The key role of the Recovery Worker (Community Link Network) is to improve health and wellbeing and enable people to live well through strengthening connections to non-clinical community resources; promoting self-management and reducing attendance at Primary Care.

Working within GP Practices in East Lothian, the Recovery Worker (Community Link Network) will work alongside people to identify factors that impact on their health and wellbeing and work to develop strategies that will make a positive difference. The Recovery Worker (Community Link Network) will connect people to other services and resources through appropriate and supportive signposting.