SW Healthcare

Social Prescriber - Worcester City PCN

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Job summary

We are seeking a compassionate and proactive Social Prescriber to join our team. As a Social Prescriber, you will support patients by connecting them to community groups, healthcare, and statutory services for both practical and emotional support. Your role is crucial in helping patients make informed health choices, build resilience, and address factors impacting their health such as social isolation, poor housing, and physical inactivity.

Main duties of the job

Connect individuals to community-based activities and services that address their practical, social, and emotional needs.

Provide personalised support to help patients manage their wellbeing, live independently, and improve health outcomes.

Create tailored plans with patients to improve their health and wellbeing, linking them to appropriate community and statutory services.

Manage and prioritise caseloads based on individual needs and urgency.

Work within safeguarding procedures and build effective relationships with GP practices and local community groups.

Promote social prescribing and its benefits across the community and local agencies.

Use appropriate systems for data capture, case management, feedback, and reporting, adhering to data protection legislation.

About us

Vertis Health / SW Healthcare is a fast-growing provider of community-based healthcare services to NHS patients within South Worcestershire. The organisation utilises the excellent clinical expertise that already resides within the local NHS environment and harnesses it with efficient administration pathways to provide patients with more convenient and accessible services. We hope that by doing this we will not only deliver pathway improvements to patients but also go some way to relieving the growing volume pressures that are being experienced within local hospitals and GP practices.

Details

Date posted

19 July 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£25,649.38 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

B0158-24-0048

Job locations

St. Johns House Medical Centre

299 Bromyard Road

Worcester

WR2 5FB


Job description

Job responsibilities

Other Responsibilities:

Work in various locations, including occasional home visits, requiring independent travel within Worcestershire.

Provide one-to-one mentoring as needed.

Commit to personal, professional, and organisational development.

Occasional evening and weekend work may be required.

Please read the full job description attached to better understand the role requirements.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Other Responsibilities:

Work in various locations, including occasional home visits, requiring independent travel within Worcestershire.

Provide one-to-one mentoring as needed.

Commit to personal, professional, and organisational development.

Occasional evening and weekend work may be required.

Please read the full job description attached to better understand the role requirements.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Experience in a person-centred role including unpaid work
  • Proven ability to recognise and manage risk
  • Knowledge of safeguarding practices
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team
  • Good time management and ability to prioritise tasks
  • IT skills, including Microsoft Office
  • Experience in health and social care
  • Experience working with individuals with complex needs

Desirable

  • Training in motivational coaching and interviewing or equivalent experience
  • Experience using EMIS clinical system
  • Background in community development, adult health and social care, learning support, or public health or health improvement including unpaid work
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Experience in a person-centred role including unpaid work
  • Proven ability to recognise and manage risk
  • Knowledge of safeguarding practices
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team
  • Good time management and ability to prioritise tasks
  • IT skills, including Microsoft Office
  • Experience in health and social care
  • Experience working with individuals with complex needs

Desirable

  • Training in motivational coaching and interviewing or equivalent experience
  • Experience using EMIS clinical system
  • Background in community development, adult health and social care, learning support, or public health or health improvement including unpaid work

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

SW Healthcare

Address

St. Johns House Medical Centre

299 Bromyard Road

Worcester

WR2 5FB


Employer's website

http://www.swhealthcare.org.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

SW Healthcare

Address

St. Johns House Medical Centre

299 Bromyard Road

Worcester

WR2 5FB


Employer's website

http://www.swhealthcare.org.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

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Details

Date posted

19 July 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£25,649.38 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

B0158-24-0048

Job locations

St. Johns House Medical Centre

299 Bromyard Road

Worcester

WR2 5FB


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