West Norfolk Coastal PCN are looking to recruit a social prescriber, someone who empowers people to take control of their health and wellbeing through referral to non-clinical social prescribing link workers. This position will require you to have access to transport and ability to travel across the locality on a regular basis, including to visit people in their own homes and support people to attend activities as appropriate. This is a full-time position for 37.5 hours per week.
Key responsibilities will include;
- Take referrals from the PCNs Core Network Practices and from a wide range of agencies, including pharmacies, health and care multi-disciplinary teams etc
- Provide personalised support to individuals, their families and carers to access community-based activities
- Work with appropriate supervision as part of the PCN to manage and prioritise your own caseload
- Build ongoing relationships with local infrastructure organisations, community activities and support services to increase knowledge of the community support offer
- Promote social prescribing as an approach across the PCN and wider agencies
For further information, please see the job description attached.