Neighbourhood Health Champion

Neighbourhood health champions (NHCs) are members of the community in Hulme, Moss Side and Rusholme.

We are looking for people that:

• Live in Hulme, Moss Side or Rusholme
• Are 18+
• Want to help others
• Can work as part of a team
• Want to improve the health and wellbeing of local people
• Feel confident communicating and supporting people
• Can attend training days and love to learn
• Like to meet new people.

Who are we?
Our neighbourhood health champions work with the Manchester Local Care Organisation and the Millennium Powerhouse, in Moss Side.

What neighbourhood health champions can expect:

• Training and support
• Paid expenses
• Grow and share your understanding of services and activities in the area
• An opportunity to make a difference in your neighbourhood
• Social events to reward and recognise your work
• Further learning opportunities; qualifications and certificates (optional)
• Help with skills for future employment (optional).

We will be training neighbourhood health champions in October 2023.

What is a neighbourhood health champion (NHC)?

NHCs are local people who care about the health and wellbeing of people around them. NHCs actively help others by raising awareness of health issues and opportunities, as well as wider impacts on people's wellbeing (such as access to groups, advice and green space). NHCs will be trained and supported to share good information on health-related matters. This can be shared face-to-face with family, friends, colleagues and around their neighbourhood.

The aim of this role is address the specific health issues that affect people living in Hulme, Moss Side and Rusholme. It is also an opportunity to feedback the concerns of the local people.

Examples of what a neighbourhood health champion might do:

• Talk to people about the benefits of health screenings
• Help people access basic health checks such as blood pressure tests
• Talk to people about their needs and help connect them with the right services
• Help host coffee mornings in their local area, to talk about health and wellbeing with friends and neighbours.

Who can apply?

This role is for anyone interested in health and wellbeing in Hulme, Moss Side and Rusholme. The role is voluntary (expenses and training will be paid for).

What is the commitment?

NHCs will work with us for a minimum of six months. The hours are flexible - you can be an NHC if you work, volunteer or have other responsibilities. Being an NHC is more about how many people you reach, rather than how many hours you have worked.