# Health Improvement Practitioner LM > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Livewell Southwest. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/health-improvement-practitioner-lm/225d6249-2a47-41f7-8e16-4be32e182858 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/health-improvement-practitioner-lm/225d6249-2a47-41f7-8e16-4be32e182858.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Livewell Southwest - **Town:** Plymouth - **Region:** South West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse practitioner - **Grade:** Band 4 - **Salary:** £28,392 to £31,157 a year - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part-time, Job share, Flexible working - **Closing date:** 2026-07-13T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-06T15:10:50.939Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/B9832-2026-NM-10381?employerCode=B9832 - **Application URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/application/B9832-2026-NM-10381/pre-application-questions-pause?referrer=jobadvert&ref=B9832-2026-NM-10381 ## Job Content ### Job summary 11 hours per week Do you have experience in supporting behaviour change? Do you have strong communication skills, both verbally and written? Do you enjoy having the opportunity to enable others? If so, then keep reading! An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Livewell Well Being Team. This post focuses on working with clients to identify possible risks to health and advising on how to maintain a healthy lifestyle. The postholder will explore ways to help clients reduce harm and encourage health and well being using behaviour change techniques. You will work with a whole range of clients in a variety of settings to help them change lifestyle behaviours which are harmful to their health. This might include helping people to stop smoking, preventing the uptake of smoking amongst young people, helping people to achieve and maintain a healthy weight; as well as raising awareness of cancer prevention and NHS Healthcheck programmes. This includes disease prevention such as diabetes, heart disease and stroke. Much of the work will focus on the health inequalities in the city and will be targeted to meet the needs of those in the most deprived areas. This role may not be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route, please refer to the Direct Gov website for more information. Livewell may close the job advertisement earlier than the specified deadline if a high number of applications are submitted. Job Share(s) Considered ### Main duties of the job Carry out one-to-one interventions for behaviour change after appropriate training. Carry out group interventions for behaviour change. Liaise with partners to help reach target populations & communities. Actively seek out Hard to Reach populations & help them to engage in health lifestyle initiatives. Actively seek out Livewell Southwest teams who would benefit from Wellbeing training & who can help deliver brief interventions &referral to the Wellbeing Team. Contribute to the delivery of training programmes for other professionals /interested parties internally & externally. This will include Treating Tobacco Dependency workshops & training sessions. Contribute at network meetings & team events. Monitor & evaluate outcomes via processes, procedures, & systems. Give feedback on performance & local intelligence to senior management team. Ensure that all stakeholders receive up-to-date information on a wide range of health improvement topics. Support health fairs, & other community engagement events to deliver health promotion & brief interventions. Contribute to the communications & marketing strategy by collecting case studies and photos. Develop fact sheets & resources. Contribute to research & development as directed. Act as a Health Champion, Making Every Contact Count. All Livewell Southwest staff are expected to be able & willing to work across a 7 day service. ### About us Livewell Southwest is an independent, award-winning social enterprise delivering integrated health and social care services across Plymouth, South Hams, and West Devon, with specialist services in parts of Devon and Cornwall. Our teams work in community hospitals, GP practices, sports centres, and health hubs. As an organisation with a strong social conscience we are guided by our values, kindness, respect, inclusivity, ambition, responsibility, and collaboration. We focus on transforming services to ensure sustainability, while empowering staff and those we serve. We involve the people we care for, along with their families and carers, in shaping the care they receive, striving to deliver the right care at the right time and place. Centering our work on individual needs helps people lead healthy, independent lives. We prioritise employees' development, offering protected CPD time, training pathways, leadership programs, and funding for qualifications like the Care Certificate and Nurse Training Scholarships. Our induction and preceptorship programs ensure a smooth transition into our organisation. Livewell Southwest values diversity and encourages applications from all sections of the community, including those with armed forces experience, lived experience of mental health, neuro-diverse conditions and learning disabilities. If you need assistance or reasonable adjustments during the application process, contact the Recruiting Manager listed in the job advert. ### Details - Date posted: 06 July 2026 - Pay scheme: Agenda for change - Band: Band 4 - Salary: £28,392 to £31,157 a year pa, pro rata - Contract: Permanent - Working pattern: Part-time, Job share, Flexible working - Reference number: B9832-2026-NM-10381 - Job locations: 200 Mount Gould Road, Mount Gould, Plymouth, Devon, PL4 7PY, United Kingdom ### Job responsibilities 4.MAIN DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES Carry out one-to-one interventions for behavior change after appropriate training. Carry out group interventions for behavior change. Liaise with partners to help reach target populations and communities. Actively seek out Hard to Reach populations and help them to engage in health lifestyle initiatives. Actively seek out Livewell Southwest teams who would benefit from Wellbeing training and who can help deliver brief interventions and referral to the Wellbeing Team. Contribute to the delivery of training programmes for other professionals /interested parties internally and externally. This will include Treating Tobacco Dependency workshops and training sessions. Contribute at network meetings and team events. Monitor and evaluate outcomes via processes, procedures, and systems. Give feedback on performance and local intelligence to senior management team. Ensure that all stakeholders receive up-to-date information on a wide range of health improvement topics. Support health fairs, and other community engagement events to deliver health promotion and brief interventions. Contribute to the communications and marketing strategy by collecting case studies and photos. Develop fact sheets and resources. Contribute to research and development as directed. Act as a Health Champion, Making Every Contact Count. Be up to date with a range of health improvement topics through competency-based learning. Key Working Relationships: Plymouth health Improvement team staff The wider Plymouth Community Healthcare staff Plymouth City Council Secondary care staff Primary Care Childrens Centres Community and Voluntary Sector organisations. Work Development To carry out needs assessments to identify the health improvement requirements of local neighbourhoods where good health is particularly at risk To prepare work plans in response to needs assessments. Service Delivery To plan delivery of interventions in partnership with key contacts To directly deliver interventions with priority targeted groups To advise and provide support on interventions to key contacts To organise training for staff and volunteers within key contact groups in conjunction with training providers. Marketing and Promotion To design and produce health promotion displays, presentations and publicity To market and promote the Health Improvement Practitioner role within the priority areas. To advise PCH of effective interventions to promote health. This will involve advising both clinicians and commissioners via the team structure Collect case studies to promote success and good news stories to the media and internally Evaluation and Monitoring To develop systems to enable activity and outcomes data to be collected To maintain appropriate records of interventions, attendance and effectiveness To respond to evaluation findings through development the work programme To carry out patent satisfaction surveys Professional Development To attend appropriate training to enable the role to progress To acquire new skills and knowledge in response to the developing needs of the post Skills and Responsibilities: Communication and Relationship skills Communication with clients who want to improve their health and wellbeing Communication with the wider public health staff and partners who work in this area Provide and receive complex information: barriers to understanding Potential communications difficulties such as language and disability Delivering training on different aspects of health promotion Analytical and Judgement Skills Skills for evaluating client motivation Judgement on appropriate level and type of support required Planning and organisational skills Plan and organise work plan with support of line manager Organise set up of clinics/ groups with support of team Plan and organise case-load Physical skills Undertake physical activity sessions ( after training) Able to drive Ability to use computer and key board Able to carry stands and equipment for events such as health fairs Responsibility for patient and client care Responsibility for client care delivery according to protocol and training standards Keep records and protect data as per protocol Provide advice, support using motivational interviewing and a range of behaviour change techniques aimed at achieving sustainable goals Develop client self-care through education and motivation Provide advice on medication such as Stop Smoking medications Responsibility for policy and service development Follow departmental policies Contribute to the development of policy, guidance etc. through own experience and insights Responsibility for physical and financial resources Discuss all orders with line manager before ordering goods Work with health promotion team on resource procurement Check equipment as necessary Responsibility for human resources May be required to demonstrate responsibilities to other members of the team Co-facilitate training to colleagues Support staff with lifestyle interventions as appropriate Responsibility for information resources Keep up to date client records Input into development of information resources such as leaflets, posters, fact sheets, website and social media Responsibility for research and development Participate in audits and evaluation research Freedom to act Follows procedures and treatment plans, some lone working Scope and develop own work opportunities through partnerships and identification of need. Physical Effort Combination of sitting, standing, walking and may lift health improvement equipment and presentation equipment Mental effort Concentration on client support Counselling support Reading documents and assimilating knowledge e.g. NICE guidance Emotional effort Occasional exposure to clients who may be distressed due to outcome, anxiety, family problems, withdrawal etc Working conditions Office conditions, community centres etc. May be outside at open air events. May include institutions, traveler sites, mental health units. Some unsociable hours may be worked; evenings and weekends Please see supporting information for full Job Description and Person Specification. ## Person Specification ### Knowledge **Essential** - Knowledge and understanding of the psychology of behaviour change - Knowledge of the benefits of health improvement interventions - Understanding of determinants of health and health inequalities - Understanding and commitment to Community Development approaches - Knowledge of monitoring and evaluation methodology **Desirable** - Awareness of sources of up-to-date relevant data/information i.e., national and local guidance relating to health promotion interventions - Knowledge of Treating Tobacco dependency/smoking cessation ### Additional **Essential** - Ability to frequently travel independently and in a timely manner between Livewell Southwest sites and community locations including areas not served by public transport. - Flexibility ### Experience **Essential** - Relevant experience of community health promotion work - Experience and ability to work on a one-to-one basis and with local groups on specific health initiatives Demonstrable experience of working with a wide range of people and groups - Experience of working with and sustaining partnerships with statutory, public, private and community voluntary sector **Desirable** - Quantitative and/or qualitative research - Experience of leading/developing and implementing Health Promotion initiatives - Experience of delivering Smoking cessation interventions ### Qualifications **Essential** - NVQ level 3 in health or relevant subject and evidence of experience to diploma level or equivalent **Desirable** - Trained Smoking Cessation Advisor (NCSCT) - Evidence of continuing professional/personal development in health improvements/ behaviour - change/public health ### Specific skills **Essential** - Able to deliver training sessions in group sessions using effective leadership and facilitation skills - Ability to sustain good working relationships with local people, colleagues, external organisations and partnerships. - Ability to self-motivate and motivate people to effect behaviour change - Ability to prioritise plan and manage workload - Monitoring analysis and evaluation of projects - Multi-media communication and presentation skills - Development of health education resources - IT literate **Desirable** - Data analysis and interpretation - Budgetary management ## Documents - [Identification Guidance (DOCX, 64 KB)](document:2981865) - [Job Description and person Specification (05, 219 KB)](document:2981863) - [Applicant Guidance on the Use of Artificial Intelligence (PDF, 121 KB)](document:2981864) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.