Cardiovascular Rehabilitation Social Prescriber
| Posting date: | 15 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | £27,485 to £30,162 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £27485 - £30162 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 29 July 2025 |
| Location: | Coventry, CV2 2DX |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9218-25-0785 |
Summary
An exciting opportunity has opened for an ambitious, dynamic and enthusiastic Social Prescriber to join the cardiovascular rehabilitation team at UHCW NHS Trust. Funding is available to conduct an 18 month pilot examining the impact of an embedded social prescriber on the experience of those invited to attend cardiovascular rehabilitation. This is a fantastic and long anticipated opportunity for the service to explore the impact this role has on the experience of those offered cardiovascular rehabilitation. We are seeking an experienced social prescriber with excellent communication skills and a passion for improving people's access to health enhancing lifestyle choices. This role is well suited to individuals with experience of managing a caseload of clients, working one-to-one with clients, families, and carers to plan and help people resolve practical issues such as housing, finances, employment that will enable health supporting activity and social connection. The role will be primarily based at our community cardiovascular rehabilitation service in Coventry city centre, with the potential to provide cover at our hospital-based service in Rugby, as service needs are identified. Develop trusting relationships by giving people time and focus on what matters to me. Take a holistic approach, based on the persons priorities and the wider determinants of health. Co-produce a personalised support plan to improve health and wellbeing, introducing or reconnecting people to community groups and statutory services. The role will require managing and prioritising your own caseload, in accordance with the needs, priorities and any urgent support required by individuals on the caseload 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 persons needs is beyond the scope of the link worker role e.g., when there is a mental health need requiring a qualified practitioner. Draw on and increase the strengths and capacities of local communities, enabling local VCSE organisations and community groups to receive social prescribing referrals. Ensure they are supported, have basic safeguarding processes for vulnerable individuals and can provide opportunities for the person to develop friendships, a sense of belonging, and build knowledge, skills and confidence To establish and maintain good connections with internal and local social prescribing networks that support your ability to deliver appropriate onward referral for issues identified in your consultations. For further details of the role please see the attached job description. Secondment will be considered for internal candidates If you are successful after interview, you must obtain approval from your current line manager to accept the offer.