Casual Health Improvement Practitioner

This is a casual post with specific shifts offered at delivery locations in Somerset. Example locations may be libraries, sports centres, shopping centres.

The working hours will be mostly weekend and evening opportunities with some weekdays.

25 days annual leave (pro rata)

Flexible working re: hours may be possible depending on delivery location requirements

We’re working to improve the lives of people in Somerset – and you’ll be a key part of that. Your day-to-day work will involve:

• Motivating individuals to make and maintain positive health lifestyles.
• Support the delivery of the Community BP programme and related follow-up interventions.
• Partner with a range of organisations and community venues to deliver blood pressure testing

We offer ongoing support, training and guidance to help you be the best you can be. But it will really help if you:

• Be comfortable to engage the public with health promotion topics in a supportive manner.
• Have experience of delivering healthier lifestyle promotion including blood pressure checks.
• Have experience of training e.g. train the trainer or similar in relation to healthy lifestyle promotion.
• Have experience and knowledge of improving health and wellbeing and reducing health inequalities.
• Have the aptitude and confidence for working with a rapidly changing environment including problem solving and an ability to work autonomously.
• Are able to start immediately and able to travel across Somerset in a timely manner to delivery sites along with transport / carriage of equipment blood pressure testing kit and health promotion materials (all items are lightweight ~2-6kg per item but bulky and would usually fit in a car).

And that means everyone in Somerset. An important part of this is ensuring that we are as diverse and inclusive as the people and communities we serve.

We welcome applications from a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences to enrich our team. You can always contact the hiring manager for a chat if there’s anything you want to talk about before you apply.

We are proud to offer an environment that is supportive and rewarding, working as part of a team who are passionate about the work they do to improve the lives of people in Somerset.

We offer great training and development opportunities, with supportive management. As well as this, we have some fantastic employee benefits available:

• We promote a healthy work-life balance and offer flexible working arrangements wherever possible, including working from home.
• Generous annual leave allowance, with the opportunity to purchase additional leave.
• Staff discounts in gyms.
• Employee Assistance for the times you may need some support and a variety of employee wellbeing services.
• Auto enrolment onto our generous Pension Scheme and optional pension enhancement through our Additional Voluntary Contribution scheme.
• A Flexible Benefits Scheme via salary sacrifice to obtain a cycle for work and health screenings.
• My Staff Shop offering discounts in shops, online shopping, restaurants, cinema tickets, insurance benefits and more.

For an informal chat about the role, you can contact Orla Dunn  or Andrea Osborne an

When completing your application/CV please provide your full employment history and ensure that any gaps in employment are explained. Please start with your current or most recent employment.

We may withdraw the advert and interview early based on sufficient likely suitable applicants to fill the current business need.

If you have all the information you need, just hit the apply button - we can’t wait to hear from you.

An Enhanced DBS check will be required.