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The Health Promotion Service lead on approaches and services which maintain and improve health and wellbeing and reduce health inequalities. This covers the life course, early years and children, adults and older adults.
You will work directly with colleagues in the Health Promotion Service and in partnership with colleagues from Health & Social Care, NHS Fife and Fife Council, plus a range of third and voluntary sector partners.
You will have particular responsibility for:
• Developing and implementing health promotion initiatives – localities/settings/sectors.
• Delivery and development of training/facilitation on a range of health promotion themes.
• Consultation and community engagement.
You will have recent experience of delivering evidence based interventions and programmes of work. You will be required to demonstrate your understanding of health promotion theory and the impact of inequalities on health. You will be required to demonstrate effective engagement strategies and approaches of working in the community in a collaborative manner.
You should be educated to degree level or equivalent with significant experience in Health Promotion, Health Improvement or Community Development.
This is a non nursing role. This post is temporary for 21 months.
Applications on a secondment basis will be considered providing you have prior agreement from your current line manager.
For informal enquiries, please email Katie Provan (Katie.provan@nhs.scot) or talk to Katie on 01383 565316 after reading the application pack.
A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Prior to appointment.
NHS Fife is legally obliged to ensure all its employees are legally entitled to work in the United Kingdom. If you are not a United Kingdom (UK) or Irish National, you are required to confirm your right to work in your application.
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.