Job Introduction

ABL Health and Oldham CCG and Oldham Council are partnering to deliver the Health Improvement and Weight Management Service titled Your Health Oldham. This transformative service will play a central role in system change, bringing previously separate lifestyle behaviour change functions together into one service. It seeks to work collaboratively with communities to support the transformation of services for the local population. The service will provide integrated behaviour support for smoking cessation, weight management, alcohol reduction, physical activity, cooking and Health MOTs, all embedded in sustainable behaviour change and positive wellbeing.

Role Responsibility

Working as the Healthy Lifestyle Advisor - Stop Smoking and Alcohol specialist you will be seconded to Turning Point and focus on developing the referral pathways to and from Your Health Oldham and Turning Point.

This post will work under the line management of the Turning Point Team Leader and Your Health Oldham’s Smoking and Physical Activity Lead. The role will be varied, challenging and rewarding as you support and develop the service integration, delivery and ongoing innovation and service development.

The role will also focus on:

• Supporting Turning Point clients to stop smoking and complete health checks.
• The health checks will focus on key priority groups including Veterans, Homeless and Vulnerable migrants.  
• The role will also include engaging clients and supporting them into healthier lifestyles/weight and becoming more active.
• Support the development of community led initiatives to embed both organisations in communities.
• You will lead become the leader for the Alcohol related workstream and support the wider Your Health Oldham Team to increase their skills and knowledge in this area.

The post holder will ensure services are delivered and developed to provide high quality, safe and effective packages of support that respond to the needs of the client and have a positive impact on the wider community in accordance with contractual obligations and the philosophy of ABL.  

The Ideal Candidate

You will be passionate about working with individuals to begin the life changing processes necessary for permanent and continued weight loss, to stop smoking, reduce Alcohol intake, move more and improve their health.

You should be a certified NCSCT practitioner or have the ability to attend training in the first month.

Ideal candidate would also have:

• experience of delivering 1:1 and group interventions with complex clients re: addictions/homeless
• experience of delivering health promotion / public health interventions in community settings
• experience of working with overweight/obese adults, children/families and/or experience of working with stop smoking adults
• excellent time management and organisation skills
• knowledge of the problems faced by socially disadvantaged sectors of the community.
• ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing at all levels with individuals, groups and the public.

About us

ABL is an exciting fast-paced, growing community health organisation. As an experienced provider of community health services, we are CQC registered and passionate about delivering evidenced based, innovative, effective and relevant health care services in partnership with individuals, communities and stakeholders.

Turning Point is a leading health and social care provider with more than 300 locations across England, we take real pride in the services we offer.

Across the varied regions, sectors and settings we operate within, our organisation is held together by a shared vision – and our people are connected by the same values. These include belief in potential, confidence in communication, embracing positive change and always treating each other as individuals.

We run all of our services on a not-for-profit basis; instead, we invest every penny back into our services and people. We never stop believing in change for the better, and we work constantly to improve the lives of the people we support.

Our people bring our vision to life. So, if you are enthusiastic, motivated and committed to support others to fulfilling their potential, here at Turning Point, we don't just offer you a job – we offer you a career.

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