Title of Post: Community Health Worker
Employer: MECOPP (Minority Ethnic Carers of People Project)
Work Location: Remote (NHS BOARD)/ Geographical coverage of service Argyll & Bute
Office Location: MECOPP, Norton Park Business Centre 57 Albion Road, Edinburgh, EH7-5QY
Hours: 16hrs week
Salary Scale: (Pro-rata) £12,492
Introduction
The Community Health Worker service has been running since 2021 where Gypsy/Traveller Community Health Workers (CHWs) are trained to provide health advocacy for their community on a wide range of health and social care issues . The aim of the service is to address longstanding health inequalities experienced by Gypsy/Travellers, and to improve their health and wellbeing.
As CHWs are part of the Gypsy/Traveller community, having an understanding and being part of the Gypsy/Traveller community are essential characteristics for becoming a CHW.
The aim of the team is to improve the health and well-being of the Gypsy/Traveller community by:
- Working directly with community members to identify health issues and concerns
- Working with community members to share their views and opinions
- Acting as a contact point for community members
- Helping to develop and distribute health information with the community
- Assisting in organising health awareness activities
- Linking individuals into health services
- Advising how health services can be improved/more inclusive for the community
- Using findings to influence policy change and better health outcomes for Gypsy/Travellers
Training and support for Community Health Workers will be provided by the Gypsy/Traveller service lead and the CHW team leader.
Community Health Workers will be based in various locations in Scotland and will work with community members living on local authority, family and private sites, in housing and living roadside.
Specific Tasks and Activities
1. To publicise their role within the community
2. To have regular contact with community members in their own networks
3. To identify the health and wellbeing needs of the community through regular communication.
4. To work with colleagues within the Gypsy/ Traveller team to develop different activities to raise awareness of health issues.
5. To develop and distribute culturally sensitive and appropriate health information based on community interests, needs and priorities/ aligned to NHS board priorities
6. To assist community members to access existing health information/process referrals & Signposting
7. To support community members to access all health services
8. To take part in opportunities to share what has been learnt by the team such as workshops/ presentations/training and research
9. To keep up to date records of what work has been done and what has been achieved aligning to workplans and intended outcomes
10. Network and seek partnership opportunities with other relevant services and providers
11. Work closely with NHS boards/partnership Networks and funders
12. Develop creative ways to work with the community and to meet outcomes
13. Take part in relevant training and development, actively seeking opportunity’s
14. Organise and roll out training and findings to community and services
Management and Accountability
1. To take part in regular support and supervision sessions
2. To take part in team meetings and other meetings as required
3. To complete the induction programme
4. To attend any training as required
Closing date- 12 Noon Monday 22nd June
Interviews-taking place online on Monday 29th June
For an application pack: please contact [email protected] or see the recruitment page on our website at
Pay: £28,108.00 per year
Benefits:
- Free flu jabs
- Free parking
- Work from home
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Edinburgh EH7 5QY
