Health Promotion Assistant - London, United Kingdom - St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

beBee Recruiter

Description

The post holder will be responsible for providing support to the Health Improvement Specialist around general health improvement and general management to deliver improvements in health outcomes and reductions in health inequalities in the population area.

The post holder will also assist with developing a co-ordinated programme of work to ensure an effective uptake of the screening programme and raise awareness of bowel cancer and the screening programme, across South West London.

The main duties of the successful applicant will be as follows:

Professional/Clinical

1.1 Provide practices and PCN's with their regular uptake data

1.2 Mapping out of key communities to work with in particular boroughs

1.3 Prepare and deliver a range of reports regarding health promotion activity; as required.

1.4 Responsible for ordering resources to practices

1.5 To support the HIS in assessing the needs of the population

1.6 Assist with facilitating training sessions and events

Strategic/Partnership Work

2.1 Support the HIS develop and maintain a range of expert networks

2.2 Assisting the Health Improvement Specialist (HIS) to arrange training sessions and clinical meetings with practices and PCN's

2.3 Work with the Specialist Screening Practitioners and provide support where appropriate on prevention and health improvement to individuals in the post
- screening and post-colonoscopy phase

2.4 To liaise with the BCSP Hub to support the HIS in their work

2.5 Assist with the development of communication tools such as e-briefs, newsletters and online resources to share and communicate with a range of internal and external stakeholders

2.6 To undertake any training necessary on issues around bowel cancer and colorectal screening

2.7 Assist the HIS in devising strategies to deliver new initiatives

Data Analysis

3.1 Monitor outcomes of data and act on any emerging trends

With nearly 9,000 dedicated staff caring for patients around the clock, they are the largest healthcare provider in southwest London.

Their main site, St George's Hospital in Tooting - one of the country's principal teaching hospitals - is shared with St George's, University of London, which trains medical students and carries out advanced medical research.

St George's Hospital also hosts the St George's, University of London and Kingston University Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences, which is responsible for training a wide range of healthcare professionals from across the region.

As well as acute hospital services, they provide a wide variety of specialist care and a full range of community services to patients of all ages following integration with Community Services Wandsworth in 2010.

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of 1.3 million across southwest London.

A large number of services, such as cardiothoracic medicine and surgery, neurosciences and renal transplantation, also cover significant populations from Surrey and Sussex, totalling around 3.5 million people.

The trust also provides care for patients from a larger catchment area in southeast England, for specialties such as complex pelvic trauma.

Other services treat patients from all over the country, such as family HIV care and bone marrow transplantation for non-cancer diseases.

The trust also provides a nationwide state-of-the-art endoscopy training centre.

**Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the role