Social Prescriber

☞ Beacon Medical Group

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Update day: 01-06-2024

Location: Plymouth South West

Category: Fashion / Lifestyle Social Work / Community Services Part-time

Industry: Government Public Administration

Job type: Part-time, Permanent

Salary: £13.68 an hour

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Social Prescriber advert

Beacon Medical Group is looking to recruit a Social Prescriber to provide support for our patients within our Primary Care Network.

The person appointed will be responsible for directing patients to services across the health sector, voluntary sector and other statutory agencies who can assist with their ongoing needs. To take a holistic approach to addressing non-medical/social issues in their life, such has housing, debt or social isolation by connecting people to community groups, activities or services.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will need to have a comprehensive knowledge of activities/services available across Plymouth and South Hams and be able to demonstrate enthusiasm and the necessary interpersonal skills to become an effective support to our patients.

We are looking for a motivated individual who is able to work independently to manage their own workload and are flexible to respond to the developing nature of the role and the needs of individuals requiring support.

About us

Beacon Medical Group is a large, friendly, vibrant and caring partnership PCN practice with six neighbouring sites close to and within the beautiful Devon countryside east of Plymouth, and a patient list of 43,000. Every team member is highly valued and welcomed within a climate of mutual support and encouragement.

Our focus is on improving services and providing high quality care to our patients whilst supporting the local health system to build sustainable integrated services to meet the current and future health and wellbeing needs of the communities we serve.

This PCN is an active contributor in shaping services with a national profile at the forefront of developing inspiring multi-disciplinary team approaches to meet the challenges of Primary Care. We strive to provide consultations for patients so they receive the Right Care, with the Right Person, at the Right Time, including a paramedic led Urgent Care Team, making the best and most appropriate use of every clinician’s skills. Care is provided by practice nurses, clinical pharmacists, mental health nurses, social prescribers, general practitioners, patient advisers, healthcare assistants, paramedics and phlebotomists, and we contribute to the education and professional development of trainee nurses, medical students and GP Registrars.

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Deadline: 16-07-2024

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