Social Prescriber Link Worker

Job summary

We are recruiting social prescribers to support individuals to access the support of voluntary and community organisations and make social connections. The role, often referred to as social prescribing, will involve:

working with GPs and other health and care professionals to identify those who would benefit most from support within their local community,

supporting people to create their own wellbeing plan, focused on non-clinical aspects of mental and physical wellbeing, and supporting them to engage with local community activity to meet their needs and desires,

Each post will work with one of five clusters of GP surgeries known as Primary Care Networks across the north, east, south or west of Walsall. The posts will be based at and provide the service from the GP surgeries or other locations, with some requirement to attend team meetings and training at OurNets Head Office, located in Bloxwich, as well as training at other local or regional venues as necessary.

The ideal candidate will:

have experience of working with people with complex social and health needs.

be committed to supporting individual decision making and a person-centered approach,

have experience of working with voluntary and community organisations.

This role is fixed term for 12 months subject to funding arrangements.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we recieve sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested please submit your application as early as possible.

Main duties of the job

Working closely with Primary Care Network Clinical Directors and take direction from them as to the needs of the service.

To work alongside clinical and non-clinical staff within GP surgeries to identify and receive referrals for individuals who would benefit from support within the community to address their non-clinical needs.

To support individuals to undertake a holistic self-assessment, based on the persons priorities, and co-design a simple personalised care and support plan, identifying support needs to ensure maximum engagement in improving health and wellbeing and enable individuals, and their families and carers to live independently and improve their health outcomes

To support individuals to access service and activities and make connections within their community and address their needs and desires as identified in their Personalised Care Plan.

To provide individuals with a coordinated service, remaining point of contact throughout as required.

To attend and input into multi-disciplinary team meetings as required to develop and inform individual care plans.

To undertake follow up assessments with individuals at set intervals and according to agreed review timescales, as required.

Full duties will be discussed at interview

About us

Primary care is changing; both the way we interact with patients and the local structures. It is an exciting and dynamic time to work within General Practice. In Walsall, networks of local GP practices have formed seven Primary Care Networks (PCNs) to help improve the care offered to the local population and develop new ways of working. One of those opportunities is the role of Primary Care Pharmacy Technician. This role will involve supporting clinical and non-clinical practice staff across the network in relation to aspects of medicines and their impact. The successful candidates will work closely with GPs, Clinical Pharmacists, Nurse Practitioners, Practice Nurses, Community Nurses and other healthcare professionals to promote safe, effective and high quality, cost effective use of medicines in prescribing decisions.