MECC Lead and Community Engagement Network Lead

NHS; Hinckley; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 31,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading health organization is seeking a MECC Lead and Community Engagement Network Lead to improve community health through training and initiatives. The role involves leading training programs, engaging with local organizations, and promoting health services effectively within the community.

Qualifications

• 2 years Project Management Experience required.
• Knowledge of challenges to achieving health improvement.
• Strong interpersonal skills necessary.

Responsibilities

• Deliver training on Make Every Contact Count to organizations weekly.
• Engage stakeholders in health and voluntary services.
• Coordinate virtual and face-to-face events in Southend.

Skills

Communication

Empathy

Community Engagement

Education

GCSE Maths and English to at least Grade C or equivalent

Degree in health-related subject

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

MECC Lead and Community Engagement Network Lead

Community Engagement InsightLead&MECCLead-Southend-on-Sea

MAIN PURPOSE

Improve public access to and availability of quality assured health andwellbeing services through MECC training opportunities and within Workplaceslocally

Improve uptake of non-clinical community health and wellbeing services inSouthend.

Ensure that the Making Every Contact Countinitiative has synergy with the emerging social prescribing scheme in Southendworking in partnership with the Lead of Social Prescribing and Insight

Increase number of people trained in MECC

Increase number of organisations engaged in MECC

The postholder will work face to face inSouthend-on-Sea todevelopand improve accessibility of theSouthend-on-SeasMECCtrainingprogramme andHealthyWorkplacesScheme.TheMECC/WorkplacesLeadwillplay a critical role in addressing barriers to engagement and enable people toplay an active part in supporting community health through building on thelocal community assets.

Main duties of the job

SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES

• To contribute specialist advice to inform the delivery of evidence-based health promotion/ public health interventions inworkplaces
• To develop, maintain and review monitoring systems, processes and procedures.
• To identify and analyse public health, economic and business-related data to

MECC:

• Deliver Make Every Contact Count training to organisations and members on the community on a weekly basis
• Expected to work with other providers to deliver optimal health outcomes for adult residents andthe local community.
• Leadonsocial media for the Integrated Service
• Leadon the annual Feel Good Festival
• Effectively engage all partners / stakeholders in health and voluntary services with the wellbeing service and ensure they are briefed on each programmes aims and objectives. Providing service introductions where permissible.
• To maintain and review the community engagement tracker for use across theSouthendWellbeing service.
• Co-ordinate and attend virtual and face to face events to promote the service we offer inSouthend.

About us

Everyone Health Ltd supports people to live healthier lives. We offer advice and guidance and our evidence based prevention and treatment solutions enable individuals to take action to make a positive change. Our behaviour change dynamic services are co-designed by our service users as we continually strive to make a difference.

Mostly we are a company full of passionate individuals who love to help people achieve their health goals.

Job responsibilities

MAIN PURPOSE

Improve public access to and availability of quality assured health andwellbeing services through MECC training opportunities and within Workplaceslocally

Improve uptake of non-clinical community health and wellbeing services inSouthend.

Ensure that the Making Every Contact Countinitiative has synergy with the emerging social prescribing scheme in Southendworking in partnership with the Lead of Social Prescribing and Insight

Increase number of people trained in MECC

Increase number of organisations engaged in MECC

The postholder will work face to face in Southend-on-Sea to develop andimprove accessibility of the Southend-on-Seas MECC training programme. The MECC/ CommunityEngagement Insight Lead will play a critical role in addressing barriers toengagement and enable people to play an active part in supporting community healththrough building on the local community assets.

MECC:

DeliverMake Every Contact Count training to organisations and members of the communityon a weekly basis

Expected towork with other providers to deliver optimal health outcomes for adultresidents andthe local community.

Lead on social mediafor the Integrated Service

Lead on the annualFeel Good Festival

Effectively engageall partners / stakeholders in health and voluntary services with the wellbeingservice and ensure they are briefed on each programmes aims and objectives.Providing service introductions where permissible.

To maintain andreview the community engagement tracker for use across the Southend Wellbeing service.

Co-ordinate andattend virtual and face to face events to promote the service we offer inSouthend.

PERSONSPECIFICATION

1. SKILLS & ABILITIES

Be able to plan and manage owntime and activities around the needs of individuals / providers in thecommunity

Attend events to representEveryone Health

Ability to keep accurate recordsof activity to provide data and monitoring information

Effective numeracy and literacyskills

Emotionally sensitive andempathetic to members of the public who wish to improve their health, to besupportive and encouraging to people in difficult situations

Value and be respectful of otherpeople regardless of background or circumstances

Have strong interpersonal andcommunication skills

Be flexible with good timemanagement and planning skills

Be interested in motivating andsupporting both individuals and groups in community-based settings

Be an excellent communicator, ableto express to other organisations the benefits of working

Internally refer members of thecommunity into Everyone Health Services and/or signpost to relevantorganisations

Person Specification

Special Conditions

• 6. SAFEGUARDING
• Everyone Health Ltd is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the adults, young people and children who use the services. All staff have a responsibility to report any identified concerns of abuse or exploitation through the appropriate route in line with the respective policies and procedures.
• FITNESS TO PRACTISE
• Applicants will need to confirm if:
• Theyre currently subject to a fitness to practise investigations or proceedings by a regulatory or licensing body
• Theyve been removed from any professional register or licensing register
• Theyve had conditions or sanctions placed on their registration
• Theyve ever had restrictions placed on their clinical practice as part of the revalidation process
• Everyone Health delivers multi-component health related and lifestyle services, including prevention and early intervention, on behalf of Clinical Commissioning Groups and Local Authorities in community based localities across the UK.

Qualifications

• GCSE Maths and English to at least Grade C, or equivalent.
• 2 years Project Management Experience. Degree in health-related subject.

Experience

• Experience of working with and engaging individuals and stakeholders
• Experience of actively engaging with local communities
• Experience of using Microsoft programmes (Word and Excel)
• Experience of team working
• Experience of managing a personal workload
• Experience of working directly in a community development context, adult health and social care, learning support or public health/health improvement (can include unpaid work)
• Experience of partnership/collaborative working and of building relationships across a variety of organisations including the voluntary sector
• In depth knowledge of local communities
• Knowledge of the challenges to achieving health improvement amongst local communities
• Knowledge of the challenges to achieving health improvement amongst local vulnerable and deprived communities
• Knowledge of IT systems to include the ability to use word processing skills, emails and internet
• Ability to keep accurate records of activity to provide data and monitoring information
• Emotionally sensitive and empathetic to members of the public who wish to improve their health, to be supportive and encouraging to people in difficult (sometimes frustrating) situations
• Value and be respectful of other people regardless of background or circumstances
• Have strong interpersonal and communication skills

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.

£26,208 a yearPer annum pro rata for part- time

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

U0129-SOS02

Job locations

Everyone Health Ltd

3 Watling Drive

Hinckley

LE10 3EY

Everyone Health, Offices 16, 14 and 25, 2nd Floor, Tylers House