Health Improvement Advisor

Hertfordshire County Council • Fixed Term • SG1 1LA, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England • £32,578 - £35,570 / year • 2w ago

Job Introduction

Job Title: Health Improvement Advisor

Starting Salary: £32,578 progressing to £35,570 per annum (pro rata for part time)

Hours: 37

Location: Stevenage - Hybrid

Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract

Directorate: Public Health

About the team

A new and exciting opportunity has arisen to join the successful and highly regarded Hertfordshire Health Improvement Service (HHIS) and Public Health team in Hertfordshire.

As a Health Improvement Advisor, you will be contributing to the Council’s ambition for a happy and healthy Hertfordshire, and in particular support several smoking cessation, NHS Health Check and other adult health improvement initiatives.

You will report to a Health Improvement Specialist in HHIS and contribute to the development and delivery of the service’s key performance indicators.

HHIS are a well-established, successful frontline team who specialise in the commissioning and delivery of NHS Health Checks and Stop Smoking Services across the county. As an integral part of the Public Health and Community Protection directorate, HHIS work internally and externally across all teams and key partners to ensure that residents have an opportunity to improve their health, with a focus on addressing health inequalities across the county. A fast-paced, proactive and passionate team that is driven by health outcomes, our vision is to engage with the community to prevent long term health inequalities, leading to happier, healthier lifestyles through positive behaviour change.

We are looking for Health Improvement Advisors to join our existing team, who will contribute by delivering HHIS frontline adult health improvement interventions including Stop Smoking clinics via telephone and in community settings, public facing NHS Health Checks and associated outreach events across Hertfordshire.

You will be responsible for managing and monitoring client caseloads that support and encourage residents to stop smoking through a national standard treatment programme. The role involves face-to-face interventions which could be in one of our community clinics, as well as supporting and guiding residents via telephone or digital support. These roles will also support delivery across some of our focused areas of work that address health inequalities, such as pregnancy and mental health.

You will also be responsible for the front-line delivery of NHS Health Checks, either on the Public Health Better Health Bus, or in a community setting. You will follow the NHS Health Check programme best practice guidance, delivering NHS Health Checks to clinical standards and following localised training. The role involves face-to-face appointment delivery across Hertfordshire, helping to address health inequalities and contributing to the wider cardiovascular disease prevention agenda.

The Health Improvement Advisor roles will work within HHIS to develop and deliver frontline services, working alongside national, regional and local policies and procedures.

Working as part of the wider HHIS team, you will ensure our services are promoted, delivered, and monitored. You will communicate with colleagues, partners and residents to work towards our Smokefree Hertfordshire and NHS Health Check agenda.

Led by a HHIS Health Improvement Manager and line managed by a Health Improvement Specialist, the HI Advisor roles will sit within a strongly established team, progressing objectives within this portfolio of work which contributes towards wider HHIS aims and objectives.

For more information about our Stop Smoking and NHS Health Check Services, please visit:

About the role

HHIS are recruiting Health Improvement (HI) Advisor roles to lead on the promotion and delivery of public facing NHS Health Checks and Stop Smoking clinics within the community or via telephone. Full training will be provided for both the Stop Smoking and Health Check aspects of the role.

As part of a proactive, passionate team whose combined knowledge, skills and determination supports reducing health inequalities in Hertfordshire residents, this role is to provide high quality, evidence-based advice, and support to clients to improve health. The post holder will lead on and contribute to the development of our local service plan that focusses on the ambition to reduce smoking prevalence to below 5% across Hertfordshire, and deliver NHS Health Checks to all residents, with a specific focus on engaging with identified high-risk groups.

The HI Advisor’s, role will include working intensively to engage, encourage and support healthier lifestyles and behaviour change through effective and sensitive communication with residents and professionals from a diverse range of backgrounds and socio-economic groups. The HI Advisor, will attend community settings to promote HHIS services, deliver stop smoking clinics, distribute promotional resources and network with the public and professionals to increase awareness and uptake.

Supporting Hertfordshire’s Public Health Better Health Bus as required, the HI Advisors will travel to deliver and promote NHS Health Check and Stop Smoking services across Hertfordshire, maintaining resources and following the national and local initiatives. The role will support the Public Health Better Health Bus agenda by following policies and procedures to ensure clinical and quality standards are met and adhered to, and risk assessments are followed.

HI Advisors, may also be required to contribute to communication and marketing strategies, developing resources to support service delivery, engaging with primary or secondary care NHS organisations, promoting tobacco control and workplace health, or other projects to improve health and wellbeing.

About you

Essential:

Health, Health Promotion, Social Care, Counselling, Education or Pharmacy qualification and educated to diploma or equivalent level, or with considerable experience in a relevant community setting
Experience and understanding of working with patients, community groups, and providing 1-1 advice through behaviour change techniques
Demonstrate up to date knowledge and understanding of local, regional and national Stop Smoking objectives, including work practices, systems, processes and procedures
Demonstrate up to date knowledge and understanding of local, regional and national NHS Health Check delivery and objectives, including components of an NHS Health Check, work practices, systems, processes and procedures
Car driver (manual licence) with the ability to travel throughout Hertfordshire
Evidence excellent interpersonal and communication skills, alongside the skills to motivate and inspire others
Demonstrate the ability to follow policies and procedures
Competent with Microsoft packages and be able to accurately complete written documentation
Working flexibly where required, including evening and weekend work to meet the demands of the role

Desirable:

Previous experience in delivering NHS Health Checks and conveying results to residents
Previous experience in delivering the Stop Smoking service and conveying the results to residents
Up to date knowledge of pharmacological treatments available to smokers and the indications for their use, contraindications and cautions as applicable to each product
Taking clinical measurements such as cholesterol, blood pressure, pulse, height, weight, CO monitoring
Identify facilitators and barriers to making a lifestyle behavioural change in the context of the individual’s culture and lifestyle whether a mental health or pregnant client
Multi-lingual speakers who are fluent and comfortable to support residents on health and wellbeing topics whether verbal or written, in particular, Romanian, Polish, Portuguese, Gujarati, Urdu or Panjabi.

We welcome applications from candidates who currently reside in the UK with established proof of right to work documentation. We are not able to offer sponsorship at this time for this role.

This job role is Level 8. Please locate the job profile here:

Job profiles - Health and social care

To hear more about this opportunity please contact Helen.Cleary@hertfordshire.gov.uk for an informal discussion about the role.

Interview Date: This is a rolling advert, and interviews will be held on an ongoing basis as suitable applications are received. We therefore encourage interested candidates to apply as soon as possible.

Benefits of working for us

How to apply

As part of your application, please upload your most recent CV. Ensure your CV is up to date with your employment history (including any employment gaps), and including any training/qualifications. We encourage you to include examples of where you have demonstrated the requirements/criteria in the advert / job profile to allow the panel to fully recognise your skills and abilities. You will have the opportunity to include a short covering paragraph within your application to give us a little more information about your skills, knowledge, and experiences.

Secondment

This role is open to secondments for eligible employees who work for HCC. If you wish to apply on a secondment basis, you must have your line manager’s approval before submitting your application. You will be asked to confirm this within your application form. If you are not eligible for a secondment (e.g., you are currently on a fixed‑term contract that would end before this positions ends) or you indicate that your manager cannot support a secondment, your application will be considered on a fixed‑term contract basis instead.

Additional information

We are changing

Hertfordshire County Councilis undergoing Local Government Reorganisation (LGR). If you are employed by Hertfordshire County on 1 April 2028, it is expected that most roles will transfer to the newly-created unitary councils on existing terms and conditions under TUPE (Transfer of Undertakings – Protection of Employment) principles.

LGR is one of the biggest changes we will face in a generation. It will reshape how we work and how services are organised and gives us a real opportunity to build something better. To find out more, visit https://www.hertfordshire-lgr.co.uk/

Disability Confident

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

Driving required

You’ll need to have the ability to drive and/or travel around Hertfordshire, either using your own mode of transport or a company car to travel to other locations.

English Fluency

The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required). Further information about the legal requirement can be found here.

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