Job summary
Social Prescribing Link Workers empower people to take control of their health and well-being by taking a holistic approach and connecting people to practical and emotional support in the community and statutory sectors. Officers give people time to focus on their aspirations & goals and help to build active and sustainable communities by working collaboratively with local partners.
The activities undertaken by Social Prescribing Link Workers help to strengthen personal and community resilience and reduce health inequalities by addressing the wider determinants of health such as debt, poor housing and social isolation.
Main duties of the job
The service is targeted at particular groups of residents. Social Prescribing Link Workers will support residents to become more independent and enhance their well-being when they meet some, or all, of the following criteria:
Residents must be vulnerable, with significant needs, and would benefit from support coordination. The team will prioritise individuals who are:
- Older or becoming increasingly frail
- Have an enduring health condition or disability (including learning difficulties and mental health issues)
- Are Carers
Support coordination delivered by Social Prescribing Link Workers is particularly effective for people who are lonely, isolated, have low mood or anxiety and who are able to access services directly either independently or with the help of family and friends. By increasing peoples involvement with their local communities, the intervention helps to increase confidence and reduce demand for statutory services.
Postholders are expected to deal with the complex situations that people present with and be a catalyst for change in the locality where they are based. Post holders are expected to facilitate multi-agency working and support community groups to receive referrals.
About us
We are a friendly
practice situated within Derby in a diverse community, we care for approx 11500
patients. We have 5 GP partners, 3 Salaried GPs, full Nursing team along with
Clinical Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, along with
Administrative and Managerial support.
Major cities such
as Sheffield, Birmingham, and Nottingham are all within an hour's train journey, and
local airports include East Midlands & Birmingham and with
London within a couple of hours.
There are excellent
schools in the local area, we are only a few minutes from the hospital.
We have a huge
variety of patients, with their own unique needs. We are proud of the great
care we give our patients and their families; if you are looking for an NHS position
within Primary care that is small enough to care and large enough to be
exciting is the place for you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Social prescribing empowers people to take control of their health
and wellbeing through referral to non-medical link workers who give time,
focus on what matters to me and take an holistic approach, connecting people
to community groups and statutory services for practical and emotional support.
Link workers support existing groups to be accessible and sustainable and help
people to start new community groups, working collaboratively with all local
partners.
Social prescribing can help to strengthen community resilience and
personal resilience and reduces health 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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Social prescribing empowers people to take control of their health
and wellbeing through referral to non-medical link workers who give time,
focus on what matters to me and take an holistic approach, connecting people
to community groups and statutory services for practical and emotional support.
Link workers support existing groups to be accessible and sustainable and help
people to start new community groups, working collaboratively with all local
partners.
Social prescribing can help to strengthen community resilience and
personal resilience and reduces health 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.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Demonstrable commitment to professional and personal development
Desirable
- Training in motivational coaching and interviewing or equivalent experience
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working directly in a community development context, adult health and social care, learning support or public.
- Experience of supporting people, their families and carers in a related role (including unpaid work)
- Community groups
- Experience of partnership/collaborative working and of building relationships across a variety of organisations
Desirable
- Experience of data collection and providing monitoring information to assess the impact of services
- Experience of supporting people with their mental health, either in a paid, unpaid or informal capacity
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Demonstrable commitment to professional and personal development
Desirable
- Training in motivational coaching and interviewing or equivalent experience
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working directly in a community development context, adult health and social care, learning support or public.
- Experience of supporting people, their families and carers in a related role (including unpaid work)
- Community groups
- Experience of partnership/collaborative working and of building relationships across a variety of organisations
Desirable
- Experience of data collection and providing monitoring information to assess the impact of services
- Experience of supporting people with their mental health, either in a paid, unpaid or informal capacity
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.
