Health Improvement Practitioner
4 days ago
Health Improvement Practitioner - Pregnancy and Early Years x2
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 enthusiastic, highly motivated individuals who want to make a real difference within our communities. We will be recruiting for Health Improvement Practitioner roles to work with our Mid Cornwall team on a permanent contract supporting targeted Adult and children populations within the locality.
- 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 and Children 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
This is a one year fixed term contract to cover secondment.
More information about working for Cornwall Council is available here
We are happy to talk about flexible working options.
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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