Health Improvement Practitioner

at  Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac. The post holder will: Support the team in identifying and developing collaborative partnerships with organisations working across the system maintaining solid communication links with identified contacts. Work across organisations to take forward health improvement programmes and initiatives e.g. Making Every Contact Count approach.
Liaise with Cwm Taf Morgannwg Health Board (CTMUHB) staff and external partners to influence the adoption of preventative approaches to improve population health. Development and maintenance of a directory of contacts from across the system, in line with data protection legislation. Develop methods of routine communication including e-bulletins/use of social media to reinforce/share key public health messages and approaches in conjunction with the team. Identify and disseminate information on key public health messages, initiatives and good practice across all partner organisations.
Routinely facilitate training for staff and volunteers within organisations across the system on health improvement messages and approaches, across a range of public health areas and using a range of styles. Utilise knowledge of behaviour change approaches when working with organisations and facilitating training. Support the team in the identification of health data as part of health improvement programme planning and implementation. Work with the team to regularly reflect on the effectiveness of health improvement programme delivery, to ensure that a culture of continual improvement is development and maintained.
Participate in reflective practice as part of ongoing personal development. Organise/participate in local health improvement events/ campaigns in line with local needs. Manage the design, development and content of relevant training packages in conjunction with the team, ensuring key messages and approaches remain up to date and evidence based. Co-ordinate day-to-day health improvement project activity e.g.
arranging training, maintaining training calendar, organising meetings and local events guiding the work of those providing administration support. Provide health improvement advice which supports and enables others to take a preventative approach in their care/education of patients/clients to improve health. Work closely with team members to support the development and implementation of health improvement programmes and projects. Contribute to the development of systems and protocols required to enable and support programme/project delivery.
Take account of any relevant local and national policy/strategy developments and their implications in terms of local health improvement programme development. Maintain levels of relevant stock, equipment and resources required to support health improvement programme implementation. Support/guide the work of those undertaking administration support for health improvement programmes. Move equipment and resources to locations across Cwm Taf Morgannwg when facilitating training/participating in health events.
Regularly produce health improvement materials and resources e.g. PowerPoint presentations using Microsoft Office packages to support delivery of training. Support the production of programme reports, occasionally requiring the adjustment and manipulation of information into an agreed format. Support the maintenance of information systems and databases as part of health improvement programme/project delivery, monitoring and evaluation.
Support the monitoring and evaluation of health improvement programmes in conjunction with the team. Assist in the collation of information relating to health and well-being through for example, undertaking surveys. Guided by national, local policies and health improvement programme agreed protocols. Participate in own performance appraisal and personal development plan.
Undertakes other duties of a comparable nature as required by line manager. Work is managed rather than supervised

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