Health Improvement Officer

Hinckley & Bosworth aims to become a borough that our community and staff are proud of. To contribute to this aim the Council wishes to take positive action to improve the health & well being of its residents & employees.

This new post will influence the priorities, policies & direction of the Councils` health improvement programme, developing, delivering & monitoring sustainable health & well being initiatives in the community & within the authority.

To achieve this, the post holder will need to be a real team player and have excellent skills and experience of partnership working with a wide range of key partners both internally within the council and externally with the Primary Care Trust and other key providers

If you are enthusiastic, highly motivated & conscientious, & bring a working knowledge of health needs assessments & possess health improvement skills together with the ability to communicate effectively we would like to invite you to apply to join our Commercial Team to aid the Council in realising its ambition.

The successful applicant will require to have had experience of planning, co-ordinating & delivering public health programmes & initiatives. A post graduate qualification would be desirable.

Closing date: 6 April 2010

Interviews date: Week commencing 19 April 2010

CV’s not accepted.