Social Prescriber

Job description

Job responsibilities

ROLE DESCRIPTION

OVERVIEW

Social Prescribing enables people to take control of their health and wellbeing through a personalised care approach. Social Prescribers respond to concerns about someones (non-clinical) support needs and provide time to focus on what matters to me, working holistically with people to connect them to community groups and statutory services for practical and emotional support. Social Prescribers also work collaboratively with community groups and service providers so that these remain accessible and sustainable.

Social Prescribing helps to strengthen personal and community resilience and reduce health inequalities by addressing the wider determinants of health such as debt, housing and physical inactivity and promotes active involvement within local communities. This can be particularly helpful for people with long-term conditions (including support for mental health), for people who are lonely or isolated, or those with complex social support needs.

JOB PURPOSE

Working as part of the Blackmore Vale Partnership Wellbeing Team, you will assist in connecting people to appropriate services and opportunities that can meet their (non-clinical) support needs.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

This involves a wide range of responsibilities including:

Liaise with people registered at the practice, their families/representatives, healthcare professionals, social services and GPs to ensure that their care & support needs are being met.

Assess, plan, develop, implement, and evaluate non-clinical support that promote health & wellbeing.

Work with patients to support adherence to prescribed clinical treatments.

Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that encourage people to live healthily and apply principles of self-care and self-management.

Provide telephone support or home visits when the need arises.

Provide information to the practice to aid timely assessment and management of peoples care & support needs.

Maintain electronic records within peoples clinical systems for audit purposes.

Keep information regarding patients and their families secure and confidential.

Talk to people, their carers or representatives about their care and support needs, taking into account different communication needs and levels of understanding.

Identify and support people who lack capacity in best interest decision making.

Attend multidisciplinary meetings as required to offer support around non-clinical care.

Ensure working patterns are efficient and well planned.

Effectively prioritise tasks to meet unexpected emergencies and changes in working arrangements.

Communicate effectively with colleagues and other members of the practice team regarding peoples well-being.

Identify and establish contact with patients, families and carers who may benefit from Social Prescriber interventions.

Give people time to explain their situation and focus on what matters to me.

Build trust by providing non-judgemental support, respecting diversity and lifestyle choices. Work from a strength-based approach focusing on a persons assets.

Increase the scale and impact of simple lifestyle advice in Primary Care.

Be a key part of our multidisciplinary team, working collaboratively with clinical and non-clinical colleagues to provide the best possible services to registered patients and their families.

Actively support our Health Champion volunteers programme, linking people together for peer-support, self-help and community health & wellbeing.

Support Children and Young People, and their families will any non-clinical support they may need after understanding what support they currently have

Work with the Local Alliance Group to help form the pathway for Children and Young People in North Dorset.

Key Details:

Part-time (22.5 hrs/wk)

BVP Band 5 £28,254.99 (£14.45 per hour) £31,579.10 (£16.15 per hour) pro rata subject to experience

5 weeks Annual Leave

NHS Pension

Flexible Working

Development Opportunities

Closing date: 17th Sept 2024

Interviews: w/k commencing 23rd Sept 2024

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Essential criteria
• Knowledge, training and experience: Educated to A level in relevant subject or equivalent level of experience of working at a similar level in the public or third sectors. (Paid or voluntary)
• Communication skills: Excellent skills for communication, managing multiple sources of information requiring developed interpersonal and oral/written communication skills. Networking and persuasive skills. Analytical: Problem-solving skills and ability to respond to sudden, unexpected demands. Excellent time-management skills with the ability to prioritise.
• Planning skills: Ability to work within The Vale Network team to contribute to planning of services that support full implementation of social prescribing into the Primary Care offer.
• Autonomy: Ability to work on own initiative and organise own workload with minimal supervision working to tight and often challenging timescales.
• Other: Self-motivation, Adaptability, Full driving licence

Desirable

• Desirable criteria:
• Knowledge, training and experience:Previously worked in similar position within public sector. Good working knowledge of healthcare in The Vale Network, local practices and community.

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.

Employer details

Employer name

The Blackmore Vale Partnership

Address

Sturminster Newton Medical Centre

Old Market Hill

Sturminster Newton

Dorset

DT10 1QU

Employer's website

https://blackmorevalesurgery.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)