Social Prescribing Link Worker - KEN Primary Care Network
Our Health Partnership
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Job summary
We are seeking a Social Prescriber to join our growing multi-disciplinary team at Our Health Partnership, working within the Kingstanding, Erdington & Nechells Primary Care Network (KEN PCN).
The successful candidate will be part of a dynamic and forward-thinking multi-disciplinary team employed by Our Health Partnership.
Please note whilst our Head Office is in Cotteridge, this is not where the role is based, you will be required to work within any of the practices in the aforementioned PCN (B7, B10, B13, B23, B44).
Main duties of the job
The role is to deliver a Social Prescribing Service to PCN Practices across the locality.
To build working knowledge of services in local areas in preparation of engaging with patients and supporting/signposting to achieve best patient outcomes.
To implement patient referrals from participating GPs and other primary care health professionals, providing holistic assessments, co-designing a social prescription to improve health and well-being outcomes for individuals with a longer term outcome of reducing the number of clinical /medical interventions required.
About us
Our Health Partnership was set up by local GPs who are passionate about providing high quality primary care and using their time and skills effectively to benefit patients.
We are currently a GP partnership of 30 practices with 39 surgeries, serving around 280,000 patients in Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Shropshire.
The partnership offers a shared administrative and management structure, cutting down the time doctors have to spend on admin. It opens up economies of scale to get best value from budgets. It has the resources to develop innovative services and effective partnerships with local hospitals and care services. And it can access new funding streams that are only available to large GP organisations.
Date posted
26 June 2024
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
Depending on experience
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
B0300-24-0020
Job locations
First Floor
1856 Pershore Road
Birmingham
B30 3AS
Oaks Medical Practice
199 Shady Lane
Birmingham
B44 9ER
College Road Surgery
452 College Road
Birmingham
B44 0HL
Cotmore Surgery
169 Old Oscott Lane
Birmingham
B44 8TU
The Dove Primary Care Centre
60 Dovedale Road
Birmingham
B23 5DD
Bloomsbury Medical Centre
30 Bloomsbury Street
Birmingham
B7 5BT
The Nechells Practice
63 Rupert Street
Nechells
B7 5DT
Small Health Medical Centre
2 Great Wood Road
Birmingham
B10 9QE
Employer details
Employer name
Our Health Partnership
Address
First Floor
1856 Pershore Road
Birmingham
B30 3AS
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