Social Prescribing Link Worker - Durham, United Kingdom - North of England Commissioning Support
Description
We are really excited to be able to offer the opportunity for 2 directly employed SPLW to join our growing health and wellbeing team.
Your main role will be to support patients in our local community to take control of their health and wellbeing by:- Promoting prevention & lifestyle changes
- Engaging patients and connecting them with the wide range of groups and services
- Working with the wider health, social care and voluntary network
- Encouraging a holistic approach for patients with chronic diseases
- Building a relationship in the journey of patients towards mental health services
- Bereavement support supporting patients familys and signposting them to an appropriate
- Bereavement service where necessary
- Supporting the practices in attaining their referral targets
- Promoting and raising awareness of the social prescribing service within the practices and partner agencies
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