Gambling Harm Link Worker (Band 4)NHS

Job summary

We are looking for a compassionate and motivated Link Worker to join our friendly Social Prescribing team.

We have an exciting opportunity as a part time (20 hours per week) Gambling Harms Link Worker on a 12 month contract, with a possible further 12 month extension, dependant on funding.

Gambling can seriously impact people who are harmed by it, including mental wellbeing, finances and relationships. In this role, you'll work closely with GP practices within Primary Care Networks (PCNs) and the wider multidisciplinary team offering training to professionals and community groups, whilst supporting people whose health and wellbeing are impacted by gambling.

You will support patients aged 18+ navigate non-medical needs and explore "what matters to the patient" looking at supporting behaviour change and connect patients to empowering local community groups and support networks.

• We are accepting CVs for this role, please also include (with your CV) a cover letter outlining how you meet the criteria for this role, as shown in the Person Spec.

Please note that the use of AI is monitored during the shortlisting process; if you have used this please declare this in your statement explaining what type of AI tools have been used and for what purpose.

Interviews will take place on Wednesday 21st October 2026.

Main duties of the job

The Gambling Harm Link Worker will lead the delivery of the Stockport Gambling Harm Partnership, supporting individuals, families and communities affected by gambling-related harm.

The post holder will provide prevention, early intervention and recovery support through a social prescribing approach, whilst embedding gambling harm awareness and identification across primary care, community organisations and voluntary sector services.

The role will work closely with GP practices, Primary Care Networks, Social Prescribing Link Workers, Health Coaches, Care Coordinators, community organisations and specialist gambling support services to improve awareness, increase referrals and strengthen local support pathways.

The post holder will also contribute to community engagement, workforce development, monitoring and evaluation activities to support a whole-system approach to reducing gambling-related harm across Stockport.

We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures, in particular those from ethnic minority backgrounds who are currently under-represented in our service.

Job description

Prevention and Awareness

• Deliver gambling harm awareness sessions to professionals.
• Support the development of Gambling Harm Champions across primary care and community settings.
• Promote understanding of gambling harms through presentations, workshops and community engagement activities.
• Support the development and distribution of awareness materials, information resources and campaign content.
• Participate in local events and awareness campaigns.

Early Identification and Intervention

• Embed gambling harm screening within existing wellbeing conversations and assessments.
• Deliver brief interventions for individuals identified as being at risk of gambling-related harm.
• Promote Making Every Contact Count (MECC) approaches and support professionals to have confident conversations regarding gambling harms.
• Develop and maintain referral pathways into appropriate support services.
• Encourage self-referrals through increased visibility and accessibility of support.

One-to-One Support

• Undertake holistic assessments with individuals affected by gambling harm.
• Provide information on practical and emotional support relating to:

o Financial wellbeing

o Debt management

o Housing issues

o Employment and training

o Mental health and wellbeing

o Social isolation

o Community engagement

• Offer social prescribing support to family members, carers and partners affected by gambling-related harm.
• Facilitate access to specialist gambling treatment and recovery services where required.

Partnership Working

• Develop effective working relationships with statutory, voluntary and community sector partners.
• Represent Viaduct Care at local meetings, forums and networking events.
• Work collaboratively with Primary Care Networks and neighbourhood teams to improve identification and support pathways.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of local services and support opportunities.
• Promote partnership working to improve outcomes for individuals experiencing gambling harm.

Monitoring and Evaluation

• Maintain accurate and timely records using organisational systems.

Collect and record:

o Referral information

o Demographic data

o Activity information

o Outcome measures

o Case studies

o Feedback

• Complete ONS4 Wellbeing Measures and goal-based outcomes at assessment and discharge.
• Support the production of reports for commissioners and stakeholders.
• Contribute to service evaluation and continuous improvement.

This list of duties is not intended to be exhaustive, but indicates the main areas of work and may be subject to change after consultation with the post-holder to meet the changing needs of the service.

Please see the full job description document (including standard operational clauses), available to download, on the right hand side of this page.

About us

Viaduct Care CIC is the company structure for Stockport's GP Federation and represents all of its local GP Practices. Covering a patient population of circa 300,000 practices are split into 6 PCNs with each serving a population of around 30,000-50,000 patients.

Viaduct Care represents the collective voice and interests of its member practices and as a key stakeholder in Stockport Together aims to influence and support the design and delivery of major service and system changes by being a strong and effective partner with other major service providers.

One of our priorities at Viaduct Care is to ensure that wellbeing and development of our team is at the forefront of everything we do. We have recently launched our new employee assistance programme, assisting our team to get access to a range of advice 24 hours a day. Additionally, we are keen to provide opportunities for team members to develop and grow including access to an extensive range of training and up to five paid study days per year.

For more information of the benefits of working at Viaduct click on 'Why Join Viaduct Care' on the right hand side of the page.