Job summary
Job purpose
To work with
practice clinical, administrative and management staff to identify and support
younger people with health and social problems, particularly with emotional,
psychological, family and social problems to help promote their health and
social wellbeing
Work directly
with young people, families and significant others, helping them build life
skills and confidence, develop healthy relationships and make decisions that
are right for them
Main duties of the job
Tasks and responsibilities
Take referrals from practice staff (we use a system called Elemental)
Assess young people for psychological and social support
Provide information and support to the young person and their family on social interventions that could improve their health and social wellbeing
The ability to identify safeguarding issues and proactively refer on to relevant organisations / safeguarding teams
Support clinical staff in identifying younger patients in need of psychological and social support and what support might help
Work with other social prescribers within the network, as well as lone working
Participating in multidisciplinary meetings for younger patients with complex needs
Work with other young peoples agencies in our neighbourhood, including school health, education, local authority and social care services, child and adolescent mental health services, and third sector child and adolescent services
Administration
- Fully document all aspects of patient care and complete all required paperwork for legal and administrative purposes in accordance with relevant standards
- Work in accordance with internal administrative systems relating to but not limited to the management of clinical data
- Send and receive written information on behalf of the six GP practices relating to the physical and social welfare of patients
- Work closely with other clinical staff and administrative
About us
Turton PCN - Who are we?
Turton Primary Care Network (PCN) was established in 2019
and consists of six GP practices based geographically together in North
Bolton. Turtons total patient
population is around 46,000.
It is one of nine Primary Care Networks in Bolton.
The network has a budget of over £1 million, part of which
comes directly to the network and is managed by Edgworth medical practice and
part that is managed on the networks behalf by other organisations.
The network is responsible for joint working across the network
on priorities set by NHS England and Bolton CCG. This currently includes the
phase 4 coronavirus immunisation programme for the network and health care
professionals either commissioned from other organisations and those directly
employed by Edgworth medical practice on behalf of the network.
It is anticipated that more health professionals, including
this post will be employed directly by the network.
We serve a diverse population including young families and
children, working aged people and a high proportion of elderly people. We provide health care to four care
homes.
The GP practices are a lovely place to work with friendly
and dedicated teams committed to providing the best possible care for their
patients.
The network practices are:
Bromley Meadows practice
Crompton View medical
practice
Edgworth medical practice
Harwood medical practice
Mandalay medical practice
Oaks family practice
Job description
Job responsibilities
General
responsibilities
Edgworth medical
practice on behalf of the network will be responsible for:
-
Your employment under Agenda for Change terms
and conditions for NHS employment (See Edgworth Medical Practice staff handbook)
-
Supervision and annual appraisal and setting of
a personal development plan and providing you with training and development
opportunities relevant to the post
-
Providing you with any necessary equipment, office
and clinical space to carry out your duties
-
Providing you with clear management, that you
work within recommended policies and procedures and towards the goals of the
service
-
Ensuring that you have a safe and healthy
environment to work in
-
Ensuring that you are able to work flexibility
You will be
responsible for:
-
Following network medical practice policies and
procedures
-
Completing mandatory training
-
Keeping up to date with the knowledge and skills
required for the job
Job description
Job responsibilities
General
responsibilities
Edgworth medical
practice on behalf of the network will be responsible for:
-
Your employment under Agenda for Change terms
and conditions for NHS employment (See Edgworth Medical Practice staff handbook)
-
Supervision and annual appraisal and setting of
a personal development plan and providing you with training and development
opportunities relevant to the post
-
Providing you with any necessary equipment, office
and clinical space to carry out your duties
-
Providing you with clear management, that you
work within recommended policies and procedures and towards the goals of the
service
-
Ensuring that you have a safe and healthy
environment to work in
-
Ensuring that you are able to work flexibility
You will be
responsible for:
-
Following network medical practice policies and
procedures
-
Completing mandatory training
-
Keeping up to date with the knowledge and skills
required for the job
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Experience; this may be within social care, youth work, youth offending teams, child and adolescent mental health services, alternative school provision establishments for young people with social, behavioural and psychological problems
- Completed further education in relevant subject relating to young people
- Working and knowledge of health and social care organisations and allied services
- Ability and commitment to work as part of a health and social care team in a community setting
- Ability to work alone, using own initiative under occasional stressful situations
- Enthusiastically interested and confident working with young people in difficult situations
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to listen without judgement
- Excellent organisational, time management, verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to encourage and inspire others
- The ability to keep up to date with the legislation and how it affects young people
- Able and willing to travel to practices of the network
- Satisfactory DBS check (this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1965
- Clean, full, driving license
Desirable
- Knowledge of primary care and general practice
- Knowledge of Turton area and local facilities available to support young people and families
- Complete high education training in health and social care
- Competed further qualification in youth work or equivalent
- Level 2 - 3 safeguarding children & young people experience
Experience
Essential
- Experience; this may be within social care, youth work, youth offending teams, child and adolescent mental health services, alternative school provision establishments for young people with social, behavioural and psychological problems
- Completed further education in relevant subject relating to young people
- Working and knowledge of health and social care organisations and allied services
- Ability and commitment to work as part of a health and social care team in a community setting
- Ability to work alone, using own initiative under occasional stressful situations
- Enthusiastically interested and confident working with young people in difficult situations
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to listen without judgement
- Excellent organisational, time management, verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to encourage and inspire others
- The ability to keep up to date with the legislation and how it affects young people
- Able and willing to travel to practices of the network
- Satisfactory DBS check (this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1965
- Clean, full, driving license
Desirable
- Knowledge of primary care and general practice
- Knowledge of Turton area and local facilities available to support young people and families
- Complete high education training in health and social care
- Competed further qualification in youth work or equivalent
- Level 2 - 3 safeguarding children & young people experience
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Experience; this may be within social care, youth work, youth offending teams, child and adolescent mental health services, alternative school provision establishments for young people with social, behavioural and psychological problems
- Completed further education in relevant subject relating to young people
- Working and knowledge of health and social care organisations and allied services
- Ability and commitment to work as part of a health and social care team in a community setting
- Ability to work alone, using own initiative under occasional stressful situations
- Enthusiastically interested and confident working with young people in difficult situations
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to listen without judgement
- Excellent organisational, time management, verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to encourage and inspire others
- The ability to keep up to date with the legislation and how it affects young people
- Able and willing to travel to practices of the network
- Satisfactory DBS check (this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1965
- Clean, full, driving license
Desirable
- Knowledge of primary care and general practice
- Knowledge of Turton area and local facilities available to support young people and families
- Complete high education training in health and social care
- Competed further qualification in youth work or equivalent
- Level 2 - 3 safeguarding children & young people experience
Experience
Essential
- Experience; this may be within social care, youth work, youth offending teams, child and adolescent mental health services, alternative school provision establishments for young people with social, behavioural and psychological problems
- Completed further education in relevant subject relating to young people
- Working and knowledge of health and social care organisations and allied services
- Ability and commitment to work as part of a health and social care team in a community setting
- Ability to work alone, using own initiative under occasional stressful situations
- Enthusiastically interested and confident working with young people in difficult situations
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to listen without judgement
- Excellent organisational, time management, verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to encourage and inspire others
- The ability to keep up to date with the legislation and how it affects young people
- Able and willing to travel to practices of the network
- Satisfactory DBS check (this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1965
- Clean, full, driving license
Desirable
- Knowledge of primary care and general practice
- Knowledge of Turton area and local facilities available to support young people and families
- Complete high education training in health and social care
- Competed further qualification in youth work or equivalent
- Level 2 - 3 safeguarding children & young people 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.