PCN Social Prescriber

Integrated Care System; Leeds; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Leeds seeks a passionate Social Prescriber to enhance community wellbeing by connecting patients with non-medical support services. The ideal candidate will have experience in health or social care, excellent interpersonal skills, and adaptability to work with various practices. This position offers a chance to make a significant difference in patients' lives through holistic assessments and community collaboration.

Qualifications

• Experience in community development, health and social care, or public health.
• Ability to collect data for monitoring and evaluation.
• Experience with mental health support.

Responsibilities

• Conduct holistic assessments for patients referred to the program.
• Facilitate access to community services and volunteer opportunities.
• Develop community resources and promote social prescribing initiatives.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Driving

IT skills (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)

Education

NVQ Level 3 or equivalent

Tools

System 1

Job description

Morley and District Primary Care Network have an exciting opportunityfor a Social Prescriber to join the team.

This is a new and important role that will help shape and form our local healthcare offer in Morley, Leeds.

The suitable candidate should be passionate about making a difference inprimary care and enjoy working as part of a multi-disciplinary team acrossservices.

The role will involve working across the 6 practices we support. so thecandidate must be able to be flexible and adapt to different businesses

These include:

Windsor House Group Practice, Fountain Medical Centre, Leigh ViewMedical Practice, South Queen Street Medical Centre, Gildersome health centreor Drighlington Medical Centre.

Main duties of the job

Social Prescribers are non-clinical, personalised care roles.The social prescriber will provide a holistic approach to healthcare by supporting individuals to improve their overall health and well-being through access to non-medical, community-based support. Social prescribers focus on the wider determinants of health such as loneliness, housing, financial challenges, and lifestyle factors working alongside individuals to address the social, emotional, and practical issues that impact their health

In this rewarding role, you'll work closely with GP surgeries and multidisciplinary teams to help individuals take control of their wellbeing. You'll connect patients with local community groups, volunteering opportunities, and non-clinical support services that address social, emotional, and practical needs.

You'll be the key point of contact for referred patients, conducting holistic assessments, facilitating access to services, and following up to ensure positive outcomes. You'll also play a vital role in developing community resources and promoting social prescribing across the PCN.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with experience in health or care settings, strong interpersonal skills, and a passion for community engagement. If you're highly organised, empathetic, and motivated to make a difference, wed love to hear from you.

About us

We are a 6 practice PCNwith approximately 65,000 patients. We are rapidly developing ourmulti-disciplinary workforce, embedding our roles, developing our team thatmakes a real difference to our patients and our practices

Job responsibilities

The Social Prescriber empowers individuals to improve their health and wellbeing through personalised, non-medical support.They will help develop the The Social Prescribing Link service, support PCN priorities, and collaborate with partners to sustain or create local initiatives.

Social prescribing can help to strengthen community resilience and personal resilience while reducing 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.

Our PCN is evolving to become more involved with Neighbourhood priorities and assessing our population Health needs(as per our NHS contracts) Many of our patients fall into a frailty cohort, with that in mind, there would be some expectation to support our community team in the role.The addition of a Social Prescriber will support in completing home visits to proactively undertake assessment to identify holistic needs and develop high quality, personalised, anticipatory care to promote rehabilitation and prevent deterioration.

There may also be work that is received from of practices to support patients one to one within the remit of a social prescriber such as supporting with social factors impacting the patients health and wellbeing.You'll be the key point of contact for referred patients, conducting holistic assessments, facilitating access to services, and following up to ensure positive outcomes. You'll also play a vital role in developing community resources and promoting social prescribing across the PCN.

The Social Prescriber is to develop an understanding of services that can support these patients and carers from a holistic perspective and work with the multidisciplinary PCN team, GP practices, community and voluntary services to support the needs of the patients, families and carers.

The post holder will work with individuals from various cultural and social backgrounds. The ability to perform effectively in a diverse and occasionally demanding environment is required.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3, Advanced level or equivalent qualifications or working towards
• Ability to complete administrative tasks with a high degree of accuracy.
• Ability to collect data for monitoring and evaluation.
• Strong organisational skills, and ability to coordinate information and data from a range of sources.
• Ability to develop strong working relationships with project partners.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, both oral and written with the ability to present information and advice in a way that is appropriate to the audience.
• Good IT skills in Word, Excel, Outlook and Powerpoint.
• Driver with use of a car.
• Use of System 1

Experience

• Experience of working directly in a community development context, adult health and social care, learning support or public health/health improvement (including unpaid work)
• Experience working in Primary Care
• Experience of supporting people, their families and carers in a related role (including unpaid work)
• Experience of supporting people with their mental health, either
• in a paid, unpaid or informal capacity
• Experience of working with the VCSE sector (in a paid or
• unpaid capacity), including with volunteers and small community groups

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.