Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• 5 GCSEs including English and Maths Grade 4 and above or equivalent
• NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care, Community Development, or equivalent
• Native BSL user or Level 3 or above

Experience

Essential

• Broad experience of engaging with patients, carers, members of the public, and communities
• Experience of working with partners and stakeholders
• Demonstrable experience with digital and social media platforms
• Substantive experience of organising self and others and meeting deadlines
• Experience in using Microsoft Office packages

Desirable

• Experience within the NHS

Knowledge

Essential

• Insight into the issues that may impact deaf people accessing mental health services
• Knowledge and understanding of deaf culture

Skills

Essential

• Ability to engage with people from diverse backgrounds
• Data inputting
• Ability to review complex information and present it understandably within reports
• Ability to analyse information and present it concisely
• Strong reporting skills
• Well-developed IT skills with the ability to utilise a range of electronic reporting programs
• Able to produce data and reports
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Able to deliver to short timescales
• Can work with a wide range of stakeholders
• Able to communicate to different audiences
• Ability to manage priorities and demanding workloads
• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team
• Clear communication verbally/in BSL and in writing to effectively convey knowledge and information

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).