Social Prescribing Link Worker

Job description

Job responsibilities

Main duties of the role

Taking and actioning referrals from GPs, Nurses and other practice staff as required.

As part of the PCN Multi-disciplinary team, build relationships with staff in the PCN Practices, attending relevant MDT meetings.

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

Support the PCN requirement to deliver Enhanced Access, delivering social prescribing during the out of hours sessions if the need arises.

Providing personalised support to individuals, their families and carers to take control of their health and wellbeing and to improve their own health outcomes.

Build positive and trusting relationships with young people by giving them time to focus on what matters to them and enabling them to engage in appropriate services and interventions.

Connecting people to appropriate local community groups and statutory services as necessary.

Managing and prioritising your own cases and amongst your colleagues. It is vital that you have a strong awareness and understanding of when it is appropriate or necessary to refer back to other health professions/agencies when their needs are beyond the scope of the SPLW i.e. when there is a mental health need requiring a qualified practitioner.

Informing and guiding non-clinical and clinical staff within the Network on what services are available within the community and how and when patients can access them

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent.
• Experience of supporting people, their families and carers including unpaid work.
• Experience and interest of working with patients aged between 11 and 25 years old.

Experience

Essential

• Interest and experience of working with patients aged between 11 and 25 years old.
• Valid UK Driving Licence is essential for the role as you will be working across the GP Practices.
• Experience in the following:
• Supporting people with mental health either in a paid, unpaid or informal capacity
• Working with VCSE sector including with volunteers and small community groups.
• Partnership/collaborative working and of building relationships across a variety of organisations.
• Working as proactive member of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Experience of supporting people, their families and carers in a related role including unpaid work.

Desirable

• Experience of working directly in a community development context, adult health and social care, learning support or public health/health improvement including unpaid work.
• Experience of working as Social Prescriber
• Training in motivational coaching and interviewing or equivalent experience
• Experience of working in Primary Care

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

Beeches Green Surgery

Address

Beeches Green

Stroud

Gloucestershire

GL5 4BH

Employer's website

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