Let's Talk Health and Wellbeing Advisor

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity to join the service delivering health promoting programmes in schools and youth settings, and facilitating drop-ins for young people to build knowledge and resilience as well as reducing risks . This vacancy will be specifically focused on the aspect of relationships and sex education with some further work on drugs prevention and understanding anger.

Main duties of the job

To deliver a range of health promoting programmes alongside sensitive and responsive strategies and activities for inclusion in schools and a variety of settings including: relationship and sexual health, mental wellbeing, physical activity, substance misuse, oral health, food and nutrition and lifestyle/weight management.

To develop and deliver health care and health promotion as a member of the Let's Talk Service, using evidence-based practice and accessing professional leadership, management, and supervision.

To contribute to the development of best practice and facilitate shared learning to develop services and initiatives that meet local needs for children and young people, in relation to aims and objectives of Wirral Community NHS Foundation Trust.

To develop effective links with key people in delivering services.

About us

Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as Good by CQC (Dec 2023) with some outstanding areas.

As an aspiring outstanding Trust we have numerous policies and procedures in place which provide standard organisational ways of working, in line with organisational objectives, relevant legislation and requirements. Policies allow for continuity and consistency within the Trust. Employees must abide by and adhere to all Wirral Community NHS Trust's policies, at all times.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information about this exiting role

Person specification

QUALIFICATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

Essential

• NVQ Level 4 or Diploma in Health and Wellbeing with young people specific to the 'Let's talk' service: relationships and sex education; drugs education; or healthy weight or equivalent experience
• Previous Training in children's safeguarding

EXPERIENCE & KNOWLEDGE

Essential

• Demonstratable experience of working with groups of vulnerable young people
• Up to date with current guidance on at least one area of health and wellbeing delivered by the service: relationships and sex education; drugs education; or healthy weight
• Experience of the issues affecting young people, particularly vulnerable or excluded groups
• Understand the importance of maintaining WCHCT's confidentiality policy and the law, guidance and safeguarding issues relating to advice and treatment offered to under 16's.
• Has knowledge of social and situational factors influencing children and young peoples health and wellbeing
• Understands the principles of equality and diversity

SKILLS & ABILITIES

Essential

• Excellent communication skills, especially with children and young people and excluded groups
• Good verbal, non-verbal and written communication skills
• Able to work as part of a team and independently
• Ability to network and build sustainable working partnerships with other agencies and key stakeholders.
• Ability to organise own workload and work without direct supervision

PERSONAL QUALITIES

Essential

• Committed to working in a trauma informed way
• Committed to creating equal opportunities for children and young people
• Enthusiastic about making a difference to children and young people's lives
• Ability to be flexible in terms of working days and hours, including occasional evening working
• Holds a current driving license and has use of own vehicle