Physical Activity & Health Officer

Derby County Community Trust’s Health department seeks to deliver targeted health intervention programmes aimed at reducing health inequalities and promoting healthy lifestyles to people living in Derbyshire. All health programmes offer person centred, integrated and holistic approaches to improve the health and wellbeing of residents living in the city and county. All our health initiatives offer a 12-month behaviour change programme, using Motivational Interviewing as a key driver to enable changed behaviour. Amongst several Health and Wellbeing programmes within the health department, we work in partnership with the Primary Healthcare Derby Ltd and the Primary Care Network’s (PCN’s). We have recently secured additional funding to deliver a 24-month physical activity and health programme aimed at supporting patients living with long term health conditions and supporting people to live well with pain. The aim of the programme is to improve their health and wellbeing using physical activity and behavioural change technique. The role will include supporting people to make positive and sustained lifestyle choices over a 12-month period, with a focus on motivating individuals and/or groups, increasing their physical activity level whilst providing healthy lifestyle advice and guidance.