Worcestershire Primary Care Trust
Health Improvement Co-ordinatorclosing date:- 28/11/2008
Band 6 - £24,103-£32,653 p.a.
Worcestershire Primary Care Trust is eager to recruit an enthusiastic and committed individual to the post of Health Improvement Coordinator - Children, Young People & Families. The post will be focussed specifically on improving adolescent health and wellbeing in Worcestershire. You will help to lead and coordinate the development of health and wellbeing programmes for young people within the county. In particular, you will assist and work closely with the Children and Young People's Strategic Partnership to enable Worcestershire to Be Healthy.
You will lead specific programmes of work related to improving teenage health. Such as improving sexual health, tackling teenage pregnancy, addressing diet, nutrition, physical inactivity and tackling obesity, adolescent mental health and reducing rates of smoking, drugs and alcohol misuse. If you are successful, you will have the opportunity to work within a dynamic, forward thinking wider public health team. You will be fully supported by public health colleagues across the county and at a District level.
If you have an appropriate background and relevant experience in health improvement for young people, then we would like to hear from you. To apply you can log onto http://www.jobs.nhs.uk or the Worcestershire PCT website any queries to Liz Altay - 01905 733608
As soon as the shortlist has been finalised, the Recruiting Manager will contact shortlisted candidates with the details and actual date of interview. If you have not heard from the Trust within four weeks of the closing date please assume that your application has been unsuccessful and accept our thanks for your interest in applying.