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Social Prescriber Link Worker- MAPLE PCN

The closing date is 27 May 2025

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Job summary

MAPLE Primary Care Network

Salary -From £26,500 WTE dependant on experience.

Working hours:37.5 hours per week

Hybrid Working

NHS Pension

33 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays

An exciting opportunity has arisen for Social Prescriber to join our well established a team at MAPLE.

About our PCN.

MAPLE Primary Care Network delivers services to over 42,500 registered patients across 3 Practices, Oakfield Surgery, Mandeville Surgery and Poplar Grove Practice.

www.maplepcn.co.uk

What is Social Prescribing?

Social prescribing is about giving people time to focus on what matters to me and taking a holistic approach to peoples health and wellbeing. It connects people to community groups and statutory services for practical and emotional support.

Social prescribing empowers people to take control of their health and wellbeing through GP referral to non-medical Community Link Workers (CLWs) based in GP surgeries who give time, focus on what matters to me and take a holistic approach, connecting people to community groups and statutory services for practical and emotional support. Community Link Workers work collaboratively with all local partners.

Please be aware this job may be closed earlier due to number of applicants.

Main duties of the job

Social prescribing can help to strengthen community resilience and personal resilience and reduces health inequalities by addressing the wider determinants of health, such as debt, poor housing, and physical inactivity, by increasing peoples active involvement with their local communities. It particularly works for people with long-term conditions (including support for mental health), for people who are lonely or isolated, or have complex social needs which affect their wellbeing.

You'll be working with people who may have long-term health conditions (including support for mental health), people who are lonely or isolated, or who have complex social needs which affect their wellbeing. There is so much variety, each day will never be the same and you will be speaking to and meeting people of all ages and from all backgrounds.

What experience will you need?

  • We are looking for someone with an understanding of social prescribing, or a person-centred approach.
  • You'll be able to demonstrate the ability to be a good listener, have time for people and be committed to supporting local communities to care for each other.
  • You'll preferably have experience of working positively with people facing complex social and emotional challenges.
  • You'll have great interpersonal skills and a can-do approach to supporting people, community groups and local organisations.
  • You will live locally in the community.

About us

About Us:

FedBucks is a not-for-profit GP federation of 47 GP practices covering a population of over 500,000 patients across Buckinghamshire. We began in 2016 and now employ around 300 members of staff at our head office site, and across our planned and unplanned care services.

As a GP Federation and Social Enterprise, we are proud to represent our member practices and to champion primary care by working with local general practice and system partners in the provision of community-based healthcare services. We are dedicated to providing safe and compassionate care to our patients across our range of planned and unplanned healthcare services in Buckinghamshire and believe in continuous commitment to quality service delivery and positive patient outcomes.

Patients are at the heart of everything we do, and we pride ourselves in our purpose when enabling excellent patient care and supporting general practice.

Details

Date posted

12 May 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

E0093-25-0024

Job locations

Poplar Grove Practice

Meadow Way

Aylesbury

Buckinghamshire

HP20 1XB


Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide personalised, holistic support to individuals, their families, and carers to take control of their wellbeing, live independently and improve their health outcomes.

Promote social prescribing to patients; its role in improving health outcomes, reducing social isolation and the ability to remain independent in ones own home for longer.

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.

Work in partnership with all local agencies to raise awareness of social prescribing and how partnership working can reduce pressure on statutory services, improve health outcomes and enable a holistic approach to care.

Provide referrers with regular updates about social prescribing, including information on the types of people most likely to benefit from the service, how to refer and outcomes of referrals.

Seek regular feedback about the quality of service and impact of social prescribing on referrers.

Work in close collaboration with the Prevention Matters service to maximise the availability of social prescribing across the county whilst ensuring there is no duplication of resources.

Encourage patients, their families, and carers to provide feedback and to share their stories about the impact of social prescribing on their lives.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide personalised, holistic support to individuals, their families, and carers to take control of their wellbeing, live independently and improve their health outcomes.

Promote social prescribing to patients; its role in improving health outcomes, reducing social isolation and the ability to remain independent in ones own home for longer.

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.

Work in partnership with all local agencies to raise awareness of social prescribing and how partnership working can reduce pressure on statutory services, improve health outcomes and enable a holistic approach to care.

Provide referrers with regular updates about social prescribing, including information on the types of people most likely to benefit from the service, how to refer and outcomes of referrals.

Seek regular feedback about the quality of service and impact of social prescribing on referrers.

Work in close collaboration with the Prevention Matters service to maximise the availability of social prescribing across the county whilst ensuring there is no duplication of resources.

Encourage patients, their families, and carers to provide feedback and to share their stories about the impact of social prescribing on their lives.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • NVQ Level 3, Advanced level or equivalent qualifications or working towards
  • Evidence of recent and relevant Continuing Professional Development
  • Training in motivational coaching and interviewing or equivalent experience
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • NVQ Level 3, Advanced level or equivalent qualifications or working towards
  • Evidence of recent and relevant Continuing Professional Development
  • Training in motivational coaching and interviewing or equivalent experience

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

FedBucks Ltd

Address

Poplar Grove Practice

Meadow Way

Aylesbury

Buckinghamshire

HP20 1XB


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

FedBucks Ltd

Address

Poplar Grove Practice

Meadow Way

Aylesbury

Buckinghamshire

HP20 1XB


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

People Partner Primary Care Services

Julie McGraw

bht.hrprimarycare.fedbucks@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

12 May 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

E0093-25-0024

Job locations

Poplar Grove Practice

Meadow Way

Aylesbury

Buckinghamshire

HP20 1XB


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