Brighter Living Partnership: Social Prescribing Link Worker – Closing Wednesday 8 May 2024

Job title: Social Prescribing Link Worker                 
Salary: £29,227        
Location: Southport and Formby PCN
Hours: Full time post at 37.5 hours per week
Term: Fixed term: March 2025
Accountable to: Brighter Living Partnership / Social Prescribing and Personalised Care Lead

Benefits include: 26 days annual leave (29 after 5 years’ service) plus bank holidays (pro rata), Company pension scheme with contributions of 6%., 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme, Life Assurance of 2 x annual salary and Income protection scheme.

Job Purpose

The Social Prescribing Link Worker will be employed by Brighter Living Partnership, the role is part of our Social Prescribing team working across the Southport and Formby Primary Care Network area. The team is aligned to the Living Well Sefton (LWS) model which is co-ordinated by Sefton CVS.

The Link Worker will work holistically to support individuals to take control of their health and wellbeing based on a ‘what matters to me’ approach by connecting people to a broad range of community groups and services. The Link Worker will support people to increase their resilience and reduce the impact of health inequalities by addressing the wider determinants of health such as debt, poor housing etc.   The Link Worker will also support existing VCF sector groups to be sustainable; identify gaps in services, and work with the Sefton CVS Group Development Team to develop new initiatives to meet local needs. 

Job Pack (Downloads)

Job Description & Person Specification
Application Form
Guidance Notes
Diversity Monitoring Form
Criminal Convictions Declaration

The closing date for applications is 11:59pm, Wednesday 8 May 2024.
Interview dates are to be scheduled for Friday 17 May 2024.

All completed applications and any enquiries to be sent to recruitment@seftoncvs.org.uk

Applications received after this time will not be considered and CVs will not be accepted.