Public Health Coordinator
National Health Service (NHS)
Total years of experience :7 years, 2 Months
• The point of contact for obesity matters with stakeholders which included local authorities, Governing Bodies and staff within the organisation and also the general public handling general obesity enquiries and also complaints.
• To regularly create and deliver clear and concise lectures, presentations, workshops and training for the benefit of the general public and healthcare professionals including students, peers, senior staff and Government and Governing Body representatives
• Coordinate the embedding of the national and local strategies and policies to colleagues and stakeholders and report upon compliance monthly to internal and external senior managers and executive staff ensuring all necessary reports and assessments are achieved within extremely tight deadlines and to a consistently high standard
• Anticipating and analysing strategic risk from a range of perspectives
• Primary liaison between internal Communications Department and local and national media.
• Creation and development of resources to be used and understood by members of the general public and clinical and non clinical healthcare professionals
• Construction and delivery of obesity strategy, business plans/ cases, local processes and guidance ensuring the Public Health- Obesity department’s objectives and activities reflect those of the Trust, stakeholders and all overseeing government departments.
• Management of £315, 000 annual budget, coordinating and management of 10 staff within the Public Health- Obesity department, and approximately 100 staff external to the department and/or the organisation.
• Developing, implementing and maintaining several obesity intervention programmes, research programmes and education programmes.
• Developed protocols and working agreements and provided specialist advice, recommendation on risk, in relation to obesity and obesity and weight management
•To coordinate and oversee the implementation, delivery and overall management of local health programmes or schemes including adult weight management programmes and adult and child specialist programmes based around physical activity including Cardiac Rehabilitation, Asthma Clinics, Mental Health Clinics and Exercise on Prescription.
•At a local level, to manage the delivery of established and recognised national health schemes and programmes including MEND, Counterweight, Speech and Language Development, Stop Smoking, Alcohol Awareness, GP Referral and Cardiac Rehabilitation and disabled sports for both adults and children.
•Management of £100k annual budget, coordinating and management of 10 staff external to my organisation
•Health promotion: to increase the local public awareness, general knowledge and understanding of the importance of good overall health and the different intervention programmes or schemes being delivered locally.
•To use public engagement and ‘front line’ delivery experience and expertise to provide high level strategic advice and support to the creation of operational strategies, policies and procedures.
•Ensure that programme delivery is proactively monitored and that any remedial action required is actioned.
•To be the point of contact for specific specialist programmes between general public and stakeholders including local authorities, GP consortia groups and governing bodies.
• To coordinate, manage and motivate a team of five staff employed by the local authority - a key stakeholder.
• Overall management of 105 piece state of the art gym and studio facility
• Recruitment and management of four full-time, three part-time and eight casual gym staff
• To manage, coordinate and motivate the employment of approximately 15 studio instructors, the studio itself, the timetable and the equipment within it. Gym inductions, writing of programmes and general support to gym attendees or participants
• Lead for wok experience within the organisation, coordinating the scheme alongside the national body, The Prince’s Trust.
• To develop and implement a series of outreach programmes, community events and ‘roadshows’ within the local community in order to increase public awareness of the leisure facility and to bring about community cohesion and togetherness. Programmes included leading on disability sports sessions and street athletics events.
• The creation and delivery of gym programmes or schemes in order to increase member retention and boost membership sales
• As a qualified lifeguard, I oversaw adult and child pool sessions
• To act as the primary point of call to customers fielding the majority of general enquiries and complaints and responding appropriately.
• To ensure customer experience is positive and ensuring that changes are made if they are not.
• Overseeing gym attendees
• To deliver quality gym inductions, writing of programmes and general support to gym attendees or participants
• The delivery of high quality classes including RPM (Spin), Circuits, Core, Leg Bums and Tums, Body Pump etc
• To deliver first aid when required
• Oversaw adult and child pool sessions
• The creation and delivery of gym programmes or schemes in order to increase member retention and boost membership sales
PRINCE 2 Project Management Practitioner