Job Description

MAPLE Primary Care Network

Salary -

From 26,500 WTE dependant on experience.

Working hours:

37.5 hours per week.

Hybrid Working

NHS Pension

33 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays

An exciting opportunity has arisen for Social Prescriber to join our well established a team at MAPLE.

About our PCN

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MAPLE Primary Care Network delivers services to over 42,500 registered patients across 3 Practices, Oakfield Surgery, Mandeville Surgery and Poplar Grove Practice.

www.maplepcn.co.uk

What is Social Prescribing?

Social prescribing is about giving people time to focus on 'what matters to me' and taking a holistic approach to people's health and wellbeing. It connects people to community groups and statutory services for practical and emotional support.

Social prescribing empowers people to take control of their health and wellbeing through GP referral to non-medical Community Link Workers (CLW's) based in GP surgeries who give time, focus on 'what matters to me' and take a holistic approach, connecting people to community groups and statutory services for practical and emotional support. Community Link Workers work collaboratively with all local partners.

Social prescribing can help to strengthen community resilience and personal resilience and reduces health inequalities by addressing the wider determinants of health, such as debt, poor housing, and physical inactivity, by increasing people's active involvement with their local communities. It particularly works for people with long-term conditions (including support for mental health), for people who are lonely or isolated, or have complex social needs which affect their wellbeing.

You'll be working with people who may have long-term health conditions (including support for mental health), people who are lonely or isolated, or who have complex social needs which affect their wellbeing. There is so much variety, each day will never be the same and you will be speaking to and meeting people of all ages and from all backgrounds.

What experience will you need?

We are looking for someone with an understanding of social prescribing, or a person-centred approach. You'll be able to demonstrate the ability to be a good listener, have time for people and be committed to supporting local communities to care for each other. You'll preferably have experience of working positively with people facing complex social and emotional challenges. You'll have great interpersonal skills and a can-do approach to supporting people, community groups and local organisations. You will live locally in the community. It is important you are I.T. literate as we use multiple clinical systems.

Purpose of role

To provide personalised, holistic support to individuals, their families, and carers to take control of their wellbeing, live independently and improve their health outcomes.

Promote social prescribing to patients; its role in improving health outcomes, reducing social isolation and the ability to remain independent in one's own home for longer.

Build relationships with key staff in GP practices within the local Primary Care Network (PCN), attending relevant meetings, becoming part of the wider network team, giving information and feedback on social prescribing.

Work in partnership with all local agencies to raise awareness of social prescribing and how partnership working can reduce pressure on statutory services, improve health outcomes and enable a holistic approach to care.

Provide referrers with regular updates about social prescribing, including information on the types of people most likely to benefit from the service, how to refer and outcomes of referrals.

Seek regular feedback about the quality of service and impact of social prescribing on referrers.

Work in close collaboration with the Prevention Matters service to maximise the availability of social prescribing across the county whilst ensuring there is no duplication of resources.

Encourage patients, their families, and carers to provide feedback and to share their stories about the impact of social prescribing on their lives.

Please be aware this job may be closed earlier due to number of applicants

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About FedBucks

FedBucks is a not-for-profit GP federation of 47 GP practices covering a population of over 500,000 patients across Buckinghamshire. We began in 2016 and now employ around 300 members of staff at our head office site, and across our planned and unplanned care services.

As a GP Federation and Social Enterprise, we are proud to represent our member practices and to champion primary care by working with local general practice and system partners in the provision of community-based healthcare services. We are dedicated to providing safe and compassionate care to our patients across our range of planned and unplanned healthcare services in Buckinghamshire and believe in continuous commitment to quality service delivery and positive patient outcomes.

Patients are at the heart of everything we do, and we pride ourselves in our purpose when enabling excellent patient care and supporting general practice.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:

Company pension Free parking Health & wellbeing programme On-site parking Work from home
Schedule:

Day shift Monday to Friday
Education:

Diploma of Higher Education (preferred)
Licence/Certification:

Driving Licence (required)
Work Location: In person