Job summary
We are seeking to employ a motivated, proactive and person-centred person to become a Social Prescriber within our PCN.
Please note in the event of a high volume of applicants, we will reserve the right to close the advertisement once sufficients applications have been received.
Main duties of the job
To work with the GP surgeries and the attached teams to expand a high quality social prescribing service and support patients to access all community opportunities available. To link people with community and volunteering support, to take charge of their own health and well-being.
About us
The Blackpool Central West PCN has recently been formed due to new NHS legislation and consists of the following practices:
Adelaide Street Surgery (incorporating Harris Medical Centre & Elizabeth Street Surgery)
St Pauls Medical Centre
South King Street Medical Practice
The three practices have worked together for several years as a neighbourhood and have a dedicated team attached to them which contain health and well-being workers; district nurses and a full nursing home team, plus others.
We are in the exciting position of adding new roles to compliment the current surgery teams- to work towards bringing the three surgeries together under the Central West PCN, to give the patients a patient-centred care approach.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Duties
- Act as the main point of contact for allocated GP surgeries and the referred patients.
- Undertake assessments with referred patients to gain an understanding of their life, health condition and how it affects them, and to explore options for social support.
- To receive and action referrals from a wide range of agencies; GP practices; pharmacies; multi-disciplinary teams; hospital discharge teams; social care services; housing and voluntary sectors (this list is not exhaustive)
- Connect patients to local support and services, supporting them to make contact.
- Undertake follow up conversations and visits to ensure that patients have been able to access appropriate services.
- Work closely with the 4 GP surgeries within the PCN to encourage engagement.
- Attend PCN operations meetings and other multi-agency meetings as appropriate.
- Be proactive in seeking out new community support and activities for patients to access.
- Attend Patient Participation Group meetings at GP surgeries
- To gain a group of volunteers to assist with local community work, helping them to start new groups and to find creative community solutions for local issues.
- To encourage people; their families and their carers to provide peer support and to do things together, such as volunteering.
- Participate in meetings/events to promote social prescribing and population health.
- Report any Safeguarding concerns to the appropriate person.
- Work with commissioners and local partners to identify unmet needs within the community
- Assist and support volunteers with small grant applications.
- Ensure that Social prescribing codes are input into EMIS , adhering to data protection and data sharing within the PCN.
General
- Ensure that all activities are monitored and evaluated.
- Attend internal meetings as required.
- Work in accordance with PCN policies, including the equal opportunities policy and practice.
- Attend any training courses and supervision sessions as required.
- Work with due regard to the PCN Health and Safety Policy, ensuring that all practices and procedures are undertaken in accordance with issued guidelines.
- Undertake any other duties as may reasonably be required from time to time.
Special working conditions
- To be prepared to work flexibly, including evenings and weekends if required.
- Agile working may also be required/considered at times
Job description
Job responsibilities
Duties
- Act as the main point of contact for allocated GP surgeries and the referred patients.
- Undertake assessments with referred patients to gain an understanding of their life, health condition and how it affects them, and to explore options for social support.
- To receive and action referrals from a wide range of agencies; GP practices; pharmacies; multi-disciplinary teams; hospital discharge teams; social care services; housing and voluntary sectors (this list is not exhaustive)
- Connect patients to local support and services, supporting them to make contact.
- Undertake follow up conversations and visits to ensure that patients have been able to access appropriate services.
- Work closely with the 4 GP surgeries within the PCN to encourage engagement.
- Attend PCN operations meetings and other multi-agency meetings as appropriate.
- Be proactive in seeking out new community support and activities for patients to access.
- Attend Patient Participation Group meetings at GP surgeries
- To gain a group of volunteers to assist with local community work, helping them to start new groups and to find creative community solutions for local issues.
- To encourage people; their families and their carers to provide peer support and to do things together, such as volunteering.
- Participate in meetings/events to promote social prescribing and population health.
- Report any Safeguarding concerns to the appropriate person.
- Work with commissioners and local partners to identify unmet needs within the community
- Assist and support volunteers with small grant applications.
- Ensure that Social prescribing codes are input into EMIS , adhering to data protection and data sharing within the PCN.
General
- Ensure that all activities are monitored and evaluated.
- Attend internal meetings as required.
- Work in accordance with PCN policies, including the equal opportunities policy and practice.
- Attend any training courses and supervision sessions as required.
- Work with due regard to the PCN Health and Safety Policy, ensuring that all practices and procedures are undertaken in accordance with issued guidelines.
- Undertake any other duties as may reasonably be required from time to time.
Special working conditions
- To be prepared to work flexibly, including evenings and weekends if required.
- Agile working may also be required/considered at times
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GCSE grade A to C in English and Maths
Desirable
- Qualified to NVQ level 2 in Health and Social Care
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a health or care environment.
- Experience of managing a caseload of clients/patients
- Proven ability to provide advice and
- support to clients.
- Experience of working with individuals on a 1:1 basis.
- Experience of project administration, and of coordinating and developing projects.
- Experience of working in partnership with other groups and agencies.
- Experience of researching and producing written reports.
Desirable
- Experience of providing
- health and wellbeing advice.
- Experience of working with people affected by mental health.
- Previous experience of working with in Primary Care and/or an MDT setting
- Experience of dealing with safeguarding issues.
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Good general knowledge of the work and value of the UK Voluntary and Community Sector.
- An understanding of social prescribing models.
- Basic ICT skills including referral/report writing, using Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Outlook and Powerpoint.
- Highly organised, able to complete administrative tasks with a high degree of accuracy.
- Ability to collect data for monitoring and evaluation.
- Strong organisational skills, and ability to coordinate information and data from a range of sources.
- Ability to develop strong working relationships with project partners.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, both oral and written with the ability to present information and advice in a way that is appropriate to the audience.
- Highly self-motivated.
- Flexible approach to work with a willingness and ability to work evenings and weekends as required.
- Empathetic and able to develop a good rapport with clients.
- Ability to get on well with people from all walks of life and from diverse ethnic and faith backgrounds.
- Ability to keep information confidential.
Desirable
- Knowledge of voluntary sector resources available locally in Blackpool
- Experience of using EMIS
- Driver with use of a car
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GCSE grade A to C in English and Maths
Desirable
- Qualified to NVQ level 2 in Health and Social Care
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a health or care environment.
- Experience of managing a caseload of clients/patients
- Proven ability to provide advice and
- support to clients.
- Experience of working with individuals on a 1:1 basis.
- Experience of project administration, and of coordinating and developing projects.
- Experience of working in partnership with other groups and agencies.
- Experience of researching and producing written reports.
Desirable
- Experience of providing
- health and wellbeing advice.
- Experience of working with people affected by mental health.
- Previous experience of working with in Primary Care and/or an MDT setting
- Experience of dealing with safeguarding issues.
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Good general knowledge of the work and value of the UK Voluntary and Community Sector.
- An understanding of social prescribing models.
- Basic ICT skills including referral/report writing, using Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Outlook and Powerpoint.
- Highly organised, able to complete administrative tasks with a high degree of accuracy.
- Ability to collect data for monitoring and evaluation.
- Strong organisational skills, and ability to coordinate information and data from a range of sources.
- Ability to develop strong working relationships with project partners.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, both oral and written with the ability to present information and advice in a way that is appropriate to the audience.
- Highly self-motivated.
- Flexible approach to work with a willingness and ability to work evenings and weekends as required.
- Empathetic and able to develop a good rapport with clients.
- Ability to get on well with people from all walks of life and from diverse ethnic and faith backgrounds.
- Ability to keep information confidential.
Desirable
- Knowledge of voluntary sector resources available locally in Blackpool
- Experience of using EMIS
- Driver with use of a car
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
Blackpool Central West Primary Care Network
Address
118 Adelaide Street
Blackpool
FY1 4LN
