Social and Wellbeing Prescriber

Job description

Job responsibilities

JOB DESCRIPTION

(To be read in conjunction with Person Specification)

Central North Leeds Primary Care Network

LOCATION:

Leeds

POST:

Social and Wellbeing Prescriber

SALARY: £29,800 - £32,800 (dependant on experience)

ACCOUNTABLE TO:

PCN Manager & PCN Leadership Team

RESPONSIBLE FOR

N/A

ORGANISATIONAL EXPECTATIONS:

Central North PCN has a patient population of approximately 80,000 across 5 practices. We aim to provide high quality services adhering to principles of best practice, promoting equal opportunities and working positively with diversity.

The post has two main functions:

• To carry out the duties as outlined and
• To be proactive in continuously improving service delivery.

We expect all employees to carry out their duties in a professional manner with a client focus, ensuring that respect and courtesy is shown to them, colleagues, other service providers and all those in contact with the organisation.

OUTLINE OF POST:

The aim of this post is to improve physical, mental and social health and wellbeing, through a holistic approach to improve quality of life and confidence in self-management and supporting independence.

Social and Wellbeing Prescribers will be integrated as part of Primary Care Networks to improve the way the needs of local populations are met. Comprehensive and holistic assessments of need will be completed in order to collaboratively identify support goals and opportunities.

MAIN TASKS:

1.

To complete comprehensive and holistic assessments of need for those referred to the service within agreed timeframes.

2.

To triage referrals and signpost to specialist support quickly where necessary.

3.

To work from the central Hub and at practice level to support general queries, Light Touch interventions and contribute to the overall smooth running of the service.

4.

To work with a caseload of individuals to facilitate access to recommended community-based interventions and programmes of activity that benefit health and wellbeing. To support individuals into provision within agreed timeframes.

5.

To develop collaborative Wellbeing support plans with individuals which promote choice and complement any medical treatment or advice.

6.

To identify any barriers to people accessing services and activities and work with individuals to overcome these.

7.

To use a range of techniques and interventions to support people, including those with long term conditions, to self-manage their health and encourage behavioural and lifestyle change.

8.

To monitor and record outcomes within SystmOne or EMISweb through the use of templates and recognised assessment tools and outcome measures.

9.

To build networks with local community resources such as activities and services that may have an impact on health and wellbeing and support individuals to access these.

10.

To develop multi-agency working across communities and voluntary and statutory organisations to improve health and address health inequality

11.

To gather and collate statistical and other information and data as required, to report on activity and outcomes and ensure effective qualitative and quantitative monitoring and evaluation of the service

12.

To reflect on practice, and participate in team meetings, practice development forums and peer supervision within the consortium

13.

To develop an awareness of local and national developments and best practice in this area of work and to attend relevant conferences, meetings and training events as required

14.

To ensure that client records and other information systems are completed accurately and within agreed timescales.

15.

To ensure that support undertaken is meaningful, respectful, promotes self-determination and is in line with the individual support plan.

16.

To adhere to organisational policies and procedures relating to risk and personal safety.

17.

Any other duties commensurate with the grade and level of responsibility of this post.

18.

Support and mentor volunteers where appropriate.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to GCSE or equivalent

Desirable

• NVQ 3 or equivalent and/or relevant basic/first level professional qualification

Experience

Essential

• Demonstrate understanding and commitment to equal opportunities and diversity
• Demonstrate commitment to combatting disadvantage and inequality in health provision
• Demonstrate a commitment to enabling and empowering clients to become actively involved in the organisation
• Able to build and maintain relationships whilst maintaining appropriate professional boundaries
• Excellent verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels
• Good technical literacy of Microsoft Applications e.g. Word, Excel, and Access etc.
• Good interpersonal skills including listening and displaying empathy
• Ability to support and motivate people to make sustained changes in their lives
• Ability to reflect on and share practice with peers
• Have access to a car and being in possession of a full current driving license and business insurance
• Demonstrable experience of effective planning and organisational skills to deliver targets to deadlines

Desirable

• Creative, flexible and imaginative approach to working with people with diverse support needs
• Understanding of the barriers people face to accessing services and how to overcome them
• Knowledge of a range of community groups and services which support wellbeing
• Knowledge of a range of interventions which support behavioural change e.g. Motivational Interviewing
• Awareness of relevant Health and Social Care legislation and a developed knowledge of crisis intervention
• Knowledge of the safeguarding interventions and awareness of the Mental Capacity Act
• Awareness of data protection and confidentiality issues
• Language skills e.g. Urdu, Polish, BSL, etc.
• Experience of working within a social care and/or health setting, working with multi-disciplinary teams
• Experience of multi-agency working and signposting to appropriate support
• Experience of working with people with diverse health and social care needs
• Experience of using recognised assessment tools
• Experience of mental health either as service user, carer, worker or volunteer
• Experience of using Patient clinical systems

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

Central North Leeds Primary Care Network Ltd

Address

Shadwell Medical Centre

137 Shadwell Lane

Leeds

West Yorkshire

LS17 8AE

Employer's website

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