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Health Improvement Practitioner

Posted on May 23, 2024
(Ref: 184740SubstantiveFull Time – 37 hours per week Band 5 - Salary Range £30,229- £37,664 per annumDistant Island Allowance of £2,256 per annum Relocation Assistance of up to £8000 availableHealth Improvement Practitioners provide essential skills and experience for delivering patient focused health improvement services in all localities across Shetland and delivering project based activities which seeks to improve population health and tackle health inequalities.

In this role you will assist in planning, implementing and evaluating health improvement activities and community based approaches. You will be involved in a range of interesting topics such as mental health, alcohol awareness, poverty as well as lifestyle change programmes such as quit your way.

You will ideally have experience of working within health improvement, or a related field, or applying the principles of health improvement in another area, and be educated to degree level or equivalent. Excellent team working, communication and interpersonal skills are essential, along with the ability to manage a busy agenda and work to deadlines, prioritising own workload as required.

Rise to the challenge and enjoy the opportunity - Shetland is a wonderful place to live and work. Shetland offers low pollution, low crime, excellent schools, great leisure facilities, unique wildlife and amazing scenery, whilst still only a short flight away from the UK mainland. To find out more about living and working in Shetland go to www.shetland.org and/or https://www.shetland.org/life

For an informal discussion, please contact: Nicola Balfour or Fern Jamieson on 01595 74 3330, nicola.balfour2@nhs.scot; fern.jamieson@nhs.scot

Closing date: 9th June 2024

Interview date: 27th June 2024

If you require assistance or encounter any technical issues with your application, please e-mail support at https://jobseekersupport.jobtrain.co.uk/support/home including the vacancy reference number and “NHS Shetland” in the subject line.

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