South Somerset West PCN - Social Prescribing Link Worker listing – Symphony Healthcare Services
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We are looking to recruit 2 Social Prescribing Link Workers (part time or full time hours considered) within our primary care network multi-disciplinary healthcare team, providing 1:1 personalised support to people who are referred to them by team members and local agencies.
These roles will work across the PCN and can be based at any of the 5 practice sites (Crewkerne Health Centre, Martock & South Petherton Surgeries, Hamdon Medical Centre, Buttercross Health Centre) and will be required to work within Practice opening hours.
This post empowers people to take control of their health and wellbeing by giving time to focus on what matters to me. The Social Prescribing Link Worker will build trusting relationships with people, create a shared personalised care and support plan and connect them to local, diverse and culturally appropriate community groups, VCSE organisations and services.
You must be a good listener, have time for people and be committed to supporting local communities to care for each other. You should have experience of working positively with people facing complex social and emotional challenges. You will have great interpersonal skills in supporting people, community groups and local organisations. The ability to work confidently and effectively in a diverse, and challenging environment is essential.
Main duties of the job
1. Working with direct supervision by a GP, take referrals from the PCNs Core Network Practices and from a wide range of agencies, including pharmacies, wider multi-disciplinary teams, hospital discharge teams, allied health professionals, fire service, police (list not exhaustive).
2. Provide personalised support to individuals, their families and carers to take control of their health and wellbeing, live independently and improve their health access and outcomes, as a key member of the PCN multi-disciplinary team.
3. Work with a diverse range of people and communities, to draw on and increase the strengths and capacities of local communities, enabling local VCSE organisations and community groups (including faith groups) to receive social prescribing referrals.
4. Alongside other members of the PCN multi-disciplinary team, work collaboratively with all local diverse partners to contribute towards supporting the local VCSE organisations and community groups to become sustainable and that community assets are nurtured, through sharing intelligence regarding any gaps or problems identified in local provision with commissioners and local authorities.
5. Social prescribing link workers will have a role in educating non-clinical and clinical staff within their PCN multi-disciplinary teams on what other services are available within the community and how and when patients can access them.
Overview of our organisation
Primary care networks (PCNs) form a key building block of the NHS long-term plan and bringing general practices together to work at scale has been a policy priority for some years.
The South Somerset West PCN consists wholly of Symphony Healthcare Services practices. This has had a significant impact on the level of collaboration and working that we have been able to undertake to date as a PCN due to the close working relationships developed between the four surgeries: Buttercross Health Centre, Hamdon Medical Centre, Crewkerne Health Centre & Martock Surgery.
The development of PCNs supports Symphony's ambitions of working with the wider primary care community, creating sustainability for the whole of primary care within the locality.
We offer 25 days annual leave and a NEST pension.
For more details or an initial conversation please contact SHS.BCP@YDH.NHS.UK
