• Job Description

  Req#: A0572-24-0002?language=en&page=408&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  This is a key role for Beverley PCN offering support to a wide rage of individuals in the Beverley PCN area.

  We have 44.000 patients with a wide variety of needs and this would be an exciting and challenging role in being able to identify how best to help and assist them.

  Primarily placed within the GP Practices within the PCN, social prescribers enable people to manage and improve their health, well-being and resilience by connecting them in to community services, groups, activities and other pursuits.

  Main duties of the job

  The role will require management and prioritisation of your own caseload, in accordance with the needs, priorities and any urgent support required by the individual. It is therefore 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 the individuals needs is be beyond the scope of this role.

  You will support existing groups to be accessible and sustainable and if required, help people to start new community groups, working collaboratively with all local partners. This role therefore requires some multi-agency working as determined by the PCN Leadership Team.

  About us

  Beverley PCN has been established for 5 years and has a wide variety of staff delivering additional services to aid the patients of the 4 practices within the Beverley PCN group.

  The 4 practices are: Greengates Medical Group, Manor Road Surgery, North Beverley Medical Centre and The Old Fire Station Surgery. All 4 practices collaborate to give their patients access to the best services possible.

  As the PCN social prescriber, you will be able to directly impact the patients of the PCN and will be supported to become a valued team member of all of the practices.

  Date posted

  06 August 2024

  Pay scheme

  Other

  Salary

  Depending on experience AFC comparable band 4 / 5

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time

  Reference number

  A0572-24-0002

  Job locations

  Manor Road Surgery

  Beverley Health Centre

  Manor Road, Beverley

  HU17 7BZ

  
  

  Greengate Medical Group

  25 Greenwood Avenue

  Beverley

  HU170HB

  
  

  The Old Fire Station Surgery

  Albert Terrace

  Beverley

  HU178JW

  
  

  North Beverley Medical Centre

  Pighill Lane

  Beverley

  HU177JY

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Job Description

  Use solution focussed techniques such as motivational interviewing to give people the time and space to identify what matters most to me and to consider the impact of wider issues such as debt and poor housing on their health and well-being.

  Work with the person to coproduce a simple and tailored action plan which is tailored to their priorities, interests and motivations and is designed to overcome any barriers to success.

  Maintain excellent community knowledge and undertake research to identify the best services, groups, activities, and other pursuits for a persons specific needs and goals. Encourage people to take independent steps to improve their well-being.

  Facilitate new and innovative solutions to complex situations as well as common barriers faced by people using the service.

  Maintain an excellent knowledge of appropriate personal and charity grants; facilitating access for people where this will help them achieve or sustain greater independence.

  Be local leaders and advocates, promoting social prescribing to a wide range of partners and community agencies through networking and attendance at relevant forums. Work with community organisations to identify local gaps, pressures, and possible solutions.

  Effectively manage a caseload of clients, ensuring that all quality and monitoring standards are met and that performance information is provided within the required timeline.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Job Description

  Use solution focussed techniques such as motivational interviewing to give people the time and space to identify what matters most to me and to consider the impact of wider issues such as debt and poor housing on their health and well-being.

  Work with the person to coproduce a simple and tailored action plan which is tailored to their priorities, interests and motivations and is designed to overcome any barriers to success.

  Maintain excellent community knowledge and undertake research to identify the best services, groups, activities, and other pursuits for a persons specific needs and goals. Encourage people to take independent steps to improve their well-being.

  Facilitate new and innovative solutions to complex situations as well as common barriers faced by people using the service.

  Maintain an excellent knowledge of appropriate personal and charity grants; facilitating access for people where this will help them achieve or sustain greater independence.

  Be local leaders and advocates, promoting social prescribing to a wide range of partners and community agencies through networking and attendance at relevant forums. Work with community organisations to identify local gaps, pressures, and possible solutions.

  Effectively manage a caseload of clients, ensuring that all quality and monitoring standards are met and that performance information is provided within the required timeline.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Qualifications
  • Essential
  • Educated to GCSE or equivalent (GCSE Maths & English C or above)
  • Demonstrable commitment to professional and personal development
  • Training in motivational coaching, behavioural change and goal setting

  Desirable

  • Qualifications
  • Desirable
  • NVQ 3 or equivalent and/or relevant basic/first level professional qualification, or working towards this
  • Health and Fitness qualification L3,
  • Coaching Qualification(s) / Mentoring L3,
  • Health and Social Care L3 Diploma or working towards this

  Experience

  Essential

  • Understanding of the determinants of health to include social, economic and environmental factors
  • Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion
  • Knowledge of IT systems to include the ability to use word processing skills, emails and internet
  • Experience in establishing and running health promotion groups.
  • Ability to build and maintain relationships whilst maintaining appropriate professional boundaries
  • Excellent verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels inc. customers, patients and carers, specialist services, GPs and colleagues. Listening skills displaying empathy.
  • Demonstrate the ability to communicate complex and sensitive information in an understandable form to a variety of audiences
  • A current UK driving licence and access to a vehicle
  • Good technical literacy of Microsoft Applications e.g. Word, Excel, and Access etc.

  Desirable

  • An appreciation of the nature of general practice
  • Knowledge of the Personalised care approach
  • Experience of working directly in a community development context, adult health and social care, learning support or public health/health improvement (can include unpaid work)
  • Experience of supporting people, their families and carers in a related role (can Include unpaid work)
  • Experience of supporting people with their mental health, either in a paid, unpaid or Informal capacity
  • Experience of data collection and using tools to measure the impact of services
  • Knowledge of community development approaches
  • Knowledge of public health issues in the local area
  • Experience of partnership/collaborative working and of building relationships across a variety of organisations including the voluntary sector
  • Experience of using GP clinical systems, such as SystmOne / EMIS
  • Experience with alcohol/ drugs intervention, smoking cessation training or experience in health and nutrition work with patients

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Qualifications
  • Essential
  • Educated to GCSE or equivalent (GCSE Maths & English C or above)
  • Demonstrable commitment to professional and personal development
  • Training in motivational coaching, behavioural change and goal setting

  Desirable

  • Qualifications
  • Desirable
  • NVQ 3 or equivalent and/or relevant basic/first level professional qualification, or working towards this
  • Health and Fitness qualification L3,
  • Coaching Qualification(s) / Mentoring L3,
  • Health and Social Care L3 Diploma or working towards this

  Experience

  Essential

  • Understanding of the determinants of health to include social, economic and environmental factors
  • Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion
  • Knowledge of IT systems to include the ability to use word processing skills, emails and internet
  • Experience in establishing and running health promotion groups.
  • Ability to build and maintain relationships whilst maintaining appropriate professional boundaries
  • Excellent verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels inc. customers, patients and carers, specialist services, GPs and colleagues. Listening skills displaying empathy.
  • Demonstrate the ability to communicate complex and sensitive information in an understandable form to a variety of audiences
  • A current UK driving licence and access to a vehicle
  • Good technical literacy of Microsoft Applications e.g. Word, Excel, and Access etc.

  Desirable

  • An appreciation of the nature of general practice
  • Knowledge of the Personalised care approach
  • Experience of working directly in a community development context, adult health and social care, learning support or public health/health improvement (can include unpaid work)
  • Experience of supporting people, their families and carers in a related role (can Include unpaid work)
  • Experience of supporting people with their mental health, either in a paid, unpaid or Informal capacity
  • Experience of data collection and using tools to measure the impact of services
  • Knowledge of community development approaches
  • Knowledge of public health issues in the local area
  • Experience of partnership/collaborative working and of building relationships across a variety of organisations including the voluntary sector
  • Experience of using GP clinical systems, such as SystmOne / EMIS
  • Experience with alcohol/ drugs intervention, smoking cessation training or experience in health and nutrition work with patients

  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.

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Manor Road Surgery

  Address

  Manor Road Surgery

  Beverley Health Centre

  Manor Road, Beverley

  HU17 7BZ

  
  

  Employer's website

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

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Manor Road Surgery

  Address

  Manor Road Surgery

  Beverley Health Centre

  Manor Road, Beverley

  HU17 7BZ

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.beverleyhealthcentre.nhs.uk/ (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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