Social Prescriber

NHS Jobs; Maidenhead; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Jobs is seeking Social Prescribers to work across Primary Care Networks. You will identify and support individuals, coordinating care with GPs, care coordinators, and community resources to improve health and wellbeing.

The role focuses on holistic, personalised care and collaboration with local partners to develop and evolve GP practices and neighbourhoods, within a supportive, non-clinical framework.

Qualifications

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Experience in health, social care, or similar roles.
• Ability to manage a caseload and maintain accurate records.
• Empathetic, patient-centred approach with strong organisational skills.
• Confidence working across varied environments with diverse populations.
• Resilience to remain calm in challenging or emotionally demanding situations.

Responsibilities

• Act as a key member of the PCNs multi-disciplinary team.
• Support patients referred by GPs, managing a caseload through assessment, goal-setting, and onward referral.
• Provide time-limited, ongoing support to promote engagement with identified services.
• Deliver local projects addressing community health needs and contribute to the wider aims of the PCN.
• Help address wider determinants of health, such as debt, housing, and physical inactivity.
• Work with individuals who may be lonely, socially isolated, or experiencing mental health challenges.
• Strengthen community and personal resilience and reduce health and wellbeing inequalities.
• Promote personalised care and embed this approach across the PCN.
• Support or initiate community-based groups to improve accessibility and reach.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Caseload management

Record-keeping

Empathy

Organisational skills

Resilience

Community engagement

Job description

Social Prescribers play a vital role within Primary Care Networks (PCNs), proactively identifying and supporting individualsincluding the frail, elderly, and those with long-term conditionsby coordinating and navigating care across health and care services. The aim of the Social Prescribing team is to enhance patient care through collaborative working across primary care, supporting the development and evolution of GP practices, PCNs, and neighbourhoods. This comes at a time when general capacity within primary care is expanding rapidly.

About Social Prescribing Social prescribing empowers individuals to take control of their health and wellbeing by connecting them to non-clinical support in their communities.

Social Prescribers take a personalised, holistic approach focusing on what matters to me and support individuals in accessing a wide range of community groups and statutory services for both practical and emotional needs. In addition to working directly with clients, social prescribers also help make community groups more accessible and sustainable. They may also support the creation of new groups and collaborate with a range of local and diverse partners.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as a key member of the PCNs multi-disciplinary team
• Support patients referred by GPs, managing a caseload through assessment, goal-setting, and onward referral
• Provide time-limited, ongoing support to promote engagement with identified services
• Deliver local projects that respond to community health needs and contribute to the wider aims of the PCN
• Help address wider determinants of health, such as debt, housing, and physical inactivity
• Work with individuals who may be lonely, socially isolated, or experiencing mental health challenges
• Strengthen community and personal resilience and reduce health and wellbeing inequalities
• Promote personalised care and embed this approach across the PCN
• Support or initiate community-based groups to improve accessibility and reach

Collaboration

The successful candidate will work closely with GPs, care coordinators, health and wellbeing coaches, and other members of the PCN to ensure an integrated and person-centred approach to care.

Working Environment

Based within GP practices across the PCN footprint Involves a combination of in-practice work, community engagement, and local project delivery There may be requirements to work remotely depending on the roles demands Please note: this is not a clinical role Core working hours are between 8:00am and 6:00pm, subject to the needs of the patients

Essential Skills and Experience

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Experience working in health, social care, or other roles involving direct support to individuals, families, or carers
• Ability to manage a caseload and maintain accurate records
• Empathetic, patient-centred approach with strong organisational skills
• Confidence in working across varied environments and with diverse populations
• Resilience and the ability to remain calm and focused in challenging or emotionally demanding situations