Empowerment, The role allows you to empower individuals to take control of their own health and wellbeing, fostering personal growth and independence.
Holistic Approach, You get to work in a holistic manner, considering various aspects of a person’s life, which can lead to more comprehensive and effective care.
Community Connection, The position involves connecting people to community resources, enabling stronger social networks and community bonds.
Diverse Challenges, You will work with individuals facing complex social and emotional challenges, providing an opportunity to make a real difference in their lives.
Collaboration, You will collaborate with a wide range of healthcare professionals, enhancing your own professional development and understanding of the healthcare system.
Job Satisfaction, Helping individuals navigate their health journeys and seeing the positive impact of your work can lead to profound job satisfaction.
Reduction of Health Inequalities, Contributing to efforts that aim to reduce health inequalities in the community is both fulfilling and socially responsible.
Citizens Advice Wirral is seeking two enthusiastic Social Prescribing Link Workers to join their team, serving the Moreton, Meols, and Wallasey Primary Care Networks, as well as Healthier West Wirral. The role focuses on empowering individuals to take control of their health and wellbeing by connecting them with community resources and providing holistic support tailored to their needs.
Ideal candidates will possess strong interpersonal skills, empathy, and resilience, and demonstrate a commitment to reducing health inequalities within local communities. They should have experience working with individuals facing complex social and emotional challenges, whether in paid or voluntary roles, and be skilled at building trust and motivating others.
Empowerment, The role allows you to empower individuals to take control of their own health and wellbeing, fostering personal growth and independence.
Holistic Approach, You get to work in a holistic manner, considering various aspects of a person’s life, which can lead to more comprehensive and effective care.
Community Connection, The position involves connecting people to community resources, enabling stronger social networks and community bonds.
Diverse Challenges, You will work with individuals facing complex social and emotional challenges, providing an opportunity to make a real difference in their lives.
Collaboration, You will collaborate with a wide range of healthcare professionals, enhancing your own professional development and understanding of the healthcare system.
Job Satisfaction, Helping individuals navigate their health journeys and seeing the positive impact of your work can lead to profound job satisfaction.
Reduction of Health Inequalities, Contributing to efforts that aim to reduce health inequalities in the community is both fulfilling and socially responsible.
We have 2 exciting opportunities to join our growing team of Social Prescribing Link Workers, working with the Moreton, Meols and Wallasey Primary Care Network and with Healthier West Wirral Primary Care Network.
The role
This role empowers people to take control of their health and wellbeing, focusing on ‘what matters to me’. Working closely with the wider clinical team, this role takes a holistic approach to an individual's health and wellbeing, giving time and connecting people to the assets available to them.
The Candidate
We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated individuals to join the existing team, extending the current personalised care to a wider patient population. The successful candidates will be able to demonstrate the ability to be a good listener, have time for people, be committed to supporting local communities to care for each other and reduce health inequalities.
You should have experience of working positively with people facing complex social and emotional challenges in either a paid or voluntary capacity; inspiring trust, building confidence and motivating. You will have great interpersonal skills; be empathetic, resilient and be able to maintain effective working relationships with partners across the sectors.
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