Social Prescriber Link Worker - Chesterfield
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity to recruit a full-time Social Prescribing Link Worker, 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
- 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)
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria- 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
- Ability to work with a range of clinical and non-clinical personnel as part of a team
- Ability to prioritise and work to deadlines
- Ability to define, collate, analyse, and interpret data
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria- Ability to listen, empathise with people and provide person centred support in a non-judgemental way
- Demonstrates personal accountability, emotional resilience
- Compassion to patients, relatives, carers, and professional colleagues, demonstrating 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
- Ability to travel between sites in a timely manner if required
Flexible Working
If you're looking for flexible or predictable working arrangements, please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate this. If it works for our service and patients, we will do our best to make it work for you.
COVID19 Vaccination
Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is committed to ensuring the safety of all our staff and patients therefore encourages and supports staff to be vaccinated against COVID19 as this remains the best line of defence against the virus.
UK Points-based immigration system
Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the United Kingdom (UK) are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Please note that from 1 January 2021, to work in the UK all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship unless you have permission to work via another route.Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply can self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship here Work in the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
It is vital that you provide full and accurate details of your current immigration status on the application form. Overseas applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK must present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided in continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years.Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
If you are applying for a vacancy in health or adult social care, you may be eligible to apply for the Health and Care Worker visa instead, which is cheaper to apply for and you do not need to pay the annual immigration health surcharge.
Communications
Communications throughout the application process will be via e-mail therefore please check your e-mail account and Trac account regularly. References are also requested by email (where possible). Therefore to speed up the recruitment process please provide an email address for all referees when completing your application form.
If you require any support in completing the application form, please do not hesitate to contact the HR Support Services team on 01246 513177 and we will be happy to provide assistance.
Please see the attached documents and links in relation to working for Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. In particular, the general conditions of employment and benefits of working for the trust.
This role is part of the integrated health and social care community across Derbyshire, where there are many opportunities to work across different locations and providers developing new and different skills. Whilst this role is initially based in Chesterfield there may be future opportunities to be based at different locations within the health and social care community which we may talk to you about in the future.
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