JOB TITLE: HEALTH PROMOTION MANAGER
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MANAGER: DIRECTOR OF HEALTH PROMOTION, INFORMATION & TRAINING
The Irish Heart Foundation is Ireland?s national charity dedicated
to fighting heart disease and stroke. Every hour someone in Ireland
suffers a stroke and every day hundreds of people are diagnosed with
heart conditions. The lives of these people are often cut tragically
short. Many are left with disabilities. Almost 9,**Apply on the
website** die from heart conditions and stroke every year in Ireland
making cardiovascular disease one of the nation?s biggest killers.
We work to turn this around ? support people to live healthy lives
and avoid cardiovascular disease, but also to support people living
with heart conditions and stroke.
THE ROLE
Health promotion and prevention are core, longstanding aspects of the
Irish Heart Foundation?s strategy with the aim of informing,
enabling and supporting people to lead healthier lives.
We are now seeking a nursing professional with strong health promotion
experience and the drive to lead and manage the multidisciplinary
health promotion team in its work to reduce cardiovascular health
inequalities. The ideal person will be a self-starter, confident in
engaging with a diverse range of stakeholders and a proven ability to
professionally represent IHF in high profile public arenas.
Reporting to the Director of Health Promotion, Information & Training,
the Health Promotion Manager is a senior role, responsible for
delivery of the Irish Heart Foundation?s strategy in this area,
through the development and delivery of innovative programmes and
campaigns, including primary care projects and the community health
check service. In addition to building on existing services, we intend
developing new strategic initiatives with targeted groups, harnessing
the experience we have gained to date in developing and scaling new
projects.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
* Leading the operational management of health promotion programmes
and health check service to deliver on the organisation?s strategic
plan including a focus on health inequalities and health literacy.
* Strong contributor to the departmental management team playing a
strategic role in the development and direction of the department?s
work.
* Empowering and developing the health promotion team to identify
growth opportunities and to deliver on defined objectives.
* Represent the IHF and its work, building and managing strong
relationships and investments with key stakeholders and funders,
including the HSE, Men?s Sheds, Traveller Groups and farmers.
* Responsible for supervising the organisation, management and
quality control of professional heart health checks including through
the Mobile Health Unit and on-site in community and workplace
settings.
* Supported by the IHF Medical Director, clinical and operational
oversight of a panel of contractor health check nurses, development of
SOPs, recruitment and training.
* Implement planning and project management processes to ensure the
effective coordination and integration of the programmes and resources
of the team.
* Implement a system for establishing and monitoring consistent,
objective programme performance standards of accountability and
compliance
* Build and maintain excellent working knowledge of cardiovascular
disease, risk factors, health behaviour change and the evidence-base
and health promotion initiatives to address these areas.
* Act as internal advisor and external media spokesperson for
national campaigns.
* Support academic research studies of the team?s work, as
required
* Work with and support other departments including Advocacy,
Patient Support and Fundraising, Marketing & Communications to
maximise synergies and cross-departmental working.
* Work with the departmental director and IHF finance team to
maintain systems of budget management
* Responsible for reports and administration work related to
position.
* Willingness to innovate and expand the role.
EDUCATION
* Nursing degree or equivalent relevant and demonstrable professional
experience.
* An additional post-graduate health promotion or public health
qualification is a distinct advantage.
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
* Registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland
* Membership of the IUHPE Health Promotion Practitioners? register
and the Association for Health Promotion Ireland is desirable.
* At least five years? demonstrable experience developing, running
and monitoring health promotion, public health or community
initiatives
* Understanding and knowledge of health promotion, behaviour change
and gendered approaches is essential.
* Ability to think and act strategically
* Strong background in clinical nursing skills. Cardiovascular
experience an advantage.
* Strong networking and relationship-building capabilities
* Experience working in primary care and/or the community setting,
particularly with disadvantaged groups
* Experience leading and managing a diverse team.
* Excellent interpersonal communication, group facilitation and
presentation skills
* Strong project management skills. Must be able to prioritise
workload, plan and work to multiple deadlines in a demanding
environment
* Strong MS Office skills essential. Previous CRM database
experience an advantage
* Evidence of continuous professional development
* Ability to work as part of a team and autonomously.
_DETAILS OF ROLE AND APPLICATION PROCESS_
_This is a full-time permanent role, Monday to Friday. The role is
based in the Irish Heart Foundation?s offices in Rathmines, Dublin.
Currently staff are working remotely and the successful candidate will
be supported to work remotely initially according to public health
guidelines._
_To apply please provide an up to date curriculum vitae and cover
letter outlining how you suit the post by email to Siobhan Browne, HR
Consultant_
_EMAIL: **APPLY ON THE WEBSITE**_
_The closing date for this position is FRIDAY **APPLY ON THE
WEBSITE**ND MAY **APPLY ON THE WEBSITE**_
THE IRISH HEART FOUNDATION IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER.
_THE IRISH HEART FOUNDATION HAS A NO SMOKING POLICY. EMPLOYEES ARE NOT
PERMITTED TO SMOKE WHILST UNDERTAKING ANY DUTIES ON BEHALF OF THE
FOUNDATION._
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