Temporary Health Promotion Officer

This role will contribute to the increased awareness, prevention and early detection of chest heart and stroke illnesses in Northern Ireland by inspiring and empowering people to lead healthy and active lives through the provision of high quality, professional and effective health promotion services in a variety of settings.

The successful candidate will be open to new ways in delivering our health promotion messages and is a team player with an ability to collaborate internally and externally to promote health and tackle health inequalities in relation to chest, heart and stroke conditions. 

Main Responsibilities

KEY DUTIES

1. Deliver effective health promotion information, activities and programmes to adults and young people in schools, community and workplace settings.
2. Deliver face to face and digital health checks for adults in a variety of settings, providing a professional, personal and confidential service.
3. Facilitate the development, delivery and review of digital health webinars, talks, workshops, or training for a range of audiences.
4. Deliver face to face presentations, talks or workshops for different audiences in different locations.
5. Assist or lead in planning, developing, delivering and reviewing new programmes, services and materials in support of achieving the charity’s health promotion strategic aims.
6. Assist or lead in the evaluation and review of services, materials or programmes.
7. Contribute to the production of monitoring, evaluation and audit reports as required.
8. Provide follow up support and advice to high risk clients who have been referred to other services (external and internal) and capture results/impact, if appropriate in a sensitive way.
9. Develop excellent collaborative working with internal and external colleagues, services and organisations.
10. Generate copy and utilise social media to promote Well NI services in line with our policies and plans.
11. Creation and presentation of pitches to a range of organisations to generate work.
12. Assist or lead in the production and review of health promotion materials, resources and literature, as required and in line with communications processes.
13. Achieve KPI’s & targets set.

General duties

14. Live NICHS values both internally and externally showing; compassion, courage, consideration and commitment.
15. Comply with all NICHS and Health Promotion policies, processes and procedures when delivering services, complying with but not limited to, health and safety, infection and control, quality standards.
16. Collect and input data in line with our impact framework and plans.
17. Support or lead HP input into NICHS and FR campaigns and marketing of services / impact.
18. Development, coordination and delivery of projects as assigned by the Manager or Director.
19. Undertake administration required in support of the programmes and department including, diary and rota management, stock control and orders, equipment checks and distribution, and supporting marketing of services and production of reports required.
20. Deputise for HP managers or other staff at appropriate meetings or events.
21. Promote NICHS brand, services and fundraising opportunities, as appropriate.
22. Supervise and support volunteers, health champions and students, if required.
23. Ability to travel throughout Northern Ireland and in the UK, if needed.
24. Ability to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends, holidays/sickness as required.
25. Keep abreast of progress in your field and be committed to continuous professional development.

The successful candidate should be able to travel as required including infrequent overnight stays and unsociable hours