Social Prescribing Link Worker at Together Co

Community Base; Brighton; Ibrido; GBP 25.000 - 31.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Together Co in Brighton is seeking a Social Prescribing Link Worker to manage a caseload and deliver a person-centred social prescribing service in GP surgeries and patients' homes or other venues.

You will work collaboratively with staff, volunteers and external partners, be highly organised, safeguarding-aware and proficient with MS Office and databases to keep accurate records. This role is 3 days per week.

Competenze

• Ability to manage own caseload with accuracy and empathy.
• Excellent communication skills with diverse clients and partners.
• Understanding of safeguarding procedures and data protection.

Mansioni

• Manage a caseload of clients and provide a person-centred social prescribing service.
• Deliver services within GP surgeries and/or in patients' homes or other venues.
• Collaborate with staff, volunteers and external partners to achieve goals.

Conoscenze

Caseload management

Communication

Data protection

Safeguarding

Organisation

Strumenti

MS Office

databases

Descrizione del lavoro

Together Co is Brighton and Hove’s loneliness charity, creating connections that change lives. We run befriending and social prescribing services that support over 1000 people a year and have a volunteer team of over 500.We are looking for a Social Prescribing Link Worker who is confident at managing their own caseload of clients and delivering a quality, creative person-centred social prescribing service, within GP surgeries and/or in patients’ own homes/other venues.

The successful candidate

• will enjoy working collaboratively with others, gaining the trust of the people using our services, colleagues, volunteers and external partners and supporting the achievement of goals.
• will be both highly organised and flexible, skilled at planning and tracking tasks, appointments and commitments as well as using supporter / customer databases, MS Office applications and other IT systems to keep accurate records.
• will have an understanding of safeguarding procedures and data protection
• will have excellent communication skills and enjoy working with a wide range of people.

£27,742 per year full time hours (pro rata for part time)

3 days per week (2 days within PCN social prescribing teams and 1 day providing flexible frontline capacity across Together Co services)