Social Prescribing Link Worker — PCN Health Navigator

NHS Jobs; Ruislip; Sur place; GBP 25 000 - 35 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

NHS Jobs is seeking a Social Prescribing Link Worker to promote social prescribing, support self-management, and address health inequalities. As part of a PCN multi-disciplinary team, you will build relationships with GP practices, attend MDT meetings, and provide information and feedback to enable appropriate referrals.

You will meet people one-to-one, perform holistic needs assessments using PAM and the ONS4 Wellbeing questionnaire (full training provided), and help identify wider issues

Responsabilités

• Promote social prescribing, its role in self-management, addressing health inequalities and the wider determinants of health.
• As part of the PCN multi-disciplinary team, build relationships with staff in GP practices within the local PCN, attending relevant MDT meetings, giving information and feedback on social prescribing.
• Be proactive in developing strong links with all local agencies to encourage referrals, recognising what they need to be confident in the service to make appropriate referrals.
• To work inclusively with the Primary Care Networks member practices, The Confederation, H4All and other members of the multi-disciplinary team.
• Work in partnership with all local agencies to raise awareness of social prescribing and how partnership working can reduce pressure on statutory services, improve health access and outcomes and enable a holistic approach to care.
• Provide referral agencies with regular updates about social prescribing, including training for their staff and how to access information to encourage appropriate referrals.
• Seek regular feedback about the quality of service and impact of social prescribing on referral agencies.
• Be proactive in encouraging equality and inclusion, through self-referrals and connecting with all diverse local communities, particularly those communities that statutory agencies may find hard to reach.

Description du poste

NHS Jobs is seeking a Social Prescribing Link Worker to promote social prescribing, support self-management, and address health inequalities. As part of a PCN multi-disciplinary team, you will build relationships with GP practices, attend MDT meetings, and provide information and feedback to enable appropriate referrals.

You will meet people one-to-one, perform holistic needs assessments using PAM and the ONS4 Wellbeing questionnaire (full training provided), and help identify wider issues