Social Prescribing Link Worker (Full time) PCN4

Social prescribing link workers will work as a key part of the primary care network (PCN) multi- disciplinary team. Social prescribing can help PCNs to strengthen community and personal resilience and reduces health and wellbeing inequalities by addressing the wider determinants of health, such as debt, poor housing and physical inactivity, by increasing peoples 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., 1. Working with direct supervision by a GP, take referrals from a wide range of agencies, including PCNs, GP practices, pharmacies, wider multi-disciplinary teams, hospital discharge teams, allied health professionals, fire service, police, job centres, social care services, housing associations, and voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations (list not exhaustive).

2. Provide personalised support to individuals, their families and carers to take control of their health and wellbeing, live independently and improve their health outcomes. The role will require managing and prioritising your own caseload, in accordance with the needs, priorities and any urgent support required by individuals on the caseload.

3. Social prescribing link workers will have a role in educating non-clinical and clinical staff within their PCN multi-disciplinary teams on what other services are available within the community.

Age UK Barnet is a local independent charity with 78 staff members. We help over 1500 local older people every year, offering activities and services, events, befriending and information. It's a great place to work if you really want to make a difference in people's lives.

Our Social Prescribing team work at GP Practices throughout the Borough of Barnet and have increased to a team of 22 link workers over the past 3 years.