Health Squad Locality Co-Ordinator

NHS; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider is seeking a dedicated professional to lead the Darlington Health Squad Programme in addressing health inequalities. The ideal candidate will manage a team, engage with vulnerable populations, and deliver health interventions. Essential qualifications include a degree in a relevant field and experience with community engagement. The position is full-time, offering a salary ranging from £31,049 to £37,796 annually, with permanent contract options available.

Qualifications

• Experience line managing staff or volunteers.
• Experience in the community or voluntary sector.
• Experience supporting people and their families.
• Experience with project evaluation techniques.

Responsibilities

• Support and deliver the Darlington Health Squad programme.
• Manage a team of Advanced Practitioners.
• Engage clients to provide health checks and support.
• Work to improve health outcomes for vulnerable populations.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Team working

Ability to handle sensitive data

Organizational skills

Knowledge of health issues

Education

Degree in Social Work, Nutrition, Public Health, Mental Health, or related field

Level 3 brief intervention, Nutrition and Weight Management

Tools

Office software

Job description

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity to be at the forefront of addressing health inequalities across Darlington. The post holder will use their experience from working in the community with individuals and groups combined with excellent communication skills to engage and deliver support for vulnerable populations who are not utilizing health care services.

Main duties of the job

The purpose of the role is to support the Health Squad Programme in the development, mobilisation and delivery of the new Darlington Health Squad programme and line manage a team of Advanced Practitioners. The post holder will support management, line manage and deliver interventions, including health checks, with clients.

The role will be at the forefront of addressing health inequalities across Darlington working in partnership with a variety of other key teams will be vital to the success of the programme.

The post holder will use a population health management approach to ensure targeted and prioritised support protecting the most vulnerable populations and improving health and wellbeing across County Durham.

Engage with clients and offering them support and brief intervention advice and offering physical health checks, including finger prick sampling, BP readings, body measurements, and undertaking mental wellbeing assessment tools.

Support clients to understand and manage their health and wellbeing through behaviour and lifestyle changes assisting them to achieve their goals, manage their condition and undertake prehabilitation.

Person Specification

Experience (Essential)

• Experience of line managing staff or volunteers, undertaking supervision and appraisals
• Experience of working in the community or voluntary sector
• Experience of successfully engaging and working with both individuals and groups
• Experience of evaluating projects or services, using a range of techniques
• Experience of supporting people and their families in a related role (including unpaid)
• Experience of effective team working, with the ability to use own initiative
• Experience of partnership/collaborative working and of building relationships across a variety of settings

Experience (Desirable)

• Experience of multi sector working

Special Requirements (Essential)

• The ability to regularly travel independently across County Durham within the working day
• Flexibility including occasional evening or weekend work.

Special Skills & Knowledge (Essential)

• A sound understanding of the tools and models used in the line management of staff with the ability to demonstrate an effective collaborative and supportive management style
• Knowledge of health and lifestyle issues relating to adults (gained through practical experience and/or a health related qualification)
• Good understanding of the wider determinants of health, including social, economic and environmental factors and their impact on communities individuals, their families and carers.
• A substantial working knowledge of supporting clients with long term health conditions utilising a personalised care approach
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to listen, influence, negotiate and motivate individuals in relation to health related behaviours
• Ability to act upon own initiative, respond to changing situations with excellent organisational and time management skills
• Ability to handle sensitive data with confidentiality.
• Good sound IT skills with experience in a range of Office packages.

Special Skills & Knowledge (Desirable)

• An awareness of behaviour change models
• Knowledge of community development approaches
• Ability to collate information and prepare reports
• Knowledge of the local area and the VCS in the County
• Experience of multi sector working.
• Sympathetic, pleasant manner with the ability to negotiate changes with a wide range of people and at all levels whilst actively promoting the 5 ways to wellbeing

Qualifications (Essential)

• Educated to degree level or equivalent experience in a relevant discipline e.g. Social Work, Nutrition, Public Health, Mental Health, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy etc.
• Level 3 brief intervention, Nutrition and Weight Management / or equivalent
• Good overall topic based training covering a range of wellbeing disciplines

Qualifications (Desirable)

• Health Trainer qualification (City and Guilds Level 3) with core competencies completed
• Level 2 qualification in mental health
• First Aid Qualification
• Health Check Training (within 3 months of appointment)

ALL certificates stated essential in the person specification must be produced; failure to provide them will prevent completion of pre-employment checks.

Job details

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 5

Salary: £31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum/pro rata

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: C9439-2526-1157

Job locations: Darlington Memorial Hospital NHS Trust, Hollyhurst Road, Darlington, County Durham, DL3 6HX

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

Darlington Memorial Hospital NHS Trust, Hollyhurst Road, Darlington, County Durham, DL3 6HX

Website: https://www.cddft.nhs.uk/