Pcn Social Prescriber

**Job DescriptionJob Title**: Social Prescribing Link Worker Hours: 37.5 hours per week (part time or job share applicants would be considered) Responsible to: Health & Well Being Team Leader JOB SUMMARY The role is to deliver a Social Prescribing Service to Oadby and Wigston Primary Care Network which includes: Bushloe Surgery Central Surgery, Oadby Rosemead Drive Surgery Wigston Central Surgery South Wigston Health Centre Croft Medical Centre To receive, review and act upon referrals received from GPs and primary care staff. Referrals can be generated through proactive searches or through reactive referrals following patients interaction with the practice. An holistic assessment will be carried where required and individuals directed and sign-posted to the most appropriate provider of the services they need. This role will involve travelling to meet with patients in their own home or in other agreed locations within the borough of Oadby, Wigston or South Wigston.

Provide service users with continuity and a coordinated experience of care, remaining point of contact throughout the individuals social prescription. 3. Establish and maintain effective liaison and build relationships with stakeholders including health, voluntary, social and education resources, attending relevant meetings as necessary. 4.

Work in partnership with voluntary and community organisations to contribute to a comprehensive and up to date database of local resources to design and support the Social Prescription Menu. 5. Support and develop GPs and primary care health teams knowledge on how to identify patients suitable for social prescribing service referral. 6.

Maintain comprehensive data and evaluation systems to feed into quarterly comprehensive outcome focused reports detailing the progress of the service. 7. Work closely with other members of the Health & Well Being team and wider PCN staff to ensure collaborative working 8. Keep records of your work and adhere to confidentiality, information sharing protocols and provide monitoring information as required using specific software.

9. Ensure you have an understanding (appropriate to your role) of, and comply with safeguarding procedures to protect the welfare of children and vulnerable adults. 10. Comply with PCN practices Health and Safety Policy, Data Protection Policy and to protect the health, safety and welfare of yourself and others.

11. Work flexibly as required by the service, including occasional Saturdays and evenings and to take part in Oadby and Wigston PCN and relevant organisations meetings and events to promote, support and celebrate the work of the service and the agencies 12. Work with the Social Prescribing team to further develop the project, taking in to account the changing requirements of patients, the community and surgeries within PCN. 13.

To be able to evidence Oadby and Wigston PCNs values at all times