Job summary
CARE Kent Primary Care Network offers an exciting opportunity for a Social Prescribing Link Worker to join
our Integrated Case Management team which focuses on our six
network GP practices in Thanet, Kent.
We are looking for candidates who can work full time Monday
to Friday.
We offer a competitive salary as well as a NHS pension.
Main duties of the job
Promote social
prescribing, its role in self-management, addressing health inequalities and
the wider determinants of health.
As part of the PCN
multi-disciplinary team, build relationships with staff in GP practices within
the local PCN, attending relevant MDT meetings, giving information and feedback
on social prescribing.
Be proactive in
developing strong links with all local agencies to encourage referrals,
recognising what they need to be confident in the service to make appropriate
referrals.
Work in partnership with
all local agencies to raise awareness of social prescribing and how partnership
working can reduce pressure on statutory services, improve health access and
outcomes and enable a holistic approach to care.
Provide referral agencies
with regular updates about social prescribing, including training for their
staff and how to access information to encourage appropriate referrals.
Seek regular feedback
about the quality of service and impact of social prescribing on referral
agencies.
Be
proactive in encouraging equality and inclusion, through self-referrals and
connecting with all diverse local communities, particularly those communities
that statutory agencies may find hard to reach.
About us
CARE Kent PCN supports six practices covering a patient population of
around 46,000.
The local care vision in East Kent is for
localities to develop a model of care that enables people to live as
independently as possible by delivering high quality, person centred care that
integrates hospital, social care, community and voluntary services around
primary care networks of GP practices.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Working with direct supervision from the Integrated Case
Management team the role will take referrals from the GP practices. Provide
personalised support to individuals, their families and carers to take control
of their health and wellbeing, live independently and improve their health
access and 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. Coproduce a simple personalised care and support
plan to improve health and wellbeing, introducing or reconnecting people to
appropriate community groups and statutory services. The role will require
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. Work with a diverse range of people and communities, to
draw on and increase the strengths and capacities of local communities,
enabling local VCSE organisations and community groups (including faith groups)
to receive social prescribing referrals. Alongside other members of the PCN
multi-disciplinary team, work collaboratively with all local diverse partners
to contribute towards supporting the local VCSE organisations and community
groups to become sustainable and that community assets are nurtured, through
sharing intelligence regarding any gaps or problems identified in local
provision with commissioners and local authorities. Social prescribing link
workers will have a role in educating non-clinical and clinical staff within
their PCN multi-disciplinary teams on what other services are available within
the community and how and when patients can access them. This may include
verbal or written advice and guidance.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Working with direct supervision from the Integrated Case
Management team the role will take referrals from the GP practices. Provide
personalised support to individuals, their families and carers to take control
of their health and wellbeing, live independently and improve their health
access and 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. Coproduce a simple personalised care and support
plan to improve health and wellbeing, introducing or reconnecting people to
appropriate community groups and statutory services. The role will require
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. Work with a diverse range of people and communities, to
draw on and increase the strengths and capacities of local communities,
enabling local VCSE organisations and community groups (including faith groups)
to receive social prescribing referrals. Alongside other members of the PCN
multi-disciplinary team, work collaboratively with all local diverse partners
to contribute towards supporting the local VCSE organisations and community
groups to become sustainable and that community assets are nurtured, through
sharing intelligence regarding any gaps or problems identified in local
provision with commissioners and local authorities. Social prescribing link
workers will have a role in educating non-clinical and clinical staff within
their PCN multi-disciplinary teams on what other services are available within
the community and how and when patients can access them. This may include
verbal or written advice and guidance.
Person Specification
Knowledge & Skills
Desirable
- Physical skills:
- Standard IT skills
- Ability to travel
- Manual dexterity required for the role and level competence.
- Freedom to Act:
- The post holder is required to be accountable for his/her own actions, to act on his/her initiative and to be aware of the impact on others.
- In accordance with policies, procedures and competency frameworks to provide care to patients in community services, adapting to a changing workload priorities throughout the course of a shift following advice from Registered Practitioner.
- The post holder will be expected to work as part of of the team and in some cases unsupervised but under the management and guidance of the Integrated Case Management Team Manager.
- Physical Effort
- There will be a requirement for a combination of sitting, standing, bending, stooping, walking and driving.
- There may be frequent requirement for physical effort in relation to patient care.
- Frequent requirement to use aids to move people
- Occasional short periods of computer use
Person Specification
Knowledge & Skills
Desirable
- Physical skills:
- Standard IT skills
- Ability to travel
- Manual dexterity required for the role and level competence.
- Freedom to Act:
- The post holder is required to be accountable for his/her own actions, to act on his/her initiative and to be aware of the impact on others.
- In accordance with policies, procedures and competency frameworks to provide care to patients in community services, adapting to a changing workload priorities throughout the course of a shift following advice from Registered Practitioner.
- The post holder will be expected to work as part of of the team and in some cases unsupervised but under the management and guidance of the Integrated Case Management Team Manager.
- Physical Effort
- There will be a requirement for a combination of sitting, standing, bending, stooping, walking and driving.
- There may be frequent requirement for physical effort in relation to patient care.
- Frequent requirement to use aids to move people
- Occasional short periods of computer use
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.
