PVG: This post requires membership of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme. Application will be processed for the
successful candidate.
Space @ The Broomhouse Hub is a community anchor organisation supporting people and their families in South West
Edinburgh, with some of our services stretching city wide.
WE BELIEVE THAT CONNECTIONS BUILD COMMUNITIES
Space delivers 22 projects, with around 70 staff and over 200 volunteers. We deliver diverse services supporting
young people, families, older people and carers amongst others.
For more information about Space and all our projects can be found on our website – spacescot.org
The Role:
The main role of the Community Link Worker is to provide a person-centred service that is responsive to the needs and
interests of a GP practice and its patients. This Community Link Worker position is based in the Tollcross
Health Centre which encompasses the GP practices of Polwarth, Leven and Gilmore.
The Community Link Worker will support patients referred by the Primary Care teams to:
- Identify issues affecting their ability to live well
- Identify personal outcomes and
priorities
- Provide a person centred approach to support patients to overcome barriers to achieving
personal goals
- Link people to local and national services and agencies.
The Community Link Worker will support the GP practice teams to have increased knowledge and understanding of local
and national resources available to their patients. They will also build relationships and processes between the
GP practice and community resources, statutory organisations, other health services and voluntary
organisations.
The post-holder must have experience of working with people who are facing complex social and emotional
circumstances. They will also have excellent and effective interpersonal skills, being able to demonstrate an
ability to work with people on a 1:1 basis as well as experience in networking and relationship building with
other professionals and organisations.
The full job description and person specification can be found below.
About the Community Link Worker Programme:
The Community Links Worker programme, funded by EVOC and Edinburgh Health & Social Care Partnership, is delivered
in partnership with GP Practices and the 3rd sector to support people to live well through strengthening
connections between community resources and primary care.
This Community Link Worker post holder will be employed by Space @ The Broomhouse Hub and will be supervised and
supported by Space Head of Community & Connections, and the Community Link Worker Network Area Lead for
South Edinburgh, who will work together to ensure that the post holder is on track to meet outcomes prescribed
by the Scottish Government and Edinburgh Integrated Joint Board.
This post will be based predominantly at Tollcross Health Centre with some possible home working and occasional
visits to the Broomhouse Hub.