Job summary
Cambridge Northern Villages PCN
(Primary Care Network) is looking to recruit a Social Prescriber to join our
PCN team.
Do you want to make a difference
by support patients in Primary care with your skills as a Social Prescriber?
We need a talented and empathetic
individual with excellent communication skills to be part of a growing team.
The successful person will work across multiple surgeries, supporting people
who have long-term conditions, are lonely or isolated, or who have complex
social needs which affect their wellbeing.
This is a non-clinical role, but
one that supports patients to address and tackle issues that are having an
adverse effect on their mental and physical health such as housing, debt or
social isolation.
Social prescribing empowers
people to take control of their health and wellbeing through the support of
non-medical link worker. The focus is holistic approach, connecting people to
community and voluntary sector groups and statutory services for practical
emotional support. Social prescribing can help to strengthen community and
personal resilience, reducing health inequalities by addressing wider barriers
and increasing peoples active involvement in local communities.
We are looking for someone with
relevant qualification, skills and resilience to work with GPs and practice
staff, helping people by addressing their needs in a non-medical way.
Main duties of the job
Cambridge Northern Villages PCN (Primary
Care Network) is looking to recruit a Social Prescriber to join our PCN team.
Social prescribing Link worker can help
to strengthen communities and personal resilience, reducing health inequalities
by addressing the wider determinant of health such as debt, poor housing and
physical inactivity, by increasing peoples active involvement with their local
communities.
Social prescribing is particularly
effective for people living with long term conditions (including support for
mental health), for people who are lonely or isolated, or have complex social
needs which may affect their wellbeing.
This is a non-clinical role, but
one that supports patients to address and tackle issues that are having an
adverse effect on their mental and physical health such as housing, debt or
social isolation.
To take
referrals from a wide range of agencies (including by not exhaustive)
o working with GP Practice within the Cambridge
Northern Villages PCN
o Pharmacies and Dispensaries within the locality
o Multi-disciplinary teams
o Hospital discharge teams
o Allied health care professionals,
o Emergency services,
o Job centres
o Social care services
o Housing associations
o Voluntary, community and social enterprise
organisations
To
provide personalised support to individuals,their families and carers to take
control of their wellbeing,live independently and improve their health
outcomes
About us
We endeavour to
recognise the value of our team members individually & collectively &
to encourage their personal & professional development. We are committed to
providing an open, and supportive environment where all staff are comfortable
sharing ideas & can expect to be provided with all the tools and support
they need to enjoy working and succeeding.
About our PCN:
Cambridge Northern Villages PCN is made
up of the following practices:
Cottenham Surgery, Cottenham,
Firs House Medical Partnership- Histon
Maple Surgery, Bar Hill.
Milton Surgery, Milton.
Over Surgery, Over.
Swavesey Surgery, Swavesey.
Waterbeach Surgery, Waterbeach.
Willingham Medical Practice, Willingham.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To
be a friendly source of information about wellbeing and prevention approaches.
To
help people identify the wider issues that impact on their health and
well-being such as debt, poor housing, being unemployed, loneliness and caring
responsibilities.
To
help people to maintain or regain independence through living skills,
adaptations, enablement approaches and simple safeguards.
To
work with individuals to co-produce a simple personalised support plan.
Where
people may be eligible for a personal health budge, to help them to explore
this options as a way of providing funding, personalised support to be
independent, including helping people to gain skills for meaningful employment,
where appropriate.
To
forge strong links with local VCSE organisations, community and neighbourhood
level groups, utilising their networks and building on whats already available.
To
work with commissioners and local partners to identify unmet needs within the
community and gaps in community provision.
To
support local partners and commissioners to develop new groups and services
where needed, through small grants for community groups, micro-commissioning
and development support.
To
support in the delivery of enhanced services and other services requirements on
behalf of the PCN.
To
deliver training, mentoring and guidance to other clinicians and staff on SPLW
matters.
To
produce Social Prescribing newsletters or bulletins on a quarterly basis.
To participate in the management of patient complaints when requested to
do so and participate in the identification of any necessary learning brought
about through incidents and near-miss events.
To manage a caseload of potentially complex patients and to provide
advice for the GP management on the more complex patients.
To
review the latest guidance ensuring the practice conforms to NICE, CQC etc.
Support
the delivery of QOF, incentive schemes, QIPP, IFF and other quality or cost
effectiveness initiatives.
To
actively signpost patients to the correct healthcare professional.
To
provide targeted support and proactive reviews for the vulnerable, complex
patients and those at risk of re-admission to secondary care.
To
work with your line manager to access regular supervision to enable you to deal
effectively with the difficult issues that people present.
To
contribute to public health campaigns (eg: Flu & Covid clinics) though
advice and direct care.
Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills.
Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas
in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards.
Reporting potential risks identified.
Acting in a way that recognizes the importance of peoples rights,
interpreting them in a way that is consistent with procedures and policies, and
current legislation.
Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers
and colleagues.
Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is
non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and
rights.
Participate in any training programme implemented by the network as part
of this employment.
Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking
responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional
development and an active part in reviewing and developing the roles and
responsibilities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To
be a friendly source of information about wellbeing and prevention approaches.
To
help people identify the wider issues that impact on their health and
well-being such as debt, poor housing, being unemployed, loneliness and caring
responsibilities.
To
help people to maintain or regain independence through living skills,
adaptations, enablement approaches and simple safeguards.
To
work with individuals to co-produce a simple personalised support plan.
Where
people may be eligible for a personal health budge, to help them to explore
this options as a way of providing funding, personalised support to be
independent, including helping people to gain skills for meaningful employment,
where appropriate.
To
forge strong links with local VCSE organisations, community and neighbourhood
level groups, utilising their networks and building on whats already available.
To
work with commissioners and local partners to identify unmet needs within the
community and gaps in community provision.
To
support local partners and commissioners to develop new groups and services
where needed, through small grants for community groups, micro-commissioning
and development support.
To
support in the delivery of enhanced services and other services requirements on
behalf of the PCN.
To
deliver training, mentoring and guidance to other clinicians and staff on SPLW
matters.
To
produce Social Prescribing newsletters or bulletins on a quarterly basis.
To participate in the management of patient complaints when requested to
do so and participate in the identification of any necessary learning brought
about through incidents and near-miss events.
To manage a caseload of potentially complex patients and to provide
advice for the GP management on the more complex patients.
To
review the latest guidance ensuring the practice conforms to NICE, CQC etc.
Support
the delivery of QOF, incentive schemes, QIPP, IFF and other quality or cost
effectiveness initiatives.
To
actively signpost patients to the correct healthcare professional.
To
provide targeted support and proactive reviews for the vulnerable, complex
patients and those at risk of re-admission to secondary care.
To
work with your line manager to access regular supervision to enable you to deal
effectively with the difficult issues that people present.
To
contribute to public health campaigns (eg: Flu & Covid clinics) though
advice and direct care.
Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills.
Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas
in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards.
Reporting potential risks identified.
Acting in a way that recognizes the importance of peoples rights,
interpreting them in a way that is consistent with procedures and policies, and
current legislation.
Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers
and colleagues.
Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is
non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and
rights.
Participate in any training programme implemented by the network as part
of this employment.
Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking
responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional
development and an active part in reviewing and developing the roles and
responsibilities.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a fast-paced environment, requiring a flexibility with an emphasis on using your own initiative
- Adapting to change within the workplace
- Working co-operatively with colleagues
- Experience of working with highly confidential or sensitive or information.
- I.T. literate and the ability to confidently use email, excel and data software.
- Strong organisational skills
- Understanding confidentiality and data protection
- Proven ability to prioritize workloads and meet deadlines
- Proven experience of working as part of a team.
- Proven ability to work with people in a supportive capacity
- Experience of creating person-centred care/action plans.
- 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 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
Desirable
- Experience of SystmOne/EMIS/other clinical systems
- Previous experience of working in primary care, the NHS or Social Care.
- Experience of working with people with learning disabilities and/or serious mental illness
Qualifications
Essential
- Higher level of education (e.g. NVQ level 3 or A levels at minimum or equivalent)
- Demonstrate commitment to personal and professional development
Desirable
- Any qualifications relevant to health and care
- Qualification in Mental Health
- Training in motivational coaching and interviewing or equivalent experience
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a fast-paced environment, requiring a flexibility with an emphasis on using your own initiative
- Adapting to change within the workplace
- Working co-operatively with colleagues
- Experience of working with highly confidential or sensitive or information.
- I.T. literate and the ability to confidently use email, excel and data software.
- Strong organisational skills
- Understanding confidentiality and data protection
- Proven ability to prioritize workloads and meet deadlines
- Proven experience of working as part of a team.
- Proven ability to work with people in a supportive capacity
- Experience of creating person-centred care/action plans.
- 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 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
Desirable
- Experience of SystmOne/EMIS/other clinical systems
- Previous experience of working in primary care, the NHS or Social Care.
- Experience of working with people with learning disabilities and/or serious mental illness
Qualifications
Essential
- Higher level of education (e.g. NVQ level 3 or A levels at minimum or equivalent)
- Demonstrate commitment to personal and professional development
Desirable
- Any qualifications relevant to health and care
- Qualification in Mental Health
- 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.
