Woodsley & Holt Park Pcn Social Prescribing Link

3 days ago


Leeds, United Kingdom South & East Leeds GP Group Full time

Woodsley & Holt Park PCN Social Prescribing Link Worker

The closing date is 19 July 2024

Job summary

We are looking for 1 Social Prescribing Link Workers to join our established team working alongside our practice and PCN staff. Our PCN staff currently include Social Prescribing Link Workers, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, Care Co-Ordinators (with different specialisms working with frailty and specific long term health conditions), Health and Wellbeing Coaches, Physiotherapists, Podiatrists, Dieticians and Mental Health Practitioners.

Main duties of the job

**The Role**

The Leeds Social Prescribing model aims to improve physical, mental and social health and wellbeing, through a holistic approach to improving quality of life and confidence in self-management and supporting independence. Working with our local population to improve the way the needs of local populations are met. This will be both on a 1:1 basis and where appropriate through the development of group work.

The post holder will work closely with GP practices in our Network, taking referrals to support individuals to build independence and personal resilience, enabling self management of their health and wellbeing tailored to individual need. They will also take a lead in supporting administrative staff to develop their signposting skills raising awareness of the different services on offer locally.

You will be part of our Health and Wellbeing team which is currently developing to meet the health inequalities in our area. We work closely with other PCN team members, our Primary Care Mental Health team and local third sector organisations to provide services to meet the wider needs of our patients.

You will need to work independently to develop and promote the service while working alongside our existing Social Prescribing Link Workers. You will be required to work flexibly across our practices and in community venues.

About us

Woodsley and Holt Park Local Care Partnership has a large footprint over north Leeds: all the way from Woodhouse, Little London, Burley, Hyde Park, Headingley and Kirkstall, through to Horsforth, Holt Park, and Cookridge.

Partners include local GPs, community health services, mental health, adult social care, Active Leeds, local councillors, pharmacists, third sector organisations and community groups. GPs involved in our partnership include:

- Fieldhead Surgery
- High Field Surgery
- Ireland Wood & Horsforth Medical Practice
- Abbey Grange Medical Practice
- Burley Park Medical Centre
- Burton Croft Surgery
- Craven Road Medical Centre
- Hyde Park Surgery
- Kirkstall Lane Medical Centre
- Laurel Bank Surgery
- Vesper Road Surgery

If you provide health and wellbeing support in our area, you are very welcome to come along, share what you do and look at how we can work with one another to support people in our local area.

Job descriptionJob responsibilities

The role will require managing and prioritising your own caseload, in accordance with the needs, priorities and any urgent support required by individuals on the caseload. It is essential that you understand when it is appropriate or necessary to refer patients back to other health professionals/agencies. Recognising when a patients needs are beyond the scope of the Link Worker role e.g., when there is a mental health need requiring a qualified practitioner.

You will be a key link between our PCN services and our practice team, and referrals could include supporting patients to access the most appropriate service within our PCN as well as externally.

**MAIN TASKS**
- To promote the service within GP practices, developing close working relationships with the teams within practices and the Primary Care Network
- To triage patients effectively and help to manage waiting lists
- To appropriately risk assess patients to minimise harm and identify harm reduction where this is needed
- To complete referrals and signpost to specialist support quickly and effectively where necessary
- To provide short term interventions up to 8 weeks of support
- Top understand, have experience in and be able to support patients with the areas across our assessment tool which covers, housing, finances, emotional well-being, social connections and isolation,
- To enable patients to manage their own mental & emotional health by using coping strategies and challenging unhelpful behaviour patterns, employment & volunteering and keeping healthy
- To develop collaborative action plans with individuals which promote choice and complement any medical treatment or advice
- To identify any barriers to people accessing services and activities and work with individuals to overcome these
- To work with other teams across the PCN to provide wide range of support
- To follow, understand and implement safeguarding procedure
- To use a range of techniques and interventions to support people, including those with long term conditions, to self-manage their health and encourage behavioural and l



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