Social Prescribing Link Worker - London, United Kingdom - Winchmore Hill Practice
Description
West Enfield Collaborative PCNSocial Prescribing Link Worker:
Full Time or Part Time.
We are looking to recruit to the post of social prescribing link worker, to work within our primary care network multi-disciplinary healthcare team, providing 1:1 personalised support to people who are referred to them by team members and local agencies.
Winchmore Hill Practice, Abernethy House Surgery, The Town Surgery.
This post empowers people to take control of their health and wellbeing by giving time to focus on 'what matters to me'.
The social prescribing link worker will build trusting relationships with people, create a shared personalised care and support plan and connect them to local, diverse and culturally appropriate community groups, VCSE organisations and services.
They will also work with a diverse range of partners to provide support to community groups and VCSE organisations involved in social prescribing.
This role helps people to work on their wider health and wellbeing, specifically addressing health access and outcomes and wider determinants of their health, such as debt, poor housing and physical inactivity, as well as other lifestyle issues and low-level mental health concerns by increasing people's active involvement with their local communities.
This approach particularly helps people with long term conditions (including support for mental health), people who are lonely or isolated, or who have complex social needs which affect their wellbeing.
You must be a good listener, have time for people and be committed to supporting local communities to care for each other.
The postholder will work with a diverse range of people from different cultural and social backgrounds. The ability to work confidently and effectively in a diverse, and sometimes challenging environment is essential.
We are committed to having a workforce in which people from diverse backgrounds are supported and empowered to work with local communities to improve health access and outcomes for all and provide culturally appropriate and responsive public services.
Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent
Salary:
From £25,330.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Onsite parking
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
- Weekends
Education:
- Certificate of Higher Education (preferred)
Experience:
- Training: 1 year (preferred)
- Health and
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