Social Prescribing Link Worker

Job summary
As a Social Prescribing Link Worker within Rockingham Forest PCN, you will hold a vital role in empowering patients to take charge of their health and wellbeing. Social Prescribing Link Workers support and guide patients with diverse needs whether they are living with long-term conditions, battling low mood or loneliness, or facing complex social challenges. Working within our multidisciplinary team, you will assist individuals in accessing non-medical support, building their confidence, and connecting them with community resources that address the broader factors influencing their health and wellbeing

Please note this is a part time position offering 20 hours per week.

Please note that we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position. Applicants will be required to demonstrate their right to work in the UK at interview.

The primary base for this role is Headlands in Kettering, however there will be occasional requirements to support the Lakeside surgeries in Corby and Oundle.

Main duties of the job
As a Social Prescribing Link Worker, you will support patients to improve their health and wellbeing by connecting them with community resources and non-clinical services. Working with GPs, practice teams, and local organisations, you will provide tailored support, empower individuals, and help reduce health inequalities.

Key responsibilities:

• Provide personalised, one-to-one support using a what matters to me approach, co-producing care plans with individuals, families, and carers.
• Empower patients to build confidence, self-management skills, and sustainable support networks.
• Connect patients with voluntary, community, and statutory services to address wider social determinants of health.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with local organisations and partners, supporting the sustainability of community groups and helping to address gaps in provision.
• Work collaboratively with GPs, practice staff, health coaches, care coordinators, and other link workers to deliver integrated, personalised care.
• Maintain accurate patient records, monitor outcomes, and provide feedback to support service improvement.
• Ensure safeguarding, governance, and lone working policies are followed, and engage in supervision, training, and professional development.

The postholder will need to possess good computer skills to use local IT systems to support caseload working. Knowledge of SystmOne is an advantage, although training will be provided.

About us
LAKESIDE HEALTHCARE is changing the face of primary care provision in England. We are bold, adventurous and ambitious and determined to thrive in uncertain times. We are the largest true partnership in the NHS and operate from various sites across the East Midlands. We serve the healthcare needs of over 170,000 patients across Northamptonshire, Lincolnshire & Cambridgeshire. Joining our team presents an opportunity to be part of a large organisation that is changing the way primary care is delivered today.

Our values
Caring & Respect: Simply put we genuinely care about people: working together for our patients and our teams, our patients come first in everything we do. We strive to ensure we connect and respond to all needs with compassion, care and respect to improve the lives and wellbeing of the communities we serve.

Teamwork & Quality: In all areas of our business we network, collaborate and learn from our Patients, Stakeholders and each another to ensure we are always striving to improve, making the right and best decisions to provide the best service.

Rockingham Forest PCN is a large, forward-thinking Primary Care Network compromising 3 practices across Corby, Kettering and Oundle.

We recognise the value that this role can bring to our practices and our patients, and we look forward to growing our PCN team. Our aim is to provide exemplary patient care; finding innovative solutions in general practice to deliver the best care we can to our patients.

Job responsibilities
The Social Prescribing Link Worker is a key member of the PCN multidisciplinary team, supporting the delivery of personalised care. The role places a strong emphasis on a what matters to me approach, ensuring that care and support are shaped around the individuals own priorities, values, and circumstances.

For a full job description and person specification, please see the documents attached.

Qualifications
Essential

• NVQ Level 3, Advanced level or equivalent qualifications or working towards
• Demonstrable commitment to professional and personal development

Desirable

• Training in motivational coaching and interviewing or equivalent experience

Experience
Essential

• Experience of working with the general public
• Experience of working in a healthcare setting or in the leisure industry/public/voluntary sector
• Experience of delivering lifestyle changes interventions

Desirable

• Experience working within a SPLW role
• Experience of working with vulnerable people
• Experience of working as a health advisor/trainer

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.