Job responsibilities
JOB PURPOSE
The post holder will work autonomously, leading on physical activity within the Falls Prevention team and in collaboration with the Health Improvement Service, taking a lead role in the ongoing development and coordination of a falls exercise pathway across Plymouth. You will develop, deliver and monitor evidence-based exercise programmes for Falls Prevention across health and other statutory and voluntary organisations, establishing and coordinating a local community of practice and CPD opportunities for health and exercise professionals. You will also deliver 1:1 (Otago home exercise programme) and FaME group-based strength and balance exercise (Falls and Management Exercise programme) to older adults at risk of, or who have fallen.
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 a number of health improvement outcome measures. It provides a ‘One You’ service to the public around the key lifestyles which contribute to health outcomes, E.g., Smokefree, Drink Less, Eatwell and Move More. The Team run an extensive programme of training with an emphasis on mental health and wellbeing, also facilitating the Wellbeing at Work Programme and Workplace Wellbeing Champion Scheme.
The Team also support delivery of falls prevention activities. The Falls Prevention team are responsible for the delivery of multifactorial falls risk assessments for older adults, who are at risk or who have fallen, the delivery of group-based strength and balance classes (Falls Management Exercise (FaME), home based exercise delivery (Otago), and play a preventative role by spreading the message of the importance of strength and balance exercises and other evidence-based falls prevention activities.
MAIN DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES
Develop and coordinate the falls exercise pathway in partnership with health, voluntary, statutory and leisure organisations.
Ensure that all exercise programmes across the pathway are effective, appropriate and safe, including carrying out quality assurance/improvement and audit.
Be a source of expertise on exercise training and delivery.
Accept and take responsibility for self-referrals and referrals of older adults who have been identified as at risk of falling or who have fallen.
Conduct multifactorial falls risk assessments with individuals who manage their activities of daily living.
Work closely with other team members, for example physiotherapists, health improvement practitioners and therapy support workers within the Falls Prevention team.
Refer to and liaise with the wider multi-disciplinary team.
Carry out specialist one-to-one interventions for physical activity and behaviour change after appropriate training, for e.g., delivery of Otago home exercise programme for strength and balance
Carry out specialist group interventions for physical activity and behaviour change, for e.g., delivery of FaME group exercise programme for strength and balance.
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.
Develop and deliver training programmes for other professionals /interested parties internally and externally. This may include Mental Health First Aid, Suicide Prevention, Alcohol Brief Intervention, Brief Advice for Healthy Lifestyles, Making Every Contact Count, Falls Prevention, strength, balance, and physical activity.
Income generates through training programmes and explore other areas for income generation.
Contribute at network meetings and team events.
Monitor and evaluate outcomes through specified processes, procedures, and systems.
Give feedback on performance and local intelligence to lead manager and head of service.
Ensure that all stakeholders receive up-to-date information on a wide range of health improvement topics.
Develop, promote and co-ordinate health activities and other community engagement events to deliver health promotion and brief interventions, signposting to the falls prevention service, One You service or partner services such as Options and Harbour.
Contribute to the communications and marketing strategy by collecting case studies and photos.
Develop fact sheets and resources.
Contribute to research and development as directed.
Act as a Health Champion, Making Every Contact Count.
Be up to date with a range of health improvement topics through competency-based learning.
If the post holder is a clinician, the post holder may be required to dispense flu inoculations.
Recognise and work within own competence
Take responsibility for own CPD
Responsibility for People Management
The post holder will be responsible for the induction of new team members.
The post holder will be responsible for the line management of junior staff, providing day-to-day management and supervision, absence management and appraisal.
The post holder will be responsible for ensuring that clinics and groups run smoothly.
The post holder will sign off clinical records if clinically registered.
The post holder may be responsible for the delivery of training to include MECC and Suicide Assist etc.
The post holder once trained may lead or support health walks.
Responsibility for financial and/or physical resources
Collect data regarding purchasing and invoicing to support manager’s budgetary requirements.
Responsible for stock control and security as appropriate. e.g., training resources, nicotine replacement Therapy.
Responsibility for administration
Ensure records are up-to-date and stored as per record keeping policy.
Responsible for developing training packs, presentation, leaflets and hand-outs.
Responsibility for people who use our services
Responsible for giving advice and support to members of the public over the phone, face-to-face and digitally.
Responsible for case load management.
Responsibility to observe any changes in an individual’s condition and report findings to the most appropriate clinician.
Required to attend external events, speaking to members of the public or event administration.
May be required to present information at steering groups, forums, events, seminars and conferences.
Responsibility for implementation of policy and/or service developments
The post holder will contribute to service development and implement changes to established working processes as appropriate.
The post holder may be responsible for writing policies, procedures and guidance documents.
Other Responsibilities
Share all data collection with Business Hub for data analysis, performance and audit purposes.
COMMUNICATIONS AND RELATIONSHIPS
The post holder will interact with the general public, work colleagues, external stakeholders, Livewell Southwest employees, venues and workplaces.
Design and produce health promotion displays, presentations and publicity.
Establish and maintain effective channels of communication across Livewell Southwest and the wider community.
Market and promote the ‘One You’ branding and underpinning health improvement messages with a particular focus on priority areas.
Seek opportunities to raise awareness of health promoting messages through the Comms team and wider partners such the biannual Art Festival and national campaigns etc.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS OF THE JOB
This role requires the post holder to engage in physical activity.
There is likely to be frequent sitting and standing.
Frequent effort to lift and manual handing of equipment for health events, clinics and training etc.
Keyboard work is likely throughout the working day.
Concentration required when delivering client support and health improvement interventions.
Concentration required for reading documents and assimilating knowledge.
The post holder will be required to keep up to date with public health documents and NICE guidance etc.
Some training delivery may inflame emotions e.g., Suicide Prevention and Mental Health First Aid. The post holder may need to seek support from colleagues or line-manager on such occasions.
Some one-to-one and group interventions may be upsetting for the client. The post holder may need to seek support from colleagues or line-manager on such occasions.
The post holder will use VDU for high proportion of time. However, all staff will be entitled to a workstation assessment and VDU check.
Will work in general office conditions, community centres, individual’s homes, outdoors at health events. May work at traveller sites and inpatient settings.
The service requires cover between 0800-1800 therefore some flexibility of working hours will be required to ensure the service is covered at all times. There may also be some evening and weekend requirement.
