Health Links Worker
1 month ago
Job summary
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The Health Links team provide an essential interpreting and advocacy service to diverse speaking communities across BNSSG to ensure that people, who first language is not English can access the support, guidance and services required to stay well.
The Health Links team are well regarded and trusted members of their own communities and therefore can support local people in understanding how they can find out about serves and support to keep themselves, their families, and communities stay well.
Many of the Health Links Team have specific areas of interest and focus that can furthersupport diverse speaking communities in understanding the complexity of the Health, Social Care and Voluntary Systems across the BNSSG area. For example, increasingly, it is important for people to understand the changing ways in which mental health and well-being services can also help people to stay well.
Main duties of the job
The Health Links Team provide interpreting and advocacy support to people, whose first language is not English. The team provide immediate support and advice in a range of languages to assist people in accessing health services and provide a wide range of sign posting and advocacy support to our diverse speaking communities.
The post holder will be responsible for providing an interpreting and advocacy support service, which facilitates communication between Health Service users, relatives and Healthcare professionals. In addition, the post holder will work in partnership with local people and agencies to support greater awareness and provision for currently under resourced communities.
Sirona provides community-based health services and support and increasingly, we are aware of the health inequalities that exist for some of our communities. This team ensures that people who may face barriers in accessing health support are able to get the help and support they need stay as well as Health Links office is based in the Easton area of Bristol but some travel may be required to provide support to people across the Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG)areas, as required.
About us
Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas.
We are Sirona care & health - England's largest provider of Adult's and Children's Community Services and we'd love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.
Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days' annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme - just a glimpse of the benefits you'll receive.
We welcome and encourage all applicants. We are committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities we support and are proactively seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce. We know diversity fosters creativity and innovation.
We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We aim to draw upon the widest possible range of views and experiences to meet the changing needs of our colleagues, partners and communities we serve.
Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different - we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.
Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find attached to this vacancy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities before applying for this position.
Sirona care & health currently recruit overseas nursing and therapy staff through an NHS Trust Supplier and we adhere to the NHSE Code of Practice in relation to applicants from Red List countries. We are therefore, unable to accept any direct applications to this advert from candidates who are not already based in the UK.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
Experience of interpreting Experience of working with the community Experience of being able to advocate on behalf of people with language barriers accessing health services Experience of working with local ethnic minority community groups
Skills
Desirable
Basic keyboard and computer skills Computer skills qualifications-
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