Social Prescriber

Maidenhead Primary Care Network; Taplow; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Maidenhead Primary Care Network is recruiting a Social Prescriber to identify and support people, including the frail and those with long-term conditions, coordinating care across health and social services to improve quality of life.

You will work with GPs, practice teams, care coordinators and wellbeing coaches to enable access to services, help people understand and manage their conditions, and navigate the health and care system with empathy and clear communication.

Responsibilities

Job description

Maidenhead Primary Care Networks, is a group of 9 GP Practices working together with a range of local providers to offer more personalised and coordinated health and social care to the 87550 patient population of Maidenhead in Berkshire., The successful candidate will play a key role in proactively identifying and working with people, including the frail/elderly and those with long-term conditions, to provide coordination and navigation of care and support across health and care services.

They will work closely with GPs and practice teams, making sure that appropriate support is made available to people; supporting them to understand and manage their condition and ensuring their changing needs are addressed. They will enable people to access the services and support they require to meet their health and wellbeing needs, helping to improve peoples quality of life.

They will work alongside care coordinators and health and wellbeing coaches to provide an all-encompassing approach to personalised care and enable people navigate through the health and care system.

The post holder will work with a diverse range of people from different cultural and social backgrounds. The ability to work confidently and effectively in a varied, and sometimes challenging environment is essential.

The successful candidate will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and be organised, patient and empathetic. They will have experience of working in health, social care or other support roles including direct contact with people, families or carers

Maidenhead Primary Care Network has been successfully delivering at scale Care to the population of Maidenhead for 4 years. We have a large team of both clinical and none clinical staff.

While each Social Prescriber will become embedded in up to 3 Practices, they frequently enjoy a mutually supportive joint approach to work with other members of the 20 strong PCN ProActive Care Team. The Team benefit from both practice and PCN supervision and training.