Social Prescribing Link Worker

LLOYD'S REGISTER INTERNATIONAL; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 18,000; Full time

Job summary

Citizens Advice Milton Keynes is seeking a Social Prescribing Link Worker to join our team delivering a new project based in local GP surgeries. You will provide social prescribing support to patients of Ascent Primary Care Network (Ascent PCN) across three Milton Keynes medical centres.

The role involves taking referrals from PCN practices and external agencies, co-producing simple, personalised care plans that connect people to non-medical community activities and services, while meeting

Qualifications

• Computer literacy; training on case recording systems will be provided.
• Able to travel between three Milton Keynes surgeries.
• Confident in working to performance targets.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; customer service with a non-judgemental approach.

Responsibilities

• Take referrals from PCN practices and external agencies, and via self-referrals.
• Co-produce a personalised care and support plan linking patients to non-medical community activities and services.
• Support patients to connect to groups and services that meet practical, social, and emotional needs.
• Manage a demanding caseload and work to quality standards within a multi-disciplinary health and social care team.
• Ensure all work complies with contract funder (Ascent PCN) and Citizens Advice standards.

Job description

Social Prescribing Link Worker

Apply before 6pm on 20 September 2026.

Job summary

• Salary: £16,108.87
• Location: Milton Keynes
• Workplace: Office based
• Contract: Permanent
• Hours per week: 20

About the role

Citizens Advice Milton Keynes is a local charity that helps people to resolve their legal, money and personal problems. We have been providing free, confidential, and impartial advice since 1972 and helped over 8000 local people last year.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, reliable and confident person to join us in delivering a new project based in local GP Surgeries. The ideal candidate will provide a Social Prescribing Link Worker service, to patients of Ascent Primary Care Network (Ascent PCN) in Milton Keynes, working to support patients and staff at each of their 3 medical centres across the area.

The Link Worker will take referrals from the PCN’s practices, and from a wide range of external agencies, and through self-referrals. They'll work with people to identify issues that affect their health and wellbeing and co-produce a simple personalised care and support plan that connects them to non-medical community-based activities, groups and services that meet practical, social, and emotional needs.

This is a challenging role, managing a demanding caseload, working to strict quality standards and playing a full part in multi-disciplinary team of health and social care professionals. Successful candidates will be able to ensure that all work is compliant with our contract funder - Ascent PCN, and Citizens Advice standards.

Applicants need to be –

• Computer-literate, although training on our case recording systems will be given.
• Able to travel between each of the 3 surgeries in Milton Keynes.
• Confident in working to performance targets.
• Able to show good communications skills, both written and verbal. These are essential in the role, as are excellent customer service skills with a non-judgemental approach.
• Prepared to work independently and from a variety of community-based locations.
• A minimum of 12 months’ experience in a social prescribing role or an agency providing advice, support and signposting (or similar setting) is desirable.

The successful Applicant/s will be asked to undergo an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.