Mental health advisor (3 vacancies) - united kingdom, central london, london

• gbp27,570 per year • full time • permanent contract • based in london borough of lewisham with travel across the borough bromley, lewisham & greenwich mind is a highly regarded local charity, helping people to be mentally healthy and working together with those experiencing mental health problems and dementia to improve their quality of life. with an annual turnover of gbp7m, over 180 staff and 250 volunteers, we are one of the largest charities in the mind network. blg mind is working in partnership with south london & maudsley nhs foundation trust (slam) to deliver integrated support within the trusts community mental health teams. you will be part of a brand new integrated sub team working specifically with service users who struggle to engage with mental health services resulting in them experiencing multiple and long psychiatric admissions. we are looking for people who are compassionate, proactive, and can work flexibly to offer safe, problem-solving engagement and support. alongside working with service users, you will contribute to the evaluation, support with collecting outcomes data and shaping the service. as part of an effective information advice and guidance team you will have the caseload management experience and skills to deliver focused, person-centred, individual support and iag (information and guidance) on a wide range of social issues including housing, employment, develop their independence, self-management skills/recovery goals and liaising appropriately with specialists and professionals. successful applicants will be expected to undergo an enhanced level disclosure and barring service check we welcome applications from individuals who live in and may have used services in lewisham, including health and/or third sector services. we recognise the importance of having a diverse and inclusive workforce, and would therefore particularly welcome applications from the following, currently under-represented, groups: • people from culturally diverse communities • disabled people • people with diverse sexual orientations and gender identities • young people a significant number of clients being supported by this service will be from african and caribbean communities, and we would therefore particularly encourage applications from people representing those communities. blg mind is committed to meeting the reasonable adjustments of disabled people and always welcomes applications from people with lived experience of mental health problems. staff benefits include a matched contribution pension scheme, 25 days' holiday (pro-rata, rising with service), quality supervision and training opportunities. see our website for more reasons to work for bromley, lewisham & greenwich mind. closing date: sunday 16th october (11:59pm) likely interview date: week beginning 24th october please apply via our website


Bromley, Lewisham & Greenwich Mind
United Kingdom, Central London, London
2022-09-30
2022-10-30
FULL-TIME
2131312
Please report inappropriate ads by sending a message to abuse@expatriatesjobs.com. Please include the Job ID located in the header of each ad

Apply to this job now Report abuse