Healthy Living Advisor

Healthy Living Advisor Role The Healthy Living Advisor role will focus on assessing, planning and delivering healthy living interventions to (inpatient) service users living with Severe Mental Illness (SMI) to enable people to improve their mental and physical health. This will include physical activity, healthy eating advice, first line weight management advice (under the supervision of a dietitian), smoking cessation and brief interventions on drug and alcohol usage following appropriate training. This will be delivered through advice and information for service users and staff, training and development for service users and staff, health promotion and physical interventions. The Healthy Living Advisor will encourage service users to access local opportunities and services, signposting people to activities that support health and wellbeing. Post also involves travel to the Mount, LS2 9LN and Newsam Centre, LS14 6UH on a weekly basis. Main duties of the job To contribute to the management and prioritisation of the caseload across different sites. Support the development of evidence based, appropriate and tailor-made healthy-living based sessions. Contribute to the implementation of the physical health improvement procedure as part of a robust care plan. Assist in the development of referral criteria for all relevant care pathways. To assist in the developments of the healthy living service as appropriate to the post. Complete initial health assessments for service users referred into the Healthy Living Service. Provide advice and guidance on physical activity, healthy eating, first line weight management, smoking cessation, brief interventions for alcohol and activity advice. Help individuals to develop an ‘action plan’ to change behaviour and motivate the individuals to sustain those behaviours, leading to more healthy choices and actions. Participate in activity sessions, healthy living groups and provide advice and training on healthy living to other groups of staff. Working for LYPFT LYPFT is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds and York, offering specialist inpatient services in York and highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, it is a centre of excellence for teaching, research and development. Benefits of working for LYPFT include employee wellbeing support, 27-33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme, coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support, alongside exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars and extra leave days. All new employees are required to subscribe to the DBS Update Service. Applicants requiring a visa to work in the UK, the Trust only provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles (this does not include Healthcare Support Workers). This is an essential requirement, and the Trust cannot offer a role if you do not meet the requirements. Person specification Qualifications NVQ level 3 OR equivalent in an area relevant to the service (e.g. nutrition, occupational therapy, health promotion, health psychology) or equivalent relevant experience in a health and social care setting. Fitness instructor qualification level 2/3 (for exercise prescription). CIMSPA Registration (or willingness to gain registration in 1 month). Skills Excellent Communication and Interpersonal skills. Eye contact, ability to build rapport. Values Tell us about a time when you spotted something small going wrong and did something to stop it becoming a bigger issue. Tell us about a time when you realised a colleague or someone you know needed a bit of support and you offered to help. Tell us about a time when you showed someone kindness or understanding. Employment terms Fixed Term Contracts for existing NHS employees – temporary contracts for employees of LYPFT, or colleagues joining from another NHS Trust, will be offered on a secondment basis wherever possible. If this is not possible, an FTC will be issued, requiring a break in service of two weeks. EEO and Inclusion statements We welcome applicants with lived experience of providing unpaid care and/or support to a family member or friend with a disability, health condition, frailty, mental health problem, addiction or other health needs. LYPFT is a member of the Disability Confident scheme and is committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. As part of the Trust's commitment to its Gold Standard Armed Forces Covenant status, members of the Armed Forces Community are entitled to a guaranteed interview subject to meeting the role criteria. #J-18808-Ljbffr Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust