supporting the Health Squad Project Lead in the development, implementation and delivery of the service, the post holder has lead responsibility in delivering the following key result areas:
Staff
• There are no line management responsibilities aligned to this post, however the Advanced Practitioner may take on the supervisor of volunteers as the programme develops.
Caseload
• Develop and manage a caseload of clients from the targeted vulnerable population groups to optimise their health and wellbeing.
• Use a personalised approached to care to support clients to seek and undertake appropriate support.
• Work with individuals providing support (digital, face to face, group or location based) through behaviour and lifestyle change, by developing step change personalised action plans and referring and supporting to relevant specialist services.
• Engage with clients and offering them support and brief intervention advice and offering physical health checks, including, finger prick sampling, blood pressure readings, body measurements, and undertaking mental wellbeing assessment tools.
• Source a holistic package of support to assist the development of skills and knowledge, and in particular assisting individuals to progress and achieve their health goals.
• Plan, deliver and evaluate a range of interactive health and wellbeing activities.
• Be responsible for data management of clients, within the caseload, including inputting information onto databases and creating limited reports.
• Signpost or refer individual clients to a range of health improvement lifestyle interventions, primary and secondary care services and/or voluntary and community support.
Partners
• Work with the wider Adult Wellbeing Services and partners to apply asset based community development techniques and undertake research to support access to appropriate services.
• Support the work with partners and existing groups to develop the referral pathways for support.
• Work in partnership with clinical specialists to offer a multimodal and integrated programme that avoids clients being passed between services.
• Apply solution focused problem solving to address the wider determinants of health and lifestyle issues including weight management, smoking, alcohol and mental wellbeing.
Marketing and Monitoring
• Carry out activity evaluation in line with the project plan and learning from best practice.
• Collate and present verbal and written reports as required.
• Contribute to knowledge sharing and learning before, during and after projects, and to the development of a culture that helps colleagues become confident in using the appropriate technology and develop skills.
• To contribute to our Adult Wellbeing Services digital presence, including providing content for the Adult Wellbeing Services Website, Facebook, Twitter and other platforms to promote the service and connect with County Durham residents.
Other
• Work flexibly as part of the team and to provide cover for colleagues as required whilst maintaining appropriate staffing levels.
• There will be a requirement to work flexibly including some weekends and evenings depending on service need.
• Ensure the service operates effectively and efficiently.
• Audit and maintain resources, stock and equipment levels.
• Undertake training and development deemed appropriate by your line manager.
This is not an exhaustive list of duties and responsibilities and the post holder may be required to undertake other duties which fall within the grade of the job, in discussion with their line manager.
Operational hours
This role is required to work some evening work and occasional weekends to meet the service needs.
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