Band 6 Community Connexions Development Worker
Job summary ***This job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested*** The Research and Innovation team is looking for a vibrant candidate to work in Community Connexions.
Community Connexions is a public engagement programme that will build relationships amongst local groups particularly in underserved communities to support healthcare priority setting and research and innovation engagement and address health inequalities. Primary steps include i)engagement ii) priority setting iii) co-creation of new research.
Healthcare professionals are welcome to apply, along with individuals with extensive community engagement or public health experience. The successful candidate should have a good knowledge of general healthcare, have the skills to approach and work with a variety of communities, be articulate and communicate well and have the ability to record accurate notes and provide regular reports.
The post holder will work across BCHC and engage with other healthcare providers and community groups across the West Midlands, This may involve working with faith groups, community groups, setting up coffee mornings in supermarkets or visiting individuals in their homes. Engagement will be conducted for a number of different projects, so project management skills and the ability for self-organisation are crucial.
Bid writing and report writing are also useful skills.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate should have a good knowledge of general healthcare, have the skills to approach and work with a variety of communities, be articulate and communicate well and have the ability to record accurate notes and provide regular reports to the funder at the Clinical Research Network.
The post holder will work across BCHC and other NHS Trusts across Birmingham and the Black Country, as well as other providers, such as the local authority, community and voluntary organisations, in a range of settings to build engagement and support health research. This may involve working with faith groups, community groups, setting up coffee mornings in supermarkets or visiting individuals in their homes.
Engagement will be conducted for a number of different projects so project management skills and the ability for self-organisation are crucial.
About us
Be Part of Our Team... BCHC has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities.
We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehab Centre and one of Europe's leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities.
We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands. If you want to 'Be Part of Our Team' and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for best care and healthy communities, we want to hear from you.
Job responsibilities
Responsible for community engagement, liaising with Community Leaders and organising events online, in person and by questionnaire and generating new contacts. Represent Community Connexions at local meetings and provide reports to R&I, the Clinical Research Network Equality Diversity & Inclusion Public Research Champions Group and the Community Connexions Steering Committee plus other relevant forums.
Identify challenges/ barriers to engaging in research, alongside identifying strengths and resilience of underserved communities. To work closely with academic colleagues, e.g. Aston University to develop a framework agreement for community engagement and be instrumental in the development and implementation of community engagement policy using previous policy experience to work in what is a new area for the Trust.
To work with the Research and Innovation (R & I) Team, Trusts Equality & Diversity Team, Patient Engagement Team, and partner organisations to gather and analyse information about research engagement. To use data sets to gather information and have the ability to draw conclusions from feedback. For example, demographics, public views on particular topics, to identify areas where the public have indicated priorities.
Person Specification
Qualifications · Essential
Degree in health related field or equivalent qualification
Skills · Essential
Keyboard skills, use of a range of software including Microsoft products to a proficient standard Project management skills and keeping accurate notes Excellent networking and persuasion skills Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands
Experience · Essential
Significant and broad range of experience working in or alongside clinical settings and community setting Specific experience or interest in cultural and physical & economic inclusivity
Desirable
Participated in service development and implementation of change
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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) .
