Falls Practitioner

To provide a key role as a specialist Falls Prevention Health Trainer within Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Healthy You Lifestyle service to contribute to a reduction in falls and fall-related injuries within Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.

This post will

In line with NICE guidance and the local community level falls prevention pathway, be responsible and accountable for the delivery of high quality, evidence-based multifactorial falls risk assessments and interventions for adults 65+ at risk of falling or who report a fall

Deliver group based strength and balance classes Falls Management Exercise FaME to contribute to a reduction in falls and falls-related injuries

To play an active preventative role across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough by spreading the message of the importance of strength and balance exercises and other evidence-based falls prevention activities.

Be familiar with working with older individuals and knowledgeable of the benefits of a healthy lifestyle and managing fall risk factors healthy eating, increasing physical activity levels, and balance and strength training.

Creative and pro-active with strong planning, time management, empathy and excellent interpersonal skills.

Experienced in delivering falls prevention activity in groups and through 1to1 exercise advice.

Experienced in promoting and engaging individuals and groups, to sustain behavioural change through an empathetic approach, utilising Motivational Interviewing techniques and SMART goal setting.

Flexible with a full UK licence and access to a car for work

Have recognised qualifications relevant to the role e.g., RSPH, City and Guilds and YMCA REPs endorsed strength, balance and Chair Based Exercise qualifications

Experience in building strong links and relationships with a diverse range of groups, organisations and agencies

Welcome to Everyone Health.

Everyone Health offers a behaviour change approach to improving the health of local communities. We do this by providing dynamic and bespoke healthy lifestyle services to partners across the sector and deliver effective prevention and treatment services.