Trainee Health and Wellbeing Adviser - Horsham, United Kingdom - Horsham District Council

Horsham District Council
Horsham District Council
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Horsham, United Kingdom

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Description

Salary:
£23,194 - £25,409 pa


Hours per week: 37


Contract type:
Permanent


Closing date: 06 Feb :00


Interview date:
Feb 2023


Ref:
CS1566


About the role:


Horsham District Council are looking for a Trainee Health and Wellbeing Adviser to join our established Health and Wellbeing Team to support the delivery of the Wellbeing Hub across the Horsham District.

This is a new opportunity to embed yourself into the team, learn the essential elements that enable the team to succeed and gain experience and qualifications in health and lifestyle interventions.


The Wellbeing Service is part of a county-wide programme in West Sussex to promote healthy lifestyles and prevent ill-health within our local communities.

The service provides information, advice, and signposts local people to services for help and support.

This post requires some flexibility, as occasional weekend and evening work may be required.

As Health and Trainee Wellbeing Adviser, you will:

  • Work with Wellbeing Advisors and undertake training to gain skills, knowledge, and experience within the different service areas including general lifestyle interventions, NHS Health Checks and Smoking Cessation
  • Monitor and maintain the Wellbeing Service inbox, triaging, replying to and assigning to other team members as appropriate
  • Assess eligibility for inhouse services such as Weight Management and Physical Activity, liaising with external services where appropriate
  • Monitor and maintain the Wellbeing Service databases and support the production of quarterly monitoring reports for Public Health
  • Liaise with internal and external partners to book venues, coordinate group sessions and promote the service
  • Assist with organising events to promote the Wellbeing Service and to identify new opportunities for promotion
  • Facilitate the creation and payment of invoices through the Council's finance system
To succeed as Health and Trainee Wellbeing Adviser, you will have:

  • An interest in health and wellbeing issues
  • Knowledge of the benefits of healthy eating, weight management, physical activity and stress reduction on health and wellbeing
  • An awareness of nutrition and healthy lifestyle interventions
  • Customer service experience with good interpersonal and communication skills
  • A passion for promoting health and wellbeing
  • Highly motivated with excellent time management and organisational skills
  • Good IT skills and ability to use basic Microsoft packages effectively
  • The ability to work within a team and under own initiative
For an informal discussion about this role please call Tess Davison, Health and Wellbeing Manager on
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