Social Prescriber

Role of the Social Prescriber

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.

• NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care or equivalent qualification.
• ICT skills/Microsoft office/internet/email.
• Experienced in problem solving.
• Ability to meet tight deadlines and to achieve targets.
• Ability to monitor and evaluate services and produce reports and statistics as required.
• Strong interpersonal skills and an ability to establish a good working relationship with a range of people.
• Ability to work in partnership with various agencies.
• Able to work on own initiative and be part of a team.
• Full, clean driving licence.
• Available to work additional hours as required and to work some unsocial hours.

• Experience in Community Development or Health & Social Care or equivalent.
• Experience in working with vulnerable people.
• Experience of working in health settings.

• Enhanced annual leave allowance of 6.4 weeks per annum (Including Bank Holidays).
• Auto enrolment Pension Scheme.
• Access to Bright Exchange – an online marketplace for employees giving you access to hundreds of products, services and special offers.
• Lifestyle Card.
• Charity Worker Discounts.

This role is based from Three Chequers Medical Practice SP1 3UH
and will require some local travel.