Social Prescriber

Job summary

Southern Health Foundation Trust has an exciting opportunity for a full-time Social Prescriber to join Shakespeare Road Primary Care Network.

We provide primary care services for over 13,000 patients in the Popley area of Basingstoke, and the practice is in collaboration with Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Solent NHS Trust and North Hampshire Urgent Care.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, caring and motivated professional with excellent organisational & communication skills.

The Social Prescriber works alongside a team within general practice and within the Primary Care Network (PCN) and empowers people to take control of their health and well-being.

Social prescribing can help to strengthen community resilience and personal resilience whilst reducing health inequalities by addressing the wider determinants of health such as debt, poor housing and physical inactivity by increasing people's active involvement with their local communities.

This role can be particularly beneficial to patients with long-term conditions, those with mental health issues and those who are lonely or isolated or who have complex social needs which affect their wellbeing.

Main duties of the job

Health Connectors provide a service which helps members of the community access support to better self-manage their health and wellbeing and long-term health conditions.

The project will initially work with individuals and the Complex Care Team following discharge from hospital, to support them to better self-manage health and wellbeing or long-term health conditions.

The Health Connector will be a member of the Health Connectors service which works across the locality. Health Connectors will work with individuals and groups utilising untapped community resources, support the facilitation of self- help groups and other innovative approaches to enable people to better manage their own health and wellbeing

About us

Southern Health is one of the largest NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK, specialising in mental health and learning disabilities, as well as offering physical health community-based services.

With a workforce of more than 7000 and a footprint that spans more than 200 sites across Hampshire, we're committed to providing the best possible healthcare, reaching a range of diverse communities, whilst placing patients and staff at the forefront of all our endeavours.

We are currently working closely with other NHS Trusts to combine all our collective community, mental health, and learning disability services, with the plan to create a new larger, more integrated and accessible organisation.

The transformation will happen in stages; Hampshire CAMHS, part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust joined Southern Health in February 2024, with Isle of Wight NHS Trust mental health and community services transitioning across in May 2024. The final combination of Southern Health and Solent NHS Trust services is expected in late 2024, when our new organisation, to be known as Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, will be formed.

Our new Trust will continue to cater to the unique needs of different communities, making healthcare across the county more accessible, as well as offering staff more opportunities for career development, training and partnership working.

Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare in Hampshire.

Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Shakespeare Road Practice

Popley Way

Basingstoke

Hampshire

RG24 9DT

Employer's website

https://hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Shakespeare Road Practice

Popley Way

Basingstoke

Hampshire

RG24 9DT

Employer's website

https://hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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