Community Integrated Teams

4 months ago

Sunderland, United Kingdom Age UK Sunderland Full time

**J O B V A C A N C Y**

Community Integrated Teams (CIT) Living Well Link - Social Prescriber

Permanent Contract

**35 hours per week, £23, 878 per annum**

The purpose of the CIT Living Well Link Social Prescribing Service is to put older people aged 65 and over in personal control of their health & wellbeing and provide them with integrated care and support in their local community, focusing on prevention of ill health and the promotion of wellbeing.

The service aims to enable older people to access social activities and support to improve health outcomes and independence whilst reducing the burden on NHS services in Sunderland through the reduction in need for GP visits, out of hours contacts, and emergency admissions/readmissions.

The successful applicant will be responsible for the delivery of social prescribing services across the City of Sunderland. A good standard of education is required at NVQ level 3 level preferably in Health & Social Care.

The post holder must drive and have access to their own vehicle for work.

At AUKS, not only can you expect a competitive salary, generous annual leave and pension entitlement, you can also expect to be supported in your ongoing personal development and work alongside people who are passionate about supporting individuals to achieve good mental and physical wellbeing and to live life to the full.

The purpose of the Living Well Link Social Prescribing Service is to put older people in personal control of their health & wellbeing and provide them with integrated care and support in their local community, focusing on prevention of ill health and the promotion of wellbeing.

The service enables older people to have improved health outcomes and independence whilst reducing the burden on NHS services in Sunderland through the reduction in need for GP visits, Out of Hours Contacts, emergency admissions/readmissions etc.

**Key working Relationships**:

- Statutory and Community based providers
- Integrated Care Teams
- Older people aged 65+
- Carers and Carer Organisations
- Other clinical and non-traditional provider groups as required

**Purpose of the post**:
The post provides an interface between voluntary sector provider organisations and service users, health and social care multi-disciplinary teams (MDT) and other statutory bodies. The social prescriber will support individuals to self-manage their needs. The post holder will work in a designated Sunderland locality visiting older people in their homes as well as other community settings. Many older people will have complex health needs and the service will focus on practical support to encourage the utilisation of services within the local communities.

his may include:

- **Assisted signposting **to services in the community that help maintain older people’s health & wellbeing such as leisure & learning, social groups etc.
- **One to One Support **to help with issues such as arranging for support to access appointments, travel, access to community care assessments (or carers assessments), where appropriate advise on main choices regarding personal budgets and helping with domestic support etc.
- **Social Contact **to establish support from befriending services for those in social isolation or risk of and make referrals to appropriate internal and partner services
- **Interim support **to help support the older person whilst other support is put in place

The post holder will also identify unpaid carers and enable access to appropriate services.

The post holder will be an excellent communicator and develop a wide knowledge of the services offered by non-traditional providers. The post holder will require strong organisation skills, must be flexible in approach, able to exercise initiative and demonstrate a consistently high standard of professionalism, being aware of the need for confidentiality and integrity.
- Liaison with Community Integrated Locality Teams
- Assessments & home visits
- GP & professional liaison
- Patient information gathering & analysis to provide a holistic plan of support (social, financial, health & wellbeing etc.)
- In depth knowledge gathering on available services (community & statutory), multi
- disciplinary services etc.
- Publicity & promotion of offering
- Record keeping, monitoring & evaluation
- Identification of step up care and safeguarding
- Identification of gaps in services to inform future development
- Signposting older people to the multitude of support services that are available through voluntary and statutory providers tailored to the person’s specific needs
- Be the point of liaison for service users and carers principally with voluntary sector providers as well as useful commercial services, and liaising with other statutory professionals involved in patient’s care
- Delivering case work to support older people to reach specific goals in accordance with KPIs
- Promote the independence & empowerment of older people
- Build strong relationships with p

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