About this role
Job summary
An exciting secondment is currently available for the role of a Social Prescriber within Greengates Primary Care Network. The secondment will involve being part of the YOURhealth team within Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust covering the patient cohort within Greengates PCN with the aim of improving the health and well-being of the local community.
The role involves supporting patients across the Greengates Primary Care Network across Cottingham and Beverley. You will offer individualised, personal support and motivation to adults who may need solutions to social, emotional, or practical needs. This support will help empower each individual accessing the service to empower themselves, leading to improved health and wellbeing.
You will work with our existing team of dedicated Social Prescribers as well as our Mental Health and Wellbeing Coaches and Health and Wellbeing Coaches.
Main duties of the job
You will also be expected to promote and market healthy lifestyle issues, including social health within the local communities to encourage change within areas of deprivation and isolation.Excellent interpersonal communication skills are an essential requirement of Social Prescribing as you will be working with individuals (and potentially groups of people) from a variety of backgrounds and have a sound understanding of behaviour change techniques and asset based community development.
Although the role is currently Monday to Friday during office hours there may be rare occasions when you will be required to work evenings and weekends. You will also be required to commute effectively across the geographical boundaries of Hull and East Yorkshire for clinics, meetings and training.
About us
We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website
We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.
We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started.
We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.
Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.
We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.
From city to countryside, market towns to moors you'll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.
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Job description Job responsibilities
For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications, Education and Training Essential
Able to work within a biopsychosocial model, using a range of tools and techniques to enable and support people, such as agenda setting, goal setting, problem solving Ability to travel between sites in a timely manner
Knowledge and Experience Essential
Excellent group and one-to-one facilitation skills including conflict resolution Proficient in Microsoft Office and web-based services
Desirable
Level 3 Social Prescribing qualification
Skills, Competencies and Personal Qualities Essential
An understanding of the biopsychosocial model of health and the social determinants of health Knowledge/experience of prevention and mental health
Desirable
Coaching/counselling qualification/ experience or other relevant qualification/experience involving reflective listening skills.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check 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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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Employer details Employer name Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust
Address King Street Medical Centre
168 King Street
Cottingham
HU16 5QJ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.humber.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)