Health Improvement Practitioner

Job Description

Further InformationThis vacancy is being advertising internally in the first instance to employees and agency workers of Northumberland County Council. Where it is not possible to appoint from the existing workforce, the vacancy may subsequently be released to external candidates.Please note that employees working within a school are not considered as internal applicants. If you apply for this position and are not an internal applicant by this description your application will not be processed. The CouncilNorthumberland County Council operates a huge range of services across the largest county in the UK. Local Governments ongoing challenges and the diversity of our residents means we have to work smarter. Thats why we want bold, creative and agile thinkerswho can help us move forward and innovate.For further information about working for Northumberland County Council, please click here: http://working The ServiceThe Integrated Wellbeing Service is part of the Northumberland Public Health Team based within the Adult Social Care, Childrens Service and Public Health and Communities directorate. The Integrated Wellbeing Service comprises 36 members of staff working withinHealth Improvement, Specialist Stop Smoking and Health Trainer teams who are responsible for delivering services and influencing parts of the system to improve the health of our residents in Northumberland.We are seeking to recruit a Health Improvement Practitioner with knowledge of Tobacco Control and Drugs & Alcohol, contributing to the development, implementation and evaluation of health improvement programmes across the County. The post will have emphasison delivering training and education packages on Tobacco Control and Drugs & Alcohol.The post holder will work autonomously within their health improvement specialism, working alongside other key health improvement staff and wider partners to deliver the overall Integrated Wellbeing Service programme.The post will Contribute to, and advises on, the development and implementation of local community health improvement programmes. Facilitate team working and collaboration by working with other partner organisations. Develops and maintains public health information and support structures. Facilitates and provides evidence-based training courses for Tobacco Control and Drugs & Alcohol via the Integrated Wellbeing Service training programme. Ensures methods of monitoring, evaluating, and reporting across all areas of work.You must hold a degree in a related field and have the knowledge and understanding of the main health inequalities in Northumberland and the social determinants of health.We are offering: Salary £31,099 - £34,723 (Band 7) Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme A wide range of staff benefits including a competitive annual leave provision Flexible working arrangementsFor further information about this vacancy, please contact Gillian Emmerson or Jane Telfer for an informal discussion. Email .uk or .uk The closing date for applications is 17 February 2023.Northumberland County Council is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all sectors of the community. We recognise the difficulties that transgender applicants in particular may face during a recruitment process; if Trans applicants haveany concerns regarding the process please contact Rebecca Harding (Trans HR Support Officer) on or .uk . We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria.If you have a disability and would prefer to apply in a different format or would like us to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to attend an interview please email .uk .