South Uttlesford Primary Care Network are looking to recruit a Social Prescribing Link Worker to join their friendly, dynamic and progressive primary care network in South Uttlesford
This post will be hosted by Uttlesford Community Action Network, and employed by Uttlesford Health Limited.
The Role
The Social Prescriber will operate within the South Uttlesford Primary Care Network supporting five local GP practices. As part of the PCN’s plans for transforming and developing primary care locally, the post holder will be expected to operate flexibly and collaboratively with all stakeholders. The role will be part of a multi-disciplinary team and will be central to the delivery of key network objectives.
The post will be employed by Uttlesford Health Limited, which is working in partnership with South Uttlesford PCN and UCAN to deliver high quality patient care at all times. This role is critical to supporting the PCN’s ambition to optimise individual health and wellbeing, reduce health inequalities and address the wider determinants of health and wellbeing.
The aim of the role will be to help to strengthen both community and personal resilience and reduce health inequalities by addressing the wider determinants of health, such as debt, poor housing and physical inactivity, by increasing people’s active involvement with their local communities.
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