SMI Health Check and Wellbeing Lead

This exciting new role is a collaborative yet independent position representing Havant and East Hants Mind, working within Alton A31 primary care network. Funded by Hampshire Southampton and Isle of Wight CCG.

The Health Check Lead will work with the GP practice to develop a communication strategy to increase engagement by patients on the SMI register.

The Health Check Lead will work with community MH services to support the communications strategy and to increase engagement by patients on the SMI register.

The Health Check Lead will work with community MH services to optimise opportunities to increase the uptake of SMI health checks.

In addition to completing SMI health checks, the role will include the provision of low-level mental health support, advice and signposting to Havant & East Hants Mind Adult Services or to external agencies, therefore offering improved mental health and encouraging them to continue health check attendance annually by providing holistic wraparound support.

For this particular post we require a SMI Health check Lead to be skilled or have relevant experience across clinical aspects and able to work effectively within the PCN as well as having appropriate experience within mental health field. Additional and relevant training will be provided through the GP practice.

Duties and responsibilities:

In Practice Function

· HEH Mind Health Check Lead will initially visit all the GP practices within the PCN to complete a scoping exercise to gather performance related information and data. This will in turn aide to provide support in the most relevant areas of Alton.

· HEH Mind Health Check Lead contacts patient from SMI register to explain about the physical health check and to book an appointment at the GP practice.

· HEH Mind Health Check Lead to facilitate open conversation around health checks and importance, as well as patient focused input depending on patient’s worries, fears or thoughts.

· HEH Mind Health Check Lead will be trained in health checks such as blood pressure, height, weight & pulse

· HEH Mind Health Check Lead will be trained by the practice in the relevant GP system to enable them to upload the health check.

Outreach Function

· HEH Mind Health Check Lead will work with the GP practice to identify patients who did not attend their health check in the last 12 months.

· HEH Mind Health Check Lead to contact patients to explain about the physical health check and to book an appointment at a community based location or patients home.

· HEH Mind Health Check Lead to facilitate open conversation around health checks and importance, as well as patient focused input depending on patient’s worries, fears or thoughts.

· HEH Mind Health Check Lead will be trained in health checks such as blood pressure, height, weight, pulse and bloods utilising the Whzan Blue Box.

· The HEH Mind Health Check Lead will agree with the GP practice the process for updating the GP system following the completion of the health check in the community; the HEH Mind Health Check Lead may be required to upload the data directly to the GP system or to provide the Whzan dashboard report.

Skills and personal characteristics:

Essential

· Must have at least 2 years’ experience of working with vulnerable adults

· Must have at least 1 years’ experience of working with mental health and hold an understanding of mental health illness, mental health crisis and recovery

· Must be able to work independently as well as within a team

· Understanding and appreciation of personal and professional boundaries

· Basic computer skills are essential

· Must have good communication skills that are adaptable for our varied service user group

· Must have excellent listening skills

· Good time management and organisational skills are important

· Good level of numeracy & literacy is required for the post.

· Applicants must be able to take clear notes, have a methodical and ordered working style and be able to maintain up to date and accurate records

· Ability to embrace change and adapt to changes in service provision, new projects & duties

· Empathy and compassion

· Personal transport for business purposes is essential.

Desirable

· Have a minimum degree level qualification (or be working towards this level) in a relevant field (e.g., health and social care/psychology)

· Some understanding of reflective practice would be beneficial

· Experience of working within a health or clinical environment would be beneficial

· The use of customer/ user / service user data bases & excel is desirable

· Some knowledge of gathering customer feedback and evaluation

· Knowledge of local area and services or organisations that can provide additional support to our service users

Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months

Salary: £23,500.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Sick pay

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

COVID-19 considerations:
All HEH Mind staff an volunteers are expected to have been vaccinated against Covid19. PPE is provided to those client facing.

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Alton, Hampshire: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)

Education:

• Certificate of Higher Education (preferred)

Experience:

• Training: 1 year (preferred)
• Health and Social Care: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• NMC (preferred)
• Driving Licence (preferred)

Application deadline: 01/07/2022
Reference ID: SMI Health Check Lead