Wellbeing Practitioner

As a Wellbeing Practitioner you will meet with clients in a variety of settings either in a 1-2-1 or group/clinic to identify their support needs through conducting an initial assessment. Working as part of a Team rota work patterns typically involve 2 evening shifts. You will provide ongoing support specifically around smoking cessation, weight management, harmful drinking and this may include providing extended brief advice and developing/delivering a programme of support. You will have advanced administrative or technical skills and be highly organised, to ensure correct recording and updating of all client interaction on the caseload management system. You may be required to supervise staff and mentor and develop new members of staff and be a point of contract from other individuals and services for advise and information on your expertise areas., You will have experience of working with people, in 1-2-1's or groups in a variety of settings, delivering/supporting behaviour change interventions. You will have the skills to lead community-based clinics as well as the ability to facilitate support with physical activity, emotional wellbeing and the broader issues that may be impacting an individual's current health or could prevent the patients' ability to manage their health in the future through personalised support planning. With good interpersonal, time management and communication skills you will be able to prioritise and organise your workload and be able to work flexibly to meet the needs of the wider team. In addition you will be a car driver or have the ability to work across PO1 - PO6.

Portsmouth City Council commit to developing its staff therefore as part of this role you will be expected to commit to ongoing learning and development. The post holder should have or work towards equivalent NVQ qualifications in post related topic areas such as health improvement and wider determinants of health within two years.

At Portsmouth City Council we're all about developing our staff, because we want to build a bigger and better city but we need the best employees to do so. With a little over 207,000 residents and 7,000 businesses throughout this city, this unitary authority's main goal is to ensure the best care and development of all those within the city. From customer service to multi-million pound projects, our residents are at the heart of everything we do. Your New Role The Wellbeing Service supports individuals to modify behaviours, improve their health, increase life expectancy, and to reduce health inequalities for people in Portsmouth. The Wellbeing team provide services across Portsmouth in a range of venues including GP practices, hospital settings and community centres. In addition, the service provides telephone/virtual support. Some of the work undertaken will be targeting our most deprived communities, who suffer the greatest health inequalities.

We really appreciate our employees and fully realise they are essential to our success and look to offer an inclusive, supportive working environment where employees can reach their potentials with a healthy work life balance, offering the following rewards:

• Generous annual leave (27 days per year rising to 31, pro rata for part time hours) with the potential to purchase additional leave.
• A fantastic pension which allows you the opportunity to pay in more for that greater return.
• Flexible working.
• Access to a wide range of training and development opportunities including apprenticeships.
• Extensive wellbeing support through the Employee Assistance Programme
• Discount on travel, travel loans and the bike loan scheme
• Discounts on a wide range of goods and services - access a range of discounts and offers from thousands of restaurants, shops and more.
Staff rewards: https://careers.portsmouth.gov.uk/working-for-the-council