Health Improvement Senior

The Role

The postholder has responsibility for a portfolio of health improvement programmes across one locality or topic area with the overall aim of improving health and reducing health inequalities in line with the Local Delivery Plan, Single Outcome Agreement, and other locally and nationally identified health priorities.

The post holder has responsibility for the development and delivery of this portfolio of programmes under the direction of the Unit Health Improvement Team Leader/Senior Health Promotion Officer. The post holder is required to provide health improvement support, training and advice to colleagues and partners, providing programme management and where appropriate, staff management.

The postholder is responsible for establishing and sustaining relationships internally within NHS Lanarkshire and with key external partners and stakeholders to promote health improvement and address inequalities in health.

Working within the NHS and with partner agencies the post holder will primarily lead the development and implementation of Health Improvement programmes in line with NHS Lanarkshire strategies and local health needs.

Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire!

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

• The post holder must be qualified to degree standard.
• The post holder should have or be working towards a postgraduate qualification or have the equivalent knowledge and experience that demonstrates an understanding of health improvement/ health promotion/ public health at postgraduate level
• Plus experience of Health Promotion / Public Health / Health Improvement
• Partnership working and negotiation skills
• Contribution to policy implementation
• Budget monitoring
• Proven track record in the delivery of Health Improvement/Public Health
• Projects
• Demonstrate knowledge, understanding and application of appropriate public health competencies  February 2010, or be on or working towards the UKPHR Practitioner Registration.
• Local and National Policies and Strategies that affect the health of the population

• Degree in a health or related discipline
• Experience of working in a health or health related discipline.
• Knowledge of one relevant specific topic, or skill based area, e.g. young people, mental health, nursing or community development.
• An understanding of the health improvement policy agenda.
• Good written and verbal communication skills, IT skills.
• Organisational and time management skills.
• Negotiation and problem solving skills.
• Research and evaluation skills.
• Training, facilitation and group work skills.
• Project Management skills.
• Partnership working skills and experience.
• Full, valid UK/EU/EEA drivers licence

Please note for all vacancies where a driving licence is required this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence.

• Fixed Term or Secondment for 23 months
• Full time
• 37 hours

Please note this is a fixed term post for 23 months. Where a post only has temporary funding and an existing member of NHS Lanarkshire staff wishes to apply, this will be treated as a secondment. The employee MUST already have written agreement from their line manager to be released on a secondment before applying for the post.

This role will be based in Health Improvement within Beckford St.

Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.

If you’re looking to find out more, then we would love to hear from you!

Please contact Clare McCool, Alcohol Harms & Other Substances – Team Leader on clare.mc

For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact Heather Lamont,

Recruitment Administrator on heather.la

(Please remember to include the job title and reference number in your email)

Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.

Some of NHS Lanarkshire’s benefits include:

• A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service
• A minimum of 8 days of public holidays
• Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the Scottish Public…