• Job Description

  Req#: U0053-25-0021?language=en&page=791&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  This job is working in the Woodsley & Holt Park areas of Leeds covering: Horsforth, Cookridge, Headingley, Kirkstall, Burley Park, Hyde Park, Woodhouse, Hawksworth, Abbey Grange.We are looking for 2 Social Prescribing Link Workers to join our established team working alongside our practice and PCN staff. Our PCN staff currently include Social Prescribing Link Workers, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, Care Co-Ordinators (with different specialisms working with frailty and specific long term health conditions), Health and Wellbeing Coaches, Physiotherapists, Podiatrists, Dieticians and Mental Health Practitioners.

  Main duties of the job

  The Leeds Social Prescribing model aims to improve physical, mental, and social health and wellbeing, through a holistic approach to improving quality of life and confidence in self-management and supporting independence. We work with our local population to improve the way the needs of local populations are met. This will be both on a 1:1 basis and where appropriate through the development of group work.The post holder will work closely with GP practices in our Network, taking referrals to support individuals to build independence and personal resilience, enabling self management of their health and wellbeing tailored to individual need. They will also take a lead in supporting administrative staff to develop their signposting skills raising awareness of the different services on offer locally.You will be part of our Health and Wellbeing team which is currently developing to meet the health inequalities in our area.

  About us

  We work closely with other PCN team members, our Primary Care Mental Health team and local third sector organisations to provide services to meet the wider needs of our patients.You will need to work independently to develop and promote the service while working alongside our existing Social Prescribing Link Workers. You will be required to work flexibly across our practices and in community venues.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 patient needs are beyond the scope of the Link Worker role e.g., 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.You will provide support and guidance to cover the following areas of our assessment, so it is key you have a knowledge of these areas; housing, finances, social isolation and networks, emotional well-being, employment, volunteering, and hobbies and keeping healthy.You must be able to hold face to face sessions with patients with a focus on making positive steps forward for them through signposting, onward referrals, and support.

  Details

  Date posted

  13 May 2025

  Pay scheme

  Other

  Salary

  £26,530 a year

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time

  Reference number

  U0053-25-0021

  Job locations

  Cardigan Community Centre

  Cardigan Road

  Leeds

  LS6 1LJ

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  MAIN TASKS

  • To promote the service within GP practices, developing close working relationships with the teams within practices and the Primary Care Network
  • To provide a triage assessment with patients and assess their need for the service and the best appropriate action
  • 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 a number of sessions with patients with a goal to moving them into appropriate services
  • To work with a caseload of individuals to facilitate access to recommended community-based interventions and programmes of activity that benefit health and wellbeing. To support individuals into provision within agreed timeframes.
  • To enable patients to manage their own mental & emotional health by using coping strategies and challenging unhelpful behaviour patterns
  • To identify any barriers to people accessing services and activities and work with individuals to overcome these.
  • To build networks with local community resources such as activities and services that may have an impact on health and wellbeing and support individuals to access these.
  • 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 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
  • To ensure that client records and other information systems are completed accurately and within agreed timescales.
  • 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

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  MAIN TASKS

  • To promote the service within GP practices, developing close working relationships with the teams within practices and the Primary Care Network
  • To provide a triage assessment with patients and assess their need for the service and the best appropriate action
  • 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 a number of sessions with patients with a goal to moving them into appropriate services
  • To work with a caseload of individuals to facilitate access to recommended community-based interventions and programmes of activity that benefit health and wellbeing. To support individuals into provision within agreed timeframes.
  • To enable patients to manage their own mental & emotional health by using coping strategies and challenging unhelpful behaviour patterns
  • To identify any barriers to people accessing services and activities and work with individuals to overcome these.
  • To build networks with local community resources such as activities and services that may have an impact on health and wellbeing and support individuals to access these.
  • 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 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
  • To ensure that client records and other information systems are completed accurately and within agreed timescales.
  • 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

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Level 3 qualification in appropriate training or apprenticeships.
  • Practical knowledge of local services.
  • Excellent listening and communication skills.
  • Experience of working with people with mental health issues.
  • Empathy.
  • Emotional resilience.
  • Non-judgmental approach to your work.
  • Willingness to work as part of team.
  • Good IT and record keeping skills.
  • Willingness to undertake training and develop skills.
  • Ability to demonstrate personal accountability, professional
  • integrity, emotional resilience, and work well under pressure.
  • Ability to organise, plan and prioritise on their own initiative,
  • including when under pressure and meeting service expectations.
  • Punctual, organised, and reliable.
  • Ability to work flexibly and enthusiastically within a team or on
  • their own initiative.

  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.
  • Previous experience of similar work within health or voluntary
  • organisations.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Level 3 qualification in appropriate training or apprenticeships.
  • Practical knowledge of local services.
  • Excellent listening and communication skills.
  • Experience of working with people with mental health issues.
  • Empathy.
  • Emotional resilience.
  • Non-judgmental approach to your work.
  • Willingness to work as part of team.
  • Good IT and record keeping skills.
  • Willingness to undertake training and develop skills.
  • Ability to demonstrate personal accountability, professional
  • integrity, emotional resilience, and work well under pressure.
  • Ability to organise, plan and prioritise on their own initiative,
  • including when under pressure and meeting service expectations.
  • Punctual, organised, and reliable.
  • Ability to work flexibly and enthusiastically within a team or on
  • their own initiative.

  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.
  • Previous experience of similar work within health or voluntary
  • organisations.

  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.

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  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.

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  South and East Leeds GP Group

  Address

  Cardigan Community Centre

  Cardigan Road

  Leeds

  LS6 1LJ

  
  

  Employer's website

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

  Employer details

  Employer name

  South and East Leeds GP Group

  Address

  Cardigan Community Centre

  Cardigan Road

  Leeds

  LS6 1LJ

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.seleedsgpgroup.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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