Children and Young Persons Social Prescriber

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The closing date is 11 January 2026

Havantand Waterlooville Primary Care Network are excited to be working collaboratively with Havant Borough Council alongside Sport England funding torecruit a Children and Young Persons Social Prescriber. They will work alongside our current CYP Social Prescriber and our Social Link and Coaching Team.

As a Children and Young Persons Social Prescribing Link Worker, you will work with Children and Young People, to support their health and wellbeing and helping them to navigate through the different support networks available to them. This includes linking them in with Sexual Health Services, Drug and Alcohol support,Mental Health support, Physical Activity and Healthy Lifestyle advice as required.

You will work closely with the GP practices, schools and colleges (if required) and a rangeof established services to provide a range of support for children, young people and their families and deliver the appropriate level of support at theright time.

Social prescribing empowers people to take control of their health and wellbeing through referral to a non-medical link worker who gives time, focuses on what matters to me and takes a holistic approach, connecting people to community groups and statutory services for practical and emotional support. Link workers support existing groups to be accessible and sustainable and help people to start new community groups, working collaboratively with all local partners.

Social prescribing can help to strengthen personal and community resilience and reduces health inequalities. It addresses the wider determinants of health, such as debt, poor housing, and physical inactivity, by increasing peoples active involvement with their local communities.

A valid driving licence and access to your own vehicle are essential for this role.

Havant & Waterlooville Primary Care Network (PCN) has five member GP practices in South-east Hampshire, stretching from Denmead Practice in the North-west to Bosmere Medical Practice to the south of Havant. Together our practices are responsible for 67,000 patients.

Primary Care Networks were established in 2019 to extend therange of staff roles and services available from GP surgeries and, by working across a number of neighbouring practices, to share expertise and resources across a wider area.

Our Social Prescribers work flexibly with patients registered at all five network practices.

• Provide personalised support to children and young people aged 5 to 18 to enable them to take control of their wellbeing and improve their health outcomes.
• Provide personalised support to individuals, their families and carers enabling them to take control of their wellbeing, live independently and improve their health outcomes.
• Accept referrals from GP practices within our Primary Care Network.
• Signpost young people and their families to appropriate community-based services.
• Meet young people on a one-to-one basis and give them time to tell their stories and focus on what matters to me. Build trust with the person, providing non-judgemental support, respecting diversity, and lifestyle choices. Work from a strength-based approach focusing on a persons assets.
• Offer between 1 and 6 sessions for up to an hour, face-to-face or virtual and offer follow up where needed.
• Co-produce a personalised support plan to improve health and wellbeing, introducing, connecting, and supporting young people to community groups and statutory services.
• Ensure all necessary data and information about patients are recorded accurately and confidentially with awareness of information governance best practice.
• Help young people identify the wider issues that impact on their health and wellbeing, such as debt, poor housing, being unemployed, loneliness and caring responsibilities.
• Form links with local Schools and other community enterprises.
• Provide earlier intervention whilst waiting or avoiding the need to wait for triage from other services.
• Have a good understanding of and utilise the THRIVE delivery model in sessions, which…