Job summary
- Main area
- Primary Care
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 166-NDPCN-6446293
- Employer
- Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- S40 2HP
- Town
- Chesterfield
- Salary
- £26,000 - £29,000 Per annum pro rata dependent upon experience
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/08/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Social Prescriber Link Worker
NHS AfC: Band 4
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity to recruit two full-time Social Prescribing Link Workers, to work within our Primary Care Network (PCN) multidisciplinary healthcare team.
The successful candidate will play a key role in proactively empowering 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 individual’s health and wellbeing.
Main duties of the job
A Social Prescribing Link Worker will work closely with GPs and practice teams, making sure that appropriate support is made available to people; Connecting people to diverse community groups and statutory services for practical and emotional support.
Social prescribing link workers will work as a key part of the Primary Care Network (PCN) multidisciplinary team. Social prescribing can 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 people’s 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.
Working for our organisation
We offer staff a range of attractive benefits:
- Health and Wellbeing Support: A wide range of support including access to our Employee Assistance Programme, financial support and other support provided by Joined Up Care Derbyshire. Read more about our Health and Wellbeing Offer.
- Wellbeing Hub: An onsite facility accessible to all CRH, DSFS and RPC – including a fully equipped gym, showers, classes, and onsite counselling.
- Learning and development: A range of courses to help you grow in your career
- Discounts: Including Health Service Discounts and Blue Light Card.
- NHS Fleet Solutions: A cost-effective car leasing scheme including easy access to electric vehicles
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The postholder 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.
Person specification
Education / Qualifications / Experience
Essential criteria
- NVQ Level 3, Advanced level or equivalent qualifications or working towards
- Evidence of recent and relevant Continuing Professional Development
- Training in motivational coaching and interviewing or equivalent experience
- Experience of supporting people, their families, and carers in a related role (including unpaid work)
- Experience of setting up services within Primary Care Networks and their local communities.
- Experience 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 working with local VCSE organisations and community groups
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Understanding of NHS long term plan and priorities relevant to primary care
- Local knowledge of community healthcare and social care is desirable
- Knowledge of the personalised care approach Understanding of the wider determinants of health, including social, economic, and environmental factors and their impact on Communities
- Knowledge of community development approaches
- Knowledge of motivational coaching and interview skills
- Capacity to be innovative and develop the role of a link worker
- Ability to work with a range of clinical and non-clinical personnel as part of a team
- Ability to work independently and effectively with a high degree of motivation
- Ability to prioritise and work to deadlines
- Ability to define, collate, analyse, and interpret data
- Understanding of the current issues facing primary care team.
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- Able to demonstrate resilience
- Ability to listen, empathise with people and provide person centred support in a non-judgemental way
- Demonstrates personal accountability, emotional resilience
- Works well under pressure
- Able to get along with people from all backgrounds and communities, respecting lifestyles, and diversity
- Compassion to patients, relatives, carers, and professional colleagues
- Core values consistent with a patient and family centred approach to care
- Demonstrate professional, appropriate, effective, and tactful communication skills
- Able to support people in a way that inspires trust and confidence, motivating others to reach their potential
- Builds credibility (personal and organisational) and rapport quickly
- Ability to travel between sites in a timely manner if required
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Hannah Simmonds
- Job title
- Interim Head of Operations & PCN Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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