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Health Improvement Practitioner Specialist
£38626-£42708
Northumberland County Council, Stobhill, Northumberland
- Onsite working
- Full time
- Permanent
Full Job Description
The Northumberland County Council Public Health Team is based within the Public Health, Inequalities & Stronger Communities directorate. The Public Health Team is responsible for commissioning and delivering services and influencing parts of the system to improve the health of our residents in Northumberland and reduce health inequalities. We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic, committed and well organised Health Improvement Practitioner Specialist to support delivery of our whole systems approach to healthy weight and physical activity. You should be able to work under your own initiative, able to effectively manage your own workload, and work in partnership with colleagues, residents, system partners and elected members. The post will also support wider work in the Policy, Place and Intelligence portfolio within the public health team. ROLE OF THE JOB Subject to the needs of the service and capacity, the postholder can expect to:
- Contribute to, and advise on, the development and implementation of local actions to support healthy weight and physical activity.
- Work closely with partners to strengthen a whole system approach to improving healthy weight and physical activity
- Support the interpretation and response to data and intelligence received through the National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP)
- Provide public health input including evidence reviews into policies, strategies and programmes developed by NCC and external partners
- Provide project management support for key areas of work including facilitation of the Northumberland Healthy Weight Alliance, relevant strategy development, and public health programmes
- Ensure methods of monitoring, evaluating and reporting are embedded within this area of work.
- Ensure alignment to the NCC Corporate Plan, Northumberland Health and Wellbeing Strategy and Northumberland Inequalities Plan.
- Support wider public health priorities as needed in collaboration with colleagues in the Public Health team
You must hold a degree in a relevant subject or equivalent qualification or experience and have the knowledge and understanding of the main health inequalities in Northumberland and the social determinants of health. - Valid UK driving licence
Northumberland County Council's (NCC) vision is 'Land of Great Opportunities', for current and future generations. We believe there is no better place to live and work.
26 days annual leave plus public/bank holidays, rising to 31 days after 5 years of service (pro rata for part-time employees) -Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme -Flexi scheme (if applicable) - up to 2 days flexible leave available per month (pro rata for part-time employees) To see all our excellent benefits and perks, please click here. Stay connected with us on social media to keep up to date with Northumberland County Council's latest job opportunities. Facebook: NCC Jobs Group LinkedIn: Northumberland County Council Jobs
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