Living Well Sefton: Social Prescribing Link Worker – Closing Sunday 27 July 2025

Title: Social Prescribing Link Worker (South Sefton)
Salary: £30,104.33 per annum
Hours: Full time – 37.5 hours per week
Term: Fixed term (12 months in the first instance)
Location: South Sefton PCN

Benefits: Your health and happiness are important to us; we offer a comprehensive staff wellbeing package, generous holidays, life assurance and income protection along with flexible working.

We pride ourselves on being an inclusive and supportive employer.

Our vision is to develop a vibrant voluntary, community and faith sector that encourages and supports independent, resilient and sustainable communities.

Job Purpose:

The Social Prescribing Link Worker will be employed by Sefton CVS and will work as part of one team with other Link Workers across 2 host organisations, providing a social prescribing service to GP practices, aligned to the Living Well Sefton model.

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, Sunday 27 July 2025
Interview dates are to be confirmed.