Engagement Lead and Health Check Trainer

ABL Health Ltd

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Job summary

You will work flexibly across the borough of Dudley, working and engaging within a range of communities and partners. Delivering Health checks to general public between the age of 40 and 74 particularly those from the most marginalised groups, within community and clinical settings.

You will lead on training and competency checks for existing staff and partner agencies to deliver health checks, this may include working with partners outside of the Dudley borough.

The role will require knowledge of policy implementation, development of SOPs and Auditing against robust frameworks.

You will be a motivated, passionate, organised and proactive communicator, with experience of working in a community setting. ABL take a strengths focused asset-based approach to community delivery, looking to innovate and partner, not replicate existing delivery. The role will require dynamic working which embraces the vision and values we wish to establish for the service supporting people to achieve healthy lives.

Main duties of the job

partners. Delivering Health checks to general public between the age of 40 and 74 particularly those from the most marginalised groups, within community and clinical settings.

This post will work under the line management of the Head of Service. The role will be varied, challenging and rewarding as you support and develop the service through implementation, delivery and ongoing innovation and service development.

About us

ABL is an exciting fast-paced, growing community health organisation. As an experienced, CQC registered, provider of community health services, we are passionate about delivering evidence based, innovative, effective and relevant health care services in partnership with individuals, communities and stakeholders.

We are a values driven organisation, dedicated to eradicating health inequalities and improving peoples lives. We would love to hear from you if you would like the opportunity to work with in a close team of committed professionals and you share our values of designing and delivering health services.

Date posted

13 January 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£28,000 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

E0343-25-0003ABL692

Job locations

Your Health Dudley

2 Castle Hill

Dudley

West Midlands

DY1 4PS

Job description

Job responsibilities

Role Purpose:

You will lead on training and competency checks for existing staff and partner agencies to deliver health checks, this may include working with partners outside of the Dudley borough.

The role will require knowledge of policy implementation, development of SOPs and Auditing against robust frameworks.

Duties and Responsibilities

Key responsibilities will be:

Ensure the NHS Health Checks service is of high profile and there is strong awareness in relation to the criteria of entry in the service.

Assist the Head of Service to develop the integrated health offer within Dudley and raise the profile of ABL Health.

Identify and engage with individuals from target groups and communities to facilitate communication regarding promoting their health and wellbeing, and the Lifestyle service.

Attend health events across the borough, undertake health checks and promote the wider Dudley service

Develop and maintain relationships with individuals who are experiencing the greatest inequalities in health and provide information to individuals about the relationship between behaviours and health.

Make contacts, develop and maintain professional links within communities including promoting the Health Checks Service and your role to contact groups where there may be barriers to understanding.

Liaise with key partner organisations such as, workplaces, community organisations, community centres and faith groups to increase referrals into Your Health Dudley services.

To support all the Your Health Dudley services to ensure quality and governance is robust

Promote the integrated Lifestyle Service and all components within the local community

To champion and adhere to processes and procedures to identify and strive for continuing improved quality throughout the patients pathway, together with robust data management.

Deliver against an agreed set of KPIs.

To meet internal and external performance management requirements

Be responsible for ensuring rigorous and regular data inputting to ensure accurate records are maintained

The post holder is expected to work within the requirements of the 6 Cs Care, Compassion, Competence, Communication, Courage and Commitment.

Explore partnership opportunities and co-production activities.

Train existing and new staff to delivery Health Checks

Annual competency and observation checks for all staff delivering Health checks

Attending local health forums/groups/meetings where required to represent ABL, promote the service and maintain local partnerships

Support the Head of service to develop robust SOPs

Support the Head of Service to complete 10% audits of all work carried out

Engage with GP surgeries and Primary care networks to develop case finding and population health management projects to drive referrals into all elements of the service

Develop partnerships with secondary care and inpatient services to increase smoking cessation referrals

Skills and Competencies Required

Embed referral pathways to ensure efficiency and quality referrals into the service

Training expertise

Experience of building and maintaining community partnerships

Build strong relationships; Foster trust and co-operation among colleagues, stakeholders, community leaders, commissioners and sub-contractors

Quality driven; you naturally seek high standards and actively seek to improve them.

Value and remain open to new ideas and perspectives.