Social Prescribing Link Workers (SPLWs) are a key role in personalised care that can transform the health and wellbeing of individuals. SPLWs often join teams of varied health professionals and organisations that are revolutionising the way we practice health care in the UK.
This is an induction guide intended as a useful resource for new link workers for their first few weeks in the role. The guide was co-designed by the National Academy for Social Prescribing (NASP) Link Worker Advisory Group.
Here, the templates and information provided are all practitioner-led and were created by link workers directly to guide link workers on how they might approach the first few weeks of their role.
The guide includes:
• Useful tips and checklists for your first few weeks in the role
• Videos from Social Prescribing Link Workers and service users
• Toolkit of templates to support your work
• Guidance for line managers on supporting new recruits
We have seen significant developments in social prescribing since the NHS Long Term Plan in 2019, with lots of information and resources in this area. This guidance will not include all the information you need in the role but aims to direct you to valuable resources and information in one document.
This guide is an evolving document, which NASP and its Link Worker Advisory Group will aim to update as other national guidance and policy further develops.
The Link Worker Advisory group at NASP hope you will find this guide useful and practical in the day-to-day of your new link worker role
