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Health Improvement Practitioner (Ref: 148591)
Post 1 - Part time 18.75 per week
Post 2 Part time 22.5 per week
Both posts Fixed term to 31st March 2024
Band 5 - Salary Range £30,229 - £37,664 per annum pro-rata plus
Distant Island Allowance of £2,256 per annum (pro rata)
Relocation Assistance of up to £2000 available depending on start date
This contract is for a fixed-term until 31/03/2024 to provide maternity cover. If you wish to apply for this post as a secondment opportunity, you will need to discuss with your line manager before submitting an application.
Health Improvement Practitioners provide essential skills and experience for delivering patient focused health improvement services in all localities across Shetland and delivering project based activities which seeks to improve population health and tackle health inequalities.
In this role you will assist in planning, implementing and evaluating health improvement activities and community based services. You will be involved in a range of interesting topics such as mental health, alcohol awareness, poverty as well as lifestyle change programmes such as quit your way.
You will ideally have experience of working within health improvement, or a related field, or applying the principles of health improvement in another area, and be educated to degree level or equivalent. Excellent team working, communication and interpersonal skills are essential, along with the ability to manage a busy agenda and work to deadlines, prioritising own workload as required.
Rise to the challenge and enjoy the opportunity - Shetland is a wonderful place to live and work. Shetland offers low pollution, low crime, excellent schools, great leisure facilities, unique wildlife and amazing scenery, whilst still only a short flight away from the UK mainland. To find out more about living and working in Shetland go to www.shetland.org and/or https://www.shetland.org/life
You will be expected to comply with the Induction Standards and Code of Conduct for Healthcare Support Workers within 3 months of commencing your role – details can be viewed on http://www.hcswtoolkit.nes.scot.nhs.uk/resources/hcsw-standards-and-codes/
For an informal discussion, please contact: Nicola Balfour on Nicola.balfour2@nhs.Scot
Closing date: 28th May 2023
Interview date: 19th June 2023
If you require assistance or encounter any technical issues with your application, please e-mail support at https://jobseekersupport.jobtrain.co.uk/support/home including the vacancy reference number and “NHS Shetland” in the subject line.
Preferred candidates will be required to join the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update prior to a formal offer of employment being made.
In promoting equal opportunities, we welcome applications from all sections of the community.