Job summary
Socialprescribing empowers people to take control of their health and wellbeing, focuson 'what matters to me' and take a holistic approach, connecting people to community groups and statutory services for practical and emotional support.
Socialprescribing can help to strengthen community resilience and personal resilience and reduces health inequalities by addressing the wider determinants of health and increasing people's active involvement with their local communities.
It particularly works for people with long-term conditions (including support for mental health), for people who are lonely or isolated, or have complexsocialneeds which affect their wellbeing.
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the ability to be a good listener, have time for people and be committed to supporting local communities to care for each other.
You should have experience of working positively with people facing complexsocialand emotional challenges.
You will have great interpersonal skills and a can-do approach to supporting people, community groups and local organisations
Main duties of the job
This post will operate within the Epping North PCN supporting six local GP practices. As part of the PCN's ambitious plans for transforming and developing primary care locally, the post holder will be expected to operate flexibly and collaboratively with all stakeholders. The role will be part of a multi-disciplinary team and will be central to the delivery of key network objectives.
The post will be employed by Essex Partnership University Trust, which is working in partnership with Epping North PCN and is committed to delivering high quality patient care at all times.
The post holder will provide capacity and expertise to support patients in preparing for, or following up, clinical care conversations they have with primary care professionals.
The role will require working closely with GPs and other primary care professionals within the PCN to manage a caseload of identified patients, making sure that appropriate support is available to them and their carers, and ensuring that their changing needs are addressed.
The focus of the role will be to support population health management and to reflect local priorities and health inequalities. The role of the Social Prescriber will support the Clinical Director in coordinating all key activities including access to services, advice, information and that health and care planning is timely. The role will also support digital initiatives and includes supporting the co-ordination of the patient's journey through primary care
About us
EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including;
- Season Ticket Loans
- NHS discounts for staff
- Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
- Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
- The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
- Day One Flexible Employer
The Trust supports and actively encourages flexible working for all employees. We offer many options and you are encouraged to ask the recruiting manager what is possible for this role. If appointed, you will have the opportunity to apply for a flexible working request from the first day of your employment
Join our Staff bank
What is Staff Bank?
Our EPUT NHS staff bank is an entity managed by the trust that hires clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals to take on shifts at our trust hospitals and community settings. Here at EPUT we maintain our own bank of specialist staff to ensure that we are able offer safe and effective care at all times.
All our permanent staff are automatically enrolled onto the staff bank however this does not mean you have to work any additional shifts, but the option is there for you if you wish.
If you are joining our Trust in a fixed term role, please indicate on your New Starter Paperwork that you wish to join our staff bank.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Promote social prescribing, its role in self-management, and the wider determinants of health.
- Build relationships with key staff in GP practices within the local Primary Care Network (PCN), attending relevant meetings, becoming part of the wider network team, giving information and feedback on social prescribing
- Proactively identify and work with a cohort of people to support their personalized care requirements, using the available decision support aids
- Bring together all of the persons identified care and support needs, and explore their options to meet these into a single personalized care and support plan, in line with PCSP best practice.
- Help people to manage their needs, answering their queries and supporting them to make appointments.
- Support people to take up training and employment, and to access appropriate benefits where eligible.
- Raise awareness of shared decision-making and decision support tools, and assist people to be more prepared to have a shared decision-making conversation.
- Ensure that people have good quality information to help them make choices about their care.
- Support people to understand their level of knowledge, skills and confidence (their Activation level) when engaging with their health and wellbeing, including through use of the Patient Activation Measure.
- Assist people to access self-management education courses, peer support or interventions that support them in their health and wellbeing.
- Explore and assist people to access personal health budgets where appropriate.
- Provide co-ordination and navigation for people and their carers across health and care services, alongside working closely with social prescribing link workers, health and wellbeing coaches and other primary care roles.
- Support the co-ordination and delivery of MDTs within PCNs.
- To support the Clinical Director in the delivery of DES specifications.
- Assist people to optimize on-line services and support the deployment of new technologies.
- The post-holder is required to travel independently between practice sites (where applicable), and to attend meetings etc. hosted by other agencies
- Meet people on a one-to-one basis, making home visits where appropriate. Give people time to tell their stories and focus on what matters to me. Build trust with the person, providing non-judgmental support, respecting diversity, and lifestyle choices. Work from a strength-based approach focusing on a persons assets.
- Be a friendly source of information about wellbeing and prevention approaches. Help people identify the wider issues that impact on their health and wellbeing, such as debt, poor housing, being unemployed, loneliness and caring responsibilities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Promote social prescribing, its role in self-management, and the wider determinants of health.
- Build relationships with key staff in GP practices within the local Primary Care Network (PCN), attending relevant meetings, becoming part of the wider network team, giving information and feedback on social prescribing
- Proactively identify and work with a cohort of people to support their personalized care requirements, using the available decision support aids
- Bring together all of the persons identified care and support needs, and explore their options to meet these into a single personalized care and support plan, in line with PCSP best practice.
- Help people to manage their needs, answering their queries and supporting them to make appointments.
- Support people to take up training and employment, and to access appropriate benefits where eligible.
- Raise awareness of shared decision-making and decision support tools, and assist people to be more prepared to have a shared decision-making conversation.
- Ensure that people have good quality information to help them make choices about their care.
- Support people to understand their level of knowledge, skills and confidence (their Activation level) when engaging with their health and wellbeing, including through use of the Patient Activation Measure.
- Assist people to access self-management education courses, peer support or interventions that support them in their health and wellbeing.
- Explore and assist people to access personal health budgets where appropriate.
- Provide co-ordination and navigation for people and their carers across health and care services, alongside working closely with social prescribing link workers, health and wellbeing coaches and other primary care roles.
- Support the co-ordination and delivery of MDTs within PCNs.
- To support the Clinical Director in the delivery of DES specifications.
- Assist people to optimize on-line services and support the deployment of new technologies.
- The post-holder is required to travel independently between practice sites (where applicable), and to attend meetings etc. hosted by other agencies
- Meet people on a one-to-one basis, making home visits where appropriate. Give people time to tell their stories and focus on what matters to me. Build trust with the person, providing non-judgmental support, respecting diversity, and lifestyle choices. Work from a strength-based approach focusing on a persons assets.
- Be a friendly source of information about wellbeing and prevention approaches. Help people identify the wider issues that impact on their health and wellbeing, such as debt, poor housing, being unemployed, loneliness and caring responsibilities.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- oNVQ Level 3, Advanced level or equivalent qualifications or working towards
- oEvidence of recent and relevant Continuing Professional Development
Desirable
- oTraining in motivational coaching and interviewing or equivalent experience
Skills/Knowledge
Essential
- oExperience of setting up services within Primary Care Networks and their local communities
- oExperience of working directly in a community development context, adult health, and social care, learning support or public health/health improvement (including unpaid work
- oKnowledge of the personalised care approach Understanding of the wider determinants of health, including social, economic, and environmental factors and their impact on Communities
Desirable
- oLocal knowledge of community healthcare and social care is desirable
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- oNVQ Level 3, Advanced level or equivalent qualifications or working towards
- oEvidence of recent and relevant Continuing Professional Development
Desirable
- oTraining in motivational coaching and interviewing or equivalent experience
Skills/Knowledge
Essential
- oExperience of setting up services within Primary Care Networks and their local communities
- oExperience of working directly in a community development context, adult health, and social care, learning support or public health/health improvement (including unpaid work
- oKnowledge of the personalised care approach Understanding of the wider determinants of health, including social, economic, and environmental factors and their impact on Communities
Desirable
- oLocal knowledge of community healthcare and social care is desirable
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
