Community Engagement Worker for Physical Health - London, United Kingdom - Hammersmith, Fulham, Ealing and Hounslow Mind

Hammersmith, Fulham, Ealing and Hounslow Mind

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London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Job Purpose
Physical health and mental health are inextricably linked.

The purpose of this role is to support people who have significant mental health issues and those from diverse ethnic backgrounds who may face barriers in accessing physical health checks.

The role will provide longer term support in some cases, so people can address some of the barriers which might be in the way for them to consider their physical health positively.

The roles will provide a service across Hammersmith and Fulham.

The role will be delivered within Primary Care and therefore you will be expected to build relationships within those settings and with community VCSE organisations to ensure that the service supports people within their own communities.

You can download a PDF of the job description for this role at the bottom of the page.

About Us
Hammersmith, Fulham, Ealing and Hounslow Mind are a specialist mental health provider and part of the Mind Federation. We provide support to empower anyone experiencing a mental health problem.

The lived experience of people with mental health problems is at the heart of everything we say and do.

We campaign to improve services and are committed to empowering local residents, promoting wellbeing and supporting recovery.

We work to transform understanding of mental health in the workplace, in schools and public services.

We do this by providing a range of services that are empowering, recovery focused and preventative.

Key Responsibilities

Get to know and build relationships with staff within Primary Care to enable a supportive and productive referral route into and out of the service.
Work within communities and Primary Care to find out what services are available for people to access.
Build relationships with staff in Primary Care, VSCE organisations, local communities that don't access services and local community mental health teams.
Build relationships with those who are accessing the service and work in a personcentered way to find out their needs. Particularly working to engage people from diverse ethnic backgrounds.
Build an accessible route into the service for people which will lead to an increase in physical health checks and longerterm support if needed.
Be inclusive and make reasonable adjustments where necessary i.e interpreters, Easy Read literature, disability accessible buildings for meetings etc.
Conduct basic physical health checks following robust training from health professionals
Support people in connecting to other services both VCSE and Primary Care.
Alert Primary Care staff and the local authority/mental health teams if there are any concerns that have not already been identified.
Signpost and refer clients to other services during and after the intervention
Promote health education and the service across the borough
Input monitoring information into the database both internally and externally
Provide monitoring information to the Service Manager
Be responsible for personal and professional development, including attending regular supervisions (management and clinical supervision) and an annual appraisal.
Conduct all mandatory training provided by HFEH Mind
Attend appropriate external training activities
Work within HFEH Mind's policies and procedures.
Ensure data is managed in compliance with General Data Protection Regulations.
Value diversity and promote equality of opportunity ensuring that individuals are treated fairly and respected for their contribution in terms of experience, knowledge and skills.
Ensure safeguarding, sellharm and suicide prevention policies and procedures are adhered to.
Carry out any other duties required to ensure successful delivery of this project.

Person Specification

Experience of conducting physical health checks
Experience or working with those who have serious mental health issues
Experience of developing kind relationships to create a sense of belonging.
Knowledge of health literacy i.e weight management, diabetes, blood test, smoking etc
Experience of motivational interviewing
Experience of supporting people in a way which recognises and develops potential.
Experience of involving people in the development of services and support.
Good understanding/awareness of the barriers people with mental health issues face in terms of achieving good or improved physical health.
Ability to promote health and engagement
Experience of working with those with other needs in addition to mental health such as learning disabilities or substance misuse
Data collection and entry
Ability to use databases such as Rio and SystmOne
Sound knowledge of Microsoft, Outlook and Sharepoint
Ability to work collaboratively generously sharing resources, skills and talents.
Clear and meaningful communication skills the ability to listen and enable people to feel heard, accepted and understood.
Good IT skills, sufficient for producing reports/pres