Community Connector - Mental Health London
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Company Description Community Links is a hub tackling health and social inequality in East London and beyond. We work alongside the community helping people of all ages reach their full potential. We take our local knowledge of what works to influence national decision making. We are proud to be part of Catch22. Catch22 is a social business which design and delivers services that build resilience and aspiration in people and communities. We believe that people can thrive when they have a good place to live, good people around them, and a fulfilling purpose. We call these our '3Ps'. If you share our values and commitment to transforming people’s lives, get in touch! Job Description The Community Connectors programme is an exciting partnership between Community Links, Aston Mansfield, Mind in Tower Hamlets, Newham and Redbridge, and the NHS East London Foundation Trust (ELFT). After successfully delivering the pilot since 2020, in 2022 Community Links was awarded the 5 year iteration of the Mental Health Social Prescribing programme. Community Connectors work alongside ELFT under what is called the Mental Health Transformation Programme. The ethos of the programme is recovery focused, exploring needs through complexity (rather than diagnosis), a focus on a person’s strengths and assets, and on the wider determinants of health and wellbeing. The role involves providing holistic support to people suffering from a serious mental illness or SMI. Service users will have a single or range of diagnosed conditions, will be known to ELFT and will therefore have a range of needs, including symptoms of anxiety or depression, or have a diagnosis of schizophrenia. Specifically, the Community Connector will work with multi-disciplinary teams (MDTs) who sit within primary care networks or PCNs (clusters of GP practices) across Newham, and will support people in accessing appropriate local services, embodying a true example of wrap around support. Above all, the Community Connector will be a strong networker who is able to engage multiple stakeholders for the betterment of service user welfare and outcomes. Your formal location will be Community Links at 105 Barking Road London E16 4HQ, as well as within the Primary Care Network in Newham. Please click here for full Job Description & Personal Specification. Qualifications Essential competencies University degree and/or personal specification Local knowledge of services, provisions, and issues faced by people suffering from mental health Experience working with stakeholders and partnerships. A commitment in implementing the mission and values of Community Links. The above is not exhaustive. Required qualifications and person specification can be accessed here. Additional Information Place of work: Community Links (E16 4HQ), and East London Foundation Trust (within the Network of Primary Care) Hours of work: Full-time, 37 hours per week Salary/Grade: £31,558 per annum Reports to: Primary Care Network Lead (ELFT) / Assistant Director (Community Links) Level of screening: Enhanced DBS Remote working: Please note, remote working does not apply to this role Community Links is totally committed to equality of opportunity and supporting diversity and inclusion in both services to the community and in the employment of people. Community Links expects all employees to understand and promote its policies in their work. See the benefits of working for Catch22 here. Unless otherwise stated, interviews will be arranged as suitable candidates are identified, so early application is strongly advised. At Catch22 we value equality, diversity and inclusion. We are wholeheartedly committed to the principle of equality of opportunity, both as an employer and as a provider of services. Diversity and Inclusion is part of what we do every day, working to deliver our vision to build a strong society where everyone has good people around them, a purpose, and a good place to live. See the benefits of working for Catch22 here. Unless otherwise stated, interviews will be arranged as suitable candidates are identified, so early application is strongly advised. At Catch22 we value equality, diversity and inclusion. We are wholeheartedly committed to the principle of equality of opportunity, both as an employer and as a provider of services. Diversity and Inclusion is part of what we do every day, working to deliver our vision to build a strong society where everyone has good people around them, a purpose, and a good place to live. Catch22 is committed to rigorous safeguarding and safer recruitment practices; ensuring that every individual within the organisation has been safely and appropriately checked.
