• Job Description

  Req#: C9333-25-0667?language=en&page=601&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  Are you a Social Prescriber? Are you keen to dedicate time to support people with Sickle Cell disorder and other non-malignant blood disorders and the challenges it brings to everyday life? If so, we would love to hear from you!

  As a result of recent developments, we are excited to be expanding our team to welcome a Senior Social Prescriber to join to our passionate and supportive team.

  We're looking for a compassionate, positive, hopeful and self-motivated colleague with experience of Social Prescribing to give people living with Sickle Cell disorder and other non-malignant blood disorders dedicated support.

  You will be supported through regular 1-2-1 supervision within our team line management structure. You will also have access to continuous professional development (CPD) to support your professional development.

  Main duties of the job

  The post holder will be responsible for offering dedicated time and expertise for people living with Sickle Cell disorder and other non-malignant blood disorders in collaboration with the wider MDT including consultant, nursing, admin teams and social worker in the Haematology department, including by:

  • Promoting social prescribing for people living with Sickle Cell disorder and other non-malignant blood disorders, its role in self-management, addressing health inequalities and the wider determinants of health.
  • providing 'end-to-end' care and support which would see partners from across employment, housing, health and education - to name a few - work together to meet the bio-psych-social needs of service users with SCD.
  • Provide Social prescribing advice to for people living with Sickle Cell disorder and other non-malignant blood disorders,
  • Use specialised knowledge to assess needs and signpost, liaise and refer to other organisations and providers.
  • Provide leadership in participating in service development and clinical audit.
  • Promote the social prescribing role through education with the wider team
  • Reducing health inequalities (in relation to timely access to, experience with and outcomes from care and support for service users with SCD to support to support wellness and welfare)
  • Promoting and raising awareness SCD within the social and health sector in and outside the NHS system

  About us

  We are passionate about delivering first-class service users-centred, safe and effective care, whether it is in a hospital setting, in a community clinic or in the service users own home. Service users are at the heart of everything we do. Providing top-quality social work support depends on our ability to employ the best people. We're always looking to recruit outstanding social workers who will go the extra mile to support our service users, colleagues, teams and the Trust.

  CNWL values the input and expertise that Social Workers bring to our specialist services across the Trust. This role will involve developing and implementing a vision for social work where we enhance the wellbeing of others and improve quality of life using a variety of approaches.

  The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.

  Details

  Date posted

  21 May 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 5

  Salary

  £35,964 to £43,780 a year per annum inc HCAS

  Contract

  Fixed term

  Duration

  19 months

  Working pattern

  Full-time

  Reference number

  333-J-WE-0756

  Job locations

  Hammersmith Hospital

  150 Du Cane Rd

  London

  W12 0HS

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Core clinical responsibilities:

  • Undertake assessment, review, care and treatment for people living with Sickle Cell disorder and other non-malignant blood disorders.
  • Manage own caseload with supervision from the senior registered practitioner ensuring the implementation of all aspects of care and treatment in line with Trust Policy
  • Develop and provide evidence-based programmes of monitoring / treatment / care for service users.
  • Promote diversity and social inclusion
  • Provide personalised support to people living with Sickle Cell disorder and other non-malignant blood disorders that will enable them to take control of their health and wellbeing, live independently and improve their health.
  • Work autonomously holding a evolving caseload of patients to assess and refer onto other members of the team or external teams as required.
  • Give people time to tell their stories and focus on what matters to me. Build trust and respect with the person, providing non-judgmental and non-discriminatory support, respecting diversity and lifestyle choices. Work from a strength-based approach focusing on a persons assets.
  • Work with a diverse range of people living with Sickle Cell disorder and other non-malignant blood disorders and communities and support them to receive social prescribing intervention.
  • Promote Personalisation, social prescribing, its role in self-management, addressing health inequalities and the wider determinants of health.
  • Meet people living with Sickle Cell disorder and other non-malignant blood disorders on a one-to-one basis (both f2f and virtually), making home/hospital visits where appropriate and within agreed policies and procedures.
  • Be a friendly and engaging source of information about health, 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.
  • Carry out follow up telephone reviews to ensure that the support provided has enabled the patient to achieve the agreed health and wellbeing outcomes as defined in the Personalised Care and Support Plan.
  • Work with professionals to co-produce a simple personalised care and support plan that will focus on improving health and wellbeing

  Professional

  • Identify local community assets and gaps in local provision.Provide non-clinical and clinical staff within the team with guidance and information relating to what services are available within the community and how and when people living with Sickle Cell disease and other non-malignant blood disorders can access them.
  • As part of the multi-disciplinary team, build relationships with staff in referring organisations within the locality, attending relevant MDT meetings, giving information and feedback on social prescribing.
  • Where appropriate, refer the patient back to health professionals/agencies, when what the persons needs are beyond the scope of social prescribing.
  • Meet regularly with line manager to discuss, escalations, concerns, feedback and to ensure that appropriate supervision is delivered where appropriate.
  • Provide regular updates about Personalisation & social prescribing, including training for their staff and how to access information to encourage appropriate referrals.
  • Seek regular feedback about the quality of service from patients and the impact of social prescribing.
  • Forge strong links with a wide range of local Voluntary organisations, community and neighbourhood level groups, utilising their networks and building on whats already available to create a menu of diverse community groups and assets, who promote diversity and inclusion.
  • Develop supportive relationships with local diverse Voluntary organisations, culturally appropriate community groups and statutory services, to make timely, appropriate and supported referrals for the person being introduced.

  Leadership

  • Provide training, advice and support on own area of responsibility.
  • Support training and induction of new and existing staff.
  • Actively support and contribute to the development of key performance indicators for the successful assessment of performance.
  • Propose changes to the service, informed by policy and make recommendations for more effective delivery.
  • Contribute to the review and development of existing project information management systems and contribute to the development of an integrated MDT approach.
  • Support implementation of project and service initiatives through timely and relevant information analysis and administrative support, in accordance with the agreed priorities of the Team.
  • Deliver against agreed objectives, achieving quality outcomes.
  • Organise meetings or events and assist in the diary management requirements of individuals in connection with portfolio of work.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Core clinical responsibilities:

  • Undertake assessment, review, care and treatment for people living with Sickle Cell disorder and other non-malignant blood disorders.
  • Manage own caseload with supervision from the senior registered practitioner ensuring the implementation of all aspects of care and treatment in line with Trust Policy
  • Develop and provide evidence-based programmes of monitoring / treatment / care for service users.
  • Promote diversity and social inclusion
  • Provide personalised support to people living with Sickle Cell disorder and other non-malignant blood disorders that will enable them to take control of their health and wellbeing, live independently and improve their health.
  • Work autonomously holding a evolving caseload of patients to assess and refer onto other members of the team or external teams as required.
  • Give people time to tell their stories and focus on what matters to me. Build trust and respect with the person, providing non-judgmental and non-discriminatory support, respecting diversity and lifestyle choices. Work from a strength-based approach focusing on a persons assets.
  • Work with a diverse range of people living with Sickle Cell disorder and other non-malignant blood disorders and communities and support them to receive social prescribing intervention.
  • Promote Personalisation, social prescribing, its role in self-management, addressing health inequalities and the wider determinants of health.
  • Meet people living with Sickle Cell disorder and other non-malignant blood disorders on a one-to-one basis (both f2f and virtually), making home/hospital visits where appropriate and within agreed policies and procedures.
  • Be a friendly and engaging source of information about health, 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.
  • Carry out follow up telephone reviews to ensure that the support provided has enabled the patient to achieve the agreed health and wellbeing outcomes as defined in the Personalised Care and Support Plan.
  • Work with professionals to co-produce a simple personalised care and support plan that will focus on improving health and wellbeing

  Professional

  • Identify local community assets and gaps in local provision.Provide non-clinical and clinical staff within the team with guidance and information relating to what services are available within the community and how and when people living with Sickle Cell disease and other non-malignant blood disorders can access them.
  • As part of the multi-disciplinary team, build relationships with staff in referring organisations within the locality, attending relevant MDT meetings, giving information and feedback on social prescribing.
  • Where appropriate, refer the patient back to health professionals/agencies, when what the persons needs are beyond the scope of social prescribing.
  • Meet regularly with line manager to discuss, escalations, concerns, feedback and to ensure that appropriate supervision is delivered where appropriate.
  • Provide regular updates about Personalisation & social prescribing, including training for their staff and how to access information to encourage appropriate referrals.
  • Seek regular feedback about the quality of service from patients and the impact of social prescribing.
  • Forge strong links with a wide range of local Voluntary organisations, community and neighbourhood level groups, utilising their networks and building on whats already available to create a menu of diverse community groups and assets, who promote diversity and inclusion.
  • Develop supportive relationships with local diverse Voluntary organisations, culturally appropriate community groups and statutory services, to make timely, appropriate and supported referrals for the person being introduced.

  Leadership

  • Provide training, advice and support on own area of responsibility.
  • Support training and induction of new and existing staff.
  • Actively support and contribute to the development of key performance indicators for the successful assessment of performance.
  • Propose changes to the service, informed by policy and make recommendations for more effective delivery.
  • Contribute to the review and development of existing project information management systems and contribute to the development of an integrated MDT approach.
  • Support implementation of project and service initiatives through timely and relevant information analysis and administrative support, in accordance with the agreed priorities of the Team.
  • Deliver against agreed objectives, achieving quality outcomes.
  • Organise meetings or events and assist in the diary management requirements of individuals in connection with portfolio of work.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Degree in relevant subject or equivalent experience in a relevant specialist field
  • Demonstrable commitment to professional and personal development

  Abilities

  Essential

  • Ability to maintain effective working relationships and to promote collaborative practice with all colleagues
  • Able to provide motivational coaching to support people's behaviour change
  • Willingness to travel within network of practices and to visit service users with SCD in their own homes

  Knowledge

  Essential

  • Knowledge of the personalised care approach
  • Understanding of the wider determinants of health, including social, economic and environmental factors and their impact on communities, individuals, their families and carers

  Desirable

  • Knowledge of IT systems, including ability to use word processing skills, emails and the internet to create simple plans and reports
  • Local knowledge of VCSE and community services in the locality
  • Knowledge of how the NHS works, including primary care

  Experience

  Essential

  • Experience of working directly in a community development context, adult health and social care, learning support or public health/health improvement (including unpaid work)
  • Experience of partnership/collaborative working and of building relationships across a variety of organisations
  • Experience of supporting people, their families and carers in a related role (including unpaid work)

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Degree in relevant subject or equivalent experience in a relevant specialist field
  • Demonstrable commitment to professional and personal development

  Abilities

  Essential

  • Ability to maintain effective working relationships and to promote collaborative practice with all colleagues
  • Able to provide motivational coaching to support people's behaviour change
  • Willingness to travel within network of practices and to visit service users with SCD in their own homes

  Knowledge

  Essential

  • Knowledge of the personalised care approach
  • Understanding of the wider determinants of health, including social, economic and environmental factors and their impact on communities, individuals, their families and carers

  Desirable

  • Knowledge of IT systems, including ability to use word processing skills, emails and the internet to create simple plans and reports
  • Local knowledge of VCSE and community services in the locality
  • Knowledge of how the NHS works, including primary care

  Experience

  Essential

  • Experience of working directly in a community development context, adult health and social care, learning support or public health/health improvement (including unpaid work)
  • Experience of partnership/collaborative working and of building relationships across a variety of organisations
  • Experience of supporting people, their families and carers in a related role (including unpaid work)

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This 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.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  Additional information

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This 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.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Hammersmith Hospital

  150 Du Cane Rd

  London

  W12 0HS

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Hammersmith Hospital

  150 Du Cane Rd

  London

  W12 0HS

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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