Health Improvement Practitioner

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JOB DETAILS Job Title

Health Improvement Practitioner Band

Band 4 Af

C Locality

Mental Health and Wellbeing Base

Hybrid/ Livewell Southwest/

University Hospitals Plymouth Responsible to

Health Improvement Manager 2. JOB PURPOSE The Wellbeing Team is the provider service for the Office of the Director of Public Health within Plymouth City Council. The team is responsible for several health improvement outcome measures. It provides a One You service to the public around the key lifestyles which contribute to health outcomes, for example, Smokefree, Drink Less, Eatwell and Move More programmes. The Team also runs an extensive programme of training with an emphasis on mental health and wellbeing. They also facilitate the Wellbeing at Work Programme and Workplace Wellbeing Champion Scheme. 3. DEPARTMENTAL POSITION 4. MAIN DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES Carry out one-to-one interventions for behavior change after appropriate training. Carry out group interventions for behavior 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. Contribute to the delivery of training programmes for other professionals /interested parties internally and externally. This will include Treating Tobacco Dependency workshops and training sessions. 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. Support health fairs, 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. Act as a Health Champion, Making Every Contact Count. Be up to date with a range of health improvement topics through competency-based learning.

Key Working Relationships

Plymouth health Improvement team staff The wider Plymouth Community Healthcare staff Plymouth City Council Secondary care staff Primary Care Childrens Centres Community and Voluntary Sector organisations. Work Development To carry out needs assessments to identify the health improvement requirements of local neighborhoods where good health is particularly at risk To prepare work plans in response to needs assessments. Service Delivery To plan delivery of interventions in partnership with key contacts To directly deliver interventions with priority targeted groups To advise and provide support on interventions to key contacts To organise training for staff and volunteers within key contact groups in conjunction with training providers. Marketing and Promotion To design and produce health promotion displays, presentations and publicity To market and promote the Health Improvement Practitioner role within the priority areas. To advise PCH of effective interventions to promote health. This will involve advising both clinicians and commissioners via the team structure Collect case studies to promote success and good news stories to the media and internally Evaluation and Monitoring To develop systems to enable activity and outcomes data to be collected To maintain appropriate records of interventions, attendance and effectiveness To respond to evaluation findings through development the work programme To carry out patent satisfaction surveys Professional Development To attend appropriate training to enable the role to progress To acquire new skills and knowledge in response to the developing needs of the post

Skills and Responsibilities

Communication and Relationship skills Communication with clients who want to improve their health and wellbeing Communication with the wider public health staff and partners who work in this area

Provide and receive complex information

barriers to understanding Potential communications difficulties such as language and disability Delivering training on different aspects of health promotion Analytical and Judgement Skills Skills for evaluating client motivation Judgement on appropriate level and type of support required Planning and organisational skills Plan and organise work plan with support of line manager Organise set up of clinics/ groups with support of team Plan and organise case-load Physical skills Undertake physical activity sessions (after training) Able to drive Ability to use computer and key board Able to carry stands and equipment for events such as health fairs Responsibility for patient and client care Responsibility for client care delivery according to protocol and training standards Keep records and protect data as per protocol Provide advice, support using motivational interviewing and a range of behaviour change techniques aimed at achieving sustainable goals Develop client self-care through education and motivation Provide advice on medication such as Stop Smoking medications Responsibility for policy and service development Follow departmental policies Contribute to the development of policy, guidance etc. through own experience and insights Responsibility for physical and financial resources Discuss all orders with line manager before ordering goods Work with health promotion team on resource procurement Check equipment as necessary Responsibility for human resources May be required to demonstrate responsibilities to other members of the team Co-facilitate training to colleagues Support staff with lifestyle interventions as appropriat Responsibility for information resources Keep up to date client records Input into development of information resources such as leaflets, posters, fact sheets, website and social media Responsibility for research and development Participate in audits and evaluation research Freedom to act Follows procedures and treatment plans, some lone working Scope and develop own work opportunities through partnerships and identification of need. Physical Effort Combination of sitting, standing, walking and may lift health improvement equipment and presentation equipment Mental effort Concentration on client support Counselling support Reading documents and assimilating knowledge e.g. NICE guidance Emotional effort Occasional exposure to clients who may be distressed due to outcome, anxiety, family problems, withdrawal etc Working conditions Office conditions, community centres etc. May be outside at open air events. May include institutions, traveler sites, mental health units. Some unsociable hours may be worked; evenings and weekends

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