Health Improvement Practitioner

Job Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the BCU Health Improvement Team. If you have a personality that is sympathetic, engaging, motivating, understanding and you are a good listener, if you notice things that could be better for everyone’s health or even for a few people’s health, then this is the career for you.

The BCU Health Improvement Team are looking for a part time (30 hours / week) Band 5 Health Improvement Practitioner to focus on the Nutrition and Weight Management remit. The service aims to improve health outcomes and reduce health inequalities in Caia Park, Central Wrexham and Flint.

A knowledge of these areas, and experience or qualifications in Health Improvement, Health Promotion, Mental Health and Wellbeing, Public Health, or Sports and Exercise Sciences would help the successful candidate in the role.

Main duties of the job

The ideal candidate would ideally have a strong interest in health improvement and our Public Health Wales wider strategy for improving health and wellbeing in Wales.

Working as part of the BCU Health Improvement Team, your role will be to provide support to the planning, development, delivery and evaluation of a range of health improvement programmes and initiatives focussing on Nutrition, Weight Management as well as Physical Activity, Substance Misuse, Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing, across all sectors and in line with agreed local and national priorities.

We are seeking a motivated and self-directed individual who will work as part of a dynamic team, and we will offer regular supervision, training and personal development plans to help you achieve your full potential. The applicant must hold a relevant degree &/or equivalent knowledge, skills and experience: see corresponding Job Description and Person Specification documents.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English &/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Working for our organisation

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and ‘Proud to Lead’ competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac

Person specification

Qualification and / or Knowledge

Essential Criteria

• Relevant first degree or evidence of working practice/education to first degree level
• Evidence of continued professional development, with courses relevant to area of work
• Sound knowledge of current issues and legislation on health improvement/promotion and wider determinants of health
• An understanding of primary care
• An understanding of the laws relating to confidentiality, patient consent and data protection
• An understanding of the implications of cultural difference for service delivery
  
  

Desirable criteria

• European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL)
• Membership of relevant specialist professional interest groups
• Knowledge of Caia Park and/or Flint
• Knowledge of NHS and Local Health Boards
• Participation in new service developments
  
  

Experience

Essential criteria

• Demonstrable experience in health promotion and/or community development
• Evidence of experience of multi-disciplinary and multi -agency working
• Experience of developing, delivering and evaluating health promotion resources and programmes
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Experience of evaluating health improvement programmes
  
  

Aptitude & Abilities

Essential criteria

• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills
• IT Skills
• Negotiation skills
• Ability to assess and deliver, evaluate and benchmark quality care
• Ability to prioritise
• Ability to deal with conflict in a professional manner
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Project management skills
• Ability to speak Welsh
  
  

Values

Essential Criteria

• Self motivated and confident
• Team player
• Well organised
• Innovative and flexible
  
  

Other

Essential criteria

• Able to work outside normal office hours
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Have access to a car and hold a full driving licence