Practitioner (Maternal Healthy Lifestyles) - Tier 3 - Manchester, United Kingdom - MoreLife

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Job Title:
Practitioner
(Maternal Healthy Lifestyles) - Tier 3***
Location:Salford, Greater Manchester***
Hours:37.5 hours (plus one part-time required)

Reporting to:
Contract Manager

Key Relationships:
Service Lead/Delivery Leads/Client Services Team/MDT

Closing Date:13
th March 2023**
The Role:To deliver the Maternal Healthy Weight programme and be actively involved in stakeholder engagement in order to drive referrals into the service.

Key responsibilities:
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Deliver the Maternal Healthy Lifestyles service ensuring an action orientated approach to learning to support a full range of individuals to engage.
Be responsible for supporting pregnant people to achieve their goals which promote healthy weightgain in pregnancy and safe weightloss postnatally in a sustainable way delivery should account for 80% of a practitioners time.
Administration tasks and processes designed to engage clients onto programmes. For example, telephoning clients to book appointments, sending out communications, telephoning clients for catch up calls.
Support and encourage pregnant people to set realistic goals in terms of behaviour change and achieving positive healthy outcomes.
Use psychological coaching strategies, including motivational interviewing, goal setting and cognitive communication, behaviour therapy skills to negotiate change and overcoming barriers to achieving goals.
Educate adults by facilitating interactive and engaging sessions on dietary and healthy eating advice and physical activity.
Lead inclusive, fun, motivating and positive lifestyle experiences, considering the needs of the members on the Maternal Healthy Lifestyles service.
Promote a flexible approach to engaging with the Maternal Healthy Weight Programme
Ensure there is the regular communication with participants between sessions, ring those who do not show up and conduct followup calls and drop in sessions on a regular basis.
Conducting exit interviews with those who choose to disengage from the service.
Be sensitive and supportive to the psychological and physiological needs of pregnant people, and to signpost to additional support where appropriate.
Regularly evaluate the success of the Maternal Healthy Weight Programme and provide feedback to ensure continuous improvement in health outcomes.

Benefits: