Care Navigator

1 month ago

Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom Rethink Mental Illness Full time

Rethink Mental Illness is an organisation whose common purpose is to help those who are severely impacted by mental illness. Imagine being part of an organisation whose common purpose is to help those who are severely impacted by mental illness. We believe that everyone should be treated with respect and dignity – and that's why equity is one of our core values.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Care Navigator to work seamlessly with the other Care Navigators and Apprentice Health and Wellbeing Coaches, to ensure holistic and meaningful support is provided to those with health vulnerabilities on their release from prison, ensuring continuity of care and fruition of release plans.

Care Navigators use a coaching framework, to manage wellbeing in the pre and post release period, to prevent a return to ill health as well as a reduction in reoffending. By preventing this decline in health, through robust reconnection with health services in the community we will reduce health inequalities for those leaving the criminal justice system and provide support to allow a seamless, and effective transition to independent community living.

You will work with the following people and teams:

Associate Director for Criminal Justice and Care Navigation

Head of Prisons and Criminal Justice

Head of Care Navigation

Contract Manager

IAPT Clinical Leads

Health and Wellbeing Coaches (Probation Services)

Care Navigators

Apprentice Health and Wellbeing Coaches

The successful candidate will have:

  • Educated to NVQ Level 3 or equivalent with qualifications or training relevant to the Care Navigation role, e.g. Health and Social Care
  • Relevant experience of supporting vulnerable individuals to identify, set and meet their own goals using 1:1 and/or group interventions
  • Working knowledge of health, debts, social care, housing, court systems, mental health, criminal justice and substance misuses
  • Experience of working to support individuals using structured, time limited support and am confident with this way of working
  • The passion and motivation to support individuals leaving the criminal justice system through provision of a high quality, professional level of care, recognizing and respecting individual differences and promoting diversity
  • A full UK driving license and have access to own transport for work purposes
  • Excellent time management skills, understanding the need to work effectively and efficiently at all times
  • The ability to develop professional relationships with patients and colleagues, and practice in a non-discriminatory manner, respecting the beliefs and cultural practices of individuals and groups.
  • Confidence in communicating and have excellent verbal and written skills.
  • Working knowledge of standard IT packages including Microsoft Word, Excel and use of database / information systems.

A Driving License and access to own Transport is Essential for This Role*

We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

Please see further details on our website

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Caring for our people.

We offer a wide range of support. Some of our benefits include:

  • PULSE: our recognition, rewards, wellbeing, and benefits platform. Providing access to thousands of discounts and benefits including cashback; reloadable cards; savings etc. As well as being able to thank colleagues and nominate them for awards.
  • Wagestream: gives you instant access to up to 50% of your pay. Also provides a library of expert tools, tips and articles plus, helps you start building a rainy-day pot straight from your salary.
  • Wellbeing support: our Wellbeing hub gives physical, emotional, and mental health support. We also have a BUPA Employee Assistance Programme with access to appointments.
  • Taking time for you: we work flexibly –you get to choose where you work, managing your own diary. We have generous annual leave, starting at 25 rising to 30 days, plus bank holidays, as well as your birthday off. We also offer the opportunity to buy and sell annual leave.
  • Planning for the future: We have a contributory pension scheme.
  • Structured Corporate Induction: Onboarding you into the Charity supporting your wellbeing along the way.
  • £300 when you introduce a Friend: receive up to £300 when you introduce a friend or family member.

Who are we?

We're Rethink Mental Illness, a leading charity provider of mental health services in England. We support thousands of people through our groups, services, policy, campaigns and advice and information. Our work supports us in delivering on our mission: "A better life for everyone severely affected by mental illness."

It is an exciting time to join our growing charity. We are on a transformation journey, one that supports the delivery of the organisation strategy – delivering Communities that Care. Supporting employees, managers and leaders through this change is a key priority for the People function. Just like its key that we attract diverse people to come and work for us.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion

Diversity is important to us and we appreciate difference through difference, inclusiveness and belonging. It gives us a deeper understanding of the world, our society and the diverse communities we're working with. By including everyone, we are able to draw on the unique experiences and expertise of our people to help shape and enrich our workplace and improve our services. One way we are doing is through our valued staff networks which play a critical and highly valued role in keeping us focused on creating a diverse, inclusive and engaged employer. We recognise and support staff networks for our Black, Asian and minority ethnic and our LGBTQIA+ colleagues. We are also proud to have been awarded Disability Confident Employer status and are a signatory to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter.

Becoming a truly anti-racist organisation

We have an ambition of become a truly anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider - and in our efforts to influence policy and wider societal factors impacting on mental health set out in our anti-racist statement . We have designed a multi-year anti-racist programme of work contained in our Race Equality Action Plan which demonstrate our intention to hold ourselves accountable and be judged on our progress on becoming a truly anti-racist organisation.

We therefore actively encourage and welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience, those who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (or questioning), Intersex and (asexual) (LGBTQIA+), people with a disability, and people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds.

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