Social Prescribing Link Worker

Practice Plus Group; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounts on shopping and leisure

Professional development

Employee assistance helpline

Financial assistance

Job summary

Practice Plus Group is recruiting a Social Prescribing Link Worker to support four sites in the West Midlands region: HMP Dovegate, HMP Stafford, HMP Featherstone and HMP YOI Drake Hall. This full-time role offers an annual salary of £26,000–£29,000, with 8am–4pm or 9am–5pm hours, and weekly site visits alongside admin days at the West Midlands Regional Office.

You'll receive bespoke induction, a competency framework, career development opportunities, access to our Learning Management System,

Qualifications

• Experience in social prescribing or health/w social care settings.
• Ability to manage a caseload and provide follow-up support.

Responsibilities

• Carry out initial assessments for patients referred to social prescribing.
• Manage a caseload and ensure access to prescribed services.
• Schedule and sequence social prescribing activities.
• Liaise with Health and Prison departments to coordinate delivery.
• Ensure services align with our stated values.

Skills

Social prescribing

Caseload management

Assessment

Communication

IT literacy

Tools

Microsoft Office

SystmOne

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Social Prescribing Link Worker to join our team! The role will be supporting four of our sites within the West Midlands Region:

HMP Dovegate, HMP Stafford, HMP Featherstone & HMP YOI Drake Hall

Hours

Monday - Friday: 8am - 4pm or 9am - 5pm

Salary

This position is full time, you'll receive an annual salary of £26,000 - £29,000 depending on experience.

Location

You will manage up to 3 sites and spend one day a week at each with admin days at our West Midlands Regional Office.

How will we support you?

• Bespoke induction, including our Introducing Health in Justice training course
• Competency framework
• Regional and national career development opportunities
• Our bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs
• Support from the wider team

Candidates are required to have a Legal right to work in the UK and due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks.

What you'll be doing

As a Social Prescribing Link Worker , your responsibilities will vary. You will

• Complete initial assessments with patients referred to and eligible for the social prescribing service. Assessing their current wellbeing and identification of what matters to them.
• Manage a caseload of social prescribing patients providing follow-up support and ensuring they are able to access 'prescribed' services with confidence.
• Be responsible for the scheduling and sequencing of patients social prescribing activities
• Liaise with Health and Prison departments, to develop awareness and support delivery of the service. Ensure effective cross-departmental working in order to meet our aims and objectives of a whole system and asset-based approach to social prescribing.
• Ensure services are consistent with our stated values.

It doesn't stop there

We also offer:

• Discounts on shopping and leisure activities
• Support to grow in your role and continue your professional development
• 24/7 employee assistance helpline and financial assistance when you need it

What we'll look for in you

The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. We're the UK's leading independent provider of NHS services to over 40,000 patients in secure environments, always putting their needs first, regardless of their background.

Practice Plus Group's purpose is to Unlock your best work life and we stand by our core values:

• we treat patients and each other as we would like to be treated
• we act with integrity
• we embrace diversity
• we strive to do things better together

We are looking for caring, compassionate but also driven professionals who can help us drive our vision for a fair and inclusive healthcare access to all.

• A positive, inclusive and compassionate practitioner
• Good IT skills including experience of Microsoft office and SystmOne
• Proactive and solution focused problem solving skills
• Strong organisation skills
• Flexible attitude to working arrangements
• Motivated as an individual and when working in a team
• Experience offering an information, advice and guidance service in a health, care or similar setting

Secure environments are one of the most challenging, yet rewarding places for healthcare professionals to work. If you're looking for a role where you can develop your existing healthcare skills and learn something new every day in an environment that never stands still, then this could be the right opportunity for you.