PCN Healthcare Support Worker

Job Summary: This is an ideal opportunity for a Health Care Support Worker who is seeking to broaden and utilize their range of skills and knowledge as part of a multi-disciplinary team. The post holder will participate in the delivery of skilled, autonomous care to patients. We are looking for a highly motivated person who will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide expertise across the PCN. You will be a central point of contact for patients, linking them with sources of support within local communities. You will take a person-centred approach to work with patients identified by GP surgeries and undertake guided conversations with patients. The PCN Healthcare Support Worker will provide non-medical support that improves patients health and wellbeing. You will be expected to develop links with local GP practices, colleagues within the service, local communities and VCS to ensure delivery of integrated, patient focused care, demonstrating flexibility in the role, and a caring attitude towards patients. This is an exciting position and you will need to be self-motivated and able to work on your own, whilst also integrating into a number of well-established General Practices. You will have excellent organisational, interpersonal and communication skills together with a good working knowledge of primary care and the challenges facing patient care in the NHS. Primary Responsibilites: Working in partnership with the practice team to support patients and promote positive lifestyle changes, with the aim of preventing ill-health by means of behavioural change techniques. Providing information and advice about a wide range of services in order to promote health and well-being in order to support independence within communities. Contributing to reducing demand on statutory services, hospital admissions and to combat unnecessary GP appointments. Provide patients with personalised support to address wider determinants of health such as debt, housing and physical inactivity. Produce a simple personalised care plan to address the patients health & wellbeing needs by introducing or reconnecting people to community groups or statutory services.