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Social Prescriber

  • NHS
  • Full Time
  • London
  • 29000.00 a year
NHS

Job Description

Duties and Responsibilities Working with direct supervision by the lead social prescriber, take referrals from PCNs GP practices and multi-disciplinary teams, and working closely with PCNs for the benefit of the local population. Discuss the persons needs with them, based on guidance from the referrer, and identify a range of options that could assist the person to improve their independence and health and wellbeing. Strengthen Community and personal resilience, focusing on what matters to me and taking a holistic approach with each individual case Co-produce a simple personalized care and support plan to improve health & wellbeing introducing or reconnecting people to community groups and statutory services. Manage and prioritise own caseload, in accordance with the needs Have a strong awareness and understanding of when it is appropriate or necessary to refer people back to other health professionals/agencies, when the persons needs are beyond the scope of the link worker role e.g. when there is a mental health need requiring a qualified practitioner. Identify new, and work in partnership with voluntary and statutory organisations. Understand the barriers and opportunities for people to self-manage their conditions in the community. Have a role in educating clinical and non-clinical staff within their PCN multi-disciplinary teams on what other services are available within the community and how and when people can access them. Key Tasks Promote social prescribing, its role in self-management and the wider determinants of health. As part of the PCN multi-disciplinary team, attend relevant MDT Network meetings, providing information and feedback on social prescribing on request. Be proactive in encouraging self-referrals and connecting with all local communities, particularly those communities that statutory agencies may find hard to reach Be a friendly source of information about well being and prevention approaches. Help people identify the wider issues that impact on their health and wellbeing, such as debt, poor housing, being unemployed, loneliness and caring responsibilities. Work with the person, their families and carers and consider how they can all be supported through social prescribing. Help people maintain or regain independence through living skills, adaptations, enablement approaches and simple safeguards. Seek advice and support from relevant GPs to discuss people-related concerns (e.g. abuse, domestic violence and support with mental health), referring the person back to the GP or other suitable health professional if required. Work with the PCNs Clinical Directors, commissioners and local partners to identify unmet needs within the community and gaps in community provision. Where possible, encourage people, their families and carers to provide peer support and to do things together, such as setting up new community groups or volunteering. The Link Worker will be expected to keep accurate and up-to-date records on relevant health and social care systems. The Link Worker will gather record and collate data, including case studies, in a prescribed format in order to demonstrate the impact of the service. Undertake and tasks consistent with the level of the post and the scope of the role, ensuring that work is delivered in a timely and effective manner. Provide personalised support Meet people on a one-to-one basis, making home visits or telephone assessments where appropriate within organisations policies and procedures. Give people time to tell their stories and focus on what matters to me. Build trust and respect with the person, providing non-judgemental and non-discriminatory support, respecting diversity and lifestyle choices. Work from a strength-based approach focusing on a persons assets. Be a friendly and engaging source of information about health, wellbeing and prevention approaches. Help people identify the wider issues that impact on their health and wellbeing, such as debt, poor housing, being unemployed, loneliness and caring responsibilities. Work with the person, their families and carers and consider how they can all be supported through social prescribing. Help people maintain or regain independence through living skills, adaptations, enablement approaches and simple safeguards. Work with individuals to co-produce a simple personalised support plan to address the persons health and wellbeing needs based on the persons priorities, interests, values, cultural and religious/faith needs and motivations including what they can expect from the groups, activities and services they are being connected to and what the person can do for themselves to improve their health and wellbeing. Where appropriate, physically introduce people to culturally appropriate community groups, activities and statutory services, ensuring they are comfortable, feel valued and respected. Follow up to ensure they are happy, able to engage, included and receiving good support. Where people may be eligible for a personal health budget, help them to explore this option as a way of providing funded, personalised support to be independent, including helping people to gain skills for meaningful employment, where appropriate. Seek advice and support from the lead social prescriber to discuss patient-related concerns (e.g. abuse, domestic violence and support with mental health), referring the patient back to the GP or other suitable health professional if required. Support community groups and VCSE organisations to receive referrals Working closely with other link workers in Lewisham and the Neighbourhood Community and voluntary networks to forge strong links with a wide range of local VCSE organisations, community and neighbourhood level groups. Utilising their networks and building on whats already available to create a menu of diverse community groups and assets, who promote diversity and inclusion. Develop supportive relationships with local diverse VCSE organisations, culturally appropriate community groups and statutory services, to make timely, appropriate and supported referrals for the person being introduced. Work collectively with all local partners to ensure community groups are strong and sustainable Work with the GP Federation, PCNs and other local partners to identify unmet diverse needs within the community and gaps in community provision. Encourage people who have been connected to community support through social prescribing to volunteer and give their time freely to others, building their skills and confidence and strengthening community resilience. Develop a team of volunteers within your service to provide buddying support for people, starting new groups and finding creative community solutions to local issues. Encourage people, their families and carers to provide peer support and to do things together, such as setting up new community groups or volunteering. Provide a regular confidence survey to community groups receiving referrals, to ensure that they are strong, sustained and have the support they need to be part of social prescribing. Key Relationships PCN clinical directors, OHL Community development lead GP and Medical Director, PCN forum, OHL board, Age UK Lewisham and Southwark, Lewisham Health and Social Care, Lewisham voluntary and community networks

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