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Mental Health - Health Trainer
| Posting date: | 13 February 2025 |
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| Salary: | £25,000.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £25000.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 21 February 2025 |
| Location: | Hinckley, LE10 3EY |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | U0129-25-0008 |
Summary
JOB DESCRIPTION Staffordshire Mental Health Specialist Health Trainer MAIN PURPOSE To work closely with the NHS Trusts by providing individual personal support to people who have a serious mental illness(SMI), focusing on improving key lifestyle behaviours and signposting to other relevant services. This post will Improve the access of those with an SMI to lifestyle support and advice. SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES Responsible and accountable for: Provide support for those with a SMI to improve their lifestyle and in turn, their physical health enabling effective goal setting to elicit behaviour change ensuring a positive, motivational and engaging experience. To work closely with the community mental team to support patients with SMI that have been referred. Increase access to the Health Trainer service for those with SMI, leading to better monitoring of conditions, to improve lifestyle outcomes. Be an ambassador within the locality team in raising aware of mental health. Support patients as they travel across the specialist pathway of care, utilising behaviour change techniques and SMART goal settings on a 1:1 and group basis to ensure sustainable changes are achieved. To keep abreast of the holistic range of services available in the community by developing links with service providers and keeping up to date with service changes and developments, in order to appropriately signpost individuals to the service as and when they need them. Utilise a range of communication methods including digital technologies, face to face, telephone, email and texting to ensure patient led support is proportionate to individual and varying need. Be aware of local barriers and individual resistance to changing health behaviours, adopting a solution-focused approach to positively facilitating and supporting individuals to overcome such barriers. Support the service to achieve contractual performance indicators, including individual, team and contract targets. Be compliant with all relevant policies, procedures and guidelines, including the appropriate codes of conduct associated with this post maintain awareness of safeguarding issues, report and acting on concerns in accordance with Everyone Health and Local Authority policies and procedures. Take responsibility for own CPD and participate in Everyone Healths induction, training and continual professional development as required; recognise and work within own competence and professional code of conduct. Prioritise, organise and manage own workload in a manner that maintains and promotes high quality. Deliver outstanding patient care, demonstrating empathy, understanding, attention to detail, and a commitment to delivering a quality service. Ensure that commitment to equality and diversity is reflected at all stages of project planning, delivery and evaluation, in line with agreed service standards. Be an ambassador for Everyone Health, promoting Staffordshire Lifestyle service and the Specialist Mental Health Trainer service to members of the public and other stakeholders/ partners, where appropriate. PERSON SPECIFICATION SKILLS ABILITIES Enthusiastic approach to reducing stigma associated with mental ill health. Be able to plan own time and activities around the varying needs of individuals in the community. Respond effectively to referrals in line with agreed service protocols. Strong communication skills written, verbal and non-verbal, and listening skills. Keep accurate records of activity to provide data and monitoring information. Ability to document information in clear accurate English. Good numeracy and literacy skills. Emotionally sensitive and empathetic to members of the public who wish to improve their health. Ability to research and update accurate information. Experience of being active in a team, group and MDT. Strong relationship building skills with a range of people, from different backgrounds and situations. Computer literate - ability to use PowerPoint and to maintain and monitor information systems in line with the national minimum dataset and adapt to reflect local needs. Flexible and adaptable approach to working. Strong organisational and planning skills, with the ability to prioritise, often managing competing priorities and deadlines. Flexible attitude to working environment and specific community needs, ability to think innovatively to engage specific community groups effectively. Strong team player, whilst also confidentially working independently when reaching out to communities.