Job Description

Social prescribing is non-clinical and empowers people to take control of their health and wellbeing through referral to 'link workers' who give time, focus on 'what matters to me' and take a personalised holistic approach to an individual's health and wellbeing, connecting people to community groups, and statutory services for practical and emotional support.

Maternity Wellbeing Link Workers will be aligned to the County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust's Community Midwifery Team. The post holder will be expected to support strengthening an individual's personal resilience working with them to address the wider determinants of health, such as debt, poor housing and health in pregnancy. The MWLW will be working with a targeted group of pregnant people who have been identified as having complex social needs, providing high intensity support.

We are looking to appoint someone skilled in:

Working with individuals to co-produce a simple personalised support plan to address the person's health and wellbeing needs - based on the person's priorities, interests, values and motivations - including what they can expect from groups activities and services they are being connected to and what the person can do for themselves to improve their health and wellbeing in pregnancy Helping people identify the wider issues that impact on their health and wellbeing, such tobacco dependency, debt, poor housing, being unemployed, loneliness and caring responsibilities. Being a friendly source of non-clinical information about family health, wellbeing and health in pregnancy approaches. Helping people prepare for parenthood, develop positive parental skills through information giving and facilitating into parent programmes, adaptations, enablement approaches and simple safeguards. Working with pregnant people, their families and carers and consider how they can all be supported through complex situations.
If you are passionate about supporting pregnant people and working in maternity services we'd love to hear from you.

To book an informal discussion with Vicki Moffat, Adult Wellbeing Services Programme Manager please email vmoffat@nhs.net

Closing date for applications is: Sunday 11th May 2025 at midnight.

Please note we do NOT accept CV's as part of the recruitment process. Please visit www.pcp.uk.net and download an application pack. Return your completed application form to hr@pcp.uk.net

Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months

Pay: From 26,532.00 per year

Benefits:

Bereavement leave Free flu jabs Health & wellbeing programme On-site parking
Schedule:

Monday to Friday Weekend availability
Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 11/05/2025