PCN Social Prescriber Link Worker – 30 hours per week
Closing date: 14 December 2025 · Location: Hinckley Central Primary Care Network
We are looking for a Social Prescriber Link Worker to join our team within the Hinckley Central Primary Care Network, working 30 hours per week.
Salary:£28,508.83 per annum (full‑time) pro‑rata for part‑time. Pay increases to £29,078.57 after successful completion of probation and to £29,660.28 at the first annual appraisal.
Exact working patterns can be discussed individually, but any hours worked must align with GP opening hours.
Driver requirement: You must have a driving licence and access to your own car.
Benefits
* Access to the NHS Pension
* Funded CPD Days (where appropriate)
* Access to the NHS Staff Discount Scheme
* Minimum of 25 days annual leave per year, plus bank holidays (increasing with length of service)
We may close the vacancy earlier if sufficient interest is received. Apply early to avoid disappointment.
About us
Hinckley and Bosworth Medical Alliance is a GP Federation supporting 12 GP practices across the Hinckley & Bosworth locality, which form 3 Primary Care Networks (PCNs). We employ over 40 PCN staff across various clinical and support roles, including a team of 8 Social Prescriber Link Workers.
Job responsibilities
Receiving and actioning referrals
* From a wide range of agencies: GP practices, pharmacies, multidisciplinary teams, hospital discharge teams, allied health professionals, fire service, police, job centres, social care services, housing associations, VCSE organisations, etc.
Providing personalised support
* Support individuals, families and carers to take control of their well‑being, live independently and improve health outcomes.
* Co‑produce personalised support plans and connect people to community groups and statutory services.
* Determine when referral back to other health professionals or agencies is necessary.
Service Delivery
* Build robust knowledge of health, social and third‑sector provision within West Leicestershire and surrounding areas.
* Promote social prescribing and its role in self‑management.
* Advocate for patients and service users across the health and social care system.
* Build relationships with GP practices, attend meetings and provide feedback on social prescribing matters.
* Develop strong links with local agencies to encourage referrals and raise awareness.
* Provide training for referral agencies to improve access to information and appropriate referrals.
* Encourage self‑referrals and connect with hard‑to‑reach communities.
* Support patients on discharge from hospital and provide additional hours for Extended Access as outlined in the PCN DES.
Personalised Care and Support
* Build relationships with patients, families and carers; conduct telephone consultations and reviews.
* Meet people one‑to‑one, conduct home visits where appropriate, and listen to their stories.
* Provide non‑judgemental support, respect diversity and work from a strength‑based approach.
* Identify barriers to communication and offer alternative methods.
* Help people recognise wider issues affecting health and wellbeing (debt, housing, unemployment, loneliness, caring).
* Assist with living skills, adaptations, enablement approaches and simple safeguards.
* Co‑produce simple personalised support plans based on the person’s priorities, interests and motivations.
* Introduce people to community groups and statutory services and follow up to ensure engagement.
* Explore personal health budgets where appropriate and support employment skills.
Support Community Groups to Receive Referrals
* Forge strong links with local VCSE organisations and community groups.
* Develop supportive relationships and make timely, appropriate referrals.
* Ensure referred groups have basic safeguarding procedures.
* Check that groups meet in insured premises and meet health and safety requirements.
* Ensure information governance policies and the Data Protection Act are adhered to.
* Work collectively with partners to ensure groups are strong and sustainable.
* Identify unmet community needs and gaps in provision.
* Support commissioners and partners to develop new services where needed.
Work Collectively with Local Partners to Ensure Community Groups are Strong and Sustainable
* Identify unmet needs and gaps in community provision.
* Support development of new groups and services via small grants and micro‑commissioning.
* Encourage volunteers, peer support and community resilience.
* Develop a team of volunteers for buddying support and creative community solutions.
* Provide regular confidence surveys to group recipients.
General Tasks
* Produce accurate, contemporaneous, legible records of patient contact.
* Work sensitively with patients, families and carers to capture key information.
* Encourage feedback and share stories of the impact of social prescribing.
* Support referral agencies with information and use the case management system to track progress.
* Collaborate with GP practices to ensure referral codes are entered into the clinical system.
* Seek feedback on service quality and impact of social prescribing.
* Understand legal issues regarding vulnerable and abused individuals and statutory procedures.
Person Specification
Experience details will be considered on a case‑by‑case basis.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post requires a Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) due to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1975. This will ensure no previous convictions that would impact the role.
Employer name
Hinckley And Bosworth Medical Alliance Ltd
£28,508.33 to £29,660.28 a year
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