Job vacancy: Workforce Development Lead Role – Social Prescriber Link Worker (SPLW), Nottingham City General Practice Alliance, Nottingham

Job summary

Main area

admin

Grade

£27,400 - £30,200

Contract

Fixed term: 6 months (with extension dependent on contracts)

Hours

Part time
Flexible working

7.5 hours per week (Ideally need 2 x 1/2 days or varied days per week to deliver supervision on 2 different days per month)

Job ref

GPA-7674890

Employer: Nottingham City General Practice Alliance
Employer type: General Practice
Site: NCGPA
Town: Nottingham
Salary: £21.00 per hour
Closing: 02/01/2026 08:00

Workforce Development Lead Role – Social Prescriber Link Worker (SPLW)

£27,400 - £30,200

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

1. CPD supervision	Facilitate the provision of 2-hour group supervision sessions once a month to SPLWs. Offer mentorship and guidance to other personalised care facilitators to support confidence, competence, and wellbeing. Support in the provision of continuous professional development (CPD) teaching that meets needs of workforce. Be the link between NCGPA, their management team and the individual staff member. Provide coaching / mentoring support to facilitate the development of individuals on an as needed basis. Prioritise support to promote individual’s wellbeing and signpost to their manager as needed. Support with relevant standard operation procedures. Ensure accurate and contemporaneous records of sessions are kept in line with CQC requirements.
2. Workforce development	Support PCNs to identify and address workforce development needs, ensuring alignment with both organisational, ICS and national priorities. Support in the design and delivery of induction, appraisal and development opportunities to promote consistency and quality across the personalised care team. To listen and support our current workforce to promote their retention. To promote a positive work culture that supports and develops individuals to ensure that patients get the best experience and care.
3. Service quality	To support clear and consistent standards for practice, including knowledge, skills and behaviours. To support the development of systems and monitoring that improve quality and consistency whilst reducing variation in outcomes and access standards. To support with ensuring that appropriate governance mechanisms are in place to reduce risk and improve patient safety.

Person specification

Education and Experience

Essential criteria

Experienced and actively practicing social prescriber or equivalent.
Previous experience of educating and supporting others either formally or informally.

Desirable criteria

Experience working as a lead or equivalent
Teaching or coaching qualification

Knowledge

Essential criteria

Understands the importance of experiential learning (learning in practice).

Skills

Essential criteria

Evidence of excellent communication skills (both oral and written)
Evidence of effective time management
Evidence of effective organisational skills

Please Note:

This vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if a sufficient number of suitable applications are received. We recommend submitting your application early to avoid disappointment.
Successfully shortlisted applicants will be contacted by email with an invitation to interview.
Arden & GEM CSU administer this account on behalf of the GPA, you may receive communications from both the CSU and the GPA during your recruitment.

Notes on completion of applications:

All reference requests will be made to your employer/previous employers' HR Department, covering the previous 3 years of activity.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expect all staff to undertake this commitment. Applicants will be subject to robust recruitment processes.
All eligible staff will need to have gained clearance through a standard/enhanced DBS check prior to working.
All posts are subject to a probationary period.

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

NCGPA Workforce Development Lead SPLW job description (PDF, 157.5KB)

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name: Sarah Partridge
Job title: Workforce Development Lead Pharmacist
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 07587826975

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Workforce Development Lead Role – Social Prescriber Link Worker (SPLW)

£27,400 - £30,200

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Working for our organisation

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Person specification

Education and Experience

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Knowledge

Essential criteria

Skills

Essential criteria

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Applicant requirements

Documents to download

Further details / informal visits contact

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