Job summary
Havant
and Waterlooville Primary Care Network are excited to be working
collaboratively with Havant Borough Council alongside Sport England funding to
recruit a Children and Young Persons Social Prescriber. They will work
alongside our current CYP Social Prescriber and our Social Link and Coaching
Team.
As a Children
and Young Persons Social Prescribing Link Worker, you will work with Children
and Young People, to support their health and wellbeing and helping them to
navigate through the different support networks available to them. This
includes linking them in with Sexual Health Services, Drug and Alcohol support,
Mental Health support, Physical Activity and Healthy Lifestyle advice as
required.
You will work
closely with the GP practices, schools and colleges (if required) and a range
of established services to provide a range of support for children, young
people and their families and deliver the appropriate level of support at the
right time.
Main duties of the job
Social prescribing empowers people to take control of their health and wellbeing through referral to a non-medical link worker who gives time, focuses on what matters to me and takes a 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 personal and community resilience and reduces health inequalities. It addresses the wider determinants of health, such as debt, poor housing, and physical inactivity, by increasing peoples active involvement with their local communities.
A valid driving licence and access to your own vehicle are essential for this role.
About us
Havant & Waterlooville Primary Care Network (PCN) has five
member GP practices in South-east Hampshire, stretching from Denmead Practice
in the North-west to Bosmere Medical Practice to the south of Havant. Together
our practices are responsible for 67,000 patients.
Primary Care Networks were established in 2019 to extend the
range of staff roles and services available from GP surgeries and, by working
across a number of neighbouring practices, to share expertise and resources
across a wider area.
Our Social Prescribers work flexibly with patients registered
at all five network practices.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Provide personalised support to children and young people aged 5 to 18 to enable them to take control of their wellbeing and improve their health outcomes.
- Provide personalised support to individuals, their families and carers enabling them to take control of their wellbeing, live independently and improve their health outcomes.
- Accept referrals from GP practices within our Primary Care Network.
- Signpost young people and their families to appropriate community-based services.
- Meet young people on a one-to-one basis and give them time to tell their stories and focus on what matters to me. Build trust with the person, providing non-judgemental support, respecting diversity, and lifestyle choices. Work from a strength-based approach focusing on a persons assets.
- Offer between 1 and 6 sessions for up to an hour, face-to-face or virtual and offer follow up where needed.
- Co-produce a personalised support plan to improve health and wellbeing, introducing, connecting, and supporting young people to community groups and statutory services.
- Ensure all necessary data and information about patients are recorded accurately and confidentially with awareness of information governance best practice.
- Help young people identify the wider issues that impact on their health and wellbeing, such as debt, poor housing, being unemployed, loneliness and caring responsibilities.
- Form links with local Schools and other community enterprises.
- Provide earlier intervention whilst waiting or avoiding the need to wait for triage from other services.
- Have a good understanding of and utilise the THRIVE delivery model in sessions, which conceptualises the mental health and wellbeing needs of children, young people and families in terms of five different needs-based groupings: getting advice, getting help, getting more help, getting risk support, and thriving.
- Work closely and communicate with other agency partners such as schools, Community Development Workers, Local Area Coordinators, Targeted Youth Service and Family Support Teams when necessary to ensure the local system is working in a joined-up way to provide the young person(s) with holistic care.
- Where necessary, physically introduce people to community groups, activities, and statutory services, ensuring they are comfortable. Follow up to ensure they are happy, able to engage, included and receiving good support.
- Work sensitively with young people to capture key information, enabling tracking of the impact of social prescribing on their health and wellbeing.
- Encourage young people to provide feedback and to share their stories about the impact of social prescribing on their lives.
- Manage and prioritise your own caseload, in accordance with the needs, priorities and support required by individuals on the caseload.
- Work closely with the safeguarding lead to ensure any issues and concerns are escalated and dealt with quickly and effectively.
- Refer young people back to other health professionals/agencies, when their needs are beyond the scope of the link worker role e.g., when there is a mental health need requiring a qualified practitioner.
- Build relationships with key staff in GP practices within the local Primary Care Network (PCN), attending relevant meetings, becoming part of the wider network team, giving information and feedback on social prescribing.
- Organise and help support weekly MDTs (multi-disciplinary team).
- Be able to work flexibly in-hours.
- Support the Primary Care Network in reducing inequalities by proactively seeking engagement from Children and Young People who may require early intervention and support.
- Participate in regular clinical supervision with a GP.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Provide personalised support to children and young people aged 5 to 18 to enable them to take control of their wellbeing and improve their health outcomes.
- Provide personalised support to individuals, their families and carers enabling them to take control of their wellbeing, live independently and improve their health outcomes.
- Accept referrals from GP practices within our Primary Care Network.
- Signpost young people and their families to appropriate community-based services.
- Meet young people on a one-to-one basis and give them time to tell their stories and focus on what matters to me. Build trust with the person, providing non-judgemental support, respecting diversity, and lifestyle choices. Work from a strength-based approach focusing on a persons assets.
- Offer between 1 and 6 sessions for up to an hour, face-to-face or virtual and offer follow up where needed.
- Co-produce a personalised support plan to improve health and wellbeing, introducing, connecting, and supporting young people to community groups and statutory services.
- Ensure all necessary data and information about patients are recorded accurately and confidentially with awareness of information governance best practice.
- Help young people identify the wider issues that impact on their health and wellbeing, such as debt, poor housing, being unemployed, loneliness and caring responsibilities.
- Form links with local Schools and other community enterprises.
- Provide earlier intervention whilst waiting or avoiding the need to wait for triage from other services.
- Have a good understanding of and utilise the THRIVE delivery model in sessions, which conceptualises the mental health and wellbeing needs of children, young people and families in terms of five different needs-based groupings: getting advice, getting help, getting more help, getting risk support, and thriving.
- Work closely and communicate with other agency partners such as schools, Community Development Workers, Local Area Coordinators, Targeted Youth Service and Family Support Teams when necessary to ensure the local system is working in a joined-up way to provide the young person(s) with holistic care.
- Where necessary, physically introduce people to community groups, activities, and statutory services, ensuring they are comfortable. Follow up to ensure they are happy, able to engage, included and receiving good support.
- Work sensitively with young people to capture key information, enabling tracking of the impact of social prescribing on their health and wellbeing.
- Encourage young people to provide feedback and to share their stories about the impact of social prescribing on their lives.
- Manage and prioritise your own caseload, in accordance with the needs, priorities and support required by individuals on the caseload.
- Work closely with the safeguarding lead to ensure any issues and concerns are escalated and dealt with quickly and effectively.
- Refer young people back to other health professionals/agencies, when their needs are beyond the scope of the link worker role e.g., when there is a mental health need requiring a qualified practitioner.
- Build relationships with key staff in GP practices within the local Primary Care Network (PCN), attending relevant meetings, becoming part of the wider network team, giving information and feedback on social prescribing.
- Organise and help support weekly MDTs (multi-disciplinary team).
- Be able to work flexibly in-hours.
- Support the Primary Care Network in reducing inequalities by proactively seeking engagement from Children and Young People who may require early intervention and support.
- Participate in regular clinical supervision with a GP.
Person Specification
Other requirements
Essential
- Access to own transport and ability to travel across the locality on a regular basis, including to visit people in their own home
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 2 years experience of working with healthcare professionals and/or 2 years previous experience in the NHS, social care or relevant field
Desirable
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary setting
- Experience of working with neuro-diverse individuals
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to A level/ NVQ Level 3 or experience of working at this level
- Willing to undertake relevant training programme/s
Desirable
- Educated to Diploma level BTEC/HNC/HND.or equivalent
Person Specification
Other requirements
Essential
- Access to own transport and ability to travel across the locality on a regular basis, including to visit people in their own home
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 2 years experience of working with healthcare professionals and/or 2 years previous experience in the NHS, social care or relevant field
Desirable
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary setting
- Experience of working with neuro-diverse individuals
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to A level/ NVQ Level 3 or experience of working at this level
- Willing to undertake relevant training programme/s
Desirable
- Educated to Diploma level BTEC/HNC/HND.or equivalent
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.