Phoenix Health Primary Care Network
(Princes Risborough/Haddenham/Thame)
Salary: In the range of £26,000 - £27,300 FTE dependant on experience
ACTUAL SALARY from £15,795 - £16, hrs)
Working hours: Part Time/4 days 22.5 hours
NHS Pension
25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
Employee Assistance Programme 24/7 Support
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Practice Based Social Prescribing Link Worker who is passionate about empowering people to take control of their health to join our PCN, we provide high quality support to our patients and are looking for an enthusiastic, empathetic individual to join the PCN team to support us in achieving this.
We are looking for someone to be proactive in getting to know and support our local community assets and should be motivated by helping people to become active and independent members of their local community.
Experience of working positively with people facing complex social and emotional challenges, and some knowledge of solution-focussed coaching approaches. The successful candidate will be working with people from diverse cultural and social backgrounds and will need to work confidently and effectively in a diverse, and sometimes challenging environment.
Social prescribing empowers people to take control of their health and wellbeing through referral to 'link workers' who give time, focus on 'what matters to me' and take a holistic approach to an individual's health and wellbeing, connecting people to community groups and statutory services for practical and emotional support. Link workers also support existing groups to be accessible and sustainable and help people to start new community groups, working collaboratively with all local partners. Social prescribing link workers (SPLW) will work as a key part of the primary care network (PCN) multi-disciplinary team.
Job responsibilities
To manage a caseload of patients maintaining accurate records of each contact and share information appropriately
* To undertake patient assessments as deemed appropriate, mainly in the patient's home
* To make referrals or signpost to statutory and voluntary services - following up as appropriate
* 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, providing reports including monitoring and evaluation including general feedback on social prescribing.
* Work in partnership with all local agencies to raise awareness of social prescribing and how partnership working can reduce pressure on statutory services, improve health outcomes and enable a holistic approach to care.
* Provide personalised support and work with patients to help them better understand their health and wellbeing
* Work with the person, their families and carers and consider how they can all be supported through social prescribing.
* Help people maintain or regain independence through living skills, adaptations, enablement approaches and simple safeguards.
The Social Prescriber will complete the following as part of the role:
NHS England and NHS Improvement online learning programme
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Be enrolled in, undertaking or qualified from appropriate training as set out by the Personalised Care Institute
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: £26,325.00-£27,300.00 per year
Benefits:
* Company pension
* Health & wellbeing programme
* On-site parking
Ability to commute/relocate:
* Princes Risborough HP27 0AX: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Application question(s):
* Training in motivational coaching and interviewing or equivalent experience
* Experience of supporting people, their families, and carers in a related role (including unpaid work)
Education:
* Diploma of Higher Education (required)
Licence/Certification:
* Driving Licence (required)
Work Location: In person