Social Prescriber - Ship Street Surgery

Modality Partnership; South Shields; In loco; GBP 29.000 - 31.000; Part-time

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

27 days + 8 bank holidays (pro rata)

Employee discounts

Employee Assistance Programme

Education and career development

Family-friendly policies

Flexible working

Descrizione del lavoro

Modality Partnership is seeking a Social Prescriber (part-time 15 hours) in the Mid Sussex Division on a 12-month fixed term contract. You will support patients with frailty, linking them to community services, groups, and VCSE networks to improve health and wellbeing.

Working with practice colleagues and care coordinators, you will use motivational interviewing, active listening and asset-based approaches to empower patients while managing a caseload and collaborating with local partners.

Competenze

• Experience in community development or health improvement contexts.
• Ability to support patients and carers with diverse needs.
• Experience building partnerships across organisations.

Mansioni

• Provide personalised support to patients focused on frailty and wellbeing.
• Connect patients to community services, groups and networks.
• Maintain a caseload and work with multidisciplinary teams for joined-up care.

Conoscenze

Active listening

Empathy

Person-centred support

Communication

Risk assessment

Asset-based approach

Frailty interest

Formazione

NVQ Level 3 or equivalent

Descrizione del lavoro

Ready tomake an impact? Seeking a fresh challenge? This could be the role for you!

We are lookingfor a skilled, enthusiastic and experienced Social Prescriber with an interestin Frailty to join the Mid Sussex Division of Modality Partnership on apart-time basis (15 hours), for a 12-month fixed term contract. Workingalongside general practice colleagues, including health and wellbeing coachesand care coordinators, you will provide holistic, person-centred support topatients, with a particular interest in frailty and improving health andwellbeing.

At ModalityPartnership, our CARE values, Commitment, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence,guide everything we do. Join a team that embodies these values in every patientinteraction and across the wider organisation.

We offer a supportive, rewarding environment with benefits that helpyou thrive both professionally and personally:

Minimum 27 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays(pro rata)

Employee discounts and benefits scheme

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Education and career development pathways

Enhanced family-friendly policies

Flexible working options and wellbeinginitiatives

Main duties of the job

The SocialPrescriber will provide personalised support to patients across the Divisionwith a focus on frailty, helping them identify what matters to them and accessappropriate community services, groups, activities and other sources ofpractical and emotional support.

You will useeffective communication, active listening and motivational skills to empowerpatients to improve their health and wellbeing. Working from an asset-basedapproach, you will connect individuals with voluntary, community, faith andsocial enterprise (VCSE) organisations, statutory services and local supportnetworks.

You will managea caseload, work independently within the scope of the role, identify andrespond to risks, and refer patients to appropriate health professionals orservices when their needs fall outside your remit. You will also workcollaboratively with multidisciplinary teams and local organisations to supportjoined-up care. Supervision will be provided in line with organisationalarrangements.

We are alsolooking for an individual with an interest in Frailty and advanced careplanning.

About us

Our Mid Sussexpractices form part of Modality Partnership, one of the UKs largest GPsuper-partnerships, serving over 500,000 patients with a workforce of more than1,800 staff. We are committed to continuous improvement and the implementationof scalable, innovative solutions that enhance both patient care and staffsatisfaction.

This roleoffers the opportunity to make a meaningful difference to patients' lives byimproving access to community support, reducing isolation and helping peoplemanage their health and wellbeing.

We are proud tobe an Equal Opportunities Employer, committed to equality, diversity, andinclusion in line with the Equality Act 2010.

Job responsibilities

Please referto the supporting documents section to retrieve the JD detailing the coreresponsibilities of this role.

You will thriveif you have a passion for supporting patients and empowering them to managetheir individual health and wellbeing needs. You will learn more because youwill improve the way we work from the ground up whist working closely withleadership teams to influence service improvement.

Please note: Modality Partnership reserves the right to closethis vacancy at any point during the recruitment stage.

Pre-employment

Vaccinations:As part of recruitment, Modality Partnership checks all newstarters vaccination status to assess risks and provide support where needed.Evidence of mandatory vaccinations will be required for relevant roles.

Right to work checks: All applicants invited forinterview will need to prove their right to work in the UK at the interviewstage.

References: References must be secured prior to beginningemployment, one must be your current or most recent employer.

Employment history: You must notify us of any employment gaps of 6weeks or more.

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 of supporting people, their families, and carers in a related role (including unpaid work)
• Experience of partnership/collaborative working and of building relationships across a variety of organisations

Skills

• Able to work well under pressure and deliver to tight timescales.
• Well organised
• Proficient verbal and written communication skills to individuals at all levels within and outside of the organisation
• Strong work ethic as part of a team and working on your own initiative.
• Able to respond effectively to changing priorities.
• Logical and systematic in work processes.

Knowledge

• Demonstrable commitment to professional and personal development
• Training in motivational coaching and interviewing or equivalent experience (advantageous)
• Knowledge of the personalised care approach
• Understanding of the wider determinants of health, including social, economic, and environmental factors and their impact on communities, individuals, their families, and carers
• Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity, and inclusion
• Knowledge of IT systems, including ability to use word processing skills, emails, and the internet to create simple plans and reports
• Local knowledge of VCSE and community services in the locality
• Interest in frailty

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3, Advanced level or equivalent qualifications or working towards

Skills

• Ability to actively listen, empathise with people and provide person-centred support in a non-judgemental way.
• Able to provide a culturally sensitive service, by supporting people from all backgrounds and communities, respecting lifestyles and diversity.
• Able to support people in a way that inspires trust and confidence, motivating others to reach their potential.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with people, their families, carers, community groups, partner agencies, and stakeholders
• Ability to identify risk and assess/manage risk when working with individuals (E)
• Have a strong awareness and understanding of when it is appropriate or necessary to refer people back to other health professionals/agencies, when what the person needs is beyond the scope of the link worker role e.g., when there is a mental health need requiring a qualified practitioner.
• Able to work from an asset-based approach, building on existing community and personal assets.
• Ability to maintain effective working relationships and to promote collaborative practice with all colleagues.
• Ability to organise, plan and prioritise on own initiative, including when under pressure and meeting deadlines.
• Ability to work flexibly and enthusiastically within a team or on own initiative Knowledge of, and ability to work to, policies and procedures, including confidentiality, safeguarding, lone working, information governance, and health and safety.

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.

£29,037.02 to £31,051.04 a yearSalary is WTE and depending on experience