SIS has used our knowledge and experience to provided consultation support services to help Sussex Health and Care Partnership tailor their promotion, recruitment and training to suit the needs of diverse ethnic communities.
Community Ambassadors are part of an exciting new way of helping the Sussex Health and Care Partnership to understand what is important to patients and make sure local health and care services are what communities needs.
Sussex Health and Care Partnership (SHCP) successfully recruited 15 Community Ambassadors in October 2020. They recognised there was a lack of representation from diverse ethnic communities within that cohort and acknowledged that people from diverse ethnic communities experience some of the biggest health inequalities, even more since the start of the pandemic so is really important to hear directly from people in those communities so that they can fully understand the challenges these communities are facing and work together to create solutions.
SIS has supported SHCP by reviewing their communications and suggesting amendments and changes of message, language and imagery to make them more accessible to people in these communities.
Are you part of a diverse ethnic community in Sussex?
Do you want to make a difference to your community?
Are you interested in health and social care?
Would you like to meet new people, learn new skills and get valuable work experience?
Find out more and apply here, the deadline is 12th August 2021:
https://www.sussexhealthandcare.uk/get-involved/community-ambassadors/
The current cohort of Community Ambassadors have
- Been active participants in eight interview panels for staff within the Sussex NHS Commissioners, providing an independent perspective
- Undertaken research on the views of communities on the flu vaccine
- identified solutions to support the flu vaccination campaign and COVID-19 immunisation programme
- Worked in partnership to develop questionnaires for public consultation on NHS service
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Zoom meeting of the current SHCP Community Ambassadors
