Just starting your role — get safe, confident and effective.
Covers your induction, mandatory training, the four core competency areas, and how to use the Portfolio of Evidence with your supervisor. Aligned to the WHIS— World Health Innovation SummitEstablished in 2015 to improve health and wellbeing outcomes through innovation, education and partnerships. Co-developer (with GSPA) of the WHIS Social Prescribing Link Worker programme. & GSPA— Global Social Prescribing AllianceInternational alliance of social prescribing practitioners, researchers and partner organisations working to grow the social prescribing workforce globally. Co-developer (with WHIS) of this programme. programme standards.
Strengthen your practice, evidence your impact, plan your CPD— Continuing Professional DevelopmentOngoing learning and reflection used to maintain and improve competence in a role..
For SPLW— Social Prescribing Link WorkerA role that supports people to access community-based services, groups and activities to meet practical, social and emotional needs that affect their health and wellbeing. Used internationally; equivalents in some countries include 'link worker', 'community connector' or 'health navigator'. working independently. Build reflective practice, use the Portfolio of Evidence, demonstrate impact, and identify development goals through clinical supervision.
Going deeper — children & young people, mental health, financial inclusion, refugees, hospital discharge.
The framework recognises emerging specialisms. Specialist SPLW— Social Prescribing Link WorkerA role that supports people to access community-based services, groups and activities to meet practical, social and emotional needs that affect their health and wellbeing. Used internationally; equivalents in some countries include 'link worker', 'community connector' or 'health navigator'. still need the four core competencies, plus appropriate skills, experience or qualifications for their population.
Recruit, embed, supervise — and make the role succeed in your organisation.
Practical guidance for organisations employing SPLW— Social Prescribing Link WorkerA role that supports people to access community-based services, groups and activities to meet practical, social and emotional needs that affect their health and wellbeing. Used internationally; equivalents in some countries include 'link worker', 'community connector' or 'health navigator'.: setup, sample job description, induction checklist, supervision arrangements, MDT— Multidisciplinary teamA team of professionals from different disciplines working together with the person at the centre. integration, caseload management.
Three supervision modes — what each demands and how to do them well.
Workplace supervisors handle day-to-day. Clinical supervisors meet at least monthly to support reflective practice and CPD— Continuing Professional DevelopmentOngoing learning and reflection used to maintain and improve competence in a role.. Group supervisors run peer learning sets.
Working alongside SPLW— Social Prescribing Link WorkerA role that supports people to access community-based services, groups and activities to meet practical, social and emotional needs that affect their health and wellbeing. Used internationally; equivalents in some countries include 'link worker', 'community connector' or 'health navigator'. as part of personalised care.
GP— General PractitionerA doctor providing primary care, sometimes also called a family physician. Each SPLW should have a clinical supervisor — often a GP — accountable for clinical aspects of the role., nurses, health and wellbeing coaches, care co-ordinators, social workers, VCSE— Voluntary, Community and Social EnterpriseSector encompassing charities, community groups and social enterprises. Sometimes called the 'third sector', 'nonprofit sector' or 'civil society' in other countries. colleagues — understand the SPLW— Social Prescribing Link WorkerA role that supports people to access community-based services, groups and activities to meet practical, social and emotional needs that affect their health and wellbeing. Used internationally; equivalents in some countries include 'link worker', 'community connector' or 'health navigator'. role, when to refer, and how to integrate.
Routes in — including the Community Health & Wellbeing Worker apprenticeship and via lived experience.
There is no single route into the role. SPLW— Social Prescribing Link WorkerA role that supports people to access community-based services, groups and activities to meet practical, social and emotional needs that affect their health and wellbeing. Used internationally; equivalents in some countries include 'link worker', 'community connector' or 'health navigator'. come into the work from frontline health/social care, charities, council roles, volunteering, lived experience and apprenticeship pathways where they exist.
