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Independent Mental Health Advocate

4 weeks ago

Wickford, United Kingdom Together for Mental Wellbeing Full time

**This job is an opportunity to make a difference and shape lives**

Together is an amazing place to work and it’s not just because we’re one of the UK’s oldest and most respected mental health charities. It’s because we put the people who use our services at the heart of everything we do - supporting and enabling them to take control of their lives.

We are currently recruiting for an Independent Mental Health Advocates for our new service within St Andrew’s Healthcare. The post is based within a medium and low secure hospital for men and women with Mental illness, Learning disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorder and Neuropsychiatry

1 post 15 Hours per week (Thursday & Friday), salary will be pro rata to stated one.
- Experience of working within Advocacy or a care setting and understanding of the issues involved in providing independent Advocacy.
- To provide Independent Mental Health Advocacy and generic advocacy to qualifying patients including people detained under specific sections of the Mental Health Act ’83.
- To work with individual patients to provide information, support, and representation in order to assist them in any decision-making process affecting their care, treatment, legal status or other aspects of their daily lives.
- To raise awareness of Advocacy, Independent Mental Health Advocacy and the service to other professionals, individuals, and other agencies.
- To work with groups of patients on the wards, to assist them in developing and expressing a collective point of view.
- To maintain detailed cases notes and accurate statistical data.

What you need to know about Together:
Together is England’s oldest mental health charity and since we were formed in 1879, we have believed that people with mental health issues have the right and the abilities to lead independent, fulfilling lives as part of their communities. We offer a wide variety of support to help people deal with the personal and practical impacts of mental health issues.

Our core principle at Together is service user leadership as we believe that benefits those people who are accessing support and has positive impact on all aspects of Together, and wider society. We want to be able to learn from people who have a range of views and who have experienced mental distress. By learning from the people who use our services in that way we aim to inform and influence Together from a Lived Experience perspective.

What We Can Offer You
- You will be part of an organisation that values you. We will seek your input, encourage effort and facilitate growth and opportunity whilst caring about you and your wellbeing
- You will gain worthwhile personal development training, where you are encouraged to stay and grow to further your career progression with Together
- A Positive culture - we are proud of our leadership and management style that encourages teamwork, open and honest communication and has a strong purpose
- One-on-one supervision/manager meetings, peer learning groups, career or talent management guidance and dedicated learning time

If you have not heard back within two weeks of the closing date, you have been unsuccessful at this time.

**Job Types**: Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 15 per week

**Salary**: £26,527.65 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Life insurance
- Sick pay
- Store discount

Schedule:

- No weekends

Work Location: One location

Application deadline: 10/01/2023
Reference ID: REQ000471NEW

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