Job summary
- Main area
- Haematology
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Fixed term: 22 months (All existing NHS staff will only be considered on a secondment basis. 22 months from the commencement of the role.)
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 190-2005-DIR
- Employer
- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Hallamshire Hospital
- Town
- Sheffield
- Salary
- £32,073 - £39,043 pa/pro rata for part time staff
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 20/09/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 28/09/2026
Employer heading
Haemoglobinopathy Health Promotion Practitioner
NHS AfC: Band 5
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.
Job overview
The Health Promotion Practitioner will work as part of the multidisciplinary Haemoglobinopathy team to improve the health, wellbeing, and quality of life of individuals living with haemoglobin disorders, including sickle cell disorder and thalassaemia.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will develop, deliver, and evaluate health promotion initiatives that empower patients, families, and communities to manage their condition effectively, reduce health inequalities and improve engagement and access to healthcare services.
The role involves providing culturally appropriate education, supporting self-management, promoting healthy lifestyles, facilitating engagement with healthcare services, and working collaboratively with healthcare professionals, community organisations, schools and universities, and voluntary agencies.
Key deliverables will include:
• Providing health education and self-management advice aimed at preventing exacerbation of the condition and minimising admissions for acute episodes to secondary care.
• Addressing social and lifestyle factors that impact condition management and overall quality of life, signposting to local resources when required.
• Building trust and rapport with patients whilst maintaining professional boundaries.
• Providing an In-reach service to secondary care.
• Developing close links with multidisciplinary colleagues across primary, secondary, and social care to enhance continuity of care for patients.
• Organisation of patient led education sessions and involvement with peer support programmes.
Working for our organisation
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its employees. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
This vacancy is advertised on a fixed term contract basis for a period of 22 months due to the post being recruited as part of a limited term project within the Trust. The fixed term contract status of the post holder will be reviewed in accordance with the Trust's legal obligations regarding fixed term contracts taking into consideration the requirement for the post to be maintained as a part of the project’s implementation and the timescales associated with this.
Please note all existing NHS staff will only be considered on a secondment basis. This must first be agreed with your current line manager.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree or equivalent qualification in Health Promotion, Public Health, Health Education, Nursing, Allied Health Profession, or a related discipline.
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of delivering health promotion or patient education programmes.
- Experience working with individuals from diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds.
- Experience working within healthcare, community health, or voluntary sector settings.
- Experience facilitating group education sessions and community engagement activities.
Desirable criteria
- Experience working with people living with sickle cell disorder, thalassaemia, or other long-term conditions.
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of safeguarding, confidentiality, and patient-centred care
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to engage effectively with diverse communities
- Ability to motivate and empower patients to improve self-management
- A valid full driving licence for the UK and access to a vehicle that can be used for work purposes.
Desirable criteria
- Understanding of haemoglobinopathies, particularly sickle cell disorder and thalassaemia
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Good organisational and time management skills
- Competence in Microsoft Office and electronic patient record systems
- Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Teresa Hawkridge
- Job title
- Senior Sister
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01142712674
- Additional information
Please email with questions regarding the role. Thank you.
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