Health Improvement Practitioner - Cornwall, United Kingdom - Cornwall Council

Cornwall Council

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Cornwall, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Description

The project will explore links between behaviour change and infrastructure for walking, wheeling and cycling, via social prescribing, in three areas of Cornwall - Penzance, St Austell & Clays and Bodmin.

Social prescribing offers a means of supporting people, by linking them to activities to benefit their health and wellbeing. There are a number of roles available for anyone passionate about supporting communities and individuals to make changes in travel choices

There are a number of new opportunities across the ATSP project

1 x Project Manager
1 x 0.6 Public Health Practitioner (Intermediate)
3 x 0.6 Health Improvement Practitioners

You will be part of a dedicated team to deliver the ATSP Pilot project.

This project will link Social Prescribers working for the NHS with Active Travel providers (who deliver community walks, cycle training, etc) with a view to encouraging people to be more active in their everyday lives.

The Project Manager will lead the ATSP project supported by the other officer roles to:

Work across the Council, with community organisations and wider health partners, such as GP practices. The roles will also include working with other external partners (e.g. Active Travel England), stakeholders, active travel provides, social prescribing networks and communities using a community development approach
Coordinate and contribute to the development and delivery of the project in three areas of Cornwall
Support the delivery and evaluation of specific projects by planning, monitoring and controlling specific assigned projects from start up to completion using recognised project management methods and tools.
There is an ambition to develop an Active Travel Strategy for Cornwall linked to the project.

Full time and part time hours will be considered.

We are happy to talk about flexible working options.

More information about working for Cornwall Council is available here.

This is a 2 year fixed term contract to cover a specific project.

Fairness and inclusion are at the heart of our vision for Cornwall.

In order to best serve our communities, we are striving to achieve a diverse workforce that is inclusive of all backgrounds, cultures and identities; e.g.

race, disability, sex, gender, age, religion and sexual orientation. We are an equal opportunities and Disability Confident employer, and we will assess applicants on their merits.

Cornwall Council is committed to safeguarding and following safer recruitment principles to help make sure our staff and volunteers are suitable to work with children, young people and adults at risk.

It's a vital part of creating a safe and positive environment and making a commitment to keeping all service users safe from harm.

Whilst the location/work-base for this role has been specified our evolving ways of working means that the role may require you to also work remotely (e.g. from home/other locations). We will discuss this with you during the recruitment process.