MECC Lead and Community Engagement Network Lead

Job description

Job responsibilities

MAIN PURPOSE

Improve public access to and availability of quality assured health and wellbeing services through MECC training opportunities and within Workplaces locally

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

Ensure that the Making Every Contact Count initiative has synergy with the emerging social prescribing scheme in Southend working 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 post holder will work face to face in Southend-on-Sea to develop and improve accessibility of the Southend-on-Seas MECC training programme. The MECC/ Community Engagement Insight Lead will play a critical role in addressing barriers to engagement and enable people to play an active part in supporting community health through building on the local community assets.

MECC:

Deliver Make Every Contact Count training to organisations and members of the community on a weekly basis

Expected to work with other providers to deliver optimal health outcomes for adult residents andthe local community.

Lead on social media for the Integrated Service

Lead on 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 the Southend Wellbeing service.

Co-ordinate and attend virtual and face to face events to promote the service we offer in Southend.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

1. SKILLS & ABILITIES

Be able to plan and manage own time and activities around the needs of individuals / providers in the community

Attend events to represent Everyone Health

Ability to keep accurate records of activity to provide data and monitoring information

Effective numeracy and literacy skills

Emotionally sensitive and empathetic to members of the public who wish to improve their health, to be supportive and encouraging to people in difficult situations

Value and be respectful of other people regardless of background or circumstances

Have strong interpersonal and communication skills

Be flexible with good time management and planning skills

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

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

Internally refer members of the community into Everyone Health Services and/or signpost to relevant organisations

Person Specification

Special Conditions

Essential

• 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

Essential

• GCSE Maths and English to at least Grade C, or equivalent.

Desirable

• 2 years Project Management Experience. Degree in health-related subject.

Experience

Essential

• 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 in health promotion
• 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

Desirable

• 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.

Employer details

Employer name

Everyone Health Ltd

Address

Everyone Health Ltd

3 Watling Drive

Hinckley

Leicestershire

LE10 3EY

Employer's website

https://everyonehealth.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)