Social PrescriberinMaidenheadinMaidenheadPUBLISHED SUN 17 DEC 2023
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Social Prescribers play an important role within a Primary Care Network (PCN) to proactively identify and work with people, including the frail/elderly and those with long-term conditions, to provide coordination and navigation of care and support across health and care services.
The team aim is to improve care for patients by working collaboratively across primary care. The team also work to develop and support individual GP practices, PCNs and Neighbourhoods and their changing needs. General capacity across primary care is being expanded rapidly.
Social prescribing empowers people to take control of their health and wellbeing through referral to link workers who give time, focus on what matters to me and take a holistic approach to an individuals health and wellbeing, connecting people to diverse community groups and statutory services for practical and emotional support. Link workers also support existing groups to be accessible and sustainable and help people to start new community groups, working collaboratively with all local diverse partners.
Social prescribers workers work as a key part of the PCN multi-disciplinary team. Social prescribing help PCNs to strengthen community and personal resilience, reduce health inequalities (in relation to timely access and outcomes) and wellbeing inequalities by addressing the wider determinants of health, such as debt, poor housing and physical inactivity, by increasing peoples active involvement with their local diverse communities. It particularly works for people with long term conditions (including support for mental health), for people who are lonely or isolated, or have complex social needs which affect their wellbeing. The successful candidate will work for the PCN to deliver a coordinated and high-quality social prescribing Link Worker service supporting clients to access and engage with the extensive range of support in the community. The successful candidate will manage a caseload of clients through assessment to onward-referral, working with clients in the practice that have been referred by the GP. They will provide ongoing support for an allocated timeframe to promote engagement with identified services and achievement of goals.
This role is an integral part of the PCNs multidisciplinary team, working alongside care coordinators and health and wellbeing coaches to provide an all-encompassing approach to personalised care and promoting and embedding the personalised care approach across the PCN.
There may be a need to work remotely depending on the requirements of the role. Please note that the role of a Social Prescriber is not a clinical role.
Maidenhead Primary Care Network, is a group of 9 GP Practices working together with a range of local providers to offer more personalised and coordinated health and social care to the 70000 patient population of Maidenhead in Berkshire.
We are looking to recruit to the post of Social Prescriber, to work within our Primary Care Network multidisciplinary healthcare team
The successful candidate will play a key role in proactively identifying and working with people, including the frail/elderly and those with long-term conditions, to provide coordination and navigation of care and support across health and care services.
They will work closely with GPs and practice teams, making sure that appropriate support is made available to people; supporting them to understand and manage their condition and ensuring their changing needs are addressed. They will enable people to access the services and support they require to meet their health and wellbeing needs, helping to improve peoples quality of life.
They will work alongside care coordinators and health and wellbeing coaches to provide an all-encompassing approach to personalised care and enable people navigate through the health and care system.
The post holder will work with a diverse range of people from different cultural and social backgrounds. The ability to work confidently and effectively in a varied, and sometimes challenging environment is essential.
The successful candidate will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and be organised, patient and empathetic. They will have experience of working in health, social care or other support roles including direct contact with people, families or carers
Social Prescribers play an important role within a Primary Care Network (PCN) to proactively identify and work with people, including the frail/elderly and those with long-term conditions, to provide coordination and navigation of care and support across health and care services.
The team aim is to improve care for patients by working collaboratively across primary care. The team also work to develop and support individual GP practices, PCNs and Neighbourhoods and their changing needs. General capacity across primary care is being expanded rapidly.
Social prescribing empowers people to take control of their health and wellbeing through referral to link workers who give time, focus on what matters to me and take a holistic approach to an individuals health and wellbeing, connecting people to diverse community groups and statutory services for practical and emotional support. Link workers also support existing groups to be accessible and sustainable and help people to start new community groups, working collaboratively with all local diverse partners.
Social prescribers workers work as a key part of the PCN multi-disciplinary team. Social prescribing help PCNs to strengthen community and personal resilience, reduce health inequalities (in relation to timely access and outcomes) and wellbeing inequalities by addressing the wider determinants of health, such as debt, poor housing and physical inactivity, by increasing peoples active involvement with their local diverse communities. It particularly works for people with long term conditions (including support for mental health), for people who are lonely or isolated, or have complex social needs which affect their wellbeing. The successful candidate will work for the PCN to deliver a coordinated and high-quality social prescribing Link Worker service supporting clients to access and engage with the extensive range of support in the community. The successful candidate will manage a caseload of clients through assessment to onward-referral, working with clients in the practice that have been referred by the GP. They will provide ongoing support for an allocated timeframe to promote engagement with identified services and achievement of goals.
This role is an integral part of the PCNs multidisciplinary team, working alongside care coordinators and health and wellbeing coaches to provide an all-encompassing approach to personalised care and promoting and embedding the personalised care approach across the PCN.
There may be a need to work remotely depending on the requirements of the role. Please note that the role of a Social Prescriber is not a clinical role.
Maidenhead Primary Care Network, is a group of 9 GP Practices working together with a range of local providers to offer more personalised and coordinated health and social care to the 70000 patient population of Maidenhead in Berkshire.
We are looking to recruit to the post of Social Prescriber, to work within our Primary Care Network multidisciplinary healthcare team
The successful candidate will play a key role in proactively identifying and working with people, including the frail/elderly and those with long-term conditions, to provide coordination and navigation of care and support across health and care services.
They will work closely with GPs and practice teams, making sure that appropriate support is made available to people; supporting them to understand and manage their condition and ensuring their changing needs are addressed. They will enable people to access the services and support they require to meet their health and wellbeing needs, helping to improve peoples quality of life.
They will work alongside care coordinators and health and wellbeing coaches to provide an all-encompassing approach to personalised care and enable people navigate through the health and care system.
The post holder will work with a diverse range of people from different cultural and social backgrounds. The ability to work confidently and effectively in a varied, and sometimes challenging environment is essential.
The successful candidate will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and be organised, patient and empathetic. They will have experience of working in health, social care or other support roles including direct contact with people, families or carers
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