Social Prescriber

Job summary

We are looking to recruit to the
post of social prescribing link worker, to work within our primary care network
multi-disciplinary healthcare team, providing 1:1 personalised support to
people who are referred to them by team members and local agencies. The social
prescriber will work across the practices who are part of the West Enfield
Collaborative Primary Care Network:
Winchmore Hill Practice, Abernethy House Surgery, The Town Surgery.

Main duties of the jobThis post empowers people to take
control of their health and wellbeing by giving time to focus on what matters
to me. The social prescribing link worker will build trusting relationships
with people, create a shared personalised care and support plan and connect
them to local, diverse and culturally appropriate community groups, VCSE
organisations and services. They will also work with a diverse range of
partners to provide support to community groups and VCSE organisations involved
in social prescribing.

About us This role helps people to work on
their wider health and wellbeing, specifically addressing health access and
outcomes and wider determinants of their health, such as debt, poor housing and
physical inactivity, as well as other lifestyle issues and low-level mental
health concerns by increasing peoples active involvement with their local
communities. This approach particularly helps people with long term conditions
(including support for mental health), people who are lonely or isolated, or
who have complex social needs which affect their wellbeing.

Details Date posted
20 October 2026

Pay scheme

Other Salary
Depending on experience

Contract Permanent Working  pattern

Full-time

Reference numberAJob locations
808 Green LanesLondonN
21 2SA
United Kingdom The Town Surgery
37 Cecil RoadENFIELDMiddlesexEN2 6TJ
United Kingdom Abernethey House Surgery Abernethy House
70 Silver StreetENFIELDMiddlesexEN1 3EB
United Kingdom Job description

Job responsibilities
1. Working with direct supervision by a GP, take referrals from a
wide range of agencies, including PCNs GP practices and multi-disciplinary
team in 2019/20 and from 2020/21: 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 access and outcomes, as a key member of the PCN
multi-disciplinary team. Develop trusting relationships by giving people time
and focus on what matters to me. Take a holistic approach, based on the
persons priorities and the wider determinants of health. Offer health checks
as directed by the GPs. Co-produce a simple personalised care and support plan
to improve health and wellbeing, introducing or reconnecting people to
appropriate community groups and statutory services. 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. It
is vital that you have a strong awareness and understanding of when it is
appropriate or necessary to refer people back to other health
professionals/agencies, when what the persons needs are beyond the scope of
the link worker role e.g. when there is a mental health need requiring a
qualified practitioner.
3. Work with a diverse range of people and communities, to draw on
and increase the strengths and capacities of local communities, enabling local
VCSE organisations and community groups (including faith groups) to receive
social prescribing referrals.
4. Alongside other…