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<div class="mds-edited-text mds-font-body-copy-bulk"><p><strong>Social Prescribing Link Worker </strong></p>
<p><strong>London/Hybrid</strong></p>
<p><strong>Full time 35 hours per week with flexible working </strong></p>
<p><strong>Permanent</strong></p>
<p><strong>Salary £28,997 per annum </strong></p>
<p><strong>Excellent benefits: 25 days annual leave plus public holidays and pension (pro rata), full training provided </strong></p>
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<p>Charity People are proud to be partnering with an Islington based charity which improves lives, enhances wellbeing and strengthens communities, to bring on board a Social Prescribing Link Worker.</p>
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<p>The demand for GP appointments is high. However, a significant number of GP appointments are not directly related to medical conditions. Social Prescribing Link Workers work with GPs to support patients with non-medical issues by prescribing social activities and community-based initiatives, such as exercise groups, art classes or support groups, to improve health and wellbeing.</p>
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<p>The Social Prescribing Link Worker will work with people with long term conditions (including support for mental health), who are lonely or isolated, or have complex social needs which affect their wellbeing. The postholder will make a visible difference to the health and wellbeing of these communities by empowering individuals to overcome the barriers they face and improve their lives.</p>
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<p><strong>Key responsibilities:</strong></p>
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<li>You will take referrals from GP practices, multi-disciplinary teams and 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.</li>
<li>You will take a holistic approached, co-producing simple personalised care and support plans to improve health and wellbeing by introducing or reconnecting people to local community groups and voluntary and statutory services and by referring individuals to partner organisations.</li>
<li>You will manage and prioritise your own workload, follow up on all referrals and update records on all the charity's and NHS systems.</li>
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<p>You will have experience of supporting people, their families, and carers in a related role within the voluntary and community sector. You will be an excellent communicator with an ability to empathise with people and provide person-centred support in a non-judgemental way, supporting people from all backgrounds and communities. If you are passionate about strengthening community resilience, reducing health inequalities and promoting wellbeing in Islington, we would love to hear from you.</p>
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<p><strong>How to apply:</strong></p>
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<p>If you are interested in this opportunity and have the relevant experience, we will be reviewing applications and interviewing on a rolling basis so please get in touch as soon as possible. To apply, please send your up-to-date CV and covering letter to [email protected].</p>
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<p><em>Charity People is committed to recruiting candidates that reflect the diverse communities which charities serve. To do this we need your help in filling out a short monitoring </em><strong><em>form</em></strong><em> which will take approximately one minute of your time. As an incentive Charity People will donate £5* to the charity Breaking Barriers which offers training and support for refugees to help them secure stable and fulfilling employment.</em></p>
<p><em>* Maximum of £1000 until March 2023</em></p>
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