Social Prescribing Link Worker - NWR Primary Care Network

Job description

Job responsibilities

1. To undertake holistic assessments and co-design Health and Well-being Plans with individual service users, identifying support needs to ensure maximum engagement in improving health and well-being.

2. To provide service users with continuity and a coordinated experience of care, remaining point of contact throughout the individuals social prescription.

3. To establish and maintain effective liaison with stakeholders including health, voluntary, social and education resources, attending relevant meetings as necessary.

4. To work in partnership all voluntary and community organisations to build a comprehensive database of local resources to design and support the Social Prescription Menu.

5. To work in partnership with Turning Point Social Prescribes who accept referrals for service users with specific needs.

6. To ensure information on sources of voluntary and community support is up to date at all times to enable effective and accurate signposting and linking of individuals with services.

7. To provide training to GPs and primary care health teams to enable them to identify patients suitable for social prescribing service, and then offer the service to users.

8. Set up and maintain comprehensive data and evaluation systems, including individual health outcome tools, and report data to the PCN management team quarterly.

9. Provide quarterly comprehensive outcome focused reports detailing the progress of the service

10. To keep records of your work, including entries in practice clinical systems (EmisWeb and TPP SystmOne) and adhere to confidentiality, information sharing protocols and provide monitoring information as required.

11. To ensure you have an understanding (appropriate to your role) of, and comply with W&R PCN Safeguarding Policy, working closely with practice staff and Safeguarding Leads to promote and safeguard the welfare of children and vulnerable adults.

12. To comply with OHP Health and Safety Policy, Data Protection Policy and to protect the health, safety and welfare of yourself and others.

13. To work flexibly as required by the service and to take part in OHP and W&R PCN and other organisations meetings and events to promote, support and celebrate the work of the service and the agencies.

14. To be able to evidence :

• Being people focused
• Reflecting a can do approach
• Striving for excellence in everything we do
• Having mutual respect for everyone we work with, work for and support through our services.

Person Specification

Skills & Attributes

Desirable

• A health, social care, counselling or other relevant professional or academic qualification is desirable although not essential for the right person.
• Excellent holistic assessment as well as consultation skills and experience of providing empowering support to adults in a planned and structured way to improve health, recovery and well-being outcomes.
• Experience of training, supervising, motivating and developing volunteers to ensure a high quality service that meets the needs and promotes positive outcomes for individual service users.
• Proven skills in collating information and data on community resources and organising these in up-to-date and accessible formats for a range of different service users from various communities.
• Excellent record keeping skills and the proven ability to write comprehensive reports PCN feedback.
• IT skills and ability to do own administration using data base, PowerPoint and other IT packages.
• A confident and professional approach to working with a variety of practices.
• Excellent written, verbal, listening and presentation skills.
• A proven understanding of safeguarding for children and vulnerable adults and ability to implement relevant policies and procedures.
• The ability to work autonomously and to plan, prioritise work under pressure and adapt to new models of working.
• A commitment to equal opportunities and an understanding of the impact on individuals, families and communities health of deprivation.
• Ability to speak more than one language is an advantage.
• Ability to work hours in a flexible way, including occasional evenings and weekends to meet the needs of the service.

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

Our Health Partnership

Address

First Floor

1856 Pershore Road

Birmingham

B30 3AS

Employer's website

https://ourhealthpartnership.com/ (Opens in a new tab)