We are looking for an Adult Health Promotion Lead who will drive the design and delivery of effective health promotion (HP) and behaviour change communication (BCC) interventions for adults across Essex. This role focuses on the needs of seldom‑heard communities at increased risk of poor sexual health outcomes, including people of African or Caribbean heritage, sex workers, and gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM).
Main duties of the job
You will lead a team of Adult Health Promotion Specialists to deliver community engagement and tackle HIV‑related stigma and discrimination while delivering targeted interventions. These initiatives will raise HIV awareness, increase testing, highlight the benefits of early diagnosis, and boost the uptake of broader sexual health services. You will also collaborate with the Youth Health Promotion Project Lead to support interventions for young people.
As a representative of Provide you will engage directly with local communities and network with professionals, organisations, and stakeholders. Additionally, you will assist the Service Lead with managerial duties, including line management, reporting, and providing service cover during absences.
To fulfill these responsibilities you must have your own car, a full driver’s licence and the ability to travel within the region. DBS checks will be required.
Working for our organisation
Provide is a Community Interest Company (social enterprise). We deliver a broad range of health and social care services in the community and are committed to making sure that they are safe, responsive and of high quality. Provide is employee‑owned and reinvests profits into the local community or back into delivering services.
We work from a variety of community settings such as community hospitals, community clinics, schools, nursing homes and primary care settings, as well as within people’s homes to provide more than 40 services across Essex, Dorset, East Anglia and the North of England.
Vision: Transforming LivesValues: Care, Innovation and CompassionMission: An ambitious, employee‑owned social enterprise, growing in size and influence. We transform lives by treating, caring and educating people.
Provide is an equal‑opportunity employer committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills, proud to have LGBT+, Ethnic Minority and Men’s Networks. We welcome applicants from under‑represented groups. If you have the skills and experience for the role, please apply regardless of your background.
Person specification
- A relevant qualification or substantial experience working in health promotion or supporting people experiencing health inequalities.
- Experience of delivering and evaluating health promotion interventions to communities that experience health inequalities, including young people.
- Knowledgeable about HIV prevention, sexual health, contraception and other health needs of communities at risk of poor sexual health and HIV in the UK.
- Experience of managing staff, including undertaking staff supervisions and appraisals.
- Computer literacy in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint and database entry skills.
- A commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion.
- Own car, clean driving licence and ability to travel within the region.
- Ability to work on evenings and weekends to support the needs of the service.
- Professional UK clinical registration required for the role.
- Full DBS clearance.
Additional information
Provide continues to encourage all colleagues to stay fully vaccinated and receive a booster vaccination. All staff have received training in Anti‑Fraud and will use technology to examine identity/immigration documents.
Disability: If you have a disability and need assistance or more time to complete your application or attend interview, please contact a member of the HR Services Team on 0300 3030 2661 or provide.recruitment1@nhs.net.
Work Trials: Please check with your local Job Centre Plus to see if you are eligible for a Work Trial. If you are interested in trying this job first, please contact the HR Services team and we can help you make arrangements with the Job Centre and the Recruiting Manager.
We are committed to equal opportunities, flexible working practices and the National Living Wage.
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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.
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