Company Name
Abbey Field PCN
All Locations
Colchester
Advertising Salary
£14.70 per hour
Function
Health & Wellbeing
Careers Site Advertising End Date
31 Jul 2025
Vacancy ID
28810

About the Role

 
Abbey Field Primary Care Network (PCN), are looking to welcome a social prescriber to join our busy social prescribing team. This position is offered on a full or part-time basis so please add what days and hours you are looking for on your CV. 
 
Working for the PCN, this role will work across our 5 sites, East Hill, Tollgate, Abbey Field, Elmstead Market and Hawthorn practices. 
 
The main responsibilities of the role include:
  • Receiving and managing all referrals from multi-agencies.
  • Providing personalised support to vulnerable individuals.
  • Working in partnership with the practice team to support patients with the following; cancer care and dementia reviews. 
  • Providing information and advice about a wide range of services in order to promote health and well-being in order to support independence within communities.
  • Forging strong links with local organisations, community and neighbourhood level groups.
  • Contributing to reducing demand on statutory services, hospital admissions and to combat unnecessary GP appointments.
  • Working with patients in the practice, or with patients in their own homes, to provide personalised person-centred support.

About the Candidate

If you are a local community champion or already a social prescriber, and want a new and exciting challenge, then we would love to hear from you.
 
You will need to have the following skills :
  • Experience of working within healthcare, the voluntary or community sectors, supporting vulnerable groups.
  • Strong listening and communication skills.
  • You will be familiar with local resources and services and how to access them.
  • Motivated by helping people, with care and empathy.
  • Commitment to collaborative working with all local agencies.

About Us

 We are a practice of approximately 20,000 patients covering sites in Colchester, Greenstead and Elmstead Market.
 
We use SystmOne clinical system.
 

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Please note this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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