The Scottish Government is promoting social prescribing as a way of reducing or mitigating health inequalities. Social prescribing links people attending GP or other primary care services with local, often non-clinical, community resources.

Clackmannanshire and Stirling Health and Social Care Partnership (CSHSCP) has a Strategic Commissioning Plan that focuses on prevention and early intervention and reducing social isolation and loneliness. Investment in the Community Link Worker (CLW) programme in the Partnership area is aligned to the strategic planning, and we are now seeking a new Community Link Worker to join the team in Clackmannanshire.

The Community Link Worker will be fully integrated in day-to-day work of the practice staff to inform and provide community connections to service users; will be supported by the CTSI/ SVE; and will work with local volunteer Community Health Champions.

The Community Links Workers will help people to access the wide range of local support provided by Third Sector organisations, helping them to reconnect and understand how they can improve and sustain their own health and wellbeing.