Health and Wellbeing Coordinator

Health and Wellbeing Coordinator

Job Pack
**Our Vision**:
A better world where people with disabilities contribute as unique and valued members of dynamic and inclusive communities

**Our Mission**:
To support, empower and enable people with disabilities to live their lives to the full

Health and Wellbeing Coordinator

**Job Description**:
**Introduction**
People with learning disabilities are significantly more likely to have poorer health than the rest of the population. This is because people with learning disabilities face many barriers and inequalities within health and social care systems which often lead to inadequate care and treatment of health problems.
At Options we believe that this is something we can change by having a dedicated role within the organisation to support people to live healthy lives and access better health care.

**Job Purpose**:
To improve health outcomes of people with learning disabilities by managing initiatives and working collaboratively with health partners.

**Responsibilities**:
1. Initiate a range of activities, projects and initiatives to improve the health of the people we support, particularly focusing on the main areas of concern.
2. Work together with Team Leaders to know the people supported sufficiently well to plan support around their health.
3. Produce monthly and ad hoc bulletins promoting ways to improve people’s health.
4. Provide training on good health for staff throughout Options and work with individual teams and support people we support and staff through any hospital visits or stays.
5. Work with all our partner organisations, families, and others to promote good health, including community connectors and social prescribers. ( NHS Link Workers )
6. Support staff teams to support people to manage their own health as much as they are able.
7. Collate and maintain data relevant to the health of the people we support.
8. Research and understand the various national, regional, and local policies to improve the health of people with learning disabilities.
9. Identify the main target areas of concern for action from local and national findings such as Health Watch and LeDeR.
10. Ensure a focus on improving and sustaining people’s good health throughout
Options.
11. Provide regular reports to the Leadership Team on activity and progress in the role.
12. Implement and work to all Options policies and procedures.
13. Ensure compliance with relevant contractual and statutory requirements in relation to health.
14. Participate in a range of training and personal development opportunities.

Health Lead

Person Specification
**Experience**:
At least one year’s experience of working in a role in a Social Care organisation which was person-centred, mission orientated and innovative, and serving people with learning disabilities.
A track record of successful practice with people with a learning disability.
Experience of health initiatives to bring about real change (desirable)

**Skills, Values and Knowledge**:
Person Centred - committed to ensuring people with disabilities are valued and enabled to take control of their own lives. To champion this when the going gets tough.
Leadership Skills - the ability to set direction, lead and motivate staff so that things get done.
A passion for health and an advocate of people's rights.
Communication Skills - the ability to really listen to people supported and staff, and to communicate clearly - verbally and written.
Pro-active and Purposeful - a self-starter who sees what needs to be done and gets on and does it or helps others to do it.
Relationship Skills - good with people - able to support people and to challenge.
Time Management - ability to organise and manage a complicated and demanding range of responsibilities and duties
Emotional Intelligence - the ability to understand your own and the emotional make-up of others, and use both to deliver Options vision.
Positive Role Model - hardworking, flexible, and proactive.
Independent thinker - prepared to stand alone and buck the trend
Committed to learning and personal development
Integrity - a clear desire and commitment to working out one’s values openly and honestly.
Knowledge of how to design and develop health initiatives for people
Good understanding of IT, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Good presentation skills.
Knowledge of Asset Biased Community Development (ABCD)

Summary of Terms

**Salary**:£21.700 - £22,115 depending on experience

**Hours: 39** hours

**Holidays**:
28 days including 8 Premium Days

**Training**:
Options will support the post holder in pursuing their development.
Significant and attractive development opportunities will be available.

**Sick Pay**:
Options currently provides 5 calendar days sick pay at full pay for staff, after a waiting period of 3 days.

**Pension Scheme**:
Options will contribute 3% of salary to a pension scheme.

**Based at**:
St Nicholas House, Old Churchyard, Liverpool, L2 8TX. Occasionally travel outside of M