Health Improvement Worker

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An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Derbyshire County Council’s Public Health Department, within Live Life Better Derbyshire, to support the work of the Health Improvement Team.

Live Life Better Derbyshire (LLBD) supports people to identify their holistic health and wellbeing needs, and provides weight management, smoking cessation, and physical activity services across Derbyshire. Additionally, LLBD also provide Health Check, Hypertension, National Child Measurement and Healthier Futures services.

We have a wonderful opportunity to recruit a new Health Improvement Worker to join the LLBD Team Hub Team.

The LLBD Hub is the first point of contact for all referrals into the service, as well as general enquiries from clients, referrers, partners, and staff.

Health Improvement Workers supporting the hub will contribute to the delivery of the LLBD service by supporting clients over the phone to identify and address their health and wellbeing needs, and by assisting with the various referral processing pathways and administration functions within the hub team.

These posts will be based within the LLBD Hub Team located in Matlock. Working within a busy office, the successful candidate will require a good level of IT literacy including proficient use of Microsoft Teams, Word, Excel, and Outlook along with the ability to adapt to bespoke databases. The ability to use Microsoft Office 365 and its associated applications would be an advantage. It is also essential that the successful candidate has excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate with a wide range of clients being aware of barriers that may prevent a lifestyle change.

Due to the nature of the service the successful candidate must demonstrate the ability and commitment to undertaking a comprehensive range of duties as well as demonstrating flexibility in order to meet the demands of the service. There may at times be a need to work out in the Derbyshire community.

Hours: 37
Days: Monday – Friday
Working Pattern: Monday – Thursday 09:00 – 17:00, Friday 09:00 – 16:30
Base: Matlock (with travel for training and shadowing purposes as required)

If you require further information about the role, please contact Jenny Earnshaw on 07966 153478 / jenny.earnshaw@derbyshire.gov.uk or Emma Gill at Emma.Gill@derbyshire.gov.uk

Provisional Interview Date: 11 November 2024.

Due to this post having access to children and/or vulnerable adults, the successful candidate will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided. Click here to see our policy on criminal background checks.