Social Prescribing Link Worker for Young People
| Posting date: | 03 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Negotiable |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 22 June 2025 |
| Location: | Manchester, M41 7WJ |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | A5001-25-0000 |
Summary
Key Objectives To engage, facilitate and support young people in their development, connecting them into activities to ensure they experience: Reduced feelings of loneliness and isolation supported to build positive relationships and improved connections with their community Improved engagement into a range of activity and social opportunities self motivation to set personal goals and develop aspirations Improved understanding of risks to their overall wellbeing / manage and reduce personal risk increased ability to make positive choices to keep safe and well. Key areas of Responsibility To receive and process referrals from West Primary Care Network and other third parties Provide personalised support to children and young people to enable them to take control of their wellbeing, live independently and improve their health outcomes, appropriately supported by family or carers Take a holistic approach, based on the child or young persons priorities and the wider determinants of health. Co-produce a personalised support plan to improve health and wellbeing, introducing, connecting and supporting young people to community groups and statutory services. To meet with and provide support to children and young people at home, school or within designated community spaces. To build positive, trusting, non-judgemental relationships with young people, enabling them to engage in appropriate services and interventions and make progress towards and achieve their goals. To develop and facilitate a range of groups and activities young people to attend which enables them to grow in confidence, develop coping mechanisms and gain additional skills and experience to build resilience. To promote and ensure the safeguarding of children and young people, particularly those who may be identified as vulnerable or at risk of harm; and to follow up on all safeguarding concerns. Build relationships with key staff in GP practices within the West Primary Care Network (PCN), attending relevant meetings, becoming part of the wider network team, promoting and raising awareness of Social prescribing, and supporting practices in attaining their social prescribing referral targets. To collect, collate and input data into Primary Care Network monitoring and evaluation collection databases. To provide regular written and spoken reports and analysis of work to the as required. Adhere to data protection legislation and data sharing agreements within the Primary Care Networks. To demonstrate a commitment to continuing professional development and to attend appropriate training. To work flexibly including some evenings and weekend delivery, to ensure that the needs to the young people are met.