Social Prescriber

Job description

Job responsibilities

Key Responsibilities:

• Support people by connecting them to community-based activities, groups and services that meet their practical, social and emotional needs, including specialist advice services, arts and culture, physical activity, and nature and green based activities.
• 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 personalised plans with the patient to improve health and wellbeing, introducing or reconnecting people to community groups and statutory services.
• Manage and prioritise caseload, in accordance with needs, priorities and urgent support required by individuals.
• Refer people back to other health professionals and agencies where appropriate.
• Work within local communities and develop/maintain good working relationships with the VCSE sector/local community groups and organisations.
• To work within appropriate safeguarding procedures and practices.
• To build effective relationships with key staff in GP practices, attending relevant meetings and becoming part of the wider network team.
• To work in partnership with other local agencies to raise awareness of social prescribing and to promote the service widely and its benefits.
• 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 Wellbeing Services Team as well as the wider PCN, sharing best practice and maintaining strong working relationships.

Other Responsibilities:

• This role will involve working in different locations, including occasional home visits, and will require you to travel. The ability and means to travel independently within Worcestershire is essential.
• Provide mentoring on a one-to-one basis as required.
• There may be occasional evening and weekend work.
• A commitment to personal, professional and organisational development.

Qualifications and Experience:

Essential

• Experience working in a person centred role (including unpaid work)
• Proven ability to recognise and manage risk
• Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding
• 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
• 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
• The ability to travel within Worcester City

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

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in a person centred-role
• Experience in health and social care
• Experience of working with individuals with complex needs and various communication challenges

Desirable

• 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)

Qualifications

Essential

• Proven ability to recognise and manage risk
• Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding
• 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
• IT skills and experience in the use of Microsoft Office programmes
• The ability to travel within Worcester City

Desirable

• 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.

Employer details

Employer name

SW Healthcare

Address

St. Martins Gate Surgery

37 Newtown Road

Worcester

WR5 1EZ

Employer's website

http://www.swhealthcare.org.uk (Opens in a new tab)