Peer Recovery Worker (Primary Care Network)

Our vision is for a world where everyone experiencing a mental health issue receives support and respect. Join our passionate, dedicated team and make a difference today.

About the role

Working with our NHS colleagues Solent Mind are providing Peer Support working within local communities to enhance mental health care at primary level.

This role involves:

• Working with colleagues from across primary care (GP) network to identify people that may benefit from peer support and plan work accordingly.
• Working with people in one to one and group settings, including managing your own caseload of service users, to support their recovery and help them access the support they need.
• Working closely with other team members and services to support people using the service in a collaborative, person-centred way, including helping them to identify and articulate their needs and hopes.
• Supporting people to develop and use a range of skills and techniques to help their wellbeing.

About you

You will have a key understanding of the role of peer support in mental health and how to use your lived experience to this affect as well as the ability to manage time and competing priorities and take responsibility for your own work and accountabilities.

About us

We're Solent Mind! We’re part of a network of over 100 Local Minds who tailor trusted mental health services to our communities. We set our own strategies and partnerships and rely on the support of our brilliant local fundraisers.

We collaborate with Mind to make sure their pioneering campaigns, information and research make a difference in Hampshire. Together, we make better mental health possible both locally and nationally.

Benefits 

Our Gold Award for Workplace Wellbeing Index 2022/2023 and being a Mindful Employer reflects our commitment to our lively, friendly teams. We empower our people to have a voice, discover new opportunities and develop their careers. In addition to knowing you’re making a difference, you’ll also enjoy excellent benefits, including:

• Flexible working to promote a healthy work/life balance
• 25 days’ annual leave rising incrementally to 30 days per year 
• Pension plan
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Season ticket and cycle-to-work scheme

If you’re ready to join the fight for mental health, visit our website to find out more and apply.  

Closing date: Sunday 29 September 2024.

Interview date: Friday 25 October 2024.

Posts may be subject to a relevant DBS check.

Solent Mind welcomes applications from all the communities in which we work. Appointments are made on merit.

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