Health Improvement Project Officer (Healthy Families)

According to the World Health Organisation, the life course approach aims to identify opportunities to minimise risk factors and enhance protective factors through evidence-based interventions at important life stages. For the Healthy Families workstream this informs the support we deliver from the antenatal period through to early childhood – the first 1001 days.

This role will actively support, monitor and review a range of projects delivering healthier outcomes for both pregnant and postnatal people and their families. This will include providing expertise, advice and assistance, as required, to ensure effective project implementation in line with budgets and timescales.

The role will be required to work in the context of Medway’s ‘Joint Local Health & Wellbeing Strategy’ and the Public Health Outcomes Framework to reduce health inequalities.

The role will involve liaising with influential stakeholders in a way that promotes the vision and values of the Council.

The role will actively contribute to the development, delivery, and evaluation of evidence-based projects that deliver to plan, enhance the well-being of Medway residents, support the achievement of local and national targets and reduce health inequalities. Examples 1 of projects included within this role are BumpClub Medway; BumpClub Walks; Beyond BumpClub and Smokefree Families.

The successful candidate will be confident in building alliances and partnerships to plan, implement, and/or monitor projects that can be time limited and that share goals and priorities to enhance service awareness, availability, access, and uptake and also ensure compliance with statutory legislation and practice requirements, including mandatory training.

The role will require the delivery formal presentations and training to a range of clinical and non-clinical teams, i.e., GPs, Local Authority meetings, Senior Manager meetings, and to other key stakeholders. The role will see the application of the principles of social marketing, and/or behavioural science, to reach specific groups and communities with enabling information and ideas, raising awareness of ‘A Better Medway Lifestyle Services’ and advocating public health principles and action.

It is paramount to demonstrate a commitment to equality and diversity, identifying service strategies to deliver equitable and fair services for users and employees, challenging discriminatory practices and actively managing and promoting diversity. This will also include adherence to professional codes of conduct, occupational membership codes, employer behaviour frameworks and practice standards. The role requires the candidate to act with integrity, consistency and purpose, and take responsibility for own personal development, ensuring that service specific knowledge and understanding is maintained and developed.

At the discretion of the line manager, such other activities as may, from time to time, be agreed consistent with the nature of the job described above.

The successful post holder will be subject to an enhanced Adults DBS check.

If you would like to have an informal discussion with the recruiting manager, please e-mail Emma Dawson emma.dawson@medway.gov.uk

Career Progression Frameworks (CPF) have been introduced for all roles at Medway Council. These frameworks provide a mechanism for employees to take ownership of their development within their post and be rewarded accordingly. The salary you will be offered will be at level A. There will be further opportunity once in post to progress from level A to B, and B to C.

When writing your application, it is important to ensure you identify your suitability against the requirements of the job profile, as this information will be used for shortlisting and may contribute to the CPF assessment. Your application may be rejected if the minimum required criteria is not met. Further information relating to the requirements for this role can be found in the CPF Guidance document attached.

The person specification of a job profile is split into three levels:

Level A details the essential criteria that all applicants must be able to demonstrate through their application and interview.

Level B details the developed competencies that an individual who is practised in this role would be able to demonstrate and will be a progression of knowledge, experience and skills from level A.

Level C requires the highest level of competence and applicants would need to fully meet and demonstrate all aspects of the job profile, including qualifications, knowledge, skills and experience.

We are seeking to appoint a Health Improvement Project Officer (Healthy Families). You can demonstrate knowledge, experience and skills to allow you to perform within this role. You will identify, through application, how you meet the elements detailed within the person specification, at either Level A, B or C. You will be supported to develop in your role through induction, probation and a supportive Performance Appraisal and Career Conversation. Through your induction you will be introduced to the Career Progression Framework (CPF), which will help you to identify your areas of strength and any development needs.

Important Information-

Applicants must be able to demonstrate all essential requirements as listed in the job profile

For further information, and for details of the benefits of working for Medway Council, please refer to the Medway information pack available as a download or to view online.

Please be advised that if you are not contacted within 3 weeks of the advert closing date then you have not been shortlisted. All recruitment correspondence, including interview letters and contracts of employment will usually be sent out via email.

Please visit http://www.mindfulemployer.net/ for information on how Medway Council put good practices in place to ensure employees and job applicants who declare mental health issues receive the right level of support.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time prior to the closing date.