Community Health and Wellbeing Worker

NHS Jobs; Oxford; Vor Ort; GBP 24.000 - 32.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a community engagement worker to encourage health checks, vaccinations, and screenings, help people access local services, and build trust within diverse communities. You will work with volunteers, record visits on a tablet, and share information with GPs and health teams while protecting confidentiality.

You will engage households, identify community assets, facilitate group consultations, navigate language barriers with empathy, and

Qualifikationen

• Excellent communication skills with diverse communities.
• Empathy and active listening to support households.

Aufgaben

• Encourage people to attend health checks, vaccinations, and screenings.
• Help people find and use local services.
• Work with volunteers who support the role.
• Make sure people get the help they need without confusion.
• Build trust with people in the community.
• Listen and offer emotional support.
• Help people understand their health conditions and how to manage them.
• Use a tablet to record visits and updates securely.
• Share useful information with GPs and health teams.
• Keep track of risks and needs in each household.

Jobbeschreibung

Responsibilities

• Encourage people to attend health checks, vaccinations, and screenings.
• Help people find and use local services.
• Work with volunteers who support the role.
• Make sure people get the help they need without confusion.
• Build trust with people in the community.
• Listen and offer emotional support.
• Help people understand their health conditions and how to manage them.
• Use a tablet to record visits and updates securely.
• Share useful information with GPs and health teams.
• Keep track of risks and needs in each household.

Engagement

• Engage with the community to ensure health services are satisfactory and appropriate in their design and delivery.
• Facilitate networks within communities to strengthen sources of informal support.
• Identify and advocate for the needs of individuals and the community by liaising between the health service and community.
• Identify local community assets and promote community-based prevention.
• Set up/support community events, help household members complete applications and other paperwork, and complete checks on individuals with specific health conditions.
• Provide support to local community groups and work with other health, social care, and voluntary sector providers to support household members health and well-being.
• Facilitate group consultations to help household members support each other in achieving their goals.

Communication

• Communicate effectively and appropriately with households, team members, and other agencies.
• Share information in ways that consider language and education barriers.
• Communicate with empathy, understanding, and reassurance in a non-judgemental way.

Additional Requirements

• Provide high quality interactions with all community members, respecting choice, inclusion, advocacy, and ethical practice.
• Maintain confidentiality, security, and integrity of information during duty.
• Understand and follow the Data Protection Act 2018.
• Be aware of safeguarding responsibilities for children and adults.
• Follow lone working policies of the council and General Practice.
• This job description may be reviewed in the future depending on operational needs.

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