26th October
Hospital Social Prescribing Manager - Based at Bassetlaw Hospital
37.5 hours (Monday to Friday: working hours to be confirmed).
This post is offered on a rolling contract, subject to funding.
Part time and flexible options available for the right candidate.
Salary: £29,955
Bassetlaw Community and Voluntary Service are looking to recruit a Social Prescribing Manager who will lead the team, develop the service to generate referrals and provide personalised support to patients (both face to face and via telephone), who are identified by the Hospital’s clinical and social care staff. Thus, helping patients to take control of their health and wellbeing, live independently and improve their health outcomes, personal resilience and reducing health and wellbeing inequalities by addressing the wider determinants of health, such as debt, poor housing and physical inactivity, by increasing people’s active involvement with their local communities. This support can be provided at the point of discharge or immediately thereafter, which could entail visiting people in their own homes.
The role will lead the team to provide health coaching and active signposting into the voluntary and community sector. The post will address the issues of cultural tendencies to admit and treat patients attending acute services.
As such, the role requires someone with strong inter-personal skills, sound knowledge of the NHS, voluntary and community sector and social care environment, and someone who is both well organised and capable of operating at strategic and operational levels.
We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and communities, and in particular those that are currently under represented in our workforce. BCVS have a hybrid working policy in place and offer flexibility as appropriate to the role.
All applications should be submitted on the BCVS Application Form and emailed to apply@bcvs.org.uk. Please note, CVs will NOT be accepted or considered for the post. For more information, please refer to the job description and person specification or contact Becky Law, Head of Service at BCVS on 01909 476118.
Closing date: 5pm on Thursday 17th November 2022
Interview date: Tuesday 22nd November 2022