Social Prescriber and Recovery Worker

On-site in Oxford·Full-time·Added 21 days ago (last checked 1 Oct)

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust

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Overview

Job details

Permanent contract
Full-time.

Requirements

Work on-site in Oxford
No relocation package mentioned.

Benefits

27 days holiday + bank holidays
Paid annual leave, per the ad.
Cycle to work scheme
Commuter benefits named in the ad.

Skills

Networking

The role

Job overview

Do you want to work for a team that's creative, innovative and forward thinking?

We're looking for a Social Prescriber and Recovery worker to join our Autism and Learning Disability Liaison team.

The successful candidate will be supporting in the implementation of programmes of care, under the supervision of the Care Navigators. The Social Prescriber and Recovery Worker will be working across health, social care, education, and the voluntary sector with families, to ensure children and young people with the most complex needs receive appropriate personalised and crucially, integrated support

A typical day will be very varied and very rewarding. This role provides the opportunity to make a profound impact to children, young people and families in accessing support and provisions within the community in a timely way.

Main duties of the job

The Social Prescriber will support the whole 'System' to deliver high quality, effective and efficient care and aim to:

Improve the experience of children & young people accessing Health, Social Care, Education, and voluntary services
Supporting the Care Navigators in delivering support and signposting.
Improve family and CYP access to community-based support.
Support improvement in the quality of care and provision available and delivered to the individual and family
Lead on developing a clinical resource folder, that is maintained and updated by the social prescriber. This folder will hold up to date information about services, resources, charities, groups, networks, websites, stakeholders that families can be signposted too.
To use social prescribing to help improve patient outcomes in a person-centred way, accessing the right help at the right time.
To actively participate in meetings, contributing to the Dynamic Support Register to update all agencies on progress as well as identifying obstacles and barriers to accessing appropriate provision

Working for our organisation

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.

Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people's homes, delivering care as close to home as possible

Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: "Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team"

Our values are: "Caring, safe and excellent"

At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:

Excellent opportunities for career progression
Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
Competitive pension scheme
Lease car scheme
Cycle to work scheme
Employee Assistance Programme
Mental Health First Aiders
Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the "supporting statement" element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.

The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview, and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Higher Level Teaching Assistant or NVQ level 3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent experience relevant to the role.

Desirable criteria

Relevant post registration qualification
Undertaken further courses / training in Neurodivergence, Autism and / Learning Disability

Skills

Essential criteria

Has a positive, solution focused and progressive mindset to ensure the best outcomes for the child, young person and their family are achieved
To be able to maintain patient records, both written and electronic

Desirable criteria

Ability to recognise and understand presentations associated with Autism and / Learning disabilities
Demonstrable ability in having difficult conversations and managing expectations

Experience

Essential criteria

Experienced in team working and working autonomously
Examples of working using own initiative and problem solving

Desirable criteria

Previous experience of working in a social prescribing role or similar
Experience of working with Children and Young people in community settings, with Autism and / Learning disability