Social Prescriber Link Worker N&W PCN

Working as a Social Prescriber within the North and West Primary Care Network offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on people's lives by supporting their health and wellbeing through a holistic, person-centred approach. As part of the PCN Wellbeing Team, you will empower individuals, their families and carers to take greater control of their health by focusing on "what matters to me" and connecting them with community groups and services that provide practical and emotional support. You will play a key role in helping people overcome the social factors that affect their health and wellbeing, including debt, housing difficulties, loneliness, long-term health conditions, and mental health challenges. By providing personalised support, you will help build resilience, reduce health inequalities, and enable people to live healthier, more independent lives. Working collaboratively with local organisations and community partners, you will strengthen community connections, improve access to local resources, and contribute to the development of initiatives that address unmet needs. Through practical support, advice, and encouragement, you will empower people to make positive lifestyle changes, achieve their personal goals, and improve outcomes for themselves, their families, and the wider community. MAIN Responsibilities: Supporting and enabling people (adults over 18 yrs) to increase their knowledge, skills and confidence required to take control of their wellbeing, live independently and improve their health outcomes: • Ensuring provision of support in NW PCN working with allocated practices to reduce the need for health, social care and community safety interventions. • Drawing on and increasing the strengths and capacity of local communities. • Work with community organisations (statutory, VCSE and others) to ensure coherent and supportive services are available. • Work together with all local partners, such as HVOSS and the Talk Community team to collectively ensure these local organisations and community groups are sustainable and community assets are nurtured, including providing support to set up new community groups and services, where gaps are identified. • Educating non-clinical and clinical staff within the network on what other services and support are available within the community and how patients can access them. This may include verbal or written advice and guidance Ensuring comprehensive and high-quality social prescribing functions are available and accessible across practices in the PCN Comprising personalised support to individuals, their families and carers to improve their wellbeing and health outcomes. This includes: • Receiving referrals from GP practices within the PCN using social prescribing approaches tailored to each patients needs. • Provide personalised support to individuals, families, and carers, enabling them to live independently and improve their health outcomes. • Build trusting relationships by focusing on what matters to me and addressing wider determinants of health through a holistic approach. • Co-produce personalised support plans, connecting individuals to community groups, activities, and statutory services. • Strengthen community networks by supporting VCSE organisations and ensuring they can safely and effectively receive social prescribing referrals. • Help individuals identify and address challenges such as debt, housing, unemployment, loneliness, and caregiving. • Act as a source of guidance on wellbeing and preventative approaches. • Accompany individuals to community services where needed, ensuring they feel comfortable, engaged, and supported. • Working with practices proactively target local health inequalities and those experiencing poorer health outcomes • Deliver group self-management sessions targeting patients with health needs to support early prevention and improve health outcomes (e.g. Hypertension, physical activity groups) • Develop and maintain relationships with individuals who are experiencing the greatest inequalities and vulnerability closely working with PCN safeguarding teams • Support and develop PCN wellbeing care coordinators through advice and guidance for complex cases during triage processes. • Regular reporting and updates on progress to all key stakeholders including the PCN team using tools such as Patient Activation Measure Job description Job responsibilities Working as a Social Prescriber within the North and West Primary Care Network offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on people's lives by supporting their health and wellbeing through a holistic, person-centred approach. As part of the PCN Wellbeing Team, you will empower individuals, their families and carers to take greater control of their health by focusing on "what matters to me" and connecting them with community groups and services that provide practical and emotional support. You will play a key role in helping people overcome the social factors that affect their health and wellbeing, including debt, housing difficulties, loneliness, long-term health conditions, and mental health challenges. By providing personalised support, you will help build resilience, reduce health inequalities, and enable people to live healthier, more independent lives. Working collaboratively with local organisations and community partners, you will strengthen community connections, improve access to local resources, and contribute to the development of initiatives that address unmet needs. Through practical support, advice, and encouragement, you will empower people to make positive lifestyle changes, achieve their personal goals, and improve outcomes for themselves, their families, and the wider community. MAIN Responsibilities: Supporting and enabling people (adults over 18 yrs) to increase their knowledge, skills and confidence required to take control of their wellbeing, live independently and improve their health outcomes: • Ensuring provision of support in NW PCN working with allocated practices to reduce the need for health, social care and community safety interventions. • Drawing on and increasing the strengths and capacity of local communities. • Work with community organisations (statutory, VCSE and others) to ensure coherent and supportive services are available. • Work together with all local partners, such as HVOSS and the Talk Community team to collectively ensure these local organisations and community groups are sustainable and community assets are nurtured, including providing support to set up new community groups and services, where gaps are identified. • Educating non-clinical and clinical staff within the network on what other services and support are available within the community and how patients can access them. This may include verbal or written advice and guidance Ensuring comprehensive and high-quality social prescribing functions are available and accessible across practices in the PCN Comprising personalised support to individuals, their families and carers to improve their wellbeing and health outcomes. This includes: • Receiving referrals from GP practices within the PCN using social prescribing approaches tailored to each patients needs. • Provide personalised support to individuals, families, and carers, enabling them to live independently and improve their health outcomes. • Build trusting relationships by focusing on what matters to me and addressing wider determinants of health through a holistic approach. • Co-produce personalised support plans, connecting individuals to community groups, activities, and statutory services. • Strengthen community networks by supporting VCSE organisations and ensuring they can safely and effectively receive social prescribing referrals. • Help individuals identify and address challenges such as debt, housing, unemployment, loneliness, and caregiving. • Act as a source of guidance on wellbeing and preventative approaches. • Accompany individuals to community services where needed, ensuring they feel comfortable, engaged, and supported. • Working with practices proactively target local health inequalities and those experiencing poorer health outcomes • Deliver group self-management sessions targeting patients with health needs to support early prevention and improve health outcomes (e.g. Hypertension, physical activity groups) • Develop and maintain relationships with individuals who are experiencing the greatest inequalities and vulnerability closely working with PCN safeguarding teams • Support and develop PCN wellbeing care coordinators through advice and guidance for complex cases during triage processes. • Regular reporting and updates on progress to all key stakeholders including the PCN team using tools such as Patient Activation Measure