Social Prescribing Link Worker - Phoenix Health Primary Care Network

National health service; Aylesbury; Hybrid; GBP 24.000 - 29.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

NHS Pension

25 days annual leave plus bank holiday

Employee Assistance Programme

Zusammenfassung

FedBucks Ltd is seeking an enthusiastic Social Prescriber to join our multidisciplinary team across Buckinghamshire. The role focuses on personalised support for people with long-term conditions, frailty, social isolation and complex needs, helping them access community services and improve wellbeing.

The post involves coordinating care with GP practices, pharmacists, care coordinators and others to ensure timely, person-centred support and reduced reliance on hospital services.

Qualifikationen

• Ability to listen, empathise and provide person-centred support in a non-judgemental way.
• Understanding of wider determinants of health and community factors.

Aufgaben

• Provide personalised, holistic support to people with long-term conditions to access community services.
• Coordinate input from different professionals and support holistic care planning.
• Inform patients about services to promote health and independence.
• Reduce demand on statutory services to prevent avoidable hospital admissions and GP referrals.

Kenntnisse

Listening skills

Empathy

Person-centered support

Communication skills

Risk assessment

Ausbildung

NVQ Level 3 / equivalent

Jobbeschreibung

Job summaryPhoenix Health Primary Care NetworkSalary: 26,325 per annum (Full-Time Equivalent)Hours: 9.5 hours per weekActual Salary: 6,669 per annumBase: Across PCN Practice Locations and BucksNHS Pension25 days annual leave plus bank holidays pro rataEmployee Assistance Programme with 24/7 confidential supportHealth PCN is seeking an enthusiastic and compassionate Social Prescriber to join our multidisciplinary team. The successful candidate will support people with long-term conditions, frailty, end-of-life diagnoses, social isolation and other complex needs to improve their wellbeing, independence and quality of life through personalised support and community-based solutions.About the PCNPhoenix Health PCN brings together three GP practices across Buckinghamshire working collaboratively to deliver more coordinated, accessible, and proactive healthcare for our local communities.Our multidisciplinary team includes Health and Wellbeing Coaches,
Clinical Pharmacists who support safe and effective medicines management, Pharmacy Technicians who assist with repeat prescribing and medication reviews, Care Coordinators who help patients navigate health and social care services, and Paramedics who provide timely assessment and urgent care within the community.Main duties of the jobAs demand grows and the needs of our population become increasingly complex, we are committed to strengthening our workforce further. We aim to expand our team with dedicated professionals who can help us provide tailored support to our most vulnerable patients such as those who may struggle with long-term conditions, frailty, social isolation, or barriers to accessing care. Our goal is to enhance continuity of care, improve patient outcomes, and ensure that everyone receives the right care at the right time.Job responsibilitiesTo provide personalised, holistic support to people with long term conditions and other specified groups enabling them to access
services across the community. Facilitate holistic care planning and co-ordination of input from different professionals Provide information/advice to patients about a range of services to promote their health, lifestyle and maintain independence within communities Facilitate access to services available in the community Reduce demand on statutory services to prevent avoidable hospital admissions, residential care placements and GP referrals.About usAbout FedBucksFedBucks is a not-for-profit GP federation of 45 GP practices covering a population of over 550,000 patients across Buckinghamshire. We began in 2016 and now employ around 300 members of staff at our head office site, and across our planned and unplanned care services.As a GP Federation and Social Enterprise, we are proud to represent our member practices and to champion primary care by working with local general practice and system partners in the provision of community-based healthcare services. We are dedicated to providing
safe and compassionate care to our patients across our range of planned and unplanned healthcare services in Buckinghamshire and believe in continuous commitment to quality service delivery and positive patient outcomes.Patients are at the heart of everything we do, and we pride ourselves in our purpose when enabling excellent patient care and supporting general practice.The successful applicant will be required to undergo an enhanced background check (e.g., DBS) prior to appointment, and regular safeguarding training will be provided and required.Job locationsHaddenham Health CentreStanbridge RoadHaddenhamAylesburyBuckinghamshireHP17 8JXUnited KingdomUnity HealthStratton RoadPrinces RisboroughBuckinghamshireHP27 9AXUnited KingdomWellington House Practice5 Station RoadChinnorOxfordshireOX39 4PXUnited KingdomUnity HealthHigh StreetLong CrendonAylesburyBuckinghamshireHP18 9AFUnited KingdomThe Rycote PracticeEast StreetThameOxfordshireOX9 3JZUnited KingdomBrill SurgeryAylesburyBucksHP18 9SAUnited KingdomJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesJob responsibilitiesTo provide personalised, holistic support to people with long-term conditions and other specified groups enabling them to access services across the community.The aims are to Facilitate holistic care planning and co-ordination of input from different professionals Provide information and advice to patients about a range of services to promote their health, lifestyle and maintain independence within communities Facilitate access to services available in
the community Reduce demand on statutory services to prevent avoidable hospital admissions, residential care placements and GP referrals.The Social Prescriber must have started or willingness to complete the below:NHS England and NHS Improvement online learning programme enrolled in, undertaking or qualified from appropriate training as set out by the Personalised Care Institute Job description
Job responsibilitiesJob responsibilitiesTo provide personalised, holistic support to people with long-term conditions and other specified groups enabling them to access services across the community.The aims are to Facilitate holistic care planning and co-ordination of input from different professionals Provide information and advice to patients about a range of services to promote their health, lifestyle and maintain independence within communities Facilitate access to services available in the community Reduce demand on statutory services to prevent avoidable hospital admissions, residential care placements and GP referrals.The Social Prescriber must have started or willingness to complete the below:NHS England and NHS Improvement online learning programme enrolled in, undertaking or qualified from appropriate training as set out by the Personalised Care Institute Specification
Skills and Knowledge
EssentialUnderstanding of the wider determinants of health, including social, economic and environmental factors and their impact on communities Knowledge of IT systems, including ability to use word processing skills, emails and the internet to create simple plans and reportsDesirableKnowledge of the personalised care approach Knowledge of community development approaches Knowledge of VCSE and community services in the PCN
EssentialAbility to listen, empathise with people and provide person centred support in a non-judgemental way Able to get along with people from all backgrounds and communities, respecting lifestyles and diversity Commitment to reducing health inequalities and proactively working to reach people in all communities Able to support people in a way that inspires trust and confidence, motivating others to reach their potential Able 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 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, EssentialAt least 1 years experience as a Social Prescriber Link WorkerExperience 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 workDesirableExperience of supporting people with their mental health, either in a paid, unpaid or informal capacity Experience of working with the VCSE sector in a paid or unpaid capacity, including with volunteers and small community groups Experience of partnership, collaborative working and of building relationships across a variety of organisations, EssentialNVQ Level 3 Advanced level or equivalent qualifications or working towards Demonstrable commitment to professional and personal developmentDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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.Employer detailsEmployer nameFedBucks LtdAddressHaddenham Health CentreStanbridge RoadHaddenhamAylesburyBuckinghamshireHP17 8JXUnited KingdomEmployer's websiteEmployer detailsEmployer nameFedBucks LtdAddressHaddenham Health CentreStanbridge RoadHaddenhamAylesburyBuckinghamshireHP17 8JXUnited KingdomEmployer's website