Social Prescriber

West Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Group; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a vibrant team at EAST:MK PCN as a social prescriber, empowering individuals to take control of their health and well-being. This full-time role involves managing referrals, collaborating with healthcare teams, and providing holistic support to the community. Ideal candidates are motivated by helping others and have experience in social prescribing or healthcare.

Qualifications

• Experience working as a social prescriber in healthcare or community sectors.
• Ability to complete holistic, person-centred care-planning assessments.
• Experience in delivering lifestyle change interventions.

Responsibilities

• Manage referrals from multi-agencies and provide personalized support.
• Work with practice teams to promote positive lifestyle changes.
• Complete holistic-care planning assessments.

Skills

Strong listening skills

Communication skills

Care and empathy

Knowledge of local resources

Ability to deliver person-centred support

Education

Diploma Level 2 in Health and Social Care

Job description

About the Role

EAST:MK PCN hasanexcitingopportunity for an experienced social prescriber to join our practice team in Milton Keynes.The role is offered on a maternity cover for 6 months initially, but may be extended and only applicants with previous experience will be considered. This is a full-time position working 37.5 hours per week over 5 days per week, between Monday and Saturday, on a rotation basis across the PCN's practices.

Social prescribing empowers people to take control of their health and well-being through referral to non-medical ‘link workers’ who give time to focus on what matters to each individual, taking a holistic approach and connecting people to community groups and statutory services, for practical and emotional support.

The main responsibilities of the role include:

• Receiving and managing all referrals from multi-agencies.
• Providing personalised support to vulnerable individuals.
• Working in partnership with the practice team to support patients and promote positive lifestyle changes, with the aim of preventing ill-health by means of behavioural change techniques.
• Completing holistic-care planning assessments, analysing how needs can be met by services and other opportunities available in the community.
• Providing information and advice about a wide range of services in order to promote health and well-being in order to support independence within communities.
• Forging strong links with local VCSE organisations, community and neighbourhood level groups.
• Contributing to reducing demand on statutory services, hospital admissions and to combat unnecessary GP appointments.
• Working with patients in the practice, or with patients in their own homes, to provide personalised person-centred support.

About the Candidate

If you are a local community champion or already a social prescriber, and want a new and exciting challenge, then we would love to hear from you.

You will need to have the following skills:

• Experience working as a social prescriber within healthcare, the voluntary or community sectors, supporting vulnerable groups.
• Diploma Level 2 in Health and Social Care, or equivalent qualification or experience.
• Strong listening and communication skills.
• Familiar with local resources and services and how to access them.
• Motivated by helping people, with care and empathy.
• Ability to deliverperson-centred support in a non-judgmental way.
• Experience of completing holistic, person-centred care-planning assessments.
• Understanding of the needs of small, volunteer-led community groups and the ability to support their development.
• Commitment to collaborative working with all local agencies.
• Experience and confidence in the delivery of lifestyle change interventions.
  
  

About Us

EAST:MK PCN covers a total population of approximately 52,000 patients,across its 4 practices in Milton Keynes:Ashfield Medical Centre, CMK Medical Centre, Milton Keynes Village Practice and the Grove Surgery.

Our overarching objective is to deliver the highest standard of care. We work collaboratively with colleagues in the NHS, public and community services to make as much of an impact to improving patient access and care. Patient-centred care is a firm belief in our network, and we are looking for energetic and proactive individuals that will enjoy working in a vibrant team.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Please note 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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.