Primary Care Wellbeing Worker - Oxford, United Kingdom - Oxfordshire Mind

Oxfordshire Mind

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Oxford, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

PRIMARY CARE WELLBEING WORKER - RURAL WEST PCN

HOURS:

37 hours per week (full-time) Compressed hours considered

SALARY:
£24,045 - £27,344 per annum (SCP 11-18)

CONTRACT:
Permanent

HOLIDAYS:28 days plus bank holidays (pro-rata)

PENSION:
Auto enrolment in place

PROBATIONARY PERIOD:6 months

ACCOUNTABLE TO:
Primary Care Wellbeing Team Manager, North & West Oxfordshire

BASE:
Rural West Primary Care Network

Who we are, and what we do

We're Oxfordshire Mind, the mental health charity, operating across Oxfordshire and Berkshire West.
Our passionate employees and dedicated volunteers are helping people with mental health issues find somewhere to turn for advice, information, and support.
We won't give up until everyone experiencing a mental health issue gets both support and respect.

Why work for us?

We offer a friendly working environment and are committed to staff wellbeing.
We are devoted to equity, diversity, inclusion, and equality, with staff working groups and support groups.

Here is a taste of what we offer:

Generous holiday allowance, 28 days plus 8 bank holidays, increasing after 5 years
Flexible working including; hybrid working, part time, compressed hours
Free support package from Health Assured for you and your family
Great discounts and cash back card schemes
Ensuring growth and development of our staff along their career journey

What will you do?

The Oxfordshire Mind Primary Care Wellbeing Service works with service users registered at GP practices across the county, supporting them to achieve their goals and to find the right support for their needs and desires.

The Primary Care landscape has been changing nationally and locally with a strong focus on mental health and wellbeing support.

This role

offers an excellent opportunity to be part of the team in Rural West PCN, and to make a positive impact in our local communities.

We are a fun, caring and dynamic team which places a high value on mutual support, sharing our wide-ranging knowledge and expertise and maintaining close working relationships, despite working in different areas.

There are lots of opportunities for staff to develop areas of interest; on an individual and team basis.

We are truly committed to the wellbeing of our staff and this remains a high priority alongside providing excellent support for our service users.

We are looking for someone who is motivated, pro-active and supportive, with a strong commitment to person-centred work and service user involvement.

We are looking for someone with experience supporting others to achieve their goals, who wants to make a positive difference to people's lives, and is keen to build knowledge and skills in mental health.

Key responsibilities

Ensure that people referred by practice staff or via selfreferral receive an excellent personcentred service via an initial assessment and followup sessions as required.
Work with individuals to identify their own hopes and goals, and support them to develop a personalised action plan to increase resilience and wellbeing.
Keep up to date with appropriate information about the wider Oxfordshire Mind Wellbeing Service and other local, regional and national services to ensure service users can be offered appropriate information and signposting.
Review and assess progress of individuals, supporting them to complete their personalised action plans.
Carry out follow up contact with individuals to evaluate outcomes using designated measures such as the Short Warwickshire-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale (SWEMWBS) and patient satisfaction questions.
Collect and accurately record service user data onto an online database.
Provide advice and guidance to GP practice staff about community and voluntary sector services.
Forge and maintain excellent relationships with Primary Care staff to help ensure the service is well understood, and that staff are aware of ongoing work with service users.
Promote excellent partnership working within GP practices including with all primary care staff, other practice link workers and other key stakeholders.
Liaise with practice staff to ensure the service remains accessible to all individuals and groups e.g. younger and older adults, women with children, black and minority ethnic communities, veterans and groups who may have difficulty in accessing services.
Work flexibly as part of the wider Wellbeing Service
Attend monthly onetoones and monthly reflective group practice, and participate in annual appraisals.
Attend training as appropriate.
Be proactive in reviewing and evaluating personal performance and identifying areas for improvement and development.
Attend and participate in team meetings and other meetings as required.
Adhere to Oxfordshire Mind Policies and Procedures at all times.
Cover for other members of the team as necessary.
Undertake, as required, any other duties compatible with the