Healthy Lifestyle Practitioner

Exciting entry level opportunities are available to join our Healthy Lifestyle and Stop Smoking Team. The role will have a special interest in delivering Stop Smoking Services and supporting health promotion within the Healthy Communities Integrated Lifestyle Service in Southend. The Stop Smoking Service offers support for eligible adults through virtual or face-to-face clinic either 1to1 or group settings. Offering 12 weeks of support with free NRT and guidance to support residents of Southend to Quit for good. The ideal candidate will be based at one of our Southend bases nearest to their home address, however the candidate needs to be open to travel across Southend to support the delivery of the Stop Smoking Service. This position will require the successful applicant to be competent working alone as well as with others. You will be responsible for the front-line delivery of the service and supporting clients on a one-to-one basis. You will be responsible for maintaining and replenishing your own equipment and communicating across the team and with the Stop Smoking Coordinator to ensure a quality service is delivered. This can be a fast-paced role and will require a pro-active, versatile approach and can-do attitude to succeed. You must be able to manage your appointment time and be able to respond quickly to change. Additional duties may include admin support, one to one patient support calls and other events promotion.

• Have strong time management, empathy, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to take responsibility for own quality delivery needs and provide proactive communication.
• Have experience of, or a strong interest in delivering Stop Smoking Services or public health service delivery.
• Display an awareness of key health messages around the benefits of a healthy lifestyle and managing key risk factors: smoking cessation, diet, physical activity, social isolation, weight management and alcohol consumption.
• A competent individual who enjoys working at community events both indoor and outdoor.
• Ideally possess a minimum of 1 year experience working in community-based services or public health.
• Training will be provided however NCSCT training as well as a health degree or equivalent is advantageous.
  
  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.