Social Prescribing Link Worker in Sowerby Bridge inSowerby Bridge PUBLISHED THU 23 OCT 2025 Jump to job information section

Job summary
Calder & Ryburn PrimaryCare Network (PCN) consist of four GP practices and have a combined patientlist of over 43000 patients. Our practices are Bankfield Surgery, Brig RoydSurgery, Stainland Road Medical Centre and Station Road Surgery. We have grownas a collaborative PCN over the past five years and now have over 30 members ofstaff working across the PCN.Calder & Ryburn PCNare looking for a self-motivated individual to join our growing personalisedcare team. The team currently consists of care coordinators and socialprescribing link workers who all work in GP practices across the PCN supportingpatients from within the PCN footprint.This exciting role will beworking within Station Road Surgery and will join the fantastic practice teamand PCN colleagues.

Main duties of the job
Undertakework in line with PCN directed priorities.Facilitatingtransport options to enable attendance at surgery (efficient use of primarycare services), support groups and social schemes.InterrogatePractice records to identify patients where the biggest impact could be made,in line with PCN priorities.Bepractice based and work proactively to empower people to take control of their health andwellbeing, enhancing self-management, active care navigation by receptionistsand a greater understanding within practice and by patients of alternativeoptions and support outside of practice available to them.Establisha clear referral pathway from practices within the PCN and for self-referralfrom patients registered with practices in the PCN.Buildand maintain and understanding of existing social prescribing and navigationalservices available, together with their remit and referral criteria to supportcollaborative working.Workcollaboratively with all relevant local organisations, in line with directionfrom the PCN.Providepersonalised support to individuals, their families, and carers to take controlof their wellbeing, live independently and improve their health outcomes.Developtrusting relationships by giving people time and focus on what matters to me.Take a holistic approach, based on the persons priorities and the widerdeterminants of health.

About us
Pennine GP Alliance is a member-led organisation made up of 19 GPpractices in Calderdale who form 5 Primary Care Networks (PCNs), collectivelyserving over 223,000 registered patients.We work extremely closely with general practice but also inpartnership with other local healthcare providers with a purpose to ensureviable GP services remain at the heart of local communities, providingsustainable and high-quality patient-focused healthcare.Join our team and

Experience
a workplace that truly values growth,collaboration, and impact. We take pride in fostering a supportive andinclusive environment where every team member is encouraged to listen, learn,and lead. Together were dedicated to delivering better outcomes for GPpractices, and ultimately for the people of Calderdale.At our organisation, your professional growth matters we arecommitted to providing the resources and opportunities you need for continuousdevelopment, ensuring you thrive both in your role and your career.We look forward to receiving your application to join our team ofover 100 employees.

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Date posted
23 October 2025

Pay scheme
Other

Salary
Depending on

Experience
Contract
Permanent

Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number
B0468-25-0022

Job location
sStation Road SurgeryStation RoadSowerby BridgeWest YorkshireHX6 3AB

Job description

Job responsibilities
Develop,manage, and update care plans within the GP clinical system used in the generalpractice (EMIS or SystmOne).Therole will require managing and prioritising your own caseload, in accordancewith the needs, priorities and any urgent support required by individuals onthe caseload. It is vital that you have a strong awareness and understanding ofwhen it is appropriate or necessary to refer people back to other healthprofessionals/agencies, when what the persons need is beyond the scope of thesocial prescribing link worker role e.g., when there is a physical or mentalhealth need requiring a qualified practitioner.Maintaina record of action and outcome that can be used for case studies and to keeppractices and the PCN informed.Promotingsocial prescribing, its role in self-management and active care navigation, andthe wider determinants of health with practices in the PCN and wider.Buildrelationships with key staff in GP practices within the local PCN, attendingrelevant meetings, becoming part of the wider network team, giving informationand feedback on social prescribing, how to access the service and makeappropriate referrals.Beproactive in developing strong links with all local statutory and third sectororganisations as appropriate, working in partnership with local agencies toraise awareness of social prescribing and how partnership working can reducepressure on statutory services, improve health outcomes and enable a holisticapproach to care.Beproactive in encouraging self-referrals and connecting with all localcommunities, particularly those communities that statutory agencies may findhard to reach.Meetpeople on a one-to-one basis. Give people time to tell their stories and focuson what matters to me. Build trust with the person, providing non-judgemental support, respecting diversity and lifestyle choices. Work from astrength-based approach focusing on a persons assets.Bea friendly source of information about self-management, wellbeing andprevention approaches.Helppeople identify the wider issues that impact on their health and wellbeing,such as debt, poor housing, being unemployed, loneliness and caringresponsibilities.Workwith the person, their families and carers and consider how they can all besupported through social prescribing.Helppeople maintain or regain independence through living skills, adaptations,enablement approaches and simple safeguards.Workwith individuals to co-produce a simple personalised support plan based onthe persons priorities, interests, values and motivations including whatthey can expect from the groups, activities and services they are beingconnected to and what the person can do for themselves to improve their healthand wellbeing.Whereappropriate, physically introduce people to community groups, activities andstatutory services, ensuring they are comfortable. Follow up to ensure they arehappy, able to engage, included and receiving good support.Wherepeople may be eligible for a personal health budget, help them to explore thisoption as a way of providing funded, personalised support to be independent,including helping people to gain skills for meaningful employment, whereappropriate.Workclosely with GP practices within the PCN to ensure that social prescribingreferral codes are inputted to EMIS and SystmOne and that the persons use ofthe NHS can be tracked, adhering to data protection legislation and datasharing agreements.Workwith your line manager to undertake continual personal and professionaldevelopment, taking an active part in reviewing and developing the roles andresponsibilities.Adhereto Pennine GP Alliance policies and procedures, including confidentiality,safeguarding, lone working, information governance, and health and safety.Adhereto practice (when practice based) policies and procedures, includingconfidentiality, safeguarding, lone working, information governance, and healthand safety.Workwith your line manager to access regular supervision.Undertakeall necessary training recommended for the role. Adhere to the mandatorytraining programme ensuring training is completed on time and be proactiveabout seeking additional training that is required for the role.Undertakeany tasks consistent with the level of the post and the scope of the role,ensuring that work is delivered in a timely and effective manner.Dutiesmay vary from time to time, without changing the general character of the postor the level of responsibility.Towork flexibly in line with the needs of service, including some occasionalearly morning, evening, or weekend work.You will work as part of a team but will alsofrequently work unsupervised and using your own autonomy.Tomaintain up to date knowledge of legislation, national and local policies andissues in relation to the specific client group, mental health and communitycare delivery.Tocomply with the Professional Codes of Conduct and to be aware of changes inthese. To maintain up to date knowledge of all relevant legislation and localpolicies and procedures implementing this.Toensure that all duties are carried out to the highest standard and inaccordance with currently quality initiatives within the work area.Tocomply with all relevant organisations policies, procedures, and guidelines,including those relating to Equal Opportunities, Health and Safety andConfidentiality of Information and to be aware of any changes in these.To comply at all times with the PGPAs InformationGovernance related policies. Staff are required to respect the confidentialityof information about staff, patients and PGPA business and in particular theconfidentiality and security of personal identifiable information in line withthe Data Protection Act. All staff is responsible for ensuring that any datacreated by them is timely, comprehensive, accurate, and fit for the purposesfor which it is intended.

Job description

Person Specification

Experience
Essential

Experience
of getting along with people from all backgrounds and communities, respecting lifestyles and diversity.

Experience
of working directly in a community development context, adult health, and social care, learning support or public health/health improvement (including unpaid work).

Experience
of supporting people, their families, and carers in a related role (including unpaid work).

Experience
of partnership/collaborative working and of building relationships across a variety of organisations.Desirable

Experience
of working with or in a general practice.

Experience
of supporting people with their mental health, either in a paid, unpaid, or informal capacity.

Experience
of data collection and providing monitoring information to assess the impact of services

Qualifications
EssentialNVQ Level 3, advanced level or equivalent

Qualifications
or

Experience
.Training in motivational coaching and interview or equivalent.DesirableTraining in Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT).SkillsEssentialProven ability to listen, empathise with people and provide person-centred support in a non-judgemental way.Commitment to reducing health inequalities and proactively working to reach people from all communities.Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with people, their families, carers, community groups, partner agencies and stakeholders.Ability to identify risk and assess/manage risk when working with individuals.Have a strong awareness and understanding of when it is appropriate or necessary to refer people back to other health professionals/agencies, when what the person needs is beyond the scope of the social prescribing link worker role, e.g., when there is a mental health need requiring a qualified practitioner.Ability to maintain effective working relationships and to promote collaborative practice with all colleagues in PGPA, PCN and wider system.Commitment to collaborative working with all local statutory and third sector statutory and third sector organisations organisation avoiding duplication but adding value.Ability to work flexibly and enthusiastically within a team or on own initiative, whilst understanding when its important to refer to line managerPersonal qualitiesEssentialAble to support people in a way that inspires trust and confidence, motivating others to reach their potential.Able to work from an asset-based approach, building on existing personal assets. Able to provide leadership and to finish work tasks in a timely manner.Able to work with others to reduce hierarchies and find creative solutions.Demonstrates personal accountability, emotional resilience and works well under pressure.Ability to organise, plan and prioritise on own initiative, including when under pressure and meeting deadlines.High level of written and oral communication skills.Demonstratable commitment to professional and personal development.Other requirementsEssentialFlexibility to work outside core office hours.Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check.Maintain confidentiality at all times.Full UK driving licence.

Person Specification

Experience
Essential

Qualifications
or

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.Employer

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