Social Prescriber - Gypsy Roma Traveller Service

Proposed salary:
Band 5.1 t on the ABC pay scale, which is equivalent to £28,888.23 / £14.81 per hour.

Hours of work:
Monday to Friday 09:00 - 17:00

Duration: fixed-term contract to end of January 2027.

Base:
Horley Health Hub, with outreach delivery across Surrey and Sussex (access to a car is essential for this role)

This role combines social prescribing, health promotion, and smoking cessation support specifically for Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities across Surrey.

The post holder will:

• Build trusting relationships with GRT individuals and families
• Provide personalised support to improve wellbeing using
  
  Make every Contact Count (MECC)
• Deliver smoking cessation advice, behavioural support and follow up
• Support access to primary care, screening, vaccination sand wider services by signposting and referring into appropriate services
• Work collaboratively with ABCs Health Inclusion Teams,VCSE partners and local authorities

This role is ideal for someone passionate about reducing health inequalities, working in community settings, and supporting people in aculturally sensitive, trauma informed way.

Due to the specific safeguarding needs and privacy considerations of the service users in this role, including required access to homes where individuals are of a particular sex and where sensitive, gender specific engagement is essential, it is a proportionate means of achieving a legitimate aim for this post to be carried out by a female employee.

We have assessed the duties of the role and determined that there are no alternative arrangements that would allow the work to be performed safely and effectively.

Alliance for Better Care (ABC) is a GP Federation uniting 77 NHS GP member practices across 98 sites within 24

Primary Care Networks in Sussex and Surrey. We support our Primary Care colleagues - and their patients to transform how healthcare is delivered intheir communities.

We work closely with GP Practices, PCNs, Hospitals, Community Organisations, and the Third Sector.

These vital partnerships enable us to deliver a truly integrated approach that offers the support and expertise needed to effectively serve our populations.

Our Equity Team delivers clinical outreach services topeople who experience barriers to healthcare, including those facing homelessness, refugees and asylum seekers, Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities, and other groups experiencing health inequalities.

Alliance for Better Care (ABC) is a GP Federation uniting 77 NHS GP member practices across 98 sites within 24

Primary Care Networks in Sussex and Surrey. We support our Primary Care colleagues - and their patients to transform how healthcare is delivered intheir communities.

We work closely with GP Practices, PCNs, Hospitals, Community Organisations, and the Third Sector.

These vital partnerships enable us to deliver a truly integrated approach that offers the support and expertise needed to effectively serve our populations.

Our Equity Team delivers clinical outreach services topeople who experience barriers to healthcare, including those facing homelessness, refugees and asylum seekers, Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities, and other groups experiencing health inequalities.

Social Prescribing and Personalised Support

• Provide one-to-onesupport, giving people time to tell their story and identify what matters tome.
• Coproducesimple personalised wellbeing plans based on strengths, priorities and goals.
• Help individuals address wider determinants of health such ashousing, finances, social isolation, caring responsibilities and access to services.
• Support peopleto register with GP practices and navigate primary and community care.
• Make supported introductions to community groups, statutory services and VCSE partners.
• Maintain asmall caseload, prioritising according to need and urgency.

• Deliver one to oneand group-based smoking cessation interventions on GRT sites.
• Offer behavioural counselling, motivational support and relapse prevention strategies.
• Educate individuals on risks of smoking, available treatments and coping strategies.
• Support accessto nicotine replacement therapy or other cessation options under clinical guidance.
• ApplyMECC principles during all interactions.

• Build strong, trusting relationships with GRT communities through regular site visits.
• Work collaboratively with local VCSE organisations, Traveller Education…