Community Connector / Social Prescriber

Community Connector / Social Prescriber
Location: Fakenham Medical Practice
Salary details: £29,577 - £34,392 per annum (pay award pending)
Job term: Full Time
Hours: 37 hours per week
Appointment: Fixed Term
Closing date: 10 March 2024 11:30 PM

Fixed Term to 31 October 2024 (with the possibility of extension to substantive contract)

Do you want to make a difference

Role Snapshot…

Working for South Norfolk and Broadland Councils, you will be delivering a social prescribing service to patients of Fakenham Medical Practice. You will be referred patients who are presenting with social rather than clinical needs or whose clinical condition is being adversely affected by social factors. You will work with patients to find solutions to their problems and thus contribute towards ensuring equality of health outcomes

What you could be part of…

Norfolk and Waveney has a well-developed Integrated Care System in which the NHS, Local Authorities and partners from the VCSE sector work together to maximise health outcomes. The Community Connector Team which you would be joining is well-established with a supportive team of 23 colleagues. Training, support and practice supervision are always available.

Working at the Council enables you to be part of an organisation which is proud to deliver high-quality, customer focused services. Our success comes from us being commercially astute and business-like. Continuous improvement is also vital and we challenge ourselves to develop new and innovative ways to improve the services that make a real difference to people’s lives.

What you’ll be doing…

• Taking referrals from GPs and other Primary Care professionals
• Assessing referrals in the Practice and co-producing plans of support with them
• Developing relationships with a wide range of agencies with whom you will develop plans of support for patients
• Maintaining clear and accurate records of your interactions.

You must have…

• A knowledge of benefits/welfare rights systems
• Experience of working with people in distress
• A working knowledge of common mental health problems
• Excellent communication skills, verbal and written
• The ability to form and maintain professional relationships
• Personal resilience and a sense of humour

Interested Click apply now and you will be redirected to our careers website to complete your application.