Health Improvement Practitioner (Adults)

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Job Description

Healthy Cornwall provide health improvement support across Cornwall and Isles of Scilly to encourage all residents to make healthy lifestyle choices that will have a positive influence on physical and mental wellbeing. The team take a targeted approach to reduce health inequalities working with individuals and communities with the most need, situated in areas of high deprivation or those who are socially excluded. We are looking for an enthusiastic, highly motivated individual who wants to make a real difference within our communities. We will be recruiting for a Health Improvement Practitioner role to work with our Mid team on a 2-year fixed term contract supporting targeted Adult populations within the locality. We are looking for one person.

Job Description

Healthy Cornwall provide health improvement support across Cornwall and Isles of Scilly to encourage all residents to make healthy lifestyle choices that will have a positive influence on physical and mental wellbeing. The team take a targeted approach to reduce health inequalities working with individuals and communities with the most need, situated in areas of high deprivation or those who are socially excluded. We are looking for an enthusiastic, highly motivated individual who wants to make a real difference within our communities. We will be recruiting for a Health Improvement Practitioner role to work with our Mid team on a 2-year fixed term contract supporting targeted Adult populations within the locality. We are looking for one person.

The ideal candidate will be a committed and dynamic individual with a passion for improving wellbeing, who can demonstrate :

• An ability to take a community development approach and build strong working relationships with people and organisations in community and professional settings.
• An ability to motivate and inspire behaviour change in individuals who may initially be resistant to change in order to facilitate health improvement.
• Relevant skills and knowledge to advise clients on how to successfully and safely increase physical activity.
• Relevant skills and knowledge to support Adults to make healthier food choices and lose weight sustainably.
• You will provide smoking cessation advice and support in small groups and individually.
• A strong work ethic and the ability to work both individually and as part of a team towards shared objectives and individual work streams.
• Able to work flexibly across the week including a commitment to working regular evenings and occasional weekends.

For an informal discussion please contact Sue Collings-Smith, 07483164251

More information about working for Cornwall Council is available here

This position will be subject to a criminal record disclosure check.

Please view the role profiles, your application will need to demonstrate how you meet the required criteria. Please ensure you answer all of the pre-screening questions in full, within the application form.

Role Profile - Health Improvement Practitioner (Adults)

Please be advised that for this role we are accepting uploaded supporting statements to support your online application. Whilst the location / work-base for this role has been specified, the current Government guidance around social distancing and our evolving ways of working means that the role may require you to also work remotely (e.g. from home / other locations). We will discuss this with you during the recruitment process.

Cornwall Council is committed to safeguarding and following safer recruitment principles to help make sure our staff and volunteers are suitable to work with children, young people and adults at risk. It’s a vital part of creating a safe and positive environment and making a commitment to keeping all service users safe from harm.

Fairness and inclusion are at the heart of our vision for Cornwall. In order to best serve our communities, we are striving to achieve a diverse workforce that is inclusive of all backgrounds, cultures and identities, e.g. race, disability, sex, gender, age, religion and sexual orientation. We are an equal opportunities and Disability Confident employer, and we will assess applicants on their merits.

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