Job summary
The post holder will be responsible for providing Line Management, leadership, supervision, highly specialised peer support, and training to Band 3 – Health Access Champions (HACs).
Champions are employees of the trust who have mild learning disabilities and specific support needs in relation to this. The line manager must understand the unique challenges and provide appropriate management structures to support and develop HACs.
The role of the health access champion is pivotal in promoting the health and wellbeing of people with learning disabilities, to act as experts by experience and to advocate best practice when working with other professionals who are not learning disability specialists; by fully understanding the complex and multiple factors that are barriers to people with learning disabilities affecting care and the solutions to overcoming these barriers.
The post holder will embed the role of the Health Access champion role within the community health teams.
The post holder will work with the Team to support CCG targets. This involves the post holder initiating plans from projects to meet targets and coordinating the team.
Main duties of the job
- The post holder will be responsible for providing Line Management, leadership, supervision, highly specialised peer support, and training to Band 3 – Health Access Champions (HACs).
- Champions are employees of the trust who have mild learning disabilities and specific support needs in relation to this. The line manager must understand the unique challenges and provide appropriate management structures to support and develop HACs.
- The role of the health access champion is pivotal in promoting the health and wellbeing of people with learning disabilities, to act as experts by experience and to advocate best practice when working with other professionals who are not learning disability specialists; by fully understanding the complex and multiple factors that are barriers to people with learning disabilities affecting care and the solutions to overcoming these barriers.
- The post holder will embed the role of the Health Access champion role within the community health teams.
- The post holder will work with the Team to support CCG targets. This involves the post holder initiating plans from projects to meet targets and coordinating the team.
About us
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is an outstanding organisation with ambitions to match. We are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of ‘Outstanding’ from theCare Quality Commission, and our aim is to be the leading provider of mental health and specialist learning disability services in the country.
Our family of over 3500 members of staff provide health and social care for over 400,000 people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. We also deliver a range of nationally commissioned specialist services including Tier 4 services for children and young people, perinatal services, plus medium and low secure learning disabilities services.
The care we provide makes a fantastic difference to the lives of our service users, their families and carers – everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:
Our Trust values are:
Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.
These values are at the core of who we are, everything we do, and how we do it!
Would you like to be part of the HPFT family? Would you like work with us to ensure our service users live the fullest lives possible they can? Would you like to be supported in your career to be the best that you can be?
Then please read on…”
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Job Coach will mentor and work alongside HACs at all times to overcome barriers to understanding and understanding their social, emotional, physical and wellbeing needs to enable them to maintain effective working relationships and fulfil their job role using and interpreting up to date knowledge of the practical application of equalities and social care legislation plus relevant national and local guidance pertaining to people with learning disabilities
A key element is to provide 1:1 support to the individuals within the workplace.Interpret HACs individual needs and write these in a plan that includes achieveable targets, work skills are developed, and they reach their potential within the workplace with their agreement.The plans need to be tailored to meet the individual learning needs and overcome a range of barriers.Attendance at meetings with all Health Access Champions and support with their bespoke mandatory training.Supporting Health Access Champions across Essex, at times on a 1:1 basis, to ensure they are working to the level required and following work plans. This incorporates specific role modelling and support for Health Champions in situational influencing.Involvement in developing individualised learning and work plans with the Health Access Champions and linking this to the PDR process.Appropriate feedback to line manager, and involvement in regular supervision with supported employment agency.Practical support with accessing and utilising IT equipment.Motivational support to guide Health Access Champions to stay focused on the task at hand.Support to adjust and develop both verbal and written information where necessary, to ensure understanding of the content and utilising the (Inclusive Communication Enterprise) ICE team to support with accessibility.Another key element is to act as a role model for the HACs re professional etiquette and conduct, in accordance with the trust values
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Job Coach will mentor and work alongside HACs at all times to overcome barriers to understanding and understanding their social, emotional, physical and wellbeing needs to enable them to maintain effective working relationships and fulfil their job role using and interpreting up to date knowledge of the practical application of equalities and social care legislation plus relevant national and local guidance pertaining to people with learning disabilities
A key element is to provide 1:1 support to the individuals within the workplace.Interpret HACs individual needs and write these in a plan that includes achieveable targets, work skills are developed, and they reach their potential within the workplace with their agreement.The plans need to be tailored to meet the individual learning needs and overcome a range of barriers.Attendance at meetings with all Health Access Champions and support with their bespoke mandatory training.Supporting Health Access Champions across Essex, at times on a 1:1 basis, to ensure they are working to the level required and following work plans. This incorporates specific role modelling and support for Health Champions in situational influencing.Involvement in developing individualised learning and work plans with the Health Access Champions and linking this to the PDR process.Appropriate feedback to line manager, and involvement in regular supervision with supported employment agency.Practical support with accessing and utilising IT equipment.Motivational support to guide Health Access Champions to stay focused on the task at hand.Support to adjust and develop both verbal and written information where necessary, to ensure understanding of the content and utilising the (Inclusive Communication Enterprise) ICE team to support with accessibility.Another key element is to act as a role model for the HACs re professional etiquette and conduct, in accordance with the trust values
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma health and social care or equivalent experience
- English and Maths GCSE/equivalent at Grade A-C
- An understanding of the LD and social care system
- Commitment to Continuing Personal Development
Experience
Essential
- Experience of supporting people with learning disabilities in a health, educational or social care setting
- Experience of providing job coaching support
- Evidence of keenness to make a positive contribution to improving the quality of life for people with learning disabilities
Desirable
- Ability to supervise/mentor others. Management Fundamentals.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma health and social care or equivalent experience
- English and Maths GCSE/equivalent at Grade A-C
- An understanding of the LD and social care system
- Commitment to Continuing Personal Development
Experience
Essential
- Experience of supporting people with learning disabilities in a health, educational or social care setting
- Experience of providing job coaching support
- Evidence of keenness to make a positive contribution to improving the quality of life for people with learning disabilities
Desirable
- Ability to supervise/mentor others. Management Fundamentals.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab) .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab) .
Additional information
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab) .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab) .
