Healthy Pregnancy Advisor

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Healthy Pregnancy Advisor to join Buckinghamshire Healthcare Trust. The post is full time, covering sites in Wycombe Hospital and Stoke Mandeville as well as in the community. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing individual and group support to support healthy lifestyle decisions and occasional support of the smoking cessation service.

Previous experience in evidence-based health interventions is essential.

The Healthy Pregnancy Advisor will provide an evidence based comprehensive service to a diverse group of service users. The post holder will be proactive in identifying clients and settings in which to deliver relevant interventions and work towards achievement of targets on health improvement and reducing inequalities. The post holder will work in partnership with a wide range of individuals and organisations including primary care, Public Health Practitioners and community smoking cessation services.

Main duties of the job

This post will contribute to reducing inequalities in health through promoting healthy diet and lifestyle choices to the service users and families accessing maternity care at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust. The role focuses on engaging with families in communities by offering them practical support to change their behaviour to achieve their own choices and goals. This will involve working in both hospital and community settings with minimal, indirect supervision and will involve working with families from diverse groups and low socio-economic backgrounds.

The post holder will offer advice and support with healthy lifestyles including, nutrition, movement, weight management and vaccinations. They will be best placed to provide evidence based health interventions (individual and group-based) and will be given training and support to help them signpost and refer to other health, community, and voluntary services.

They will work alongside the Tobacco Dependency Advisor with the shared goal of empowering a caseload of pregnant clients to experience a healthy pregnancy, laying the foundations of a healthy life for their child. The self-motivated and enthusiastic individual who joins the team will need to have excellent team working skills and the ability to support and motivate others whilst managing their own workload. Experience in working in a health care setting or delivering health promotion is crucial.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.

If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on bht.recruitment@nhs.net quoting the vacancy reference number.

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.