Apprentice Social Prescriber

Summary

A great opportunity has become available for a surgery in the S10 area of Sheffield. This is an ideal opening for someone who is interested in becoming a Social Prescriber or a Health and Wellbeing worker to support experienced Social Prescribers.

Wage

£14,918.80 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course

Assistant practitioner (health) (level 5)

Hours

37.5 per week (Part-time will be considered). Exact days and times to be confirmed. Some flexibility will be required when the hours are worked to contribute to extended hours services.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Monday 1 September 2025

Duration

2 years

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

Forge strong links with GP Practices, local voluntary and community organisations, utilising their established networks.
Be a friendly source of information about wellbeing and prevention approaches.
Work with people, their families and carers and consider how they can all be supported.
Support local partners and commissioners to develop new groups and services where needed.
Build relationships with staff in GP practices within the local Primary Care Network (PCN), attending relevant meetings, becoming part of the wider network team, giving information and feedback on social prescribing.
Work closely with GP practices within the PCN to ensure that social prescribing referral codes are inputted into the clinical system.
Where appropriate, physically introduce people to community groups, activities and statutory services. Follow up to ensure they are happy, able to engage, included and receiving good support.
Support the Social Prescribers produce a personalised support plan to improve health and wellbeing, introducing or reconnecting people to community groups and statutory services.

Where you'll work

This apprenticeship is available in these locations:

The Crookes Practice, School Road, Sheffield, S10 1GN
Broomhill and Lodge Moor Surgery, 5 Lawson Road, Sheffield, S10 5BU
Selborne Road Medical Centre, 1 Selborne Road, Sheffield, S10 5ND

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

SHEFFIELD COLLEGE, THE

Your training course

Assistant practitioner (health) (level 5)

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What you'll learn

Course contents

Work in line with legislation, policies, standards and codes of conduct that apply to own role
Work within the scope of practice, the limits of own knowledge and skills, escalating and reporting to others when needed
Work in partnership with others to champion safe, equitable, non-discriminatory person-centred care and support for individuals
Promote and maintain the principles of a duty of care, safeguarding and protection, always acting in the best interest of individuals and working across organisations and with other agencies to ensure they do not come to harm
Undertake and monitor physiological, technical and psychological measurements using the appropriate equipment and tools within scope of own practice
Select and use the correct equipment and tools to undertake timely assessment of an individual's physical and mental healthcare status within own scope of practice
Recognise and respond to an individual in pain, distress or discomfort
Interpret results of assessment in the context of the individual’s health and wellbeing, making appropriate changes or recommendations to the care plan within scope of own practice or escalating in line with local protocol
Support individuals with nutrition and fluids in line with their care needs, taking action as required
Undertake evidence-based clinical, diagnostic or therapeutic interventions delegated by a registered healthcare professional in line with scope of practice, and standard operating procedures
Monitor and review the impact of clinical, diagnostic or therapeutic interventions on an individual’s health and well-being
Record and store information related to individuals securely and in line with local and national policies, including the safe use of technology
Report and share information related to individuals securely and in line with local and national policies, maintaining confidentiality
Delegate work to colleagues in the multi-disciplinary team and engage in supervision
Liaise with the multidisciplinary team to prioritise and manage own workload
Communicate with individuals, their families, carers and health and care professionals using techniques designed to maximise understanding
Promote the use of digital solutions to improve communication systems and practices
Recognise and respond to limitations in an individual’s mental capacity
Participate in training and development activities and evaluate the impact of learning on own practice
Seek out and respond to feedback and engage in appraisals
Reflect on own practice to improve practice
Provide leadership and act as a role model for others within the scope of own role
Identify learning and development needs of others
Teach, coach and mentor others and confirm that learning needs have been met
Actively seek out and act on opportunities to support individuals to maximise their health and well-being within the scope of the role
Promote preventative health behaviours and support individuals to make informed choices to improve their health and wellbeing within the scope of the role
Conduct and record risk assessments relevant to the activity and scope of own practice
Uphold the principles of duty of candour, identifying and managing challenging situations, unsafe work practices and addressing comments, compliments, conflict and complaints
Maintain a safe and healthy working environment for self and others, using techniques for infection prevention and control, including the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and supporting others to comply with policy and procedures
Move and assist individuals, equipment and other items safely
Participate in and support others in audit and quality improvement activities in the workplace
Conduct research activity within the scope of own role and act on the findings
Identify opportunities to improve quality in the workplace and contribute to local, regional and national quality improvement initiatives
Work in line with legislation, policies, standards and codes of conduct that apply to own role
Work within the scope of practice, the limits of own knowledge and skills, escalating and reporting to others when needed
Work in partnership with others to champion safe, equitable, non-discriminatory person-centred care and support for individuals
Promote and maintain the principles of a duty of care, safeguarding and protection, always acting in the best interest of individuals and working across organisations and with other agencies to ensure they do not come to harm
Undertake and monitor physiological, technical and psychological measurements using the appropriate equipment and tools within scope of own practice
Select and use the correct equipment and tools to undertake timely assessment of an individual's physical and mental healthcare status within own scope of practice
Recognise and respond to an individual in pain, distress or discomfort
Interpret results of assessment in the context of the individual’s health and wellbeing, making appropriate changes or recommendations to the care plan within scope of own practice or escalating in line with local protocol
Support individuals with nutrition and fluids in line with their care needs, taking action as required
Undertake evidence-based clinical, diagnostic or therapeutic interventions delegated by a registered healthcare professional in line with scope of practice, and standard operating procedures
Monitor and review the impact of clinical, diagnostic or therapeutic interventions on an individual’s health and well-being
Record and store information related to individuals securely and in line with local and national policies, including the safe use of technology
Report and share information related to individuals securely and in line with local and national policies, maintaining confidentiality
Delegate work to colleagues in the multi-disciplinary team and engage in supervision
Liaise with the multidisciplinary team to prioritise and manage own workload
Communicate with individuals, their families, carers and health and care professionals using techniques designed to maximise understanding
Promote the use of digital solutions to improve communication systems and practices
Recognise and respond to limitations in an individual’s mental capacity
Participate in training and development activities and evaluate the impact of learning on own practice
Seek out and respond to feedback and engage in appraisals
Reflect on own practice to improve practice
Provide leadership and act as a role model for others within the scope of own role
Identify learning and development needs of others
Teach, coach and mentor others and confirm that learning needs have been met
Actively seek out and act on opportunities to support individuals to maximise their health and well-being within the scope of the role
Promote preventative health behaviours and support individuals to make informed choices to improve their health and wellbeing within the scope of the role
Conduct and record risk assessments relevant to the activity and scope of own practice
Uphold the principles of duty of candour, identifying and managing challenging situations, unsafe work practices and addressing comments, compliments, conflict and complaints
Maintain a safe and healthy working environment for self and others, using techniques for infection prevention and control, including the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and supporting others to comply with policy and procedures
Move and assist individuals, equipment and other items safely
Participate in and support others in audit and quality improvement activities in the workplace
Conduct research activity within the scope of own role and act on the findings
Identify opportunities to improve quality in the workplace and contribute to local, regional and national quality improvement initiatives

Your training plan

As part of your apprenticeship, you will be required to attend college once per week at Sheffield College - City Campus.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade A*-C or 9-4)
Maths (grade A*-C or 9-4)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Problem solving skills
Logical
Team working
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience

Other requirements

Some flexibility will be required when the hours are worked to contribute to extended-hours services.

About this company

Broomhill & Lodge Moor Surgeries is a good rated NHS GP practice in Sheffield, offering online appointments, prescriptions, test results and more

After this apprenticeship

Potential for permanent employment upon successful completion of apprenticeship.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

SHEFFIELD COLLEGE, THE

Alice Mee

alice.mee@sheffcol.ac.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000323790.

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Closes on Monday 21 July 2025

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