Health Improvement Practitioner - Leeds, United Kingdom - Leeds City Council

Leeds City Council

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Leeds, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Description

Internal vacancy. Applications will only be considered from existing Leeds City Council employees.
An exciting opportunity has arisen at Leeds Public Health.

Our ambition is for Leeds to be the best city in the UK; one that is compassionate and caring, with a strong economy, tackling poverty and reducing inequalities.

We want to be a healthy city for all ages, where people who are the poorest improve their health the fastest.

Leeds Public Health plays a major part in delivering this vision as part of the highly collaborative approach of 'Team Leeds', and we have the ideal partners and assets in Leeds to succeed.

Leeds City Council is one of the largest employers in the region with over 14,000 employees. We seek to recruit and develop talented individuals who embody our
council values and
ambitions.

About you
To be considered for this Health Improvement Practitioner role you will need to have:

Good communication skills
Ability to reflect on your practice
Knowledge of partnership working
Good team working
A strong commitment to addressing health inequalities

About the role
The postholder will be working across the Localities and Primary Care Team and the Public Mental Health Team in Public Health, engaging with communities in Leeds with the highest risk of poorer health outcomes

Initial priorities will be:

Using public health intelligence to survey and assess a population's health and wellbeing

Supporting community-based research in priority inner city wardsz.

Supporting consultation in communities that will support the development of local Health Needs Assessments.
Building understanding around access, experience and outcomes
Working with a range of different groups and communities to gather insight to understand what works in accessing support and the barriers to access.
Provide key recommendations and principles on what would make services more accessible and culturally appropriate.
Support public health to test the recommendations and principles and evaluate the impact.
Audit information and resources published by public health and broader partners to ensure they are accessible, easy read and clear.
Public Health Project Support
Providing project support across Localities and Primary Care and the Public Mental Health teams in response to identified needs.

What we offer you
We take pride in offering the best employee experience, with benefits including:

A competitive salary and annual leave entitlement plus statutory holidays
Membership of the West Yorkshire Pension Fund with generous employer contributions
Flexible and hybrid working arrangements (please note that you will be required to spend regular time in the office in addition to home working)
A clear career pathway and continuing professional development opportunities
A range of staff benefits to help you boost your wellbeing and make your money go further

How to apply

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.

We promote diversity and want a workforce that reflects the population of Leeds. Leeds City Council is ranked 70 on the Stonewall Equality Index 2023. We are also an age-friendly employer, a Mindful Employer and a Disability Confident Leader.

This role is based in the UK. Employment is conditional on confirmation of the right to work in the UK - either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa. If you do not have the right to work in the UK and the role does not meet eligibility for sponsorship, please consider carefully whether you meet the eligibility to apply.

Job purpose

To contribute and support the implementation of specialist local health improvement programmes ensuring the implementation of Public Health policies, strategies and work programmes which includes developing and maintaining public health information and support structures.

The post holder will have specific responsibility for developing and implementing a range of initiatives in relation to the full spectrum of health and wellbeing.

The post aims to actively work to address health inequalities within Leeds.

The post holder will also be required to facilitate and support multi-agency public health group work; community based health needs assessment and provide public health related training to a range of staff and community groups.

Responsibilities

Support the continuous development, implementation and evaluation of public health work.
Facilitate the implementation of health and wellbeing programmes.
Support relationship building with public health providers to enable contract monitoring.
Develop, continually review and update action plans.
Support delivery of programmes to raise awareness and increase early detection in relation to the health and wellbeing of people of the specified locality or topic area.
Support the developme