About the Role Harlow South PCN has an exciting opportunity for a social prescriber to join our team on a full-time basis, on a fixed term 12 month contract. Social prescribing empowers people to take control of their health and well-being through referral to non-medical ‘link workers’ who give time to focus on what matters to each individual, taking a holistic approach and connecting people to community groups. Duties will include; Effectively manage a caseload of clients and be able to prioritise workload. Be a friendly, trusted source of information about health, wellbeing and prevention approaches, enabling the patient to focus on what matters to them. Engage eligible patients by building trust and rapport through the use of a conversational questionnaire and follow a patient pathway which may include referral to a range of community support services. Attend multi-disciplinary meetings and integrated neighbourhood team meetings giving information and feedback. Develop trusting relationships by giving people time and focusing on ‘what matters to them’. Evaluate the individual impact of a person’s wellness progress. Record referrals. Draw on and increase the strengths and capacities of local communities, enabling them to receive referrals and utilise their networks. Support pro-active personalised care, for example the promotion of health checks and screening. Produce reports to evaluate effectiveness of the project. Help people identify the wider issues that impact on their health and wellbeing Lead the implementation of one of the social prescribing health inequalities projects. Work with the person, their families and carers to provide personalised support to take control of their health and wellbeing to improve their outcomes. Engage and develop a personalised care approach to patients meeting the project criteria. Provide high quality project, service, initiative and administrative support including information and analysis. About the Candidate If you are a local community champion or already a social prescriber, and want a new and exciting challenge, then we would love to hear from you. You will need to have the following skills & experience : High level of written and oral communication skills. Computer literate, Microsoft, NHS systems or equivalent. Excellent communication skills with the ability to build and maintain effective working relationships. Willingness to undergo DBS check at enhanced level. Non-judgemental approach to working with the client group with the commitment to equal opportunities. Experience with reaching and working with disadvantaged, vulnerable or excluded groups. Experience of supporting people, their families and carers in a related role (including unpaid work). Experience of developing a personalised programme of support for individuals from differing backgrounds/communities which demonstrate that the programmes respected their lifestyle and diversity. Experience managing own time and can demonstrate ability to hold a caseload. Experience coordinating / signposting and integration of care across multiple health, care and social care settings. Experience of delivering multidisciplinary interventions in supporting behaviour changes. Experience of communicating effectively key messages to stakeholders. And the following desirable education/qualifications: NVQ Level 3 or equivalent qualification in a biological, social or behavioural science. Professional health/social care qualification. Evidence of continuous professional development with regard to wellbeing. Mental health awareness training. Trained in motivational coaching/interviewing or equivalent. Learning and development delivery skills eg coaching. About Us Harlow South Primary Care Network is a friendly, supportive, well organised and enthusiastic PCN. GP practices are grouping together and working closely in what are called primary care networks (PCNs) and we are committed to providing traditional family orientated services, working together in the NHS to deliver better patient care on behalf of our 3 GP practices: Lister Medical Centre, The Hamilton Practice, and The Ross Practice. The PCN offices are based in a new purpose built Health Centre in Harlow. The PCN has over 40,000, patients from three practices. Lister Medical Centre based at Lister House, Staple Tye and The Ross Practice & The Hamilton Practice based at Keats House, Bush Fair. We are a training hub and support learning & development. SystmOne clinical system Easy access to M11/M25, close to London and Stansted and attractive Essex and Hertfordshire countryside. Informal visits or contact prior to the interview process are welcome. Disclosure and Barring Service Check Please note 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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.