Job Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for Social Prescribing Link Workers to join our integrated personalised care team, led by the SPLW & Care Co-ordinator Team Lead. You will join our growing PCN multi-disciplinary workforce which includes SPLWs, Care Co-ordinators, Clinical Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technician, First Contact Physiotherapists, Advanced Nurse Practitioners and Primary Mental Health Nurses.
Job Purpose
To support patients in our local community to take control of their health and wellbeing by:
* Promoting prevention & lifestyle changes.
* Engaging patients and connecting them with the wide range of groups and services.
* Working with the wider health, social care and voluntary network.
* Encouraging a holistic approach for patients with chronic diseases.
* Building a relationship in the journey of patients towards mental health services and supporting the practices in attaining their referral targets.
* Promoting and raising awareness of the social prescribing service within the practices and partner agencies.
Key Responsibilities
* Work with patients in a variety of settings, in their own homes or in GP surgeries, signposting them to local services/organisations such as befriending, weight management, mental health support, smoking cessation, local social groups, leisure centres and volunteering.
* Collaborate with partner organisations to support the development and delivery of an integrated care plan for the client so all their needs are met in a holistic way.
* Follow up with clients, update their records and support them on an ongoing basis.
* Make and maintain contact with local health and wellbeing service providers and build a network and knowledge of referral routes to and from providers.
* Ensure information about providers and voluntary groups is shared locally across neighbouring networks.
* Undertake regular training to extend and update knowledge of health and wellbeing issues.
Qualifications
* Essential: Educated to A level/BTEC or equivalent experience in relevant field.
* Desirable: Health/Social Care Degree.
Experience
* Essential: Experience working in health and wellbeing, public or voluntary sector or leisure and fitness environment.
* Experience in a customer facing role.
* Experience delivering lifestyle change / brief interventions.
* Excellent people skills, interacting with all types of people and able to change communication style to fit the person.
* Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
* Comfortable working with people from public, private and voluntary organisations.
* Highly organised, managing time, resources and competing priorities in a structured and efficient way.
* Highly motivated and willing to go out of your way to help clients.
* Creative problem solver and willing to search for hard to find information.
* Good IT and administrative skills.
* Experience of working on SystmOne (clinical system).
* Good understanding of health issues and the wider determinants of health and wellbeing.
* Knowledge of social prescribing.
* Understanding of health and social wellbeing and community/local/national services.
* Using own initiative.
* Desirable: Experience working in a health trainer / advisor role.
* Desirable: Experience working in partnership with community organisations.
* Desirable: Experience promoting and / or marketing services to other organisations / the public.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a Disclosure and Barring Service check.
Contract and Salary
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time, Flexible working
Salary: £14.57 per hour
Location
St. Andrews Medical Practice, Adan House, St. Andrews Lane, Spennymoor, County Durham DL16 6QA, United Kingdom
Contact
Business Manager: Thomas Sullivan
Email: thomas.sullivan3@nhs.net
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