Job summary
- Main area
- Navigator
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 15 hours per week
- Job ref
- 847-CM-24-V265
- Employer
- Spectrum Community Health CIC
- Employer type
- Public (Non NHS)
- Site
- Tieve Tara Medical Centre/ Navigation Walk Wakefield
- Town
- Castleford
- Salary
- £25,147 - £27,596 pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Inclusive Health Service Navigator
NHS AfC: Band 4
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity for a Band 4 Navigator to join our already established Inclusion Health Service supporting the lives and well being of people with some of the most entrenched multiple needs. The service supports those individuals who do not engage in services, revolve in and out of services or who are excluded from services. Working proactively with providers to bring health care to people experiencing homelessness and other health inequalities. The Navigator role will include working to develop excellent partnerships and networking across the Wakefield District. Signposting and assisting clients to ensure their health and well being needs are met
Main duties of the job
The Navigator role includes working to develop excellent partnerships and networking with colleagues to: • Engage with those individuals with complex needs who are not currently engaged in appropriate services. • Provide individual health needs assessments and signpost individuals to appropriate services. • Identify and co-ordinate the development of person-centered support plans, arranging and assisting clients to appropriate appointment • Support clients to engage effectively with appropriate services to meet their individual health needs and aspirations. • Develop effective working relationships with key voluntary and statutory services and their staff to improve the response to people with multiple and complex needs. • Assist vulnerable individuals to promote their own health and wellbeing through a self-help approach. • Work to ensure effective engagement with Peer Mentors.
Working for our organisation
BE THE DIFFERENCE IN HEALTHCARE
Join our team
We’re looking for passionate individuals to join our diverse and innovative team.
Whether you are starting out in your healthcare journey or are an experienced healthcare professional looking for a new challenge we’ve got a role for you!
- Access to NHS Pension
- Annual leave on your Birthday
- Welcome payment for some posts
- Refer a friend scheme
- Training and Development opportunities
- Flexible Working
- Access to Employee Assistance and Health and Wellbeing programmes
- Up to 33 days annual leave
Spectrum Community Health CIC provides a range of award-winning healthcare services on behalf of the NHS, Local Authority Public Health services, and other partners across substance misuse, sexual health, and health and justice settings. As a not-for-profit social enterprise and Community Interest Company our focus is centred on people – our patients, service users, staff and partners.
We have an ambition to become a truly lived experience inclusive employer, changing how we approach staff experience and value personal stories our colleagues bring with them.
We welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience, those who belong to LGBTQIA+ Community, people with a disability, neurodivergent applicants and people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information regarding this role, please review the attached job description and person specification.
Person specification
Education and Training
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of health and social care.
- at least one year’s experience of successfully delivering advice or support in a health, social care of offender service setting.
- Experience of working with and managing risk therapeutically.
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of further knowledge and continuous professional development.
- Experience of lone working and personal safety.
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Knowledge and experience of community-based working using community development principles and practices to plan, develop and implement approaches to promote health and wellbeing
- Experience of partnership/multi-disciplinary team working.
Desirable criteria
- An understanding of issues relating to multiple and complex needs from a health and social care perspective.
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to develop and maintain communication with a wide range partners about complex and sensitive matters and situations.
- Ability to work effectively with colleagues and partners at different levels within a range of organisations.
- The ability to gather, analyse, evaluate, and report on a range of data and information using SystmOne.
- Experience of problem solving
- IT literate (i.e. able to use Microsoft Office packages, including Word and Outlook).
- Demonstrate an understanding of the needs of chronically excluded and vulnerable people.
- Knowledge of the range of services available for people with multiple and complex needs.
- Knowledge of relevant practice in relation to safeguarding vulnerable groups, including children.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate clearly and concisely at all levels (both orally and in writing).
- Driving licence and access to own transport
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of health, local authority, community, and voluntary agencies and structures.
- Ability to adapt/employ different approaches for clients and professionals.
- Knowledge of causes and effects related to social inclusion and the barriers that can prevent access.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Mel Turner
- Job title
- WY-FI+ Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07710919421
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