One Knowsley – Social Prescribing Link Workers

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In conjunction with Primary Care Network Kirkby, One Knowsley is looking to recruit two social prescribing link workers.

Social prescribing empowers people to take control of their health and wellbeing through referral to non-medical link workers who give their time, focus on ‘what matters to me’ and take an holistic approach, connecting people to community groups and statutory services for practical and emotional support. Link workers support existing groups to be accessible and sustainable. They also help people to start new community groups, working collaboratively with all local partners.

Social prescribing can help to strengthen community resilience and personal resilience. It reduces health inequalities by addressing the wider determinants of health, such as debt, poor housing and physical inactivity and by increasing people’s active involvement with their local communities. It particularly works for people with long-term conditions (including support for mental health), for people who are lonely or isolated, or have complex social needs which affect their wellbeing.

Initially the role will assist in providing support to individuals deemed to be at the highest risk, in response to the Covid- 19 pandemic, and mobilising community networks to support those same individuals.

The closing date for applications is 16th April 2020.

For further details and to apply, follow the link below to download the job description and person specification (it will download to your computer as a Word document):

Social Prescribing Link Workers Job Description and Person Specification