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Woodsley & Holt Park PCN Social Prescribing Link Worker

3 months ago

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

Job summary

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

Main duties of the job

The Role

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

The post holder will workclosely with GP practices in our Network, taking referrals to supportindividuals to build independence and personal resilience, enabling selfmanagement of their health and wellbeing tailored to individual need. They will also take a lead in supportingadministrative staff to develop their signposting skills raising awareness ofthe different services on offer locally.

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

You willneed to work independently to develop and promote the service while workingalongside our existing Social Prescribing Link Workers. You will be required towork 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 description

Job 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 , 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 lifestyle change To provide short term interventions to individuals to sustain them while waiting to access appropriate specialist provision To facilitate access to recommended community-based interventions and programmes of activity that benefit health and wellbeing To support administrative staff to develop their signposting skills, to ensure patients are directed to the most appropriate service To monitor and record contacts and outcomes within SystmOne & Emis To build networks with local community resources such as activities and services that may have an impact on mental health and wellbeing and support individuals to access these To develop multi-agency working across communities and voluntary and statutory organisations to improve health and address health inequality Person Specification

Experience

Desirable

- Experience of working with people with complex needs - Experience of completing assessments and patient centred action planning - Experience of completing risk assessments - Experience of using SystmOne and/or EMIS

Qualifications

Essential

excellent listening and communication skills experience of working with people with a variety of barriers to accessing services; mental health, learning disabilities, physical health, language and communication barriers - Empathy - Emotional resilience - To be non judgmental - Willingness to work as part of team - Good IT and record keeping skills - Willingness to undertake training and develop skills - Ability to manage own case load