We are seeking a Social Prescribing Coordinator and Link Worker who will support the delivery of the Bromley by Bow Centres social prescribing service.
The role will involve the management of referrals and providing one-to-one-person centred support to patients in the Mile End East and Bromley by Bow (Primary Care Network 6) focussing on what matters to the individual and taking a holistic approach, connecting people to local initiatives and services for practical and emotional support.

Our social prescribing service helps to strengthen personal and community resilience, and reduce health inequalities by addressing the wider determinants of health, such as debt, poor housing and physical inactivity. The Bromley by Bow Social Prescribing service provides holistic support, connecting people to local initiatives and services for practical and emotional support. The service aims to increase people’s connection with others and their local community and empower them to take control of their own health and wellbeing.

Our social prescribing service helps to strengthen personal and community resilience and reduce health inequalities by addressing the wider determinants of health, such as debt, poor housing and physical inactivity. The service aims to increase people’s connection with others and their local community and empower them to take control of their own health and wellbeing.

The Bromley by Bow Social Prescribing service provides:

Rapid social prescribing: Urgent, one-off support often around isolation, food, money and medication. People are contacted within two day.
General social prescribing: Longer term emotional and practical support. People are contacted within two weeks and offered three to six sessions to explore challenges, set goals and offered a coaching style of support.
Social welfare advice social prescribing: Specialist support delivered by a qualified social welfare advisor to address housing and benefit needs.
Mental Health Community Connectors: Supporting people with serious mental illness (SMI) to achieve better mental health and wellbeing, increasing independence and reducing reliance on services.
Community self-referrals: Designated link worker receiving social prescribing self-referrals from the Centre.

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