Is a full width scrolling element bad UX on a mobile site?

I have an element that gets content that will overflow the element's height, so it will scroll when scrolling is initiated over it. This element is 100% width, so either the user has to scroll to the bottom of the list first or start the scroll at another location to get past this element.

Is this considered bad UX even though the content is relevant to the website's main functionality? Would it make sense to make the element tall enough to accomodate all that will be in it to avoid this "issue"?