Social Prescriber: Link Patients to Community Care

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

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.