Social Prescribing Link Worker

NHS ENGLAND; Marsh Gibbon; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Jobs is seeking a Social Prescribing Link Worker for the Phoenix Health Primary Care Network in Aylesbury. The role involves delivering personalised, holistic support to individuals with long-term conditions, helping them access local services and promote independence.

The post requires commitment to training in line with Personalised Care Institute standards and collaborative working with professionals to coordinate care and reduce unnecessary hospital visits.

Qualifications

• Experience in social prescribing or primary care.
• Ability to provide information and advice to patients.
• Willingness to undertake recommended training.

Responsibilities

• Provide personalised, holistic support to people with long-term conditions and other groups to access community services.
• Facilitate holistic care planning and coordination of input from different professionals.
• Promote health and independence through information and advice.
• Facilitate access to community services and reduce demand on statutory services.

Skills

Holistic care

Patient support

Community navigation

Job description

Social Prescribing Link Worker - Phoenix Health Primary Care Network

Company: NHS Jobs
Salary: from £13.50 an hour
Hours: Full-time
Location: Aylesbury, HP17 8JX
Job type: Permanent
Posting date: 8 Oct 2026
Closing date: 31 Oct 2026

Summary

Job responsibilities To provide personalised, holistic support to people with long-term conditions and other specified groups enabling them to access services across the community. The aims are to facilitate holistic care planning and co-ordination of input from different professionals. Provide information and advice to patients about a range of services to promote their health, lifestyle and maintain independence within communities. Facilitate access to services available in the community. Reduce demand on statutory services to prevent avoidable hospital admissions, residential care placements and GP referrals. The Social Prescriber must have started or willingness to complete the below:

• NHS England and NHS Improvement online learning programme
• Be enrolled in, undertaking or qualified from appropriate training as set out by the Personalised Care Institute

https://www.e-lfh.org.uk/programmes/social-prescribing/

https://www.england.nhs.uk/personalisedcare/supporting-health-and-care-staff-to-deliver-personalised-care/personalised-care-institute/

Job responsibilities To provide personalised, holistic support to people with long-term conditions and other specified groups enabling them to access services across the community. The aims are to Facilitate holistic care planning and co-ordination of input from different professionals Provide information and advice to patients about a range of services to promote their health, lifestyle and maintain independence within communities Facilitate access to services available in the community Reduce demand on statutory services to prevent avoidable hospital admissions, residential care placements and GP referrals. The Social Prescriber must have started or willingness to complete the below: NHS England and NHS Improvement online learning programme https://www.e-lfh.org.uk/programmes/social-prescribing/ Be enrolled in, undertaking or qualified from appropriate training as set out by the Personalised Care Institute https://www.england.nhs.uk/personalisedcare/supporting-health-and-care-staff-to-deliver-personalised-care/personalised-care-institute