Social Prescribing Link Worker
| Posting date: | 26 November 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Negotiable |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 14 December 2025 |
| Location: | St. Helens, WA11 0NA |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | W0010-25-0004 |
Summary
****** TEMPORARY WITH VIEW TO BE PERMANENT CONTRACT****** We are looking for someone to be proactive in getting to know and support our local community assets and should be motivated by helping people to become active and independent members of their local community. Also have experience of working positively with people facing complex social and emotional challenges, and some knowledge of solution-focussed coaching approaches. The successful candidate will be working with people from diverse cultural and social backgrounds and will need to work confidently and effectively in a diverse, and sometimes challenging environment. Social prescribing empowers people to take control of their health and wellbeing through referral to link workers who give time, focus on what matters to me and take a holistic approach to an individuals health and wellbeing, connecting people to community groups and statutory services for practical and emotional support. Link workers also support existing groups to be accessible and sustainable and help people to start new community groups, working collaboratively with all local partners. Social prescribing link workers (SPLW) will work as a key part of the primary care network (PCN) multi-disciplinary team.