Social Prescribing Link Worker

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Receive referrals from GP practices, local agencies, and self-referrals.
• Provide one-to-one, personalised support, focusing on what matters to me.
• Co-produce simple care and support plans and link patients to community groups, services, and local resources.
• Build partnerships with voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations to enhance capacity and sustainability.
• Promote social prescribing across the PCN and community, providing guidance to staff on available services.
• Maintain accurate records, track outcomes, and adhere to safeguarding and confidentiality standards.

Community & Employment Support:

• Support patients on sick leave to regain independence and return to work.
• Encourage engagement with local services, training, volunteering, or other opportunities to increase employability.
• Identify barriers to engagement and help patients access practical and emotional support.
• Contribute to local neighbourhood projects, working with community partners to strengthen networks and improve access to services.

Person Specification

Skills & Attributes

Essential

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; able to build trust and motivate patients.
• Organised, proactive, and able to manage a caseload independently.
• Ability to collaborate with GP practices, local agencies, and community partners.
• Commitment to equality, diversity, and social inclusion.
• Ability to provide practical support that enhances employability, independence, and wellbeing.
• Ability to conduct sensitive discussions with discretion and empathy.

Qualifications

Essential

• Must be able to work in person, and live locally or be willing to relocate
• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent or working towards.
• Experience in community development, adult health/social care, or public health-paid or voluntary.
• Experience supporting patients with complex social, health, or employment-related needs.

Desirable

• Knowledge of local employment support services and pathways for people at risk of unemployment.
• Training in motivational coaching, strength-based approaches, or behaviour change techniques.
• Experience supervising volunteers or measuring service impact.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Cam Medical PCN

Address

Doctors Surgery

Wordsworth Grove

Cambridge

CB3 9HS

Employer's website

https://www.trumpingtonstreetmedicalpractice.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)