Children and Young Persons Social Prescriber

Havant and Waterlooville Primary Care Network; Havant; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A local healthcare provider is seeking a Children and Young Persons Social Prescriber in Havant. You will support children aged 5 to 18 to improve their health outcomes by linking them with various support services. Candidates should have experience in healthcare, a relevant education, and a valid driving license. The role requires flexibility and the ability to work collaboratively with multiple stakeholders. Offered salary ranges from £28,000 to £30,000 per annum, based on experience.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years experience in healthcare, social care, or relevant field.
• Experience working with neuro-diverse individuals.
• Able to travel regularly across the locality.

Responsibilities

• Provide personalized support to children and young people aged 5 to 18.
• Work closely with GP practices and community services.
• Build trust with young individuals, respecting diversity.

Skills

Experience with healthcare professionals

Ability to provide non-judgemental support

Strong interpersonal skills

Understanding of mental health needs

Education

Educated to A level/ NVQ Level 3

Diploma level BTEC/HNC/HND or equivalent

Job description

Go back Havant and Waterlooville Primary Care Network

Children and Young Persons Social Prescriber

The closing date is 11 January 2026

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

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

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

Main duties of the job

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.

About us

Havant & Waterlooville Primary Care Network (PCN) has fivemember GP practices in South-east Hampshire, stretching from Denmead Practicein the North-west to Bosmere Medical Practice to the south of Havant. Togetherour 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 workingacross a number of neighbouring practices, to share expertise and resourcesacross a wider area.

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

Job responsibilities

• 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 conceptualises the mental health and wellbeing needs of children, young people and families in terms of five different needs-based groupings: getting advice, getting help, getting more help, getting risk support, and thriving.
• Work closely and communicate with other agency partners such as schools, Community Development Workers, Local Area Coordinators, Targeted Youth Service and Family Support Teams when necessary to ensure the local system is working in a joined-up way to provide the young person(s) with holistic care.
• Where necessary, physically introduce people to community groups, activities, and statutory services, ensuring they are comfortable. Follow up to ensure they are happy, able to engage, included and receiving good support.
• Work sensitively with young people to capture key information, enabling tracking of the impact of social prescribing on their health and wellbeing.
• Encourage young people to provide feedback and to share their stories about the impact of social prescribing on their lives.
• Manage and prioritise your own caseload, in accordance with the needs, priorities and support required by individuals on the caseload.
• Work closely with the safeguarding lead to ensure any issues and concerns are escalated and dealt with quickly and effectively.
• Refer young people back to other health professionals/agencies, when their needs are beyond the scope of the link worker role e.g., when there is a mental health need requiring a qualified practitioner.
• Build relationships with key staff in GP practices within the local Primary Care Network (PCN), attending relevant meetings, becoming part of the wider network team, giving information and feedback on social prescribing.
• Organise and help support weekly MDTs (multi-disciplinary team).
• Be able to work flexibly in-hours.
• Support the Primary Care Network in reducing inequalities by proactively seeking engagement from Children and Young People who may require early intervention and support.
• Participate in regular clinical supervision with a GP.

Person Specification

Other requirements

• Access to own transport and ability to travel across the locality on a regular basis, including to visit people in their own home

Experience

• Minimum of 2 years experience of working with healthcare professionals and/or 2 years previous experience in the NHS, social care or relevant field
• Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary setting
• Experience of working with neuro-diverse individuals

Qualifications

• Educated to A level/ NVQ Level 3 or experience of working at this level
• Willing to undertake relevant training programme/s
• Educated to Diploma level BTEC/HNC/HND.or equivalent

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer name

Havant and Waterlooville Primary Care Network

Depending on experience£28,000 - £30,000 PA Depending on experience