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This vacancy is for 22.5 hours per week and the Social Prescriber will be linked to two of our seven PCN Practices: Approximately two days at Priors Field Surgery in Sutton, and one day at St Mary's Surgery in Ely. It may also be necessary to provide cross-cover for annual leave, sickness and similar situations.
At its heart, this job is about helping people work out what they themselves need to improve their health and wellbeing, and then supporting them to make practical and realistic plans to change things for the better. The role very much involves helping the person connect into their own local community networks of family, friends, and organisations, and helping the person navigate more traditional health and social care services when needed.
Over the last five years, our Social Prescribing Link Workers have become key members of our GP Practice teams - highly valued and appreciated by the GPs and Practice team colleagues, and also by the frontline staff from other organisations working across the East Cambridgeshire Neighbourhood.
The post-holder will manage their own caseload, with the majority of referrals coming from the GPs and the Practice teams. Much of the day-to-day work is done via phone and email, and client notes saved in the GP clinical system. Our Social Prescribers are also expected to work in the community, visiting patients at home and attending meetings as and when needed.
Closing date for applications is midnight on Sunday 16th March 2025.
The post-holder will work directly one-to-one with patients registered at either Priors Field or St Mary's Surgeries who need help with non-medical aspects of their lives. This will include supporting people with emotional, social and practical support, including:
- getting help with housing
- getting help with transport, mobility, and accessibility
- accessing advice around money, debt, and benefits
- managing forms and correspondence
- making meaningful social connections
- connecting with mental health services and social services
- maintaining healthy lifestyles, activities, and exercise
- finding and maintaining employment and meaningful activities
- getting help with activities of daily living and assistive technology
- Getting help with any family or caring responsibilities they may have.
The Social Prescriber is not expected to be expert in each and every area above, but is expected to be a skilled generalist: able to rapidly get a good understanding of the patients own views, needs, and wishes, know what help is available, and how to access it.
Furthermore, over time, Social Prescribers develop a detailed picture and understanding of their local community - what's available, what isn't, what works, and what doesn't and this intelligence helps identify areas of greatest need and the priorities for community development. Many of our Social Prescribers have had great success working with others to set up groups and activities in their local GP patches.
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At its heart, this job is about helping people work out what they themselves need to improve their health and wellbeing, and then supporting them to make practical and realistic plans to change things for the better. The role very much involves helping the person connect into their own local community networks of family, friends, and organisations, and helping the person navigate more traditional health and social care services when needed.
Over the last five years, our Social Prescribing Link Workers have become key members of our GP Practice teams - highly valued and appreciated by the GPs and Practice team colleagues, and also by the frontline staff from other organisations working across the East Cambridgeshire Neighbourhood.
This vacancy is for a Social Prescriber linked to two of our seven PCN Practices: two days at Priors Field Surgery in Sutton, and one day at St Mary's Surgery in Ely. The post-holder will manage their own caseload, with the majority of referrals coming from the GPs and the Practice teams. Much of the day-to-day work is done via phone and email, and client notes saved in the GP clinical system. Our Social Prescribers are also expected to work in the community, visiting patients at home and attending meetings as and when needed.
The post-holder will work directly one-to-one with patients registered at either Priors Field or St Mary's Surgeries who need help with non-medical aspects of their lives. This will include supporting people with emotional, social and practical support, including:
- getting help with housing
- getting help with transport, mobility, and accessibility
- accessing advice around money, debt, and benefits
- managing forms and correspondence
- making meaningful social connections
- connecting with mental health services and social services
- maintaining healthy lifestyles, activities, and exercise
- finding and maintaining employment and meaningful activities
- getting help with activities of daily living and assistive technology
- Getting help with any family or caring responsibilities they may have.
The Social Prescriber is not expected to be expert in each and every area above, but is expected to be a skilled generalist: able to rapidly get a good understanding of the patients own views, needs, and wishes, know what help is available, and how to access it.
Furthermore, over time, Social Prescribers develop a detailed picture and understanding of their local community - what's available, what isn't, what works, and what doesn't and this intelligence helps identify areas of greatest need and the priorities for community development. Many of our Social Prescribers have had great success working with others to set up groups and activities in their local GP patches.
Every week, Social Prescribers meet with colleagues from other organisations, at our East Cambs Neighbourhood Wellness Hub, to share ideas and discuss solutions for any patients who are facing particularly complex life challenges. This is proving a very supportive and effective way of working.
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