• Job Description

  Req#: C9348-25-1319?language=en&page=262&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  An exciting opportunity has arisen for a friendly and supportive Social Prescriber to join our team in Gosport.

  In this role, you will work with individuals and groups utilising untapped community resources, support the facilitation of self- help groups and other innovative approaches to enable people to better manage their own health and wellbeing. You will aim to provide a service which helps members of the community access support to better self-manage their health and wellbeing and long-term health conditions.

  You will be working within a team supporting a population of 85,000 patients in Gosport that are registered with Bridgemary Medical Centre, Blossom Health, Rowner Health Centre, Solent View Medical Practice and The Willow Group, GP Surgeries.

  Main duties of the job

  Social Prescribers work 1:1 with people in the community, focussing on what matters to them and building a trusting relationship with the person referred to them. They create a shared personalised care and support plan and connect them to local community groups, voluntary and community sector organisations and services. The role helps people to work on their wider health and wellbeing, addressing health outcomes and wider determinants of health, such as debt, poor housing, and physical inactivity, as well as other lifestyle issues and low-level mental health concerns; by increasing people's active involvement with their local communities. This approach particularly helps people with long term conditions (including support for mental health), people who are lonely or isolated, or who have complex social needs which affect their wellbeing

  About us

  Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

  With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.

  Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.

  Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.

  Details

  Date posted

  27 May 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 3

  Salary

  £24,625 to £25,674 a year Please note for part time hours the salary will be pro rata

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time, Flexible working

  Reference number

  348-CSS-8280

  Job locations

  Rowner Health Centre

  143 Rowner Lane

  Gosport

  Hampshire

  PO13 9SP

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

  We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

  We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • NVQ2 in Health Care or equivalent or willingness to commit to training.
  • Training in motivational coaching, behavioural change, and goal setting
  • Current driving licence and access to a car

  Desirable

  • ECDL desirable
  • NVQ3

  Experience

  Essential

  • Working directly in a community development context, adult health and social care, learning support or public health or health improvement
  • Working in an administrative role
  • Computer literacy

  Desirable

  • Experience in health promotion
  • Experience of partnership/collaborative working and of building relationships across a variety of organisations including the voluntary sector
  • Working in a Healthcare setting

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • NVQ2 in Health Care or equivalent or willingness to commit to training.
  • Training in motivational coaching, behavioural change, and goal setting
  • Current driving licence and access to a car

  Desirable

  • ECDL desirable
  • NVQ3

  Experience

  Essential

  • Working directly in a community development context, adult health and social care, learning support or public health or health improvement
  • Working in an administrative role
  • Computer literacy

  Desirable

  • Experience in health promotion
  • Experience of partnership/collaborative working and of building relationships across a variety of organisations including the voluntary sector
  • Working in a Healthcare setting

  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

  Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Rowner Health Centre

  143 Rowner Lane

  Gosport

  Hampshire

  PO13 9SP

  
  

  Employer's website

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

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Rowner Health Centre

  143 Rowner Lane

  Gosport

  Hampshire

  PO13 9SP

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://hiowhealthcare.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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