Job summary
If you're looking for a rewarding role helping local people
to improve their health and wellbeing, as part of a supportive and
award-winning team, then you're in luck!
Were hiring a Social Prescribing Link Worker to join the Live Well Wakefield team, a
community-based social prescribing and self-management service which supports
adults aged 18+ to improve their health, wellbeing and independence.
Recently, 99.4% of people achieved their primary health and
wellbeing goal following support from the Live Well Wakefield team. You could
be part of this amazing impact!
IMPORTANT: To apply, please complete the Application Form and return to jobs@nova-wd.org.uk rather than applying through the NHS Jobs page.
Main duties of the job
Link Workers provide one-to-one support to clients to
identify what matters to them and offer information, advice and support to help
them to:
- Explore options to address non-clinical needs
- Improve their long-term health and wellbeing
- Address health inequalities
This involves working in a multi-disciplinary environment
and develop networks between the voluntary and community, health and social
care, and primary care sectors. As part of this, the Link Worker will lead on
the development of social prescribing initiatives within a specified primary care
network.
About us
Nova is a local charity that supports Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise organisations in Wakefield District to thrive.
As part of this work, Nova and South West Yorkshire
Partnership NHS Foundation Trust deliver the social wellbeing service, Live
Well Wakefield. This innovative service aims to improve the wider health and
wellbeing of adult Wakefield residents by promoting independence through social
prescribing and supported self-management interventions.
What do we offer?
Youll benefit from a competitive salary, 28 days a
holiday a year (plus bank holidays), and some great benefits including:
- 5% salary contribution to a pension scheme
- Access to Occupational Health
- Access to health service discount schemes
- A range of policies and practices to ensure a
supportive and inclusive workplace
- Annual pay reviews
We are an equal opportunities organisation and invite
applications from all sections of the community. Its important to us that
everyone is welcomed and valued in our workplace, so we support staff and
applicants in a number of ways.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Client
focused
- Treat all clients as individuals, respecting
equality and diversity whilst taking a flexible and personalised approach to
meet their needs.
- Work alongside clients to create
personalised care support plans. Facilitating empowerment and independence by
providing and discussing information with the client to enable them to make
their own informed decisions and address social barriers.
- Advocates on behalf of clients where
necessary to ensure best outcomes in relation to long term health and
wellbeing.
- Manages a large caseload, undertaking
reviews of client's needs and setting health and wellbeing goals, using a
person-centred approach.
Partnerships
- Work collaboratively with local VCSE, health
and social care, and primary care organisations, to develop multidisciplinary
teams, to support adults with their health and wellbeing needs.
- Establish links and build working
relationships with primary care colleagues and other organisations to identify,
build on, and support a range of services and community activities for adults,
to promote health and wellbeing.
- Takes an active role in projects aimed at
improving the health and wellbeing outcomes for specific groups within the
community.
- Work with multi-disciplinary teams and wider
partners to increase take up of preventative activities and services e.g.,
social activities to prevent social isolation.
- Build and maintain knowledge on local
provision to help promote to clients and others.
Service development
- Co-ordinate and deliver information
sessions, networking events and workshops within the area, to improve awareness
of services and increase joint working between VCSE sector organisations,
health professionals and community members.
- Prepare and deliver presentations to secure
support for the aims of the work, and champion the needs of local adults.
- Record, monitor, evaluate and analyse work
to ensure that targets are being met, information is recorded accurately, and
best practice is developed.
- Identify gaps in provision and works with
VCSE sector colleagues, and grant panels to address these gaps.
Communicating and influencing
- Confidently and competently adapts written
and oral communication to meet the needs of the intended audience.
- Contributes effectively at meetings
utilising diplomacy and influencing skills.
- Utilises communication skills to effectively
review need, identify root cause and promote best outcome.
- Uses skills such as motivational
interviewing and behaviour change to promote self-management and ownership of
own health and wellbeing as appropriate.
Administration
- Maintains accurate and timely records, using
a variety of media and in line with service policy.
- Produces health and wellbeing information
and written materials appropriate to differing audiences.
- Develops and maintains a database of
up-to-date contacts and information relevant to supporting the needs of local
adults, acting as a resource for relevant organisations.
Performance management
- Contributes to the production of regular
reports and case studies as requested by management and commissioners of the
service.
- Seeks new and innovative approaches to
providing high quality, needs led services.
- Takes responsibility for own continuing
professional development.
- Embraces change and new challenges with a
positive attitude.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Client
focused
- Treat all clients as individuals, respecting
equality and diversity whilst taking a flexible and personalised approach to
meet their needs.
- Work alongside clients to create
personalised care support plans. Facilitating empowerment and independence by
providing and discussing information with the client to enable them to make
their own informed decisions and address social barriers.
- Advocates on behalf of clients where
necessary to ensure best outcomes in relation to long term health and
wellbeing.
- Manages a large caseload, undertaking
reviews of client's needs and setting health and wellbeing goals, using a
person-centred approach.
Partnerships
- Work collaboratively with local VCSE, health
and social care, and primary care organisations, to develop multidisciplinary
teams, to support adults with their health and wellbeing needs.
- Establish links and build working
relationships with primary care colleagues and other organisations to identify,
build on, and support a range of services and community activities for adults,
to promote health and wellbeing.
- Takes an active role in projects aimed at
improving the health and wellbeing outcomes for specific groups within the
community.
- Work with multi-disciplinary teams and wider
partners to increase take up of preventative activities and services e.g.,
social activities to prevent social isolation.
- Build and maintain knowledge on local
provision to help promote to clients and others.
Service development
- Co-ordinate and deliver information
sessions, networking events and workshops within the area, to improve awareness
of services and increase joint working between VCSE sector organisations,
health professionals and community members.
- Prepare and deliver presentations to secure
support for the aims of the work, and champion the needs of local adults.
- Record, monitor, evaluate and analyse work
to ensure that targets are being met, information is recorded accurately, and
best practice is developed.
- Identify gaps in provision and works with
VCSE sector colleagues, and grant panels to address these gaps.
Communicating and influencing
- Confidently and competently adapts written
and oral communication to meet the needs of the intended audience.
- Contributes effectively at meetings
utilising diplomacy and influencing skills.
- Utilises communication skills to effectively
review need, identify root cause and promote best outcome.
- Uses skills such as motivational
interviewing and behaviour change to promote self-management and ownership of
own health and wellbeing as appropriate.
Administration
- Maintains accurate and timely records, using
a variety of media and in line with service policy.
- Produces health and wellbeing information
and written materials appropriate to differing audiences.
- Develops and maintains a database of
up-to-date contacts and information relevant to supporting the needs of local
adults, acting as a resource for relevant organisations.
Performance management
- Contributes to the production of regular
reports and case studies as requested by management and commissioners of the
service.
- Seeks new and innovative approaches to
providing high quality, needs led services.
- Takes responsibility for own continuing
professional development.
- Embraces change and new challenges with a
positive attitude.
Person Specification
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- An understanding of health and social care issues for vulnerable adults and how these relate to health inequalities.
- An understanding of the principles of health and community development.
- Understand the principles of Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) working.
- Demonstrates an understanding of the importance of confidentiality and safeguarding.
- Good interpersonal, oral and written communication, and presentation skills.
- Ability to engage, motivate, and create good working relationships with a variety of local people, community groups and professionals.
- Good computer literacy and keyboard skills.
- Excellent organisational skills.
- Ability to manage time effectively, prioritise and work under pressure to meet deadlines.
- Ability to maintain accurate and concise records.
Desirable
- A sound knowledge of principles and practice of Health and Wellbeing and preventative approaches.
- Displays an up to date working knowledge and understanding of national and local public health priorities.
- Knowledge of Primary Care Networks and non-clinical roles.
- Knowledge of local voluntary and community, and statutory services relating to vulnerable people.
- Understanding of the NHS and Social Care.
- Knowledge of motivational interviewing and behaviour change techniques.
- Ability to recognise, assess and deal with potential risk in relation to client and personal safety.
- Ability to develop project work with partners.
- Previous SystmOne user.
Other
Essential
- A satisfactory sickness record over the previous 2 years (subject to the need to act with fairness and equality of opportunity, particularly where the sickness is related to a disability and/or pregnancy).
- Ability to work independently under own initiative, but also to be a proactive and willing team member.
- Ability to drive, access to own vehicle, and willingness to travel across the Wakefield District.
- Ability and willingness to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service, including occasional evening/weekend.
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent competence/experience.
- Evidence of Continued Professional Development (CPD).
Desirable
- Educated to degree level in a field related to health and social care.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of undertaking direct work with people to help improve health and wellbeing.
- Experience of working with communities of interest, individuals, or groups.
- Experience of building effective working relationships.
- Experience of multi-disciplinary team working.
- Experience in managing a caseload and prioritising need.
Desirable
- Experience of working with or within general practice.
- Experience of local needs assessment within communities.
- Experience of monitoring and evaluation methods.
- Experience in writing reports, and case studies.
Person Specification
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- An understanding of health and social care issues for vulnerable adults and how these relate to health inequalities.
- An understanding of the principles of health and community development.
- Understand the principles of Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) working.
- Demonstrates an understanding of the importance of confidentiality and safeguarding.
- Good interpersonal, oral and written communication, and presentation skills.
- Ability to engage, motivate, and create good working relationships with a variety of local people, community groups and professionals.
- Good computer literacy and keyboard skills.
- Excellent organisational skills.
- Ability to manage time effectively, prioritise and work under pressure to meet deadlines.
- Ability to maintain accurate and concise records.
Desirable
- A sound knowledge of principles and practice of Health and Wellbeing and preventative approaches.
- Displays an up to date working knowledge and understanding of national and local public health priorities.
- Knowledge of Primary Care Networks and non-clinical roles.
- Knowledge of local voluntary and community, and statutory services relating to vulnerable people.
- Understanding of the NHS and Social Care.
- Knowledge of motivational interviewing and behaviour change techniques.
- Ability to recognise, assess and deal with potential risk in relation to client and personal safety.
- Ability to develop project work with partners.
- Previous SystmOne user.
Other
Essential
- A satisfactory sickness record over the previous 2 years (subject to the need to act with fairness and equality of opportunity, particularly where the sickness is related to a disability and/or pregnancy).
- Ability to work independently under own initiative, but also to be a proactive and willing team member.
- Ability to drive, access to own vehicle, and willingness to travel across the Wakefield District.
- Ability and willingness to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service, including occasional evening/weekend.
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent competence/experience.
- Evidence of Continued Professional Development (CPD).
Desirable
- Educated to degree level in a field related to health and social care.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of undertaking direct work with people to help improve health and wellbeing.
- Experience of working with communities of interest, individuals, or groups.
- Experience of building effective working relationships.
- Experience of multi-disciplinary team working.
- Experience in managing a caseload and prioritising need.
Desirable
- Experience of working with or within general practice.
- Experience of local needs assessment within communities.
- Experience of monitoring and evaluation methods.
- Experience in writing reports, and case studies.
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.
