Community Ageing Well Practitioner

Dyddiad hysbysebu:	19 Chwefror 2026
Cyflog:	£26,000.00 bob blwyddyn
Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog:	£26000.00 a year
Oriau:	Llawn Amser
Dyddiad cau:	05 Mawrth 2026
Lleoliad:	Mansfield, NG21 0HJ
Cwmni:	NHS Jobs
Math o swydd:	Parhaol
Cyfeirnod swydd:	E0343-26-0006abl844

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The Community Ageing Well Programme is a new initiative developed in partnership with the Nottingham & Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board. The programme aims to support older adults to remain independent, confident and socially connected by embedding healthy ageing education and strength & balance taster sessions within existing community groups across South Nottinghamshire. The Older and Wiser guide forms the foundation of the educational offer, complemented by guest sessions from trusted partners including Nottinghamshire Fire & Rescue, Police Community Support Officers, NHS professionals, VCSE organisations, Adult Social Care and Social Prescribers. Role Purpose As the Community Ageing Well Practitioner, you will deliver engaging ageing-well sessions within established community groups, focusing on prevention, confidence-building and early support. You will build strong relationships, provide strength and balance taster sessions, coordinate partner involvement, and gather insight to support the programmes evaluation and wider system learning. This role is essential in promoting independence, reducing loneliness, and helping older people feel more in control of their wellbeing. Key Responsibilities Programme Delivery and Community Engagement Deliver accessible, engaging healthy ageing education sessions using the Older and Wiser framework. Provide strength and balance taster sessions designed to support independence and falls prevention. Tailor content to the needs and interests of each community group. Coordinate guest sessions with partners (fire safety, fraud awareness, NHS professionals, etc.). Build trusting relationships with community groups through proactive, friendly engagement. Represent Your Health Notts as a positive and supportive presence in the community. Insight, Data and Reporting Capture pre- and post-session wellbeing measures and fall history checks. Record session attendance, topic requests, participant feedback and engagement levels. Collect qualitative insight including case studies. Contribute data and reports to the South Nottinghamshire Place partnership. Participant Support Create an inclusive and welcoming environment for older adults. Use motivational, person-centred communication to support behaviour change and confidence. Provide signposting to local support services including VCSE groups, social connection opportunities, lifestyle services and falls pathways. Partnership Working Work collaboratively with Nottinghamshire Fire & Rescue, Police Community Support Officers, NHS partners, Social Prescribers, VCSE organisations and Adult Social Care. Strengthen community connections by promoting local support pathways and partnerships. Represent YHN at external events and partner sessions. Administrative Duties Maintain accurate and timely records in line with organisational policies. Complete dynamic risk assessments and ensure safe delivery of all sessions. Support programme review and evaluation at project close. Continuous Improvement Stay up to date with healthy ageing, frailty and falls prevention evidence. Contribute ideas to enhance educational content and programme design. Participate in relevant internal and external training. Skills and Competencies Required Essential Experience delivering group education, community sessions or behaviour change programmes. Experience working with older adults or vulnerable communities. Excellent verbal, written and non-verbal communication skills. Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage a varied workload. Ability to build rapport and engage sensitively with diverse groups. Confident in data collection, capturing feedback and maintaining accurate records. IT literate (Word, Excel, Outlook and digital reporting tools). Ability to work independently and as part of a wider multi-agency team. Ability to travel across South Nottinghamshire. Enhanced DBS (or willingness to undertake). Flexibility to work occasional evenings/weekends. Desirable Qualification in Exercise, Public Health, Community Health, Psychology, Nutrition or similar. Experience delivering falls prevention or strength & balance activity (e.g. Otago/FaME). Experience supporting behaviour change in older adults. Experience working in the VCSE sector or multi-agency collaborations. Experience creating public health educational materials. Understanding of health inequalities and prevention. Standard Information Information Governance Employees of ABL Health must comply with the provisions of GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018. The postholder must not; either during the course of their employment, or following termination of their employment, disclose any information relating to service users or employees, or of the lawful business practices, of the organisation. The postholder will be required, when and where appropriate to the role, to comply with the processing of requests under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 The postholder must comply with ABLs policies that protect the information assets of the organisation from unauthorised disclosure, modification, destruction, inappropriate access or use. The postholder will be responsible for maintaining the clinical and/or corporate records that fall within the remit of this role to the standards in ABLs records management policies, and data quality processes and standards. Health & Safety Compliance with the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 the postholder is required to fulfil a proactive role towards the management of risk in all of their actions. This entails the risk assessment of all situations, the taking of appropriate actions and reporting of all incidents, near misses and hazards, and a statutory duty of care for their own personal safety and that of others who may be affected by their acts or omissions. Safeguarding is Everyones Business ABL has a responsibility to ensure that all children / young people and adults are adequately safeguarded and protected. As a consequence, all ABLs employees, temporary staff and volunteers are required to adhere to ABLs safeguarding policies / procedures in addition to local and national safeguarding policies and to act upon any concerns in accordance with them. Smoke Free ABL is Smoke - Free. Smoking is not permitted on any of our premises or the surrounding land including car parking facilities. Training The postholder must attend any training that is identified as mandatory to their role. The range of duties and responsibilities outlined above are indicative only and are intended to give an overview of the range and type of duties that will be allocated. They are subject to modification in the light of changing service demands and the development requirements of the postholder. Equality, Diversity & Human Rights It is the responsibility of every person to act in ways to support equality and diversity and to respect human rights, working within the spirit and detail of legislation including the Equality Act 2010 and the Human Rights Act 1998. ABL is an equal opportunities employer and aims to challenge discrimination, promote equality and respect human rights. Please note that we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role