211331 - Health Improvement Practitioner - The Promise Lead Officer

NHS National Services Scotland; Coatbridge; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000

Job description

The Role

The purpose of this post is to lead and support continued activity directly relating to NHS Lanarkshire’s implementation of Part 9, Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014, and The Promise Plan.

Working with strategic professional leadership, the post holder will advise, develop, and deliver corporate parenting approaches shaped by health’s primary functions, and informed by the need, views and experiences of care experienced children, young people, families, and adults to improve how the organisation thrives to support best outcomes while fulfilling their statutory roles and responsibilities.

The post holder will:

1. Continue to develop, implement, monitor and review the NHSL Corporate Parenting Plan to improve outcomes for care experienced children, young people and adults.
2. Bring lived experience, commitment and dedication to ensure the needs of care experienced children, young people and care leavers remain at the heart of all we do.
3. Employ a range of engagement and participation skills and activities with care experienced children, young people and care leavers ensuring their voice is heard.
4. Advocate a leadership culture which is rights based, trauma informed and applies values of care, attachment, and attunement.
5. Provide support and advice to a range of relevant governance committees and groups, introducing and implementing service changes that impact across NHSL.
6. Provide support and information to relevant strategic meetings and a range of reports to ensure the delivery of NHSL’s responsibilities in all areas of corporate parenting.
7. Oversee the production and co-ordination of annual work plans for NHSL’s Promise Group.
8. Represent NHSL Promise Group on organisational groups and relevant partnership groups, maintaining linkages and ensuring latest guidance/legislative compliance is adhered to across NHSL.
9. Ensure compliance and provide consultancy/training on best practice across the organisational workforce on corporate parenting responsibilities and delivery of The Promise.
10. Plan activities in partnership according to The Promise principles and practice, national and local priorities and needs, and available resources, whilst considering the priorities, practices and resources of partners.

NHS Lanarkshire

Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire!

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

What we'll need you to bring

1. Degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline.
2. At least one year’s experience of working in health promotion or a relevant health/health improvement related discipline.
3. Experience in working in one relevant, specific topic or skill-based area e.g. with young people, mental health, physical activity, nursing, community development, training, research.
4. Understanding of the health improvement policy agenda.
5. Project management skills.
6. Partnership working, negotiation and problem-solving skills.
7. Training, facilitation and group work skills.
8. Good written and verbal communication skills.
9. Research and evaluation skills.
10. Organisational and time-management skills.
11. IT skills.
12. Current driving licence.

Please note for all vacancies where a driving licence is required this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence.

It would be great if you also have

1. Care experienced/ lived experience.
2. Demonstrate experience of contribution to inter agency work.
3. Understanding of health inequalities and health improvement policy agenda relating to Corporate Parenting.
4. Demonstrate knowledge, understanding and application of the Independent Care Review: The Promise Scotland.
5. Demonstrate knowledge, understanding and application of Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014, Part 9 (Corporate Parenting); and requirements by NHSL to fulfil statutory duty.
6. Knowledge and application of trauma informed practice and rights based approaches.
7. An understanding of Equality and Diversity principles as they apply to NHS organisations.
8. Influencing skills.
9. Engagement and participation skills with children, young people, and care experienced adults.

Contract type

Permanent

Full time

37 hours

Location and Working Pattern

This role will be based in Coathill Hospital.

The working pattern for this role Mon-Fri; 08:45-17:00 x3; 08:45-16:30 x2.

Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.

Looking to find out more?

If you’re looking to find out more, then we would love to hear from you!

Please contact Anne Marie Hamilton, Senior Nurse Public Protection on [e-mail].

For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact David Murray, Recruitment Administrator on [e-mail].

(Please remember to include the job title and reference number in your email)

Why NHS Lanarkshire?

Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.

Some of NHS Lanarkshire’s benefits include:

• A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service.
• A minimum of 8 days of public holidays.
• Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the Scottish Public Pension).
• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service.
• Occupational health services.
• Employee counselling services.
• Work-life Balance policies and procedures.

NHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page.

Further Information

For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If you’re looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or our recruitment webpage.

Additional Information for Applicants

• Posts close at midnight on the indicated date. However, if there are a high level of interest in this position, we may close the advert once sufficient applications are received. Please complete and submit your application early.
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NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent—regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.

*Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children’s settings.

Candidates should provide original and authentic responses to all questions within the application form. The use of artificial intelligence (AI), automated tools, or other third-party assistance to generate, draft, or significantly modify responses is strongly discouraged. By submitting your application, you confirm that all answers are your own work, reflect your personal knowledge, skills and experience, and have not been solely produced or altered by AI or similar technologies. Failure to comply with this requirement may result in your application being withdrawn from the application process.

Right to Work within the UK

NHS Lanarkshire has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK.

We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category. UK Visas & Immigration rules are available at www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk.

Prospective applicants are encouraged to check eligibility in advance of applying for vacancies in NHS Lanarkshire.

Please note that all Band 1 and Band 2 posts are not eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route.