An exciting opportunity is available for an enthusiastic, dynamic and motivated Health Trainer with a special interest in Mental Health to support the Lifestyle Service across Staffordshire. Health Trainers form an integral element of our whole systems approach to health improvement by providing support and practical information to individuals to assist them in making healthier lifestyle choices.
The key functions of the role are
To work closely with the NHS Trusts in Staffordshire by providing individual personal support to people who have a serious mental illness (SMI), focusing on improving key lifestyle behaviours and signposting to other relevant services.
This post will
* Improve the access of those with an SMI to lifestyle support and advice.
* Increase Health Trainer awareness and understanding of mental health.
* Increase capacity locally in terms of Mental Health First Aid delivery.
Main duties of the job
* Have at least 1 year of experience working with patients who have Serious Mental Illness.
* Have experience and knowledge of the benefits of a healthy lifestyle and managing key risk factors such as healthy eating, increasing physical activity levels, smoking cessation, and reducing alcohol consumption.
* Experienced in delivering and advising on community-based healthy eating and physical activity opportunities.
* Experienced in empowering individuals and groups to sustain behavioural change through an empathetic approach, utilising Behaviour Change Motivational Interviewing techniques and SMART goal setting.
* Desirable: Recognised Health Trainer qualifications e.g., City & Guilds Level 3 Certificate for Health Trainers, or equivalent, or Royal Institute of Public Health Level 2 Understanding Health Improvement or equivalent.
About us
Everyone Health Ltd supports people to live healthier lives. We offer advice and guidance, and our evidence-based prevention and treatment solutions enable individuals to take action to make a positive change. Our behaviour change dynamic services are co-designed by our service users as we continually strive to make a difference.
Mostly, we are a company full of passionate individuals who love to help people achieve their health goals.
Job responsibilities
MAIN PURPOSE
To work closely with the NHS Trusts by providing individual personal support to people who have a serious mental illness (SMI), focusing on improving key lifestyle behaviours and signposting to other relevant services.
This post will improve the access of those with an SMI to lifestyle support and advice.
SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES
* Provide support for those with an SMI to improve their lifestyle and, in turn, their physical health.
* Enable effective goal setting to elicit behaviour change, ensuring a positive, motivational, and engaging experience.
* Work closely with the community mental team to support patients with SMI that have been referred.
* Increase access to the Health Trainer service for those with SMI, leading to better monitoring of conditions to improve lifestyle outcomes.
* Be an ambassador within the locality team in raising awareness of mental health.
* Support patients as they travel across the specialist pathway of care, utilising behaviour change techniques and SMART goal settings on a 1:1 and group basis to ensure sustainable changes are achieved.
* Keep abreast of the holistic range of services available in the community by developing links with service providers and keeping up to date with service changes and developments, in order to appropriately signpost individuals to the service as and when they need them.
* Utilise a range of communication methods including digital technologies, face to face, telephone, email, and texting to ensure patient-led support is proportionate to individual and varying needs.
* Be aware of local barriers and individual resistance to changing health behaviours, adopting a solution-focused approach to positively facilitate and support individuals to overcome such barriers.
* Support the service to achieve contractual performance indicators, including individual, team, and contract targets.
* Be compliant with all relevant policies, procedures, and guidelines, including the appropriate codes of conduct associated with this post, and maintain awareness of safeguarding issues, reporting and acting on concerns in accordance with Everyone Health and Local Authority policies and procedures.
* Take responsibility for own CPD and participate in Everyone Health's induction, training, and continual professional development as required; recognise and work within own competence and professional code of conduct.
* Prioritise, organise, and manage own workload in a manner that maintains and promotes high quality.
* Deliver outstanding patient care, demonstrating empathy, understanding, and attention to detail.
* Ensure that commitment to equality and diversity is reflected at all stages of project planning, delivery, and evaluation, in line with agreed service standards.
* Be an ambassador for Everyone Health, promoting Staffordshire Lifestyle service and the Specialist Mental Health Trainer service to members of the public and other stakeholders/partners, where appropriate.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
* Enthusiastic approach to reducing stigma associated with mental ill health.
* Ability to plan own time and activities around the varying needs of individuals in the community.
* Respond effectively to referrals in line with agreed service protocols.
* Strong communication skills (written, verbal, and non-verbal) and listening skills.
* Keep accurate records of activity to provide data and monitoring information.
* Ability to document information in clear, accurate English.
* Good numeracy and literacy skills.
* Emotionally sensitive and empathetic to members of the public who wish to improve their health.
* Ability to research and update accurate information.
* Experience of being active in a team, group, and MDT.
* Strong relationship-building skills with a range of people from different backgrounds and situations.
* Computer literate - ability to use PowerPoint and to maintain and monitor information systems in line with the national minimum dataset and adapt to reflect local needs.
* Flexible and adaptable approach to working.
* Strong organisational and planning skills, with the ability to prioritise, often managing competing priorities and deadlines.
* Flexible attitude to working environment and specific community needs, ability to think innovatively to engage specific community groups effectively.
* Strong team player, whilst also confidently working independently when reaching out to communities.
Special Conditions
* Role may incorporate evening and weekend working, with variable levels of travel across Staffordshire working in a variety of settings.
* Full UK Driving licence and access to a car for work - with business purposes insurance.
* Evidence of a personal commitment to continuing professional development and to maintaining up-to-date professional knowledge supporting the development of business within the company.
* This post involves working with vulnerable adults and as such the post holder will be required to apply for a disclosure of criminal records at an enhanced level (DBS).
Experience
* Positive attitude towards people with mental health issues.
* Providing 1 to 1 and group support to communities, evidencing a sustained positive change in knowledge and behaviour, resulting in positive healthy lifestyle behaviours.
* Providing ongoing individual support, working cohesively with a team of specialists or MDT.
* Building strong links and relationships with a range of groups, organisations, and agencies.
* Raising public awareness and provision of consistent healthy lifestyle messaging on issues relevant to the health of the community.
* At least 1 year of experience of working with targeted communities, in particular those with an SMI.
* Managing own workload to ensure tasks are completed on time and to a high standard.
* Using software systems to document, collate, and evidence work.
* Experience of effectively networking.
* Knowledge and a good understanding of the social determinants of health.
* Knowledge of lifestyle risk factors with a good understanding of the increased risk to health when individuals present with multiple risk factors that contribute towards unhealthy lifestyles.
* Understanding of the inequalities that those with SMI may experience.
* Knowledge of behaviour change and theoretical principles that support people when embarking on a behaviour change, including the use of Motivational Interviewing.
* Knowledge of health inequalities and the barriers to health improvement.
* Knowledge of the benefits of undertaking regular physical activity, reducing sedentary behaviour, and improved healthy eating with a view to preventing falls.
* Knowledge of social marketing approaches and use of market segmentation tools, with a focus on identifying triggers for behaviour change.
* A comprehensive knowledge of good communications and engagement practice and how to translate practice into innovative and effective solutions.
* Knowledge of the range of mental health services in England.
* Knowledge and understanding of the Patient Confidentiality Act and the Data Protection Act.
Qualifications
* GCSE Maths and English to at least Grade C, or equivalent.
* Recognised Health Trainer qualifications e.g., City & Guilds Level 3 Certificate for Health Trainers, or equivalent, or Royal Institute of Public Health Level 2 Understanding Health Improvement or equivalent. If these are not held, the post holder will be supported in achieving Everyone Health's accredited behaviour change training during their first year in post.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
£25,000 a year per annum pro rata for part-time.
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