Health Referral Facilitator

Role Profile Healthwise Facilitator   1.    Role Summary   The role is responsible for prescribing suitable physical activity and supporting behavior change for Medically Referred clients, including setting up and undertaking group and individual training sessions along with general day to day operation of the GP Referral programme including referral processing, accurate record keeping and data processing.      The Exercise Referral Instructor is responsible to the Healthwise Coordinator / Health Manager   2.    Charitable Social Enterprise Difference and Strategic Ambitions   As a charitable social enterprise, we are different.  Our purpose is to improve the physical, mental and social wellbeing of local communities.  We make a difference by:   ÿ  Providing balanced leisure centre, library and children centre programmes and activities that meet local needs and are accessible to all.  ÿ  Reinvesting surplus back into the business that benefit facilities, people development, the environment and sustainability.  ÿ  Providing training, routes to employment and career development opportunities to local people.  ÿ  Sponsoring thousands of promising athletes through our GLL Sports Foundation.  ÿ  Delivering targeted initiatives in partnership with local communities, groups and health providers.      We aim to be the most successful and influential leisure & cultural social enterprise in the UK.  We have determined the key areas we need to focus on to deliver our purpose, and these are captured in six high level strategic themes.  We have developed a framework to deliver these six themes, which we express as the ‘GLL Cube’ – each face of the Cube representing one of the themes – as shown adjacent (in laid out form before putting all together!).     We use the analogy of the Cube because of the connectivity between the six faces (in terms of how they either impact on others and/or reflect on them).  Each of these themes sets out long term ambitions; which are regularly reviewed and updated and are reflected in the responsibilities and accountabilities of this role (Section 3 below).         3.    Responsibilities and Accountabilities   Programming/Operational   *         To ensure the smooth day-to-day running of the Physical Activity Referral Scheme (PARS), maximising effectiveness of all available resources *         Pre Screen referred patients in line with PARS protocols. *         Maintain a central referral database for all PARS patients *         Carry out health and lifestyle assessments with referral patients and develop safe and appropriate programmes of physical activity / exercise. *         Develop and deliver group activity sessions or one-to-one sessions where appropriate. *         Carry out re-assessments with patients in line with operating procedures *         Act as first point of contact for patients referred onto the scheme *         Ensure that the PARS is patient centred. *         Ensure positive communication throughout the scheme. *         Support and work closely with Leisure Centre Managers and operational teams to complement their operation. *         Support the PARS in achieving its targets *         Monitor all sessions delivered within the scheme in line with the schemes protocols. • Ensure that all equipment used in your PARS Centre is maintained and serviced to the correct standards. • Produce information to enable completion of monitoring reports for relevant agencies. • To provide individuals with evidence-based, relevant and culturally sensitive information regarding a healthy lifestyle. • Attend meetings as required.   Development/Direction   *         Assist with the development of programmes and schemes that address physical inactivity   Professional/People Accountabilities   *         Ensure that all necessary qualifications for the post are updated *         Ensure continuous professional development *         Provide cover for other members of the GP Referral team as required.   Budgets/Finances   *       Responsibility for managing allocated budgets as determined within the project.   General   *         To be flexible to the needs of the PARS and GLL *         To carry out duties with due regard for Health and Safety Requirements and regulations, the Society’s Equal Opportunities Policies and Customer Care standards. *         Keep up to date with developments in Healthy Living and the Leisure Industry in general *         The post holder will have access to confidential information. The post holder must not at any time use the personal data held by the PARS for any purpose other than that which it was intended under the terms of the scheme or disclose any such data to a third party    Other *         Act in accordance with, and actively promotes all GLL policies and standards. *         Undertake any other duties commensurate with the post’s level of responsibility or required particularly as a result of events outside of GLL’s business control (pandemics etc). *         Work flexibly in line with the needs of the business at peak flow times, evenings and weekends. *         Deliver critical incident management as and when required.   4.    Key Working Relationships    *         Reports to the Healthwise Coordinator / Health Manager. *         To constructively interact with different people in a variety of areas within the operational team, wider health teams and GLL support services. *         Builds good working relationships with all GLL colleagues, working both proactively and collaboratively. *         Builds positive and progressive relationships with local authority partners and local health teams as required.   5.    People with Purpose Behaviours   It is important to us that our people are people with purpose, who personally align with our strategic ambitions and values.  We expect our people to understand the GLL difference, to take genuine pride in promoting social enterprise to others with the ability to demonstrate this commitment every day in the way that they work. Our people make a positive impact of the health and well-being of our local communities.     As a charitable social enterprise owned by its staff GLL has a great range of benefits for its employees:  • A Values driven organisation • Learning & development to support career development • Good Pension schemes • Discounted gym membership for you and your partner. • A full time / flexible permanent position • Industry leading rates of pay • opportunity to join the GLL Society and have a say in how we are run plus associated social events • Exclusive discounts on our villas in Portugal • Exclusive discounts on our Ski chalets in Bulgaria • Health assurance • Career pathways, professional development are just the start. To ensure you stay at the top of your game, we provide training with practical and theory elements too. • Discounts across thousands of retailers (GLL Extras) • 25% off Red Letter Days • 25% off Buy A Gift • 20% off GLL spa experience treatments and associated products. • Ride to work scheme • Free eye tests and discounted glasses   About GLL:  As the UK’s largest leisure operator and charitable social enterprise, we offer a range of careers for everyone in our local communities. We manage over 400 facilities across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, including public sport and leisure centres, elite sporting venues, libraries and children’s centres.   Our people are from the communities we serve and help us make real changes in their local area.   One of our core values is ‘More than a Job’, because working with us opens up a wide range of possibilities and opportunities for you, starting with how you work with us. To make sure we’re having a positive impact on our people, we also offer some flexible and part-time working options so you can make sure your new job works for you. Subject to vacancies, whether you are after a contractual commitment and a regular work schedule or the freedom of flexible hours, you may be able to choose an arrangement that works best for you and play your part in improving the health and wellbeing of your community.   We offer two different types of work arrangements: • A permanent employment contract - part time and full time