Salary Band: £24,500 – £25,407 FTE per annum (pro rata)
Part Time Hours: 18.5 per week
Location: Wyre Forest, Worcestershire
Contract Type: Fixed Term/Maternity Cover (up to 12 months)
Closing date: Friday 28th August 2026
Interview Date: Thursday 3rd September 2026
Are you looking for a role that can make a difference?
About the role
Join ONSIDE as a Social Prescribing Link Worker and work within an organisation and be part of team of professionals working with our NHS partners across The Wyre Forest Network of Independent Practices GP Practices to support local people to take greater control of their health and feel more empowered to look after themselves.
A Social Prescribing Link Worker works with individuals to understand what really matters to them and links them with non-medical support to address their needs in a holistic way. It is recognised that people’s health is determined primarily by a range of social, economic and environmental factors and a Social Prescribing Link Worker aims to support people to address and deal with issues relating to these factors.
ONSIDE’s Benefits
- 26 days annual holiday + Bank Holidays
- Pension Scheme
- Company Sick Pay Scheme (after qualifying service)
- Additional Maternity & Paternity Pay (after qualifying service)
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
- Access to premium Calm App
- Employee Engagement Forum to ensure our employee’s voices are heard!
- Your ‘Birthday Day’ Off
- Supportive working environment & good work/life balance culture
- Support with continuous professional development
Who are we looking for?
To be a Social Prescribing Link Worker, we are looking for someone who is empathetic & person-centred, and really understand the complex social, practical, and emotional challenges people may be facing.
A Social Prescribing Link Worker will need to demonstrate that they can be resourceful, creative, and highly organised with the ability to respond to change, manage a varied workload and work independently.
If you’re looking for a job that you can be proud of, apply now. More people need our help than ever before. Because of that, we are growing faster than ever before. The role of Social Prescribing Link Worker is a real career opportunity to discover!
Someone like you?
If you embrace difference and champion diversity.
If you are creative in your approach, can think around problems and find new ways to solve them.
If you’re looking for a job that you can be proud of, and passionate about. Please submit your application.
These values run through our entire organisation. ONSIDE is a creative, collaborative community where people feel free to share new ideas or ask for support. If something’s not right, we don’t just change it. We change ourselves too.
Our amazing team of skilled staff and volunteers make a difference to the lives of over 15,000 people a year!
More people need our help than ever before. Because of that, we are growing faster than ever before. The role of Social Prescribing Link Worker is a real career opportunity to support vulnerable and disadvantaged people in your community!
Want to know more?
Please get in touch with Katie Shrubb, Wellbeing Service Manager, by email [email protected].
Please also access our guidance on how to apply to ONSIDE on our advert pages.
ONSIDE reserve the right to withdraw this vacancy before the closing date.
