Social Prescribing Team Leader - West Lancashire District, United Kingdom - OWLS CIC

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INTERVIEWS WILL BE ON 08/05 and 10/05_

Are you looking to take your first steps into a management career within a community health care role or have you got the transferable skills - supervision, patient and community experience to join our Social Prescribing Team Leaders?


We are looking to recruit a Social Prescribing Team Leader but are willing to consider potential individuals with the right mix of skills looking to transfer into a new career area or an individual with good experience who is ready to take on their next career progression.

The post holder will be responsible for providing leadership to the Social Prescribing Link Workers in the neighbourhood team.

This will include support with training and development, ongoing monitoring of capacity and providing supervision for the Link Workers if necessary.

Social Prescribing is now delivered in all three West Lancashire neighbourhoods and therefore will provide an excellent opportunity for an individual to be involved in developing the operational aspects of the service across the borough.


As well as providing leadership to the Social Prescribing team the post holder will manage a caseload of clients through assessment to onward-referral, working with clients in the practice that have been referred by the GP.

Main duties of the job


The role requires extensive liaison with statutory and non-statutory services, to both generate referrals into the service and support access to relevant local services, so that seamless and joined up local services are provided for the individual.


In addition, the post holder will contribute to the development of the service and will participate in support, supervision and training as required.


  • The main focus for the post holder is to understand the operational delivery requirements and to support the Service Lead to ensure, quality of provision, team supervision and representation of the sector at neighbourhood level
  • Take referrals from and make referrals to a wide range of agencies within Primary Care Network
  • Coproduce personalised support plans with individuals, their families and carers to take control of their wellbeing, live independently and improve their health outcomes.
  • Developing trusting relationships by giving people time and focus on 'what matters to me'.
  • Take a holistic approach, based on the person's priorities and the wider determinants of health.
  • It is vital that you have a strong awareness and understanding of when it is appropriate or necessary to refer people back to other health professionals/agencies, when what the person needs is beyond the scope of the link worker role e.g. when there is a mental health need requiring a qualified practitioner.
About us

This is an exciting opportunity to join the West Lancashire Social Prescribing Team as a full-time Team Leader.

The small, close-knit Social Prescribing Team sits within OWLS CIC West GP Federation and the service receives referrals from GP practices from across West Lancashire.


Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent


Pay:
Up to £28,723.50 per year


Schedule:

  • Monday to Friday

Work Location:
In person

Application deadline: 02/05/2024
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