Social Prescriber Link Worker Role (SPLW)

The purpose of the role is to develop collaborative relationships and work in partnership with health, social care, and community and voluntary sector providers and multidisciplinary teams to holistically support patients wider health and well-being, public health, and contributing to the reduction of health inequalities; provide education and specialist expertise to PCN staff, supporting them to improve their skills and understanding of personalised care, behavioural approaches and ensuring consistency in the follow up of peoples goals with MDT input; work with the GPs and other primary care professionals within the PCN to identify and manage a caseload of patients, and where required and as appropriate, refer people back to other health professionals within the PCN, in accordance with the needs, priorities and any urgent support required by individuals. Ifyou would like the opportunity to make a difference in our community, come and join our Sutton PCN Health & Wellbeing Team as a,

• Referrals
• Providing personalised support
• Building relationship in the community
• Personal and professional development
• Communications
  
  Social Prescriber. We are looking for dynamic and enthusiastic Link Workers, able to work full time or job share who will support people to take pro-active steps to improve the way they manage their physical and mental health conditions, based on what matters to them, to improve their health outcomes and quality of life.
  
  Primary Care Networks (PCNs) are a key part of the NHS Long Term Plan, with all general practices being required to be in a network by June 2019, and ICBs being required to commit recurrent funding to develop and maintain them. The networks will have expanded neighborhood teams which will comprise a range of staff such as GPs, pharmacists, district nurses, community geriatricians, dementia workers and Allied Health Professionals such as physiotherapists and podiatrists/chiropodists, joined by social care and the voluntary sector. Under the plans, all general practices will be aligned to a PCN, covering 30,000-50,000 patients, with local Enhanced services funded by ICBs and provided through the new network contracts (see below). The networks will provide the structure and funding for services to be developed locally, in response to the needs of the patients they serve. It is important that community pharmacy teams are fully involved in the work of their PCN. PCNs are based on
general practice registered lists, typically serving natural communities of around 30,000 to 50,000 patients. They should be small enough to provide the personal care valued by both patients and healthcare professionals, but large enough to have impact and economies of scale through better collaboration between general practices and others in the local health and social care system, including community pharmacies.