Social Prescribing Worker

• Travel across Hampshire/Wiltshire may be required

You will connect people with non-medical support, such as day centres, charities, or community groups to reduce loneliness and improve their quality of life.
If you are a good listener, with local connections in the Salisbury area and can put people at ease and gain their trust, with proficient writing and digital skills, then this role is ideal for you.

Your role will include:

• meeting individuals within healthcare settings and providing some home visits.
• assessing what support people need, such as physical activities, learning new skills, making new friends, or finding employment.
• finding local support services such as community groups and charities for people to go to.
• referring people who need care and support into a range of local activities.
• reviewing the progress that people make.

• Work closely with a range of patients to assess their social, emotional, and practical needs.
• Take referrals from the PCN and core practices including pharmacies, health and care multi-disciplinary teams, the emergency services, and other key agencies as appropriate.
• Support patients to reduce reliance of healthcare through social inclusion and community health improvement.
• Timely communication with appropriate agencies if any identified unmet mental or physical health needs or safeguarding concerns.
• Provide personalised support, signposting, or referrals to community-based activities and services.
• Connect people to non-medical support such as day centres, charities, or community groups to reduce loneliness and improve quality of life.
• Help individuals improve their health, wellbeing, and social welfare by connecting them to community services.
• Booking service user visits, managing your diary and pre-planning weekly travel.
• Produce statistics, paperwork and case studies as required.
• To support the work of Unity and to promote their services to the wider community where appropriate.
• To attend staff meetings as required.

• To undertake relevant training as agreed.
• To adhere to Quality Standards.
• To comply with all Unity policies.
• To carry out other duties that are required within the role as it evolves within the development of the organisation.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please email our HR team using the displayed link.