Overview
Community Links Practitioner Jobs in Glasgow, UK at The Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland
Hours: Part‑time 21 hours per week and full‑time 35 hours per week
Salary: £27,764 – £34,497 FTE per annum – dependent on experience. Paid on the 28th of each month.
Term: Fixed term until 31 March 2027
Based in: Glasgow
The ALLIANCE is excited to be recruiting new members to join our Community Links Practitioner team that will be based in Glasgow.
There are two part‑time posts available, 21 hours per week, and one full‑time maternity cover post of 35 hours per week.
As part of the Links Programme, you will provide a person‑centred service that is responsive to the needs and interests of people living in areas affected by socio‑economic deprivation. You will support people to identify issues that affect their ability to live well. The post‑holder will work collaboratively with individuals to support them through decision‑making processes and help them decide upon the issues that they would like to address, helping them overcome any barriers to addressing these.
Using service improvement methodology, the Community Links Practitioner will support the existing primary care team to adopt a links approach.
The Practitioner will support staff in becoming skilled in identifying local services and matching them to the needs of individual people. Typical examples include social or lunch clubs, self‑help groups, befriending organisations, hobby clubs such as gardening clubs and employment or voluntary‑work agencies.
The Practitioner will identify community resources and facilitate relationships between these resources and the practice for the benefit of the patient. They will also build relationships and processes with statutory organisations, health services and voluntary organisations such as the Citizens Advice Bureau, Money Advice Service, NHS services and charities.
The aim of the Links Practitioner Programme is to support people to live well through strengthening connections between community resources and primary care in deprived areas in Scotland.
Qualifications and skills
- Ability to develop a non‑dependent relationship with awareness of personal and professional boundaries, whilst being supportive and respectful of others and non‑judgmental
- Resilience
- A solution‑focused approach
- Non‑discriminatory values
- Knowledge and experience of working with people who are experiencing complex social and emotional circumstances (e.g., social, emotional and mental health issues, complex life circumstances, chronic pain, drug and alcohol misuse or homelessness)
- Strong understanding of the challenges faced by people living in areas of deprivation in relation to living well
- Proven and highly effective interpersonal and communication skills in working with people on a 1:1 basis and with organisations
- Excellent influencing, negotiation and motivational skills to engage people and enable them to take up a wide range of community services and activities
- Excellent networking and information management skills
- Ability to manage time effectively
- Ability to effectively manage priorities
- Good understanding of data protection
- Knowledge of facilitating service improvement
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team and on own initiative
- IT skills in word processing, spreadsheets, email and the internet
- An ability and willingness to travel extensively within the local community and wider area
PVG Scheme membership is required for this post.
Benefits
- 210 hours annual leave pro rata (equivalent of 30 days)
- 91 hours public holiday that can be taken flexibly pro rata (equivalent of 13 days)
- 24.5 hours additional leave between Christmas Eve and New Year pro rata (equivalent of 3.5 days)
- Contributory pension scheme 6%
- Annual incremental increase in salary (until top of grade)
- Flexible working (formal and informal)
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental and adoption pay
- Enhanced sick pay
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Learning and development opportunities
- Time off in lieu
- Cycle Scheme
- Carer Positive Employer
- Disability Confident Employer
- Up to 35 hours (pro rata) paid carers leave per annum
- Up to 35 hours (pro rata) paid special leave
- Up to 70 hours (pro rata) paid compassionate leave
- Paid day off to move house
- Employee forum
- Trade union recognition for Glasgow…
Title: Community Links Practitioner
Company: The Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland
Location: Glasgow, UK
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