Social Prescriber - Greengates Primary Care Network

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.

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.