Job summary
Maidenhead Primary Care Network, is a group of 9 GP
Practices working together with a range of local providers to offer more
personalised and coordinated health and social care to the 70000 patient
population of Maidenhead in Berkshire.
We are looking to recruit to the post of Social
Prescriber, to work within our Primary Care Network multidisciplinary
healthcare team
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will play a key role in
proactively identifying and working with people, including the frail/elderly
and those with long-term conditions, to provide coordination and navigation of
care and support across health and care services.
They will work closely with GPs and practice teams,
making sure that appropriate support is made available to people; supporting
them to understand and manage their condition and ensuring their changing needs
are addressed. They will enable people to access the services and support they
require to meet their health and wellbeing needs, helping to improve peoples
quality of life.
They will work alongside care coordinators and health and wellbeing coaches to provide an all-encompassing approach to
personalised care and enable people navigate through the health and care
system.
The post holder will work with a diverse range of people
from different cultural and social backgrounds. The ability to work confidently
and effectively in a varied, and sometimes challenging environment is
essential.
The successful candidate will have excellent
interpersonal and communication skills, and be organised, patient and
empathetic. They will have experience of working in health, social care or
other support roles including direct contact with people, families or carers
About us
Maidenhead Primary Care Network has been successfully
delivering at scale Care to the population of Maidenhead for 2 years. We have a
large team of both clinical and none clinical staff.
While each Social Prescriber will become embedded in up
to 3 Practices, they frequently enjoy a mutually supportive joint approach to
work with other members of the 18 strong PCN ProActive Care Team. The
Team benefit from both practice and PCN supervision and training.
We hope you will decide to join us!
Job description
Job responsibilities
Social Prescribers play an important role within a
Primary Care Network (PCN) to proactively identify and work with people,
including the frail/elderly and those with long-term conditions, to provide
coordination and navigation of care and support across health and care
services.
The team aim is to improve care for patients by working
collaboratively across primary care. The team also work to develop and support
individual GP practices, PCNs and Neighbourhoods and their changing needs.
General capacity across primary care is being expanded rapidly.
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 diverse 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 diverse
partners.
Social prescribers workers work as a key part of the PCN
multi-disciplinary team. Social prescribing help PCNs to strengthen community
and personal resilience, reduce health inequalities (in relation to timely access
and outcomes) 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 diverse 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. The successful candidate will work for the
PCN to deliver a coordinated and high-quality social prescribing Link Worker
service supporting clients to access and engage with the extensive range of
support in the community. The successful candidate will manage a caseload of
clients through assessment to onward-referral, working with clients in the practice
that have been referred by the GP. They will provide ongoing support for an
allocated timeframe to promote engagement with identified services and
achievement of goals.
This role is an integral part of the PCNs
multidisciplinary team, working alongside care coordinators and
health and wellbeing coaches to provide an all-encompassing approach to
personalised care and promoting and embedding the personalised care approach
across the PCN.
There may be a need to work remotely depending
on the requirements of the role. Please note that the role of a Social
Prescriber is not a clinical role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Social Prescribers play an important role within a
Primary Care Network (PCN) to proactively identify and work with people,
including the frail/elderly and those with long-term conditions, to provide
coordination and navigation of care and support across health and care
services.
The team aim is to improve care for patients by working
collaboratively across primary care. The team also work to develop and support
individual GP practices, PCNs and Neighbourhoods and their changing needs.
General capacity across primary care is being expanded rapidly.
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 diverse 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 diverse
partners.
Social prescribers workers work as a key part of the PCN
multi-disciplinary team. Social prescribing help PCNs to strengthen community
and personal resilience, reduce health inequalities (in relation to timely access
and outcomes) 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 diverse 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. The successful candidate will work for the
PCN to deliver a coordinated and high-quality social prescribing Link Worker
service supporting clients to access and engage with the extensive range of
support in the community. The successful candidate will manage a caseload of
clients through assessment to onward-referral, working with clients in the practice
that have been referred by the GP. They will provide ongoing support for an
allocated timeframe to promote engagement with identified services and
achievement of goals.
This role is an integral part of the PCNs
multidisciplinary team, working alongside care coordinators and
health and wellbeing coaches to provide an all-encompassing approach to
personalised care and promoting and embedding the personalised care approach
across the PCN.
There may be a need to work remotely depending
on the requirements of the role. Please note that the role of a Social
Prescriber is not a clinical role.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in health, social care and other support roles in direct contact with people, families or carers (in a paid or voluntary capacity) Experience of supporting people, their families and carers in a related role Strong organisational and written skills, including planning, prioritising, time management and record keeping
Desirable
- Knowledge of Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults policies and processes
Qualifications
Essential
- Experience of working in health, social care and other support roles in direct contact with people, families or carers (in a paid or voluntary capacity) Experience of supporting people, their families and carers in a related role Strong organisational and written skills, including planning, prioritising, time management and record keeping
Desirable
- Knowledge of Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults policies and processes
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in health, social care and other support roles in direct contact with people, families or carers (in a paid or voluntary capacity) Experience of supporting people, their families and carers in a related role Strong organisational and written skills, including planning, prioritising, time management and record keeping
Desirable
- Knowledge of Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults policies and processes
Qualifications
Essential
- Experience of working in health, social care and other support roles in direct contact with people, families or carers (in a paid or voluntary capacity) Experience of supporting people, their families and carers in a related role Strong organisational and written skills, including planning, prioritising, time management and record keeping
Desirable
- Knowledge of Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults policies and processes
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.
