Children and Young People's Social Prescriber

Children and Young People's Social PrescriberChildren and YoungPeoples Social Prescriber£13.41 per hourFixed term 2 yearsInterview date: Thursday 18 December 2025Location: East Riding ofYorkshire Bridlington areaYorkshireHealth Partners are looking for a Children and Young People's Social prescriber to work primarily in the Bridlington and Driffield area.This is the right time to enhance our team and offer this first-class opportunity for you with your knowledge, skills and experience to make your mark in primary care locally. Work in a role where you can make tangible and quantifiable difference, one in which you are valued and gives you that strong sense of job satisfaction.Working to deliver Primary Care Services with our NHS partners is arguable more crucial than ever. If you have or are working towards a level 3 qualification in youth work, health, social care or some other relevant area, have previously worked (paid/unpaid) with young people, are motivated to deliver excellent services to support Primary Care in our region and relatable (paid/unpaid) experience of working within a community, social care, or voluntary sector please take a moment to consider could this be your next role?Main duties of the jobOn a day-to-day basis, you will empower young people between the ages of 11-17, or up to 25 if SEND, to take control of their health and wellbeing through your skills in social prescribing, giving time and a safe space for them to have a focus on what matters to me. This holistic approach connects people to community groups and statutory services that provide emotional and practical support for patients, their families, and carers to take control of their health and wellbeing, live independently, improve their health outcomes, and maintain a healthy lifestyle.The Young Peoples Social Prescriber will work closely with GP practices mainly across the Bridlington and Driffield areas, as one of a team of social prescribers, working alongside young people, supporting them to tackle loneliness, isolation, anxiety and depression by connecting them into a broad range of services and interventions to improve their health and well-being. The work will be led by the wants and needs of the young people themselves and may need some flexibility in working hours to fit availability of the young person.About usAbout us..Yorkshire Health Partners LTD (YHP) is an at scale providerand GP federation, collaborating with 23 GP practices spanning eight PrimaryCare Networks in the East Riding and Hull Place to support primary care acrossthe Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care System.YHP is entering an exciting phase of its development, we arean agile provider whose ability to deliver quality services has always been akey strength we are looking for a talented leader to support the delivery ofour ambitious strategy for growth.Our vision is to remain a primary care centred organisationthat works collaboratively with our partners across all sectors to ensure thedelivery of high quality, innovative and responsive services for ourpopulation. We will achieve this by working together to harness the collectivevoice of primary care to lead innovation, quality improvement and integrationby supporting a population health approach through People, Patients andPartners.If you want to work for an organisation that brings creativeand compassionate thinking delivering agile solutions to improve peoples lives,then YHP is the place for you.Job responsibilitiesKey Areasof ResponsibilityTo act as a main pointof contact for young people accessing the service.Accept referrals and assess how far a patientshealth and wellbeing needs can be met by services and other opportunities inthe community.Manage and prioritise your caseload reflecting yourpatients needs.Together produce a simple personalised care andsupport plan to address their health and wellbeing needs.Develop trustingrelationships by giving people time and focus on what matters to them.Following a patients journey, evaluate how far theactions in the care and support plan are meeting their health and wellbeingneeds.Where required refer patients back to other healthprofessionals within the PCN.Liaisewith appropriate statutory and voluntary sector agencies working in Education, including SEND, Public and Mental Health, Primary and Secondary care,Social Care and Youth Offending Teams and build up appropriate networks thatpromote timely access to support for young people.Towork systemically, e.g. liaise with and include parent/carers, educators,health professionals etc. when appropriate and as agreed by the service users.Tobuild strong working relationships with internal and external services and topromote the link worker/social prescribing model.Work collaboratively with local Voluntary, Communityand Social Enterprise, VCSE, organisations and community groups to receivesocial prescribing referrals.Ensure data is captured in the clinical systems andSNOMED codes are utilised.Discuss concerns with a relevant GP to ensuresafeguarding procedures are followed appropriately.Toattend multi-disciplinary team meetings, MDTs, as required.Toensure young people are made aware of key processes e.g. complaints,information sharing, getting involved, and to make sure that they are askedabout how they would prefer information.For your own personal and professional development,you will be expected to participate in monthly supervision with a healthprofessional.Toattend mandatory training and abide by policies and procedures on safeguarding,health and safety and equality and diversity.Toattend appropriate continuing professional development and training events,team meeting and supervision sessions.To carry out, from time to time, any otherappropriate duties in line with capabilities as directed by the line manager.Managementof workload and personal developmentAct on own initiative in prioritising and managingworkload, in respect of clinical, managerial, and administrative areas, asnecessary.Maintain own personal and professional development asagreed at your annual review.Person SpecificationOtherDrive and have access to a vehicle to attend visits or sites across the area, this may include home visitsValuesWorking TogetherImprovement and DevelopmentRespect and CompassionEngagement and InvolvementExperienceWorking well with others to deliver goalsBeing motivated to deliver excellent services to support Primary Care in our regionExperience of working in a paid or unpaid capacity within a community, social care, or voluntary sectorExperience of working with young people in a paid or unpaid capacityHas previously worked in a Primary Care settingHas managed a patient/client case loadHas produced care plans for individualsKnowledge and skillsYouth Work, Social Work, Health or equivalent level 3 qualification (achieved or working towards)To understand and in practice apply Caldicott Principles, Data Protection Act 2018 and appropriately protect and individuals personal data, disclosing where appropriate onlyHas the knowledge and capability to support young people to identify the appropriate pathways of emotional wellbeing, social care and educational needs for vulnerable children and young peopleSound understanding of the wider determinants of health, including social, economic and environmental factors and their impact on young peopleTo deliver outcomes based on set targetsLiaise with other colleagues to promote the success of the PCN and its Partner organisations in primary careWork to perpetuate a culture that is transparent and openA good listener who demonstrates empathyHas the skills to assess risk and identify ways to mitigate theseAwareness of and has well-developed IT skills to facilitate quick and confident learning of new systems to support the management of patients in a primary care setting (including Microsoft packages to maintain records, plans, reports and data)Aware of voluntary sector, community groups and statutory services locallyHas safeguarding knowledge either level 2 or the equivalent experienceTrained coaching techniques and motivational interviewingBehavioursCommunicates with colleagues well to ensure the smooth delivery of servicesProactively supports others to deliver team objectivesTakes responsibility for actions and looks to enhance the service and its reputation in all activities undertakenActively engages with building personal capacity and resilienceDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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.Lead Children and Young People's Social Prescriber #J-18808-Ljbffr