Social Prescriber Primary Care Network

Social Prescriber-Aylesbury Central Primary Care Network

Salary: Up to £28,548 WTE dependant on experience.

Working hours: 37.5 hours per week.

33 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays

Employee Assistance Programme 24/7 Support

An exciting opportunity has arisen for Social Prescriber who is passionate about empowering people to take control of their health to join our well established team at Aylesbury Central. We provide high quality support to our patients and are looking for an enthusiastic, empathetic individual to join the team to support us in achieving this.

We are looking for someone to be proactive in getting to know and support our local community assets and should be motivated by helping people to become active and independent members of their local community. The successful candidate would be joining a team of social prescribers so we are looking for someone with similar experiences to integrate and develop the team further.

Experience of working positively with people facing complex social and emotional challenges, and some knowledge of solution‑focussed coaching approaches. The successful candidate will be working with people from diverse cultural and social backgrounds and will need to work confidently and effectively in a diverse, and sometimes challenging environment.

Social prescribing empowers people to take control of their health and wellbeing through referral to link workers who give time, focus on what matters to me and take a holistic approach to an individuals health and wellbeing, connecting people to community groups and statutory services for practical and emotional support. Link workers also support existing groups to be accessible and sustainable and help people to start new community groups, working collaboratively with all local partners.

Social prescribing link worker will work as a key part of the primary care network (PCN) multi‑disciplinary team.

What experience will you need?

• We are looking for someone with an understanding of social prescribing, or a person‑centred approach.
• You’ll be able to demonstrate the ability to be a good listener, have time for people and be committed to supporting local communities to care for each other.
• You’ll preferably have experience of working positively with people facing complex social and emotional challenges.
• You’ll have great interpersonal skills and a can‑do approach to supporting people, community groups and local organisations.
• You will live locally in the community.
• It is important you are I.T. literate as we use multiple clinical systems.

The Social Prescriber will complete the following as part of the role:

• NHS England and NHS Improvement online learning programme
• Be enrolled in, undertaking or qualified from appropriate training as set out by the Personalised Care Institute.

About our PCN

Aylesbury Central Primary Care Network (PCN) is a collaborative partnership of 2 GP practices Berrycroft Community Health Centre, Whitehill Surgery working together to improve access, enhance patient care, and deliver integrated services to the community of central Aylesbury. The PCN was established on 1st July 2019, previously known as the BMW PCN.

These practices together serve a combined patient population of approximately 40,000 patients across the central Aylesbury area.

About Fed Bucks

As a GP Federation and Social Enterprise, we are proud to represent our member practices and to champion primary care by working with local general practice and system partners in the provision of community‑based healthcare services. We are dedicated to providing safe and compassionate care to our patients across our range of planned and unplanned healthcare services in Buckinghamshire and believe in continuous commitment to quality service delivery and positive patient outcomes.

Patients are at the heart of everything we do, and we pride ourselves in our purpose when enabling excellent patient care and supporting general practice.

Fed Bucks is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults. All staff are expected to share this commitment and to uphold the organisations…