Community Worker NHS Health Check Outreach Clinics
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 19 Chwefror 2026 |
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| Cyflog: | £27,166.25 i £29,991.54 bob blwyddyn |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £27166.25 - £29991.54 a year |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 05 Mawrth 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | South Shields, NE33 4JP |
| Cwmni: | NHS Jobs |
| Math o swydd: | Cytundeb |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | B0170-26-0004 |
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MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ROLE 1. Outreach and Engagement Identify and engage local community venues and partners suitable for delivering outreach NHS Health Check clinics. Build relationships with local community leaders, voluntary organisations, and faith groups to promote clinic attendance. Conduct outreach activities e.g., community events, talks, stalls to raise awareness of NHS Health Checks and healthy lifestyle messages and be able to undertake NHS checks. Use culturally appropriate engagement methods to reach diverse populations. 2. Clinic Set-Up and Delivery Coordinate logistics for mobile or pop-up Health Check clinics, ensuring venues are suitable and compliant with health and safety requirements. Support the delivery of NHS Health Checks, including taking measurements height, weight, blood pressure, blood tests and recording data accurately. Provide brief lifestyle advice e.g., on smoking cessation, diet, physical activity, alcohol and signpost to relevant local support services. Advise on cancer screening programmes involving signposting and referrals Ensure all equipment is maintained, calibrated, and stored appropriately. 3. Partnership Working Liaise with GP practices, Primary Care Networks PCNs, and local public health teams and charities Liaise and collaborate with GP practices to collect patient eligibility information EMIS searches , send invitations and invite patients. Collecting outcome data. Collaborate with other outreach teams e.g., vaccination, health promotion to provide joined-up services. Contribute to community health campaigns and local health inequalities initiatives. 4. Administration and Reporting Maintain accurate records of clinics held, attendance figures, and Health Check data and outcomes in line with NHS data governance policies. Contribute to performance reports and service evaluations. Support the monitoring of outcomes to demonstrate impact and identify areas for improvement. This Job Description provides a guide to the duties and responsibilities of the post and is not an exhaustive list. The post holder may be asked to undertake any other relevant duties appropriate to the post. The Job Description may be amended over time, in consultation with the post holder to meet the needs of the service. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS OF THE ROLE CONFIDENTIALITY In the performance of the duties outlined in this job description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential. Information relating to colleagues, other workers or the business of member practices may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with STHCs policies and procedures, and the protection of personal and sensitive data. HEALTH AND SAFETY The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others health, safety and security as defined in STHC's Health & Safety Policy to include: Identifying the risk involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks. Maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards. Ensuring that all accidents are reported and investigated and follow up action taken where necessary. Maintain mandatory staff training, as required by the postholder role. EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION The post-holder will support the equality, diversity, inclusion and rights of colleagues to include: Acting in a way that recognises the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with current legislation. Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of colleagues. Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non judgemental and respects their circumstances, feelings, priorities, and rights. QUALITY The post-holder will strive to maintain quality and will: Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk. Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision. Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance. Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs. Effectively manage own time, workload and resources. COMMUNICATION The post-holder should recognise the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to: Communicate effectively with other team members. Communicate effectively with patients and carers. Recognise peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly. A minimum of 30 hours per week would be considered for this role.