Job summary
An exciting opportunity to has become available in the Healthy Knowsley Service, within our Children Families Team. This is an opportunity for someone who is passionate about reducing health inequalities and increasing health aspirations.
This will be an opportunity to provide in person interventions to families at risk of unhealthy weight. The postholder will engage with school communities to identify and enrol eligible families.
The postholder will maintain a caseload of children and families, under the direct/indirect supervision of a Senior Health Improvement Practitioner. They will deliver interventions that increase knowledge, skills and confidence to adopt health promoting behaviours. Healthy lifestyle messages will be delivered through activity based learning with an emphasis on being active, learning and having fun as a family.
The post holder will have a good knowledge of factors that impact overweight and obesity in children. They will have experience of facilitating engagement in health related activities for families. They will be skilled at adapting physical activity based sessions to ensure engagement.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work as part of the Healthy Knowsley Service to support families and children to make sustainable changes to reduce health inequalities across the Borough. This will include the delivery of high quality interventions that: provide a positive experience of physicalactivity; increase activity levels in the whole family; increase knowledge of healthy eating messages; improve cooking skills and support sustainable changes in health related behaviours.
Interventions will be delivered in school and community environments and virtually.
The post holder will maintain accurate, clear, concise and contemporaneous records as per trust policy and communicate information to members of the Team as necessary.
The post holder will provide concise handover and information updates to other members of the Team as required.
About us
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
Job description
Job responsibilities
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES1. Meet with families to assess lifestyle risk factors and support them to develop relevantlifestyle improvement initiatives.2. Provide support, motivation and development of appropriate action plan for eachfamily.3. Carry out review meetings to assess progress and provide long term motivation andguidance.4. Deliver healthy lifestyle programmes to school communities.5. Deliver multi component interventions to families incorporating goal setting, physicalactivity, healthy eating and cooking skills.6. Monitor attendance and achievements of clients on courses or activities recording anddocumenting as appropriate7. Organise and facilitate groups and/or individuals to develop self-care skills.8. Whilst working with families and schools, identify barriers and possible solutions tomaking sustainable lifestyle changes, reporting these back to the Team Manager.9. Support the development of new programmes within the Healthy Knowsley Service.10. Support the development of new lifestyle initiatives which will offer peer support toclients trying to maintain lifestyle changes.11. To assist the Healthy Knowsley Service to continually review the development andimprovement of the range of services provided.12. To contribute to evaluation/research initiatives designed to generate data regarding theeffectiveness of the service.13. Participate in community events and meetings as required.14. Support promotional activities and events for the service.15. Participate in mentorship and clinical supervision within the Healthy Knowsley Service16. Provide day to day supervision of Apprentice.17. Be responsible for co-ordination of a named designated project.18. Produce progress or activity reports as required in relation to service.19. To support Healthy Knowsley service and its interests, and other public health teams asrequired at local and regional events.20. Alert line manager to any issues in work regarding specific areas of concern which may require specialist support including concerns about individuals or work in the community.21. Liaising with other team members in the production of reports, newsletters, and contact with the media.22. Undertake any other duties that may be required and which are applicable to the grade of the post.23. To plan and organise time effectively to meet the needs of the individuals and the service.24. To understand and apply Health & Safety requirements in line with Trust Policy & Procedures.
LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT
1. To complete induction training followed by a vocational trainingProgramme.2. To complete Care Certificate3. To participate in personal appraisal and learning activities.CLINICAL GOVERNANCE/RESEARCH/AUDIT1. To participate in research and audit relating to the use and effectiveness of the service.2. Ensure all information is collected in accordance with Data Protection Guidance.COMMUNICATION1. To help to build up strong links between the service and all organisations and otherinterested statutory sector partners.2. To communicate with other colleagues as part of the service and with other health andsocial care professionals.3. Required to operate as part of a team, sharing information and knowledge and learning4. To be responsible in developing and contributing to team support networks and join inteam learning activities5. Communicate information to individuals about health and well-being and the relationships between behaviours and health6. Facilitate and support individuals to develop their knowledge and skills about health and well-being7. Build and maintain knowledge of key contacts within the community8. Promote the equality and value the diversity issues and link to the relevant partners9. Keep accurate and confidential client records
Job description
Job responsibilities
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES1. Meet with families to assess lifestyle risk factors and support them to develop relevantlifestyle improvement initiatives.2. Provide support, motivation and development of appropriate action plan for eachfamily.3. Carry out review meetings to assess progress and provide long term motivation andguidance.4. Deliver healthy lifestyle programmes to school communities.5. Deliver multi component interventions to families incorporating goal setting, physicalactivity, healthy eating and cooking skills.6. Monitor attendance and achievements of clients on courses or activities recording anddocumenting as appropriate7. Organise and facilitate groups and/or individuals to develop self-care skills.8. Whilst working with families and schools, identify barriers and possible solutions tomaking sustainable lifestyle changes, reporting these back to the Team Manager.9. Support the development of new programmes within the Healthy Knowsley Service.10. Support the development of new lifestyle initiatives which will offer peer support toclients trying to maintain lifestyle changes.11. To assist the Healthy Knowsley Service to continually review the development andimprovement of the range of services provided.12. To contribute to evaluation/research initiatives designed to generate data regarding theeffectiveness of the service.13. Participate in community events and meetings as required.14. Support promotional activities and events for the service.15. Participate in mentorship and clinical supervision within the Healthy Knowsley Service16. Provide day to day supervision of Apprentice.17. Be responsible for co-ordination of a named designated project.18. Produce progress or activity reports as required in relation to service.19. To support Healthy Knowsley service and its interests, and other public health teams asrequired at local and regional events.20. Alert line manager to any issues in work regarding specific areas of concern which may require specialist support including concerns about individuals or work in the community.21. Liaising with other team members in the production of reports, newsletters, and contact with the media.22. Undertake any other duties that may be required and which are applicable to the grade of the post.23. To plan and organise time effectively to meet the needs of the individuals and the service.24. To understand and apply Health & Safety requirements in line with Trust Policy & Procedures.
LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT
1. To complete induction training followed by a vocational trainingProgramme.2. To complete Care Certificate3. To participate in personal appraisal and learning activities.CLINICAL GOVERNANCE/RESEARCH/AUDIT1. To participate in research and audit relating to the use and effectiveness of the service.2. Ensure all information is collected in accordance with Data Protection Guidance.COMMUNICATION1. To help to build up strong links between the service and all organisations and otherinterested statutory sector partners.2. To communicate with other colleagues as part of the service and with other health andsocial care professionals.3. Required to operate as part of a team, sharing information and knowledge and learning4. To be responsible in developing and contributing to team support networks and join inteam learning activities5. Communicate information to individuals about health and well-being and the relationships between behaviours and health6. Facilitate and support individuals to develop their knowledge and skills about health and well-being7. Build and maintain knowledge of key contacts within the community8. Promote the equality and value the diversity issues and link to the relevant partners9. Keep accurate and confidential client records
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified Health Trainer and/or health improvement background. o Evidence of continuing professional development. o GCSE (or equivalent) Literacy & Numeracy. o A recognised level 4 qualification in fitness instruction or equivalent o A sports coaching qualification or equivalent
Desirable
- Information Technology qualification
Knowledge
Essential
- Experience of working with local community groups in some capacity o Knowledge and understanding about health determinants and barriers to good health. o Understand how motivation works and how behaviour can change. o Know how to find out about local services and to support individuals to access.
Desirable
- Previous NHS or Social Services experience Understanding of factors affecting childhood obesity o Understanding of physical activity recommendations for children o Understanding of healthy eating recommendations for children
Values
Essential
- Continuous Improvement o Accountability o Respectfulness o Enthusiasm o Support o High professional standards o Responsive to service users o Engaging leadership style o Strong customer service belief o Transparency and honesty o Discreet o Change oriented
Skills
Essential
- Good interpersonal skills and ability to communicate with a wide range of stakeholders. o IT keyboard skills. o Ability to record information clearly and accurately. o Good at listening to people with a desire to help and support. o Good organisational skills o Team player o Ability to be supportive and encourage people in difficult situations without being judgmental. o Ability to respect individuals confidentiality at all times. o Ability to respect and value people regardless of background. o Able to manage own time effectively and judge priorities well. o Willingness to travel in the course of performing duties
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified Health Trainer and/or health improvement background. o Evidence of continuing professional development. o GCSE (or equivalent) Literacy & Numeracy. o A recognised level 4 qualification in fitness instruction or equivalent o A sports coaching qualification or equivalent
Desirable
- Information Technology qualification
Knowledge
Essential
- Experience of working with local community groups in some capacity o Knowledge and understanding about health determinants and barriers to good health. o Understand how motivation works and how behaviour can change. o Know how to find out about local services and to support individuals to access.
Desirable
- Previous NHS or Social Services experience Understanding of factors affecting childhood obesity o Understanding of physical activity recommendations for children o Understanding of healthy eating recommendations for children
Values
Essential
- Continuous Improvement o Accountability o Respectfulness o Enthusiasm o Support o High professional standards o Responsive to service users o Engaging leadership style o Strong customer service belief o Transparency and honesty o Discreet o Change oriented
Skills
Essential
- Good interpersonal skills and ability to communicate with a wide range of stakeholders. o IT keyboard skills. o Ability to record information clearly and accurately. o Good at listening to people with a desire to help and support. o Good organisational skills o Team player o Ability to be supportive and encourage people in difficult situations without being judgmental. o Ability to respect individuals confidentiality at all times. o Ability to respect and value people regardless of background. o Able to manage own time effectively and judge priorities well. o Willingness to travel in the course of performing duties
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
