Community Connector

As a prominent mental health charity, Andover Mind has been involved with an NHS England initiative based in Farnborough, Hampshire.

The mental health and well-being of the communities across Hampshire is our top priority and to ensure we achieve this we are looking to recruit a Mental Health Community Coordinator to work in the primary care (MHICS) mental health service.

Working in GP surgeries within the Farnborough area, you will assess patients (over the age of 18) who present with emotional or mental health difficulties and provide short-term interventions of up to 4 sessions which may include referrals on to other agencies, bridging to community organisations or teaching self-management tools.

The overall purpose of this role will be to work within a multidisciplinary team delivering a quality mental health service as an alternative to secondary care services. You will be employed by Andover Mind but will work in partnership with PCN staff and Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust staff.
- Our benefits include:_
- _ 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays - rising to 30 days with length of service_
- _ Vivup membership which includes access to discounts and cashback with hundreds of retailers_
- _ Competitive sick pay scheme_
- _ Employee Assistance Programme_
- _ Competitive company referral scheme_
- _ Eye test vouchers_
- _ Cycle to Work Scheme_
- _ Enhanced Maternity Leave_
- _ Ongoing training and development_-
- Appointments are made on merit._

In accordance with the Equality Act 2010, we do not discriminate, and in line with our equality policy, we are dedicated to building an accurate picture of the make-up of our workforce to ensure we are developing policies and practices that meet the needs of all employees, regardless of their background or personal circumstances.

We'd love your help and cooperation to make this happen so would ask if you can fill in our **equality, diversity and inclusion monitoring form**, but it's completely voluntary. Don't worry, it is completely confidential and the info you share will be kept and only used for monitoring purposes

For a copy of the Job Description please click **Here