Mental Health Community Connector
Posted 2 days ago
- Rotherham, South Yorkshire
- Any
- External
- Expires In 3 months
Mental Health Community Connector
30 - 37 hours per week
Permanent
£28,998 FTE (pay award pending)
Rotherham
Healthy communities are underpinned by better mental and physical health. However, not all aspects of community life are available to all adults - social isolation, unemployment, financial and housing problems, socioeconomic deprivation and domestic issues can all have a negative impact on a person's mental and physical health. Mental Health Community Connectors in Rotherham play a key role in engaging and supporting people to overcome the barriers that they may experience, enabling them to access community support and services to improve their health outcomes.
Mental Health Community Connectors are part of the transformation of community mental health care in Rotherham, helping the NHS to move towards integrated community mental health services across primary and secondary care in collaboration with Rotherham Local Authority and the Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS). This means services are brought closer together, more responsive, easier to access and achieve longer lasting and better health outcomes for patients.
As a Mental Health Community Connector, you will be part of a multi-disciplinary team within the Rotherham Primary Care Integrated Mental Health pathway and work alongside clinical colleagues to help deliver a holistic care approach for patients, by:
Helping ...
30 - 37 hours per week
Permanent
£28,998 FTE (pay award pending)
Rotherham
Healthy communities are underpinned by better mental and physical health. However, not all aspects of community life are available to all adults - social isolation, unemployment, financial and housing problems, socioeconomic deprivation and domestic issues can all have a negative impact on a person's mental and physical health. Mental Health Community Connectors in Rotherham play a key role in engaging and supporting people to overcome the barriers that they may experience, enabling them to access community support and services to improve their health outcomes.
Mental Health Community Connectors are part of the transformation of community mental health care in Rotherham, helping the NHS to move towards integrated community mental health services across primary and secondary care in collaboration with Rotherham Local Authority and the Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS). This means services are brought closer together, more responsive, easier to access and achieve longer lasting and better health outcomes for patients.
As a Mental Health Community Connector, you will be part of a multi-disciplinary team within the Rotherham Primary Care Integrated Mental Health pathway and work alongside clinical colleagues to help deliver a holistic care approach for patients, by:
Helping ...