Health Improvement Facilitator

Sirona-Care-; Bristol; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27+ days’ annual leave

NHS Pension Scheme

Job summary

Sirona care & health, England’s largest provider of Adult’s and Children’s Community Services, invites applications for a Health Improvement Facilitator to support ageing well and proactive care across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire care homes.

You will deliver education and evidence-based interventions to promote activity, falls prevention, and wellbeing, working with a multidisciplinary team to embed preventative care and improve outcomes for residents.

Qualifications

• Experience of working in a health, social care or community setting.
• Experience of delivering education, coaching or training to individuals or groups.
• Evidence of managing own workload in a timely manner.
• Ability to travel independently across the locality to visit multiple care homes.
• Competent IT skills, including Microsoft Office and willingness to learn electronic clinical systems.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to adapt information for different audiences.
• Experience of working within care homes.
• Experience of working in a multi-professional team.
• Experience of carrying out therapy under direction of AHPs.
• Understanding of safeguarding principles and responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• The post holder will work as part of the Community Care Home Support Team, supporting the delivery of education, training and evidence-based interventions to promote physical activity, falls prevention, healthy ageing and wellbeing for people living in care homes across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.
• The post holder will support care home staff to develop the knowledge, skills and confidence required to embed preventative approaches into everyday care, including delivering group education sessions on topics such as physical activity and quality improvement.
• The post holder will work collaboratively with multidisciplinary colleagues, care home providers and partner organisations to improve outcomes for residents by encouraging person-centred care, maintaining independence and reducing avoidable deterioration.
• The role will contribute to service development through data collection, audit, evaluation and the promotion of evidence-based practice, whilst acting as a positive ambassador for the Community Care Home Support Team.

Skills

Health care

Education delivery

Workload management

Travel locally

IT literacy

Communication skills

Care homes experience

Teamwork

Therapy support

Safeguarding knowledge

Education

NVQ Level 3

Foundation degree

Assistant Practitioner

GCSE English/Maths

Tools

Microsoft Office

Electronic health records

Job description

Please note that if you apply for a position with Sirona care & health, you may be contacted via Trac or via email. This includes invites for job interviews. We therefore recommend that you regularly check your Trac Account and email accounts.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received prior to the advertised closing date.

Job overview

Are you interested in working across care homes in the Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire region? Do you like working as part of a supportive team but also with autonomy and independence? Do you have an interest in frailty and the care of older adults?

We are looking for a motivated individual to work as part of our multi-disciplinary team as a health improvement facilitator to focus on ageing well and proactive care in care homes.

This role will predominately work on delivering structured programs of support and proactive care to care staff and residents to improve health outcomes for residents living in the care sector. This is an exciting, unique and interesting role with opportunities for development and growth that you will be able to influence.

Main duties of the job

• The post holder will work as part of the Community Care Home Support Team, supporting the delivery of education, training and evidence-based interventions to promote physical activity, falls prevention, healthy ageing and wellbeing for people living in care homes across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.


• Working under the direction of registered clinicians, the post holder will support care home staff to develop the knowledge, skills and confidence required to embed preventative approaches into everyday care. This will include delivering group education sessions across a broad range of topics including physical activity and supporting quality improvement initiatives to promote best practice in ageing well.


• The post holder will work collaboratively with multidisciplinary colleagues, care home providers and partner organisations to improve outcomes for residents by encouraging person-centred care, maintaining independence and reducing avoidable deterioration associated with frailty, inactivity and falls.


• The role will contribute to service development through data collection, audit, evaluation and the promotion of evidence-based practice, whilst acting as a positive ambassador for the Community Care Home Support Team.

Working for our organisation

Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas.

We are Sirona care & health – England’s largest provider of Adult’s and Children’s Community Services and we’d love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.

Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days’ annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme – just a glimpse of the benefits you’ll receive.

We welcome and encourage all applicants. We are committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities we support and are proactively seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce. We know diversity fosters creativity and innovation.

We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We aim to draw upon the widest possible range of views and experiences to meet the changing needs of our colleagues, partners and communities we serve.

Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different – we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.

Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find attached to this vacancy.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities before applying for this position.

If you currently require a visa to work in the UK, there must be a minimum of 14 months remaining until the expiry date. If you do not disclose your expiry date within your application, it may not be considered. Please only provide the expiry date and not your share code within your application.

If you refer to qualifications or employment within your supporting statement, that has not been included in your Qualifications, Training or Employment History, this information may be discounted.

Person specification

Skills, Experience, Knowledge

• Experience of working in a health, social care or community setting.


• Experience of delivering education, coaching or training to individuals or groups.


• Evidence of managing own workload in a timely manner


• Ability to travel independently across the locality to visit multiple care homes.


• Competent IT skills, including Microsoft Office and willingness to learn electronic clinical systems.


• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to adapt information for different audiences.


• Experience of working within care homes.


• Experience of working in a multi-professional team


• Experience of carrying out therapy under direction of AHP's


• Understanding of safeguarding principles and responsibilities

Qualifcations and Training

• NVQ Level 3, Foundation Degree, Assistant Practitioner qualification, or equivalent experience in health improvement, health and social care or a related field.


• GCSE (or equivalent) in English and Mathematics (Grade C/4 or above).


• Evidence of continued professional development.


• Knowledge of the Enhanced Health in Care Homes (EHCH) framework.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.