SPRING Social Prescribing Link Worker

Job description

Job responsibilities

Be proactive, forging relationships and encouraging referrals from various partnerships in the local community, Community Groups, Voluntary Sector Services, Primary and Secondary Health and Social Care.

Work in partnership, developing and maintaining relationships with local voluntary organisations, community, and neighbourhoods to raise awareness of social prescribing and how partnership working can reduce pressure on statutory services, improve health outcomes and enable a holistic approach to care.

Manage a targeted Caseload of people of various complexity who have Long Term Health conditions.

Giving people time to talk and focus on What matters to me. Taking a holistic approach and helping to identify wider issues that impact on their health & wellbeing.

Creating Personalised Action Plans for individuals using Wellbeing Stars to support a holistic approach and measure progress on the journey of change.

Empowering people take control of their own health and wellbeing and regain their independence based on their priorities, interests, values & motivations, using a strength and assets-based approach.

Enable people to achieve their goals by supporting them to develop and work towards Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and time appropriate steps and recognise their achievements.

Working with people on either a 1:1 or group basis, when required

Where appropriate, physically introduce people to community groups, activities, and statutory services, ensuring they are comfortable. Follow up to ensure they are happy, able to engage, included and receiving good support.

Work with commissioners and local partners to identify unmet needs within the community and gaps in community provision and support development of new groups and services where needed, through small grants for community groups, micro-commissioning, and development support.

Understanding, managing & maintaining monthly targets in line with contractual agreements.

Manage own Data capture and updating of relevant systems in a timely manner in line with GDPR regulations.

Person Specification

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Able to prioritise and manage own workload.
• Knowledge of IT systems, including ability to use word processing skills, emails and the internet.
• Ability to listen, empathise with people and provide person-centred support in a non-judgemental way.
• Able to support people in a way that inspires trust and confidence, motivating others to reach their potential.
• Ability to identify risk and assess/manage risk when working with individuals.
• Demonstrates personal accountability, emotional resilience and works well under pressure.
• High level of written and oral communication skills.

Desirable

• Understanding of the wider determinants of health, including social, economic and environmental factors and their impact on communities.
• Flexibility to work outside of core office hours.

Qualifications

Essential

• NVQ Level 3, Advanced level or equivalent qualifications or working towards.
• Demonstrable commitment to professional and personal development.

Desirable

• Training in motivational coaching and interviewing or equivalent experience.

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working directly in a community development context, adult health and social care, learning support or public health/health improvement (including unpaid work).
• Experience of supporting people, their families and carers in a related role (including unpaid work).
• Experience of working with the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise () sector (in a paid or unpaid capacity), including with volunteers and small community groups.

Desirable

• Experience of supporting people with their mental health, either in a paid, unpaid or informal capacity.
• Experience of data collection and providing monitoring information to assess the impact of services.
• Experience of partnership/collaborative working and of building relationships across a variety of organisations.

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.

Employer details

Employer name

General Practice Alliance Ltd

Address

7-8 Adelaide Street

Northampton

Northamptonshire

NN2 7PB

Employer's website

http://www.northantsgpalliance.com/ (Opens in a new tab)