Social Prescribing Link Workers give patients time to focus on what matters to them. They are responsible for connecting people within their communities to groups and statutory services that provide emotional and practical support.
Social Prescribing Link Workers will support and aid patients with varying needs, such as those living with long term conditions, those who have a low mood or are isolated, and/or those with complex social needs. The role of the link worker is to provide support to these patients to navigate their needs to improve their health, wellbeing and reduce feelings of isolation with the aim to support patients to integrate in their communities., As a member of the PCN Personalised Care Team, the post holder will work alongside other Social Prescribing Link Workers, Health & Wellbeing Coaches and Care Coordinators within the PCN and wider business group to provide a service that focuses on What Matters To Me for each patients who requires this level of practical or emotional support. An interest in participating in the creation of new services or implementing new ideas, that will benefit local people, is essential.
You will work with patients to provide to support and empower them to take control of their own health and wellbeing. You will work in collaboration with health care professionals, local community groups, statutory groups, and voluntary services to help patients gain access to resources that will help them with debt, poor housing, physical inactivity, and befriending services. You will be a key contact for patients and will enable them to feel the support from their wider community. The post holder will need to have full understanding that each patient that they encounter will be unique, and their needs will require a dynamic approach.
LAKESIDE HEALTHCARE is changing the face of primary care provision in England. We are bold, adventurous, and ambitious and determined to thrive in uncertain times. We are the largest true partnership in the NHS and operate from various sites across the East Midlands. We serve the healthcare needs of over 170,000 patients across Northamptonshire, Lincolnshire, Peterborough & Cambridgeshire.
About the Practice/Department/Team
PCNs were introduced in July 2020, as part of the NHS Long Term Plan, to encourage more collaborative and joint up thinking working across GP surgeries with its local communities, providing additional services and programmes to support population health. Since inception, the scope and role of a Primary Care Network is ever evolving, with new initiatives and services being introduced frequently.
This role will be based within the South Peterborough PCN, spanning across the geography of New Queen Street, Old Fletton, Wansford and Yaxley surgeries. The PCN is forward thinking, led by an innovative Clinical Director. The network prides itself on its existing Personalised Care Team and the growth in the What Matters To Me approach to its population. What Matters To Me focuses through providing holistic and practical support to patients health and wellbeing. The Personalised Care team works in close collaboration with the South Peterborough Integrated Neighbourhood Team.
£24,500 a year Up to Dependent on Experience - Pro Rata