Health Trainer

East Midlands — Full Time / Permanent
- £21,200Health Trainers will assist people eligible for help through the Probation Health Trainer Service in accessing local services and making healthy changes to their lifestyle.

Health Trainers will:

- work as part of a team to support people to improve their health and develop healthier lifestyles
- offer practical support to help people achieve their own health goals
- help people find and use the services they need
- record and monitor their own activity and results

To help others to adopt a healthier lifestyle:

- Providing clear, up-to-date information to people within their community about health and well-being.
- Helping people to develop their knowledge and skills about health and well-being by enabling access to local services.
- Supporting the Health Trainers in delivering awareness sessions.
- To liaise with staff and other agencies always ensuring confidentiality with particular regard to the Service’s policies on disclosure of information.
- Communicate with individuals in a variety of settings about health and wellbeing, promoting key messages around stopping smoking, healthy eating, physical exercise and alcohol & substance misuse
- To delivery group health promotion workshops.
- To maintain levels of stock with respect to health promotion information, data collection sheets, etc. in conjunction other Probation Health Service Team members.
- To contribute to internal and external publicity and promotion in conjunction with other Probation Health Service staff.
- To ensure compliance with all policies and procedures, and any additional policies and procedures specific to the Probation Health Service.
- Inform the Probation Health Service Manager and other team members of ways in which your service might be improved.
- Signpost individuals to other agencies.
- Collect and report data and information as required by the Probation Health Service Manager and Derbyshire County Council.
- Understand and comply with all health and safety requirements relating to oneself and to clients.
- Attend all specified training.
- Develop the knowledge and skills with regard to health trainer competencies, namely:

- Make relationships with communities
- Understand and engage with the client groups and their local communities
- Work with Offender Managers and other Probation Health Service staff to identify individuals with health issues
- Develop and maintain relationships with individuals who are experiencing the greatest inequalities in health
- Build up and maintain knowledge of contacts within the community
- Communicate with individuals about promoting their health and wellbeing
- Provide people with accurate and reliable information about a range of health issues
- Signpost individuals to other agencies for information, support and resources
- Provide information to individuals about the relationship between behaviours and health.
- Enable individuals to change their behaviour to improve their own health and wellbeing
- Help individuals identify how their behaviour might affect their health and wellbeing
- Help individuals to develop a personal health plan and make the changes they want to make
- Support individuals in achieving their personal health plan
- Support individuals in maintaining their behaviour change
- Help individuals to access and use local services
- Manage and organise your own time and activities to support individuals in the community.
- Plan own time and activities around the needs of individuals in the community
- Respond effectively to referrals
- Keep adequate records as agreed
- Alert Probation Health Service Manager to any issues in work (including concerns about individuals or work in the community).
- Take an active part in developing own knowledge and skills
- Seek advice and support as and when appropriate
- To undertake any other duties within the overall scope of the job as directed by the Probation Health Service Manager.
- Attend all specified training and achieve the recognised RSPH Understanding Health Improvement Level 2 award. Work closely with your mentor throughout training and development.
- Provide data and monitoring information as appropriate to role.
- Work within the standards and policies of Ingeus.
- Deal with Type 1 Referrals as laid out in the Health Trainer Team Referral Process Document.
- Deliver group/1-2-1 workshops/interventions.
- Provide information, advice and signposting to SUs.
- Act as Single Point of Contact for frequently used housing providers to assist them in dealing with tenancy issues and/or managing SU behaviour.
- Develop effective relationships with all relevant agencies; be aware of referral routes and actively promote good partnerships and effective joint working.
- Develop and maintain positive and professional working relationships with all Ingeus members of staff
- Actively assist in the implementation of Ingeus policies and procedures.
- Undertake other duties as required

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