Job summary
We are seeking a Social Prescriber to join our growing multi-disciplinary team at Our
Health Partnership, working within the Kingstanding, Erdington & Nechells Primary Care Network (KEN PCN).
The successful
candidate will be part of a dynamic and forward-thinking multi-disciplinary team
employed by Our Health Partnership.
Please note whilst our Head Office is in Cotteridge, this is not where the role is based, you will be required to work within any of the practices in the aforementioned PCN (B7, B10, B13, B23, B44).
Main duties of the job
The role is to
deliver a Social Prescribing Service to
PCN Practices across the locality.
To build working knowledge of services in local areas in
preparation of engaging with patients and supporting/signposting to achieve
best patient outcomes.
To implement patient referrals from participating GPs and
other primary care health professionals, providing holistic assessments,
co-designing a social prescription to improve health and well-being outcomes
for individuals with a longer term outcome of reducing the number of clinical
/medical interventions required.
About us
Our Health Partnership was set up by local GPs who are passionate about providing high quality primary care and using their time and skills effectively to benefit patients.
We
are currently a GP partnership of 30 practices with 39 surgeries, serving around 280,000 patients in
Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Shropshire.
The partnership offers a shared administrative and management structure, cutting down the time doctors have to spend on admin. It opens up economies of scale to get best value from budgets. It has the resources to develop innovative services and effective partnerships with local hospitals and care services. And it can access new funding streams that are only available to large GP organisations.
Job description
Job responsibilities
1. To undertake holistic assessments and co-design Health
and Well-being Plans with individual service users, identifying support needs
to ensure maximum engagement in improving health and well-being.
2. To provide service users with continuity and a
coordinated experience of care, remaining point of contact throughout the
individuals social prescription.
3. To establish and maintain effective liaison with
stakeholders including health, voluntary, social and education resources,
attending relevant meetings as necessary.
4. To work in partnership with all voluntary and community
organisations to build a comprehensive database of local resources to design
and support the Social Prescription Menu.
5. To ensure information on sources of voluntary and
community support is up to date at all times to enable effective and accurate
signposting and linking of individuals with services.
6. To train and develop GPs and primary care health teams
knowledge on how to identify patients suitable for social prescribing service
referral on a quarterly basis.
7. Set up and maintain comprehensive data and evaluation
systems, including individual health outcome tools
8. Set up service steering group including representation
from all stakeholder groups to support the on-going development, monitoring and
evaluation of the programme.
9. Provide quarterly comprehensive outcome focused reports
detailing the progress of the service
10. To keep records of your work and adhere to
confidentiality, information sharing protocols and provide monitoring
information as required.
11. To ensure you have an understanding (appropriate to your
role) of, and comply with KEN PCN Safeguarding Policy, working closely with
both Safeguarding Care Coordinator and Elderly Care Co-ordinator to promote and
safeguard the welfare of children and vulnerable adults.
12. To comply with OHP Health and Safety Policy, Data
Protection Policy and to protect the health, safety and welfare of yourself and
others.
13. To work flexibly as required by the service and to take
part in OHP and KEN PCN and other
organisations meetings and events to promote, support and celebrate the work
of the service and the agencies.
16. To be able to evidence :
Being people focused
Reflecting a can do approach
Striving for excellence in everything we do
Having mutual respect for everyone we work with, work for and support through
our services .
Person Specification
Skills & Attributes
Essential
- A health, social care, counselling or other relevant professional or academic qualification is desirable although not essential for the right person.
- Excellent holistic assessment as well as consultation skills and experience of providing empowering support to adults in a planned and structured way to improve health, recovery and well-being outcomes.
- Experience of training, supervising, motivating and developing volunteers to ensure a high quality service that meets the needs and promotes positive outcomes for individual service users.
- Proven skills in collating information and data on community resources and organising these in up-to-date and accessible formats for a range of different service users from various communities.
- Excellent record keeping skills and the proven ability to write comprehensive reports PCN feedback.
- IT skills and ability to do own administration using data base, PowerPoint and other IT packages.
- A confident and professional approach to working with a variety of practices.
- Excellent written, verbal, listening and presentation skills.
- A proven understanding of safeguarding for children and vulnerable adults and ability to implement relevant policies and procedures.
- The ability to work autonomously and to plan, prioritise work under pressure and adapt to new models of working.
- A commitment to equal opportunities and an understanding of the impact on individuals, families and communities health of deprivation.
- Ability to speak more than one language would be an advantage.
- Ability to work hours in a flexible way, including occasional evenings and weekends to meet the needs of the service.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details
Employer name
Our Health Partnership
Address
First Floor
1856 Pershore Road
Birmingham
B30 3AS