Job summary
Do you have experience in supporting behaviour change?
Do you have strong communication skills, both verbally and written? Do you want
the opportunity to enable others? If so, read on!
Would
you like to work within a dedicated, supportive, and dynamic team which is
passionate about improving health and wellbeing? If yes, then this post could
be for you. An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Livewell Well Being
Team as a health improvement practitioner.
Main duties of the job
This post is focused primarily on smoking
cessation, working as part of a team delivering an exciting new and innovative
national digital tobacco treatment platform.
The post will also involve working with a
diverse range of clients in various settings using different interventions and
modalities to identify possible risks to health such as unhealthy weight, poor diet,
and lack of physical activity, and promoting a healthy lifestyle using behaviour
change techniques. This may involve the delivery of NHS health checks: training
and events.
Much of the work will focus on addressing health
inequalities within the city and targeting hard to reach groups to meet the
needs of populations in the most deprived areas.
All Livewell Southwest staff are expected to able and willing to work across a 7 day service.
Job Share(s) Considered
"please note
that this role may not be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker
route, please refer to the Direct Gov website for more information with regards
to eligibility"
About us
Livewell Southwest is an independent, award-winning social enterprise providing integrated health & social care services for people across Plymouth, South Hams & West Devon, as well as some specialist services for people living in parts of Devon & Cornwall. With teams in community hospitals, GP practices, sports centres, health & wellbeing hubs.
As an organisation with a strong social conscience, we always value being kind, respectful, inclusive, ambitious, responsible and collaborative. Transforming services to make them sustainable, ensuring that we value, support & empower each other.
We are committed to involving the people we care for, families & carers in everything that we do, working towards co-production where we can. Helping us to deliver the right care for people, in the right place & at the right time. By putting people at the centre of what we do, we ensure to support people to lead, healthy independent lives & be the very best at helping people to live well.
Valuing our employees making an investment in their development a priority. We offer:
Protected CPD time for registered staff
Various development pathways and ongoing regular training packages for all staff
Leadership & mentoring programmes
Access & funding for training including Care Certificate, Assistant Practitioners Course & Scholarship Into Nurse Training
A Robust Preceptorship
A bespoke induction programme
Existing members of the NHS Pension Scheme can continue their membership when they join the organisation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Carry
out specialist one-to-one interventions for behaviour change after appropriate
training.
Carry
out specialist group interventions for behaviour change.
Liaise
with partners to help reach target populations and communities.
Actively
seek out Hard to Reach populations and help them to engage in health
lifestyle initiatives.
Actively
seek out Livewell Southwest teams who would benefit from Wellbeing training and
who can help deliver brief interventions and referral to the Wellbeing Team.
Develop
and deliver training programmes for other professionals /interested parties
internally and externally. This will include Treating Tobacco Dependency
workshops and training sessions.
Generate income through
training programmes and explore other areas for income generation.
Contribute at network meetings and team events.
Monitor
and evaluate outcomes via processes, procedures, and systems.
Give
feedback on performance and local intelligence to senior management team.
Ensure
that all stakeholders receive up-to-date information on a wide range of health improvement
topics.
Develop, promote and
co-ordinate health activities and other community engagement events to deliver
health promotion and brief interventions.
Contribute to the
communications and marketing strategy by collecting case studies and photos.
Develop fact sheets and
resources.
Contribute to research
and development as directed.
Act as a Health
Champion, Making Every Contact Count.
Be up to date with a
range of health improvement topics through competency-based learning.
See full job description and person specification attached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Carry
out specialist one-to-one interventions for behaviour change after appropriate
training.
Carry
out specialist group interventions for behaviour change.
Liaise
with partners to help reach target populations and communities.
Actively
seek out Hard to Reach populations and help them to engage in health
lifestyle initiatives.
Actively
seek out Livewell Southwest teams who would benefit from Wellbeing training and
who can help deliver brief interventions and referral to the Wellbeing Team.
Develop
and deliver training programmes for other professionals /interested parties
internally and externally. This will include Treating Tobacco Dependency
workshops and training sessions.
Generate income through
training programmes and explore other areas for income generation.
Contribute at network meetings and team events.
Monitor
and evaluate outcomes via processes, procedures, and systems.
Give
feedback on performance and local intelligence to senior management team.
Ensure
that all stakeholders receive up-to-date information on a wide range of health improvement
topics.
Develop, promote and
co-ordinate health activities and other community engagement events to deliver
health promotion and brief interventions.
Contribute to the
communications and marketing strategy by collecting case studies and photos.
Develop fact sheets and
resources.
Contribute to research
and development as directed.
Act as a Health
Champion, Making Every Contact Count.
Be up to date with a
range of health improvement topics through competency-based learning.
See full job description and person specification attached.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ 3/ C&G or similar level qualification in a health or related field and or evidence of experience to diploma level or equivalent.
Desirable
- Trained Smoking Cessation Advisor (NCSCT)
- Evidence of continuing professional/personal development in health improvements/ behaviour change/public health
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 1-year experience of community health promotion work
- Experience and ability to work on a one-to-one basis and with local groups on specific health initiatives
- Demonstrable experience of working with a wide range of people and groups
- Experience of working with and sustaining partnerships with statutory, public, private and community voluntary sector
Desirable
- Quantitative and/or qualitative research
- Experience of leading/developing and implementing Health Promotion initiatives
- Experience of delivering Smoking cessation interventions
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge and understanding of the psychology of behaviour change
- Knowledge of the benefits of health improvement interventions
- Understanding of determinants of health and health inequalities
- Understanding and commitment to Community Development approaches
- Knowledge of monitoring and evaluation methodology
Desirable
- Awareness of sources of up-to-date relevant data/information i.e., national and local guidance relating to health promotion interventions
- Knowledge of Treating Tobacco dependency/smoking cessation
Skills
Essential
- Able to deliver training sessions in group sessions using effective leadership and facilitation skills
- Ability to sustain good working relationships with local people, colleagues, external organisations and partnerships.
- Ability to self-motivate and motivate people to effect behaviour change
- Ability to prioritise plan and manage workload
- Project planning and management, including monitoring analysis and evaluation of projects
- Multi-media communication and presentation skills
- Development of health education resources
- IT literate
Desirable
- Data analysis and interpretation
- Budgetary management
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ 3/ C&G or similar level qualification in a health or related field and or evidence of experience to diploma level or equivalent.
Desirable
- Trained Smoking Cessation Advisor (NCSCT)
- Evidence of continuing professional/personal development in health improvements/ behaviour change/public health
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 1-year experience of community health promotion work
- Experience and ability to work on a one-to-one basis and with local groups on specific health initiatives
- Demonstrable experience of working with a wide range of people and groups
- Experience of working with and sustaining partnerships with statutory, public, private and community voluntary sector
Desirable
- Quantitative and/or qualitative research
- Experience of leading/developing and implementing Health Promotion initiatives
- Experience of delivering Smoking cessation interventions
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge and understanding of the psychology of behaviour change
- Knowledge of the benefits of health improvement interventions
- Understanding of determinants of health and health inequalities
- Understanding and commitment to Community Development approaches
- Knowledge of monitoring and evaluation methodology
Desirable
- Awareness of sources of up-to-date relevant data/information i.e., national and local guidance relating to health promotion interventions
- Knowledge of Treating Tobacco dependency/smoking cessation
Skills
Essential
- Able to deliver training sessions in group sessions using effective leadership and facilitation skills
- Ability to sustain good working relationships with local people, colleagues, external organisations and partnerships.
- Ability to self-motivate and motivate people to effect behaviour change
- Ability to prioritise plan and manage workload
- Project planning and management, including monitoring analysis and evaluation of projects
- Multi-media communication and presentation skills
- Development of health education resources
- IT literate
Desirable
- Data analysis and interpretation
- Budgetary management
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
