Job summary
Droitwich, Ombersley & The Rurals PCN consists of 7 practices, based across South Worcestershire, serving over 56,000 patients. We aim to offer and deliver excellent, safe, co-ordinated, high quality patient care. Continuously learning, evolving and implementing new models of care, to create inclusion and reduce inequalities and improve outcomes. We work hard to promote a culture where staff feel engaged, valued and recognised by the organisation and the others they work with.
We have an Additional Roles team of 37 healthcare professionals and are looking for individuals with a passion to deliver excellent service in General Practice and in the local communities.
DOR has an opportunity for a Social Prescribers to join our PCN. We are looking for someone who will support patients to access healthcare, community groups and statutory services for practical and emotional support. You will work with the PCN and practice teams to support patients with their health choices, strengthen community and personal resilience, reduce health and wellbeing inequalities by addressing the wider factors of health, such as debt, poor housing, social isolation, poor diet and physical inactivity.
Main duties of the job
Manage the referral process, encouraging and promoting referrals from a wide range of agencies including, GP Practices within the PCNs, multi-disciplinary teams, allied health professionals, voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations.
Provide personalised support to individuals, their families and carers to take control of their wellbeing, live independently and improve their health outcomes. Helping people identify the wider issues which impact on their health and wellbeing such as debt, poor housing, unemployment, loneliness and caring responsibilities.
Co-produce a personalised care plan to improve health and wellbeing, introducing or reconnecting people to community groups and statutory services. Helping people to maintain or regain independence through living skills, adaptations, enablement approaches and simple safeguards.
Manage and prioritise a patient caseload, in accordance with needs, priorities and support required by individuals.
Refer people back to other health professionals/agencies where appropriate and when an individuals needs are beyond the scope of the Social Prescriber.
To work within local communities and local partners identify unmet needs and, to support the setup of new sustainable community groups and services where there is a gap in local provision.
To ensure appropriate safeguarding procedures and practices are in place within local community groups and networks, supporting local groups to develop where necessary.
About us
Vertis Health is a fast-growing provider
of community-based healthcare services to NHS patients within South Worcestershire.
The organisation utilises the excellent clinical expertise that already resides
within the local NHS environment and harnesses it with efficient administration
pathways to provide patients with more convenient and accessible services. We
hope that by doing this we will not only deliver pathway improvements to
patients but also go some way to relieving the growing volume pressures that
are being experienced within local hospitals and GP practices.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description for further details of the position.
Manage the referral process, encouraging and promoting referrals from a wide range of agencies including, GP Practices within the PCNs, multi-disciplinary teams MDTs, allied health professionals, voluntary, community and social enterprise VCSE organisations.
Provide personalised support to individuals, their families and carers to take control of their wellbeing, live independently and improve their health outcomes. Helping people identify the wider issues which impact on their health and wellbeing such as debt, poor housing, unemployment, loneliness and caring responsibilities.
Co-produce a personalised care plan to improve health and wellbeing, introducing or reconnecting people to community groups and statutory services. Helping people to maintain or regain independence through living skills, adaptations, enablement approaches and simple safeguards.
Manage and prioritise a patient caseload, in accordance with needs, priorities and support required by individuals.
Refer people back to other health professionals/agencies where appropriate and when an individuals needs are beyond the scope of the Social Prescriber.
To work within local communities and local partners identify unmet needs and, to support the setup of new sustainable community groups and services where there is a gap in local provision.
To ensure appropriate safeguarding procedures and practices are in place within local community groups and networks, supporting local groups to develop where necessary.
To build effective relationships with key staff in GP practices, attending relevant meetings and becoming part of the wider network team, giving information and providing feedback on social prescribing.
To work in partnership with other local agencies to raise awareness of social prescribing and to promote the service widely and its benefits.
To seek regular feedback about the quality of services and the impact of social prescribing, preparing and providing both written and verbal feedback and reports on performance.
To work with the PCN to recruit and support volunteers to facilitate, engage and mentor individuals to access community groups and services to build independence, self-confidence and resilience.
To use appropriate systems for data capture, case management, feedback and reporting and adhering to data protection legislation and data sharing agreements.
To work as part of the team to seek feedback, continually improve the service and contribute to business planning.
Work with service users families to provide information, advice and guidance to enable them to access other appropriate support and services.
This role will involve working in different locations and will require you to travel. The ability and means to travel independently within Worcestershire is essential.
Work flexibly, as there may be occasional evening and weekend work which will be considered as part of your normal working hours.
A commitment to personal, professional and organisational development.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description for further details of the position.
Manage the referral process, encouraging and promoting referrals from a wide range of agencies including, GP Practices within the PCNs, multi-disciplinary teams MDTs, allied health professionals, voluntary, community and social enterprise VCSE organisations.
Provide personalised support to individuals, their families and carers to take control of their wellbeing, live independently and improve their health outcomes. Helping people identify the wider issues which impact on their health and wellbeing such as debt, poor housing, unemployment, loneliness and caring responsibilities.
Co-produce a personalised care plan to improve health and wellbeing, introducing or reconnecting people to community groups and statutory services. Helping people to maintain or regain independence through living skills, adaptations, enablement approaches and simple safeguards.
Manage and prioritise a patient caseload, in accordance with needs, priorities and support required by individuals.
Refer people back to other health professionals/agencies where appropriate and when an individuals needs are beyond the scope of the Social Prescriber.
To work within local communities and local partners identify unmet needs and, to support the setup of new sustainable community groups and services where there is a gap in local provision.
To ensure appropriate safeguarding procedures and practices are in place within local community groups and networks, supporting local groups to develop where necessary.
To build effective relationships with key staff in GP practices, attending relevant meetings and becoming part of the wider network team, giving information and providing feedback on social prescribing.
To work in partnership with other local agencies to raise awareness of social prescribing and to promote the service widely and its benefits.
To seek regular feedback about the quality of services and the impact of social prescribing, preparing and providing both written and verbal feedback and reports on performance.
To work with the PCN to recruit and support volunteers to facilitate, engage and mentor individuals to access community groups and services to build independence, self-confidence and resilience.
To use appropriate systems for data capture, case management, feedback and reporting and adhering to data protection legislation and data sharing agreements.
To work as part of the team to seek feedback, continually improve the service and contribute to business planning.
Work with service users families to provide information, advice and guidance to enable them to access other appropriate support and services.
This role will involve working in different locations and will require you to travel. The ability and means to travel independently within Worcestershire is essential.
Work flexibly, as there may be occasional evening and weekend work which will be considered as part of your normal working hours.
A commitment to personal, professional and organisational development.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ level 3 or equivalent level of training and experience
- Understanding of basic health and social care terminology
- Proven ability to recognise and manage risk
- Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding and the associated legislative framework
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Ability to communicate confidently with staff at all levels
- Ability to work well across teams
- Good time management and an ability to prioritise and work to deadlines
- Ability to work on own initiative without direct supervision
- IT skills and experience in the use of Microsoft Office programmes
- Experience in health and social care
- Experience of working with individuals with complex needs and various communication challenges
Desirable
- Training in motivational coaching and interviewing or equivalent experience
- Experience of using EMIS clinical system
- Experience of working directly in a community development context, adult health and social care, learning support or public health / health improvement (including unpaid work)
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ level 3 or equivalent level of training and experience
- Understanding of basic health and social care terminology
- Proven ability to recognise and manage risk
- Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding and the associated legislative framework
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Ability to communicate confidently with staff at all levels
- Ability to work well across teams
- Good time management and an ability to prioritise and work to deadlines
- Ability to work on own initiative without direct supervision
- IT skills and experience in the use of Microsoft Office programmes
- Experience in health and social care
- Experience of working with individuals with complex needs and various communication challenges
Desirable
- Training in motivational coaching and interviewing or equivalent experience
- Experience of using EMIS clinical system
- Experience of working directly in a community development context, adult health and social care, learning support or public health / health improvement (including unpaid work)
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.
