Accountable to: Head of Children, Young People and Families
Accountable for: Supporting participants through the Social Prescribing programme
Salary: £25,859.93 p.a – FIXED TERM ROLE FOR 12 MONTHS
Hours: 37.5 hours a week, you will need to be flexible to work with the team to cover the operational hours of 8am and 7pm Monday – Friday, 9am and 2pm Saturdays with occasional other hours as needed.
Place of work: Centre4, 17 Wootton Road, Grimsby, DN33 1HE and other sites as needed, including home visits
Annual leave: 25 days/year plus bank holidays pro rata, rising to 30 days/year with years of service
Benefits: Health scheme, Community Shop, subsidised café, free car parking, low-cost gym access, work-based savings scheme, cycle to work scheme
Key Tasks and Responsibilities
Key Tasks and Responsibilities
• Work as part of a team to deliver an effective Social Prescribing Service to participants and GPs across North East Lincolnshire.
• Work closely with GP practices, health care practitioners and partners to bridge the gap between clinical services and Social Prescribing.
• Meet with participants and carry out home/community visits as required.
• Undertake person-centred assessments to co-design health and well-being action plans with individual participants and identify support needs to ensure maximum engagement and improved health and well-being.
• Provide participants with continuity of support, motivation and a co-ordinated experience of care, remaining the point of contact throughout the person’s Social Prescribing journey.
• Establish and maintain effective liaison with stakeholders including health, voluntary, social and education resources by attending relevant meetings and forums as required to promote the service.
• Work in partnership with voluntary and community sector organisations to understand local resources available to support an effective Social Prescription.
• Ensure information on sources of voluntary and community support is up to date to enable effective and accurate signposting by connecting service users with appropriate support and activities.
• Maintain accurate and comprehensive case notes and evaluation systems, including the Wellbeing Star and other IT recording systems as required.
• Participate in meetings including representation from stakeholder groups to support the on-going development, monitoring, and evaluation of the programme.
• To work with schools and the school nurses in increasing the knowledge and take up of the Asthma friendly school initiative
• Adhere to confidentiality and information sharing protocols and design comprehensive outcome focused reports detailing progress of participants.
• Work flexibly as required and engage with Centre4 meetings and activities to promote, support, and celebrate the work of Centre4.
• Evidence Centre4 values in your work at all times by being people focussed; reflecting a “can do” approach and striving to achieve excellence; also having mutual respect for everyone we work with, work for and support through our services.
Other Duties
The above is a non-exhaustive list of duties and you are expected to undertake any other duties as requested by your manager. The Company reserves the right to amend the job description in line with the changing demands of the business.
Attributes Criteria/How Measured/Rank
Codes: A = application I = Interview E = essential D = desirable
Relevant Experience Knowledge of the local area and challenges faced by children and young people living with long-term health conditions A/I - D
Experience of working with children and young people on a one-to-one basis in a IAG, health care or similar setting A/I - D
Education and Training Use IT systems and other resources to deliver the service A/I - E
Accurate record keeping and document production A/I - E
Commitment to continuous professional development A/I - E
General and Special
Knowledge Research, analyse and interpret complex information, produce, and present clear reports verbally and in writing A/I - E
Understanding of wider determinants of health and implications for health and wellbeing A/I - E
A commitment to the principles of equality and diversity A/I - E
Experience of face to face, telephone, and electronic communication A/I - E
Skills and Abilities
Person centred approach - excellent communication and engagement skills with ability to quickly build rapport A/I - E
Excellent listening and questioning skills – ability to get to the root of issues and motivate and empower clients in a non-judgemental way I - E
Well organised and resourceful with ability to work on own initiative, meet deadlines and monitor own performance I - E
Behaviours To be an advocate for the values of Centre4 A – E
Team player, considerate towards others A/I - E
A cooperative approach to working within Centre4 and with all stakeholders A/I – E
An open approach to working that seeks opportunity and inspires ingenuity A/I - E
Honesty and integrity A - E
Additional factors Commit to and work within the aims, principles, and policies of Centre4 I - E
Commitment to team working and in partnership with others A/I - E
Flexible with working hours to meet service needs A - E
Full clean driving licence and use of a car A - E
Next steps
How to apply
Centre4 recruitment is processed through our internal recruitment agency, ERA, who will take you through the stages. However, if you would like to talk to us about the role in more detail, I am more than happy to have a chat at the hub. ERA will happily arrange this with you.
To apply for the role please send us an up-to-date CV and a covering letter explaining your experience to hello@eracic.org.uk
A CV and cover letter should be submitted no later than Monday 21st April (Interviews are likely to be held week commencing 28th April)