Health Promotion Practitioner

**Who We Are and What We Stand For**

Peninsula Health is the major metropolitan health service caring for a community of 300,000 people. Our Vision is to provide exceptional health and community care. To realise this vision we need people who strive for a sense of achievement, take an interest in their individual growth, enjoy innovation and looking for ways to improve and have a passion for communicating and connecting with others.

In representing Peninsula Health, we expect all employees and volunteers to reflect our values:
**Be the Best, Be a Role Model, Be Open and Honest, Be Compassionate and Respectful and Be Collaborative.** We are One Peninsula Health.

**What You Will Be Doing**

This role contributes to a team of Health Promotion Practitioners serving the Frankston-Mornington Peninsula catchment. The Health Promotion team works across identified health and wellbeing priority areas and population groups as determined by local population health data.

The team takes a place based approach, enabling and supporting the implementation of sustainable health promotion initiatives and collaboratively strengthening the capacity of the catchment regarding health promotion.

The role is responsible for the planning, development, implementation and evaluation of health promotion initiatives, using a variety of actions including community engagement, social marketing, health policy and environmental strategies.

New graduates encouraged to apply.

**What You Need**

We anticipate you will have:

- Undergraduate or postgraduate qualification in Health Promotion, Health Science, Public Health or related discipline such as dietetics.
- Demonstrated knowledge, understanding and commitment to contemporary health promotion approaches, evidence-informed practice, systems thinking, innovation and weight inclusive practice.
- Demonstrated skill and experience in health promotion planning, implementation and evaluation.
- Demonstrated ability to build and maintain effective relationships with a range of stakeholders.
- Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal)
- An ability to find and interpret population health data.
- Current Working With Children Check.
- Current Victorian drivers licence.

Key selection criteria to be addressed as a separate document.

**What Next**

If you experience any issues signing in or registering, please feel welcome to contact us - the People, Experience & Performance Team on (03) 9784 2700.

**Additional Requirements**

This role must be fully vaccinated for Covid-19 and meet the requirements of the Peninsula Health immunisation policy.

**Join Peninsula Health and help us to deliver safe, personal, effective & connected care to every person, every time. **Selection Criteria Essential: Undergraduate or post graduate qualification in Health Promotion, Health Science, Public Health or related discipline such as dietetics

Essential: Demonstrated knowledge, understanding and commitment to contemporary health promotion approaches, evidence-informed practice, systems thinking, innovation and weight inclusive practice

Essential: Demonstrated ability to build and maintain effective relationships with a range of stakeholders

Essential: Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal)

Essential: An ability to find and interpret population health data

Essential: Current Working With Children Check

Essential: Current Victorian drivers licence

Desirable: Experience and understanding of working with services, groups and organisations providing health and social services to people across Frankston - Mornington Peninsula

Desirable: Experience working in and/or collaborating with local government