Young Peoples Social Prescriber - Cygnet PCN - Goole

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Purpose

Social prescribing empowers people to take control of their health and wellbeing through referral to non-medical social prescribers who give time to focus on what matters to me. This role specifically works with young people, taking a holistic approach connecting them to community groups and statutory services that provide emotional and practical support.

This role sits as part of PCNs team of health professionals that take referrals from the PCN and a wide range of agencies delivering the social prescribing plan as determined by the PCN, Commissioners, social prescribing schemes, Local Authorities, and voluntary sector leaders.

Job Summary

The Young Peoples Social Prescriber will work closely with GP practices across the Primary Care Networks, working alongside young people aged 11-18, supporting them to tackle loneliness, isolation, anxiety and depression by connecting them into a broad range of services & interventions to improve their health and well-being. The work will be led by the wants and needs of the young people themselves and may need some flexibility in working hours to fit availability of the young person.

To provide personalised support to patients, their families, and carers to take control of their health and wellbeing, live independently, improve their health outcomes, and develop and maintain a healthy lifestyle.

Key Areas of Responsibility

To act as a main point of contact for young people accessing the service.

Accept referrals and assess how far a patients health and wellbeing needs can be met by services and other opportunities in the community.

Manage and prioritise your caseload reflecting your patients needs.

Together produce a simple personalised care and support plan to address their health and wellbeing needs.

Develop trusting relationships by giving people time and focus on what matters to them.

Following a patients journey, evaluate how far the actions in the care and support plan are meeting their health and wellbeing needs.

Where required refer patients back to other health professionals within the PCN.

Liaise with appropriate statutory and voluntary sector agencies working in Education (including SEND), Public & Mental Health, Primary and Secondary care, Social Care and Youth Offending Teams and build up appropriate networks that promote timely access to support for young people.

To work systemically, e.g. liaise with and include parent/carers, educators, health professionals etc. when appropriate and as agreed by the service users.

To build strong working relationships with internal and external services and to promote the link worker/social prescribing model.

Work collaboratively with local Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) organisations and community groups to receive social prescribing referrals.

Ensure data is captured in the clinical systems and SNOMED codes are utilised.

Discuss concerns with a relevant GP to ensure safeguarding procedures are followed appropriately.

To attend multi-disciplinary team meetings (MDTs) as required.

To ensure young people are made aware of key processes e.g. complaints, information sharing, getting involved, and to make sure that they are asked about how they would prefer information.

For your own personal and professional development, you will be expected to participate in monthly supervision with a health professional.

To attend mandatory training and abide by policies and procedures on safeguarding, health and safety and equality and diversity.

To attend appropriate continuing professional development and training events, team meeting and supervision sessions.

To carry out, from time to time, any other appropriate duties in line with capabilities as directed by the line manager.

Management of workload and personal development

Act on own initiative in prioritising and managing workload, in respect of clinical, managerial, and administrative areas, as necessary.

Maintain own personal and professional development as agreed at your annual review

If you would like to discuss this opportunity, please contact us on 01430 440957 and speak with the Senior Social prescriber Bella Moore or Senior Project Manager- Philippa Boynton who can answer your questions about the role.

Yorkshire Health Partners Ltd is located presently at:

YHP Offices,

2 Westbridge Court

Annie Med Lane, South Cave

HU15 2HG

If you are reading this advert on another source, other than the NHS jobs portal Please go to the NHS jobs website to submit your application.

At Yorkshire Health Partners Ltd, we are committed to creating a diverse environment and are proud to be an inclusive employer. Being different together helps us implement creative solutions for our partners. Be you and together, regardless of your age, disability, gender reassignment, being married or in a civil partnership, being pregnant or on maternity leave, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation, we can make great things happen in Primary Care.

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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Working to deliver Primary Care Services with our NHS partners is arguable more crucial than ever. If you have, are working towards or willing to work towards a level 3 qualification in youth work, health, social care or some other relevant area, have previously worked (paid or unpaid) with young people, are motivated to deliver excellent services to support Primary Care in our region and have relatable (paid or unpaid) experience of working within a community, social care, or voluntary sector please take a moment to consider could this be your next role?

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

Yorkshire Health Partners Ltd

Address

Yorkshire Health Partners

Annie Med Lane

South Cave

HU15 2HG

Employer's website

https://yorkshirehealthpartners.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)