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Health promotion specialist : Salary and conditions

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  • Salaries depend on the employing organisation (primary care trust, hospital, local authority, etc.) and the strategic leadership level at which the specialist is working. The range of typical starting salaries in the NHS is £21,176-£34,189.
  • Range of typical salaries at senior level/with experience (e.g. after several years in the role): £30,460-£46,621.
  • Salaries may also vary according to the geographical location, specialist area and experience of the individual.
  • Working hours are usually nine to five, Monday to Friday, but flexibility is essential and some evening and weekend work may be required, depending on the post.
  • Work will generally be office-based but will also incorporate other locations such as schools, hospitals, community centres, and sports and fitness centres.
  • Self-employment and freelance work are sometimes possible, for example, in writing, research or consultancy.
  • Part-time work may be possible along with job sharing, although this would need to be negotiated locally, as would career breaks.
  • Fixed-term project-based working is increasingly common.
  • Stress levels can be high due to the pressure of working to deadlines and delivering targets. Wider ongoing changes in the area of public health may also contribute to this.
  • Travel within the working day is common. The job involves liaising with a wide range of other agencies and requires frequent travel within the local area, and occasionally beyond, especially if you work for a national organisation.
  • Occasional absence from home overnight is required but overseas work or travel is uncommon if you are employed by an organisation focusing on health improvement in the UK.
 
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Written by AGCAS editors
Date: 
May 2010
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