Ls25/26 Pcn

The Role You would be part of our Health and Wellbeing team with our Occupational Therapists and Health coaches and working closely with our Primary Care Mental Health team and Linking Leeds. We are looking for someone who is passionate about the role and the opportunity it has to make a difference to the health and wellbeing of the young people are our area. You will need to able to work independently to promote and develop the service, working alongside existing services including schools, youth groups and statutory and community organisaitons and services. 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 vital that you have a strong awareness and understanding of when it is appropriate or necessary to refer people back to other health professionals/agencies, when what the person needs is beyond the scope of the link worker role e.g., when there is a mental health need requiring a qualified practitioner. To signpost young people and their families to appropriate community-based services after they have been assessed by a clinician in the PCN. Support general wellbeing amongst adolescents and their families in the local community. To offer preventative interventions and to work alongside other services with a view to creating activities and groups for those who have been referred.

Meeting with CYP +/- parents to form personalised care plans, identifying the individual needs of the patients and/or their care giver. Offer 1-6 sessions with the CYP, one hour appointments face to face or virtual. Offer follow up where needed. Develop model of peer support where appropriate.

Develop positive relationships between and provide a link between our practices, schools and other statutory and community services Develop and participate in regular MDT meetings including clinician, Occupational therapist, CYPSP and relevant partners e.g. schools and YP MH services. To participate in monthly / 6 weekly supervision with Occupational therapist. Key Tasks Establishing service & ongoing service development Set up the service working alongside colleagues from our PCN and practices, partners from other organisations and young people Use a plan, do, study assess approach to ensure that the service is running as effectively as possible and that the impact of any change is monitored Use quantitative and qualitative tools to measure the impact of the service and collect feedback to inform delivery Referrals Individuals will be assessed by a clinician before being referred for support.

Promoting social prescribing, its role in self-management, and the wider determinants of health. Build relationships with key staff in GP practices within the local Primary Care Network (PCN), attending relevant meetings, becoming part of the wider network team, giving information and feedback on social prescribing. Work in partnership with all local agencies to raise awareness of social prescribing and how partnership working can reduce pressure on statutory services, improve health outcomes and enable a holistic approach to care. Provide practices with regular updates about social prescribing, including training for their staff and how to access information to encourage appropriate referrals.

Seek regular feedback about the quality of service and impact of social prescribing on referral agencies. Provide personalised support Provide personalised support to individuals, their families, and carers to take control of their wellbeing, live independently and improve their health outcomes. Develop trusting relationships by giving people time and focus on what matters to me. Take a holistic approach, based on the persons priorities and the wider determinants of health.

Meet people on a one-to-one basis. Give people time to tell their stories and focus on what matters to me. Build trust with the person, providing non-judgemental support, respecting diversity and lifestyle choices. Work from a strength-based approach focusing on a persons assets.

Be a friendly source of information about wellbeing and prevention approaches Help people identify the wider issues that impact on their health and wellbeing, such as debt, poor housing, being unemployed, loneliness and caring responsibilities. Work with the person, their families and carers and consider how they can all be supported through social prescribing. Work with individuals to co-produce a simple personalised support plan based on the persons priorities, interests, values and motivations including what they can expect from the groups, activities and services they are being connected to and what the person can do for themselves to improve their health and wellbeing. Where appropriate, physically introduce people to community groups, activities and statutory services, ensuring they are comfortable.

Follow up to ensure they are happy, able to engage, included and receiving go