Social Prescriber inHayling Island inHayling Island PUBLISHED 22 OCT 2024

We are looking for a committed and compassionate Social Prescriber to join our multi-disciplinary primary care team.

You will be part of our Primary Care Network Team, working across 3 GP Practices on Hayling Island and Emsworth, Hampshire. You will be required to work across our 3 GP Practices.

Social prescribing empowers people to take control of their health and wellbeing, taking an holistic approach and connecting people to community groups and statutory services for practical and emotional support.

About us

As a link worker you will work directly with individuals who have, for example, long term chronic health conditions or people who are lonely or isolated or with complex social needs. You will help people to focus on what matters to them as identified through shared decision making or a personalised care and support plan, meeting on a one-to-one basis and making home visits where appropriate.

You will help people identify the wider issues that impact on their health and wellbeing, such as debt, poor housing, being unemployed, loneliness and caring responsibilities, working with the person, their families and carers, to consider how they can all be supported through social prescribing.

Collaborating and being proactive in developing strong links with all local agencies to encourage referrals you will also need to build relationships with key staff in our GP practices and stakeholders across the PCN and wider community.

An important part of this role is to raise awareness of social prescribing and how partnership working can reduce pressure on statutory services, improve health outcomes and enable an holistic approach to care.

The role requires a highly competent, proficient practitioner, who is able to work autonomously and creatively in a busy and demanding environment.

Personal Qualities & Attributes

• Ability 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 diversities
• Commitment to reducing health inequalities and proactively working to reach people from all communities
• Able to support people in a way that inspires trust and confidence, motivating others to reach their potential
• Ability 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
• Able to work from an asset-based approach, building on existing community and personal assets
• Able to provide leadership and to finish work tasks
• Ability to maintain effective working relationships and to promote collaborative practice with all colleagues
• Commitment to collaborative working with all local agencies .
• Demonstrates personal accountability, emotional resilience and works well under pressure
• Ability to organise, plan and prioritise on own initiative, including when under pressure and meeting deadlines
• High level of written and oral communication skills
• Ability to work flexibly and enthusiastically within a team or on own initiative.
• Knowledge of and ability to work to policies and procedures, including confidentiality, safeguarding, lone working, information governance, and health and safety

Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974

This post is subject to an exception order under the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. This stipulates that all previous convictions, including those that are spent must be declared.