Job summary
Pioneers Integrated Partnership Primary Care Network
is recruiting for a Social Prescriber/Link Worker
to be part of the new Primary Care Network multidisciplinary team, providing
1:1 personalised support to our PCN Population. We already have x1 Social Prescriber in post and find that the needs of our population require more input from this service.
This
post empowers people to take control of their health and wellbeing by giving
time to focus on what matters to me. The social prescribing link worker will
build trusting relationships with people, create a shared personalised care and
support plan and connect them to community groups, VCSE organisations and
services. They will also work with partners to provide support to community
groups and VCSE organisations involved in social prescribing.
You
must be a good listener, have time for people and be committed to supporting
local communities to care for each other. You should have experience of working
positively with people facing complex social and emotional challenges. You will
have great interpersonal skills in supporting people, community groups and
local organisations.
Main duties of the job
Main duties and responsibilities:
Working with
direct supervision by a GP, take referrals from a wide range of agencies,
including PCNs GP practices and multi-disciplinary team in pharmacies, wider
multi-disciplinary teams, hospital discharge teams, allied health
professionals, fire service, police, job centres, social care services, housing
associations, and voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE)
organisations (list not exhaustive).
Provide
personalised support, their families, carers to take control
of their health and wellbeing, live independently and improve their health
outcomes, as a key member of the PCN multi-disciplinary team. Develop trusting
relationships by giving people time and focus on what matters to me. Take a
holistic approach, based on the persons priorities and the wider determinants
of health. Co-produce a simple personalised care and support plan to improve
health and wellbeing, introducing or reconnecting people to community groups
and statutory services.
Managing and prioritising your own caseload, in accordance with the
needs, priorities and any urgent support required by individuals on the
caseload. It is vital that you have a strong awareness and understanding of
when it is appropriate or necessary to refer people back to other health
professionals/agencies, when what the persons needs are beyond the scope of
the link worker role e.g. when there is a mental health need requiring a
qualified practitioner.
About us
Pioneers Integrated Partnership PCN (PIP PCN) serves a population of 29,000 patients. We are a group of x3 Practices, Tower Hill Partnership, Heath Street Health Centre and Handsworth Medical Practice, covering some of the most deprived areas in Birmingham.
PIP PCN strives to address the health inequalities of our population and the provision of a Social Prescribing service is paramount to our vision.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Social prescribing empowers
people to take control of their health and wellbeing through referral to link
workers who give time, focus on what matters to me and take a holistic
approach to an individuals health and wellbeing, connecting people to community
groups and statutory services for practical and emotional support. Link workers
also support existing groups to be accessible and sustainable and help people
to start new community groups, working collaboratively with all local partners.
Social prescribing link
workers will work as a key part of the primary care network (PCN)
multidisciplinary team. Social prescribing can help PCNs to strengthen
community and personal resilience and reduces health and wellbeing inequalities
by addressing the wider determinants of health, such as debt, poor housing and
physical inactivity, by increasing peoples active involvement with their local
communities. It particularly works for people with long term conditions
(including support for mental health), for people who are lonely or isolated,
or have complex social needs which affect their wellbeing.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Social prescribing empowers
people to take control of their health and wellbeing through referral to link
workers who give time, focus on what matters to me and take a holistic
approach to an individuals health and wellbeing, connecting people to community
groups and statutory services for practical and emotional support. Link workers
also support existing groups to be accessible and sustainable and help people
to start new community groups, working collaboratively with all local partners.
Social prescribing link
workers will work as a key part of the primary care network (PCN)
multidisciplinary team. Social prescribing can help PCNs to strengthen
community and personal resilience and reduces health and wellbeing inequalities
by addressing the wider determinants of health, such as debt, poor housing and
physical inactivity, by increasing peoples active involvement with their local
communities. It particularly works for people with long term conditions
(including support for mental health), for people who are lonely or isolated,
or have complex social needs which affect their wellbeing.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of the personalised care approach
- Understanding of the wider determinants of health, including social, economic and environmental factors and their impact on communities, individuals, their families and carers
- Knowledge of community development approaches
- Knowledge of IT systems, including ability to use word processing skills, emails and the internet to create simple plans and reports
- 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 supporting people with their mental health, either in a paid, unpaid or informal capacity
- Experience of working with the VCSE sector (in a paid or unpaid capacity), including with volunteers and small community groups
- Experience of partnership/collaborative working and of building relationships across a variety of organisations
- Experience of data collection and using tools to measure the impact of services
Desirable
- Local knowledge of VCSE and community services in the locality
- Knowledge of how the NHS works, including primary care
Qualifications
Essential
- Vocational Qualification in Health and Social Care or relevant work experience
- Demonstrable commitment to professional and personal development
- Training in motivational coaching and interviewing or equivalent experience
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of the personalised care approach
- Understanding of the wider determinants of health, including social, economic and environmental factors and their impact on communities, individuals, their families and carers
- Knowledge of community development approaches
- Knowledge of IT systems, including ability to use word processing skills, emails and the internet to create simple plans and reports
- 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 supporting people with their mental health, either in a paid, unpaid or informal capacity
- Experience of working with the VCSE sector (in a paid or unpaid capacity), including with volunteers and small community groups
- Experience of partnership/collaborative working and of building relationships across a variety of organisations
- Experience of data collection and using tools to measure the impact of services
Desirable
- Local knowledge of VCSE and community services in the locality
- Knowledge of how the NHS works, including primary care
Qualifications
Essential
- Vocational Qualification in Health and Social Care or relevant work experience
- Demonstrable commitment to professional and personal development
- Training in motivational coaching and interviewing or equivalent experience
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.