Health Connector - Shepton Mallet, United Kingdom - Mendip Country Practice

Mendip Country Practice
Mendip Country Practice
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Shepton Mallet, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Tom O´Connor

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Social prescribing; helping people to improve their health, wellbeing and social welfare by connecting them to community services.

By increasing peoples active involvement with their local communities, personal and community resilience is strengthened and health and wellbeing inequalities can be reduced.

Identify gaps in service provision through speaking to patients and feed back to their line manager.

Support HCM projects within the community, including Talking Cafés, Talking Benches and other group health education programmes, stepping in to run groups when needed.


Provide one-to-one and group health coaching support for people with one or more long-term health conditions, based on what matters to them, with the aim of: improving peoples levels of activation, empowering people to manage their own health and improve their health outcomes.

Manage and prioritise a caseload of patients. Understand when it is appropriate or necessary to refer people back to, or on to, other health professionals/agencies. Support the promotion of the Health Connections Mendip directory/website, resources, training and one-to-one support across the locality.

Deputise for the Team Coordinator, ensuring databases and the HCM website are accurately updated and maintained. Take part in networking events for service providers. Feedback any identified unmet community needs to their line manager. Travel between Frome and Shepton to support the team as needed.

Attend and contribute to team, practice and PCN meetings and events as required by the service. Participate in regular supervision, reflective practice and continual learning.
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