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B5 Respiratory Social Prescriber

18month fixed term contract or secondment (in agreement with your line manager)

Are you passionate about improving health and wellbeing in West Suffolk? Do you want to make a difference to people’s lives and help public services think differently about the services they deliver, how communities are empowered and how we work together to make lives in West Suffolk better? We have an exciting opportunity in West Suffolk Hospital as a Social Prescriber within the Respiratory Physiotherapy team.

Working at West Suffolk Foundation Trust as part of the Alliance, you will work with people, clinicians, charities and across the public sector to develop and deliver the Alliance vision.

As set out in the NHS Long Term Plan, personalised care allows individuals to have a choice and control over how they receive healthcare, focusing on the individuals needs and wants.

 We are looking for a motivated team player who will support the design, development and delivery of the Respiratory social prescribing service as part of the well established social prescribing team  in West Suffolk Hospital working in partnership with community based social prescribing services. You will have the ability to work in a fast-paced environment, whilst understanding and supporting the needs of respiratory patients in West Suffolk.

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The post holder will have a passion for personalised care and working with people. What matters to the individual rather than what is the matter with them should be at the heart of the role. Helping patients to improve their health, wellbeing and social welfare by connecting them to community services.  The post holder will facilitate One Off Personal Health Budgets to support discharge and admission prevention. 

You will have a strong professional track record of working in partnership to make a real difference to local communities. The successful candidate will have excellent relationship building, communicating and influencing skills, as well as an in-depth understanding of community development approaches. Experience or an awareness of working in a health and care environment would be beneficial.

This role can make a real difference to the community and offers an exciting challenge.

This role will be considered as a fixed term contract or secondment (in agreement with your line manager).  

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#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community

We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.

The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.

Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.

We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.

With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.

We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.

Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?