Health and Wellbeing Coordinator

JOB DESCRIPTION AND PERSON SPECIFICATIONDuties and Responsibilities:Address the causes of poor health and wellbeing in the broadest sense (causes of the causes). They do this by taking an holistic whole person approach regarding physical mental emotional and social health and wellbeing and resilience.Work with individuals groups and communities to identify what matters to them building on their strengths to improve health and wellbeing.Understand the local and accessible services and resources available to which people in the community can be signposted to support their health and wellbeing needs.Identify gaps in available services and resources preventing individuals and communities from achieving optimal health and wellbeing.Build relationships with local organisations and groups.enable individuals networks and the communities in which people live or work and in the place or locality in which people are living to address unmet needs to improve their health and wellbeing.Work autonomously within the scope of their role and within legal and ethical requirements to implement strategies and policies that promote health and wellbeing.Manage data and information and maintain accurate records.Provide interventions that support health and wellbeing for individuals in specific settings (e.g. education healthcare housing criminal justice job centres workplace community care) or in different communities (e.g. Black Asian and ethnic minority (including Gypsy Roma and Traveller) communities carers).Use a range of methods and behavioural science working with people to develop their knowledge skills and confidence to tackle their own problems and challenges affecting their health and wellbeing.Work alongside people as equal partners actively listening to what matters to them building trust and rapport to help them to recognise what they need and to connect them with the best available support or intervention to meet their need.Help people to identify barriers preventing them from accessing local resources or existing services appropriately. They are at the front line of the evolving integrated health and care system helping people to navigate complex services and providing coordination when necessary.Identify appropriate support and where there may not be any obvious provision by statutory health and care services connect with and involve the wider public private and voluntary sectors and potentially initiate new activities or programmesWork collaboratively to help people identify sources of support within their local communities (particularly underserved areas). Work with local groups and organisations to help develop support in relation to identified needs and resources (assets) within that community.Work collaboratively with leading agencies to tackle health inequalities that occur when certain groups or people in certain areas suffer more ill-health than people like them in other communities areas or places.Supporting the schemes to coordinate events/activitiesPersonal Attributes:Process and procedure drivenExcellent communication skillsAbility to work on own initiative and as part of a team managing your own time and activitiesGood planning and organisational skillsExcellent time management skillsA caring and patient natureAbility to cope with pressureAbility to cope with changeUnderstanding and commitment to empowering services usersCommitment to own professional and personal developmentPreferably hold a full UK driving licenceQualifications:Willing to work towards NVQ3 or QCF Level 3 in Community Health and WellbeingBasic Maths and English SkillsGood IT skillsGood understanding of service provision in the care professionGeneral office administrative duties typing letter writing filing keeping records and documented evidenceKey Competencies:Working with others of a variety of different ages needs and requirementsLiterature information and materials (collateral) relating to health care education welfare employment appropriate for different levels of health literacy and in a range of languages.Worker supervision and/or guidance.Small local budgets petty cash or being an authorised signatory for small payments within the scheme of delegation.Equipment and resources such as android or smart devices laptops and secure file storage.This role will be split between two branches in NewhamRequired Experience:IC Key Skills EMR Systems,Employee Relations,Typing,Patient Care,Clerical Experience,HIPAA,Computer Skills,EMT Experience,Medical Terminology,Transcription,Epic,Phone Etiquette Employment Type : Full-Time Experience: years Vacancy: 1 Yearly Salary Salary: 25207 - 25207