Health Improvement Advisor

NELFT NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health organization in the United Kingdom is seeking a motivated individual to support families with infant feeding and promote healthy lifestyles among children. Responsibilities include delivering the Healthy Child Programme, conducting workshops, and providing culturally sensitive support. The position offers flexible working opportunities and a focus on employee well-being in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Flexible working opportunities

Comprehensive induction and training

Proactive health and wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Ability to provide culturally sensitive support to families.
• Strong communication skills to advise clients effectively.
• Knowledge of childhood nutrition and healthy lifestyle practices.

Responsibilities

• Deliver the Healthy Child Programme to families.
• Support families with their infant feeding journeys.
• Organize and lead healthy eating sessions and workshops.

Skills

Cultural sensitivity

Communication

Empathy

Knowledge of healthy eating

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated individual to join the Redbridge 0-19 Health Improvement Team – working primarily with 0-1 year olds, supporting families with their feeding journey. You may be required to support the Healthy Weight/Healthy Lifestyle team with activities such as Introduction to Solids, Healthy Weight sessions and the National Child Measurement Programme.

Responsibilities

• Provide a comprehensive, effective and culturally sensitive service to clients delivering the Healthy Child Programme.
• Support families with their infant feeding journeys.
• Predominantly support the delivery of feeding cafés, referrals and education sessions focusing on six high‑impact areas, starting from antenatal workshops, breastfeeding and promoting healthy weight and eating habits within the 0-19 population.
• Support the development, in partnership, of specific programmes for children and families.
• With the support of the 0-19 service develop a whole‑family approach enabling families and children to make healthier lifestyle choices and empower them to access information and support.
• Give telephone support, advice and information.
• Take a key role in supporting starter solid‑food groups and accessing clients through feeding groups, clinics and children’s centres.
• Understand the barriers to making healthy choices and be able to support families.
• Support health‑promotion activities within the team, raising awareness of healthy eating.
• Participate in activities as directed by the Team Lead or Operational Lead to promote healthy eating.
• While a driving licence is not essential, you must be prepared and able to travel across the borough.

Probationary Period

This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period unless you are an internal applicant who is currently part‑way through a probationary period or you are a bank member of staff.

High‑Cost Area Supplement

This post also attracts payment for a High‑Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,714 and a maximum payment of £5,941) pro rata for part‑time staff.

Induction and Onboarding

New starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undergo a comprehensive induction lasting up to two weeks, which will include mandatory training, systems training and allocation of equipment. During this process you will also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend drop‑in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction is held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

Benefits and Work Environment

We believe in bringing your authentic and best self to work, in order to deliver the best care to our patients. We are committed to supporting our employees holistically and offer:

• A long‑standing and award‑winning approach to equality and diversity, with supportive networks for ethnic minority staff, staff with disabilities or long‑term/chronic conditions and LGBT staff.
• A commitment to supporting colleagues to achieve a work‑life balance, through flexible working opportunities and our efforts to support working parents and carers, helping us to be recognised as a ‘Top 10 Family Friendly Employer’ by the Working Families Charity.
• Proactive health and wellbeing support, including access to our employee assistance programme, staff psychological support, individual wellbeing conversations and a network of health and wellbeing ambassadors.
• Flexible working is a priority – we want you to work in a way that is best for you and for our patients, whether that is a job share, part‑time hours or another flexible pattern.

Supporting Our Armed Forces

We recognise the valuable contribution that the Armed Forces community makes to our organisation. We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant, achieved a Gold Award under the Armed Forces Employer Recognition Scheme and have supportive policies, guaranteed interview schemes for veterans, reservists and military spouses, and additional leave for our reservists to attend their annual camp.

About NELFT

Joining #TeamNELFT means becoming part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We are CQC rated Good and are on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway, providing community and mental health care services to adults and children within these areas. We have award‑winning equality and diversity initiatives, invest heavily in staff development and are proud of our Level 3 Disability Confident Leader status, Working Families Top 10 Employers ranking and Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. For more information about careers and why NELFT is a great place to work, watch the video linked in our careers page.