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Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Health & Wellbeing Facilitator to work as part of the new Hywel Dda University Health Board Pre-Diabetes Service. These roles will be located primarily within Carmarthen/South Pembrokeshire and Aberystwyth with an expectation to be able to cover Health Board wide where required.

The Health & Wellbeing Facilitator role is critical to supporting the implementation, delivery and evaluation of the Diabetes prevention programme.

The post holder will work independently with people at the risk of developing Type 2 Diabetes. This work will include the  delivery of 1-1 brief intervention, delivering the Foodwise for Life Programme, supporting lifestyle changes through exercise and lifestyle changes specific to pre-diabetes which are meaningful to the individual and may include for example, skills development techniques, providing support and advice.
Part of a Multi-disciplinary team with health professionals across primary, community and secondary care. Local Authority, National Exercise Referral Scheme, Public Health Wales (Local Public Health Team), and the Voluntary Sector.

The successful candidate will be expected to travel and work across a variety of settings to include community & leisure facilities.

Main duties of the job

As part of the role, the post holder will undertake Brief Intervention to service users identified as at risk of pre-diabetes. The brief intervention will involve empowering individuals to consider changing their health for the better, address motivation, change behaviour and ultimately reduce the health risk of pre-diabetes. 

The post holder will also deliver the ‘foodwise for life’ lifestyle programme, to provide dietary and lifestyle education for clients who ‘opt in’ for additional support following the brief intervention advice and encouragement for a further 8 weeks. ‘Foodwise for Life’ is an eight week structured group programme which utilises evidence based approaches to weight management. 

The post holder will work with people living with long-term /chronic conditions, carers, health professionals across primary, community and secondary care. Also with the Local Authority, National Exercise Referral Scheme, Public Health Wales (Local Public Health Team), and the Voluntary Sector. 

The post will be driven by business and service user need and the post-holder will be required to work flexibly over evenings and Saturdays, and to be flexible  to cover the work of other Health and Wellbeing Facilitators when necessary to ensure no disruption to service delivery. 

Working for our organisation

Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties. Our 11,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services for around 384,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales. We do this in partnership with our three local authorities and public, private and third sector colleagues, including our volunteers, through:

Four main hospitals: Bronglais General in Aberystwyth, Glangwili General in Carmarthen, Prince Philip in Llanelli and Withybush General in Haverfordwest;

Seven community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron, Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire Hospital Health and Social Care Resource Centre in Pembrokeshire;

48 general practices (four of which are managed practices), 47 dental practices (including three orthodontic), 99 community pharmacies, 44 general ophthalmic practices (43 providing Eye Health Examination Wales and 34 low vision services) and 17 domiciliary only providers and 11 health centres;

Numerous locations providing mental health and learning disabilities services;

Highly specialised and tertiary services commissioned by the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee, a joint committee representing seven health boards across Wales.