Kingfisher Family Practice

Young Persons Social Prescribing Link Worker

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Job summary

The aim of increasing our social prescribing team is to Improve personal resilience, reduce health inequalities (in relation to timely access and outcomes) and wellbeing inequalities by addressing the wider determinants of health, such as debt, poor housing and physical inactivity, by increasing peoples 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 complex social needs which affect their wellbeing.

Main duties of the job

Reduced feelings of loneliness and isolation supported to build positive relationships and improved connections with their community.

Improved engagement into a range of provisions and social opportunities self motivation to set personal goals and develop aspirations.

Improved understanding of risks of their overall wellbeing, manage and reduce personal risk, increased ability to make positive choices to keep safe and well.

About us

Kingfisher Family Practice is based in Retford, Nottinghamshire. We serve a semi rural population and we strive to be a happy place to come to work, having a happy team is key in providing the best quality healthcare to our patient population.

At Kingfisher Family Practice we see young peoples health and wellbeing as an asset on which our future depends. Young people from similar backgrounds with equivalent opportunities can end up having very different life experiences.

Date posted

27 June 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience In line with agenda for change band 4 and up to a 5

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

A2799-24-0002

Job locations

Retford Primary Care Centre

North Road

Retford

Nottinghamshire

DN22 7XF

Job description

Job responsibilities

Promote young peoples social prescribing, its role in self-management, addressing health

inequalities and the wider determinants of health.

Attend MDT meetings to enable feedback on any issues that may be relevant.

Be proactive in developing strong links with all local agencies to encourage referrals,

recognising what they need to be confident in the service to make appropriate referrals.

Work in partnership with all local agencies to raise awareness of young peoples social prescribing and how partnership working can reduce pressure on statutory services, improve health access and outcomes and enable a holistic approach to care.

Provide referral agencies with regular updates about young peoples social prescribing,

including training for their staff and how to access information to encourage appropriate referrals.

Seek regular feedback about the quality of service and impact of young peoples social prescribing on referral agencies.

Be proactive in encouraging equality and inclusion, through self-referrals and connecting with

all diverse local communities, particularly those communities that statutory agencies may find hard to reach.

Produce appropriate support documentation and literature for a variety of audiences from

professional to patients.