Mental Health Navigator

"Shaw Trust promotes team spirit, inclusiveness and it is an organisation where everybody is somebody. I am proud to be part of this great organisation."
At Shaw Trust we believe everyone has the right to live a decent and dignified life and an opportunity for rewarding work. We are a social purpose organisation challenging inequality and breaking down barriers to enable social mobility.

For us being part of the solution is about creating the conditions for this to happen, advocating and delivering services that make a real difference. Working in partnership not competition, we are part of an eco-system of purpose-led organisations, striving for a fairer, more equal society centred on opportunity for all.

Purpose
Role
Shaw Trust is one of the strategic partners for the newly established Kent & Medway service, Mental Health Together (MHT) ; this is the transformedmulti-agency offer, which brings all the services and agencies that support people with varying mental health needs much closer together. This ensures that people get the right care, without having to navigate service boundaries and without repeatedly telling their story.TheMental Health Navigatoris one of several new roles which is part of a new joined-up model of care which bridges the gap that currently exists between primary (i.e. GPs) and community mental health (i.e. KMPT). It will support people with complex mental health needs by:

• Providing someone with support in a person-centred, holistic way
• Delivering needs-led and personalised trauma-informed care.
• Removing barriers to access, and thresholds across services working together
• Involving those using services and carers as equal partners in their support
• Building in involvement and co-production at all levels of service design delivery

You'll be one of the first people that those using Mental Health Together will meet, so you'll have a strong commitment to ensuring that this first experience is positive, being a strong communicator as well as showing compassion.

As part of one team of professionals from across different organisations that make up Mental Health Together , you'll value partnership and collaboration, recognising the different skills and understanding that each person brings to the team.

This role is perfect for individuals with significant experience of working within a community mental health and or wellbeing setting, working with individuals with complex mental health needs to help them achieve their goals. As well as understanding how mental health systems work, you will have good insight into local services and support, and how social factors can affect mental health.

This is a 30 hour position, working days can be discussed, however will fall within Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm.

Interviews for applicants that are offered an interview, will be held week commencing 24th November 2025 and the following week. Interviews will be held in person, in Maidstone.

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Location:
You will be based in Maidstone, Kent

Employee Benefits
As an employee of Shaw Trust as well as positively impacting people's lives, you will have access to the following benefits:

• 25 days annual leave per year (plus bank holidays), with incremental increases post 3 years' service up to 28 days, and the option to purchase additional holiday
• 2 days paid volunteering leave each year
• An enhanced pension scheme after 6 months
• Life Assurance at 3 times your annual salary rate
• Access to a suite of learning and development opportunities including paid for apprenticeship and masters' levels qualifications, and management development programmes
• Opportunities to connect with our employee diversity networks (LGBTQ+ Support Network, Racial Equality Network, Disability Equality Network, Neurodiversity Peer Support Network, Women's Network, MANaging Network, Menopause Network Group)
• Health and Wellbeing initiatives including internal support, employee assistance programme and health cash plan
• Opportunity to request flexible working from day one

Our Strategy
To find out more about Shaw Trusts aims in our 2030 Strategic Directive available here:

Join a diverse and inclusive organisation
Shaw Trust is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive working environment, where every employee, regardless of their background or lived experience, feels that they belong and can progress in their career.

In addition;

• We are proud to be certified as an employer who meets the National Equality Standard, the accepted standard for inclusiveness in business across the UK.
• We are Disability Confident Leaders, support the guaranteed interview scheme and use of the government's Access to Work scheme.
• Living our values, we are keen to reflect the diversity of UK society at every level within our organisation.

We welcome applications from all sections of the community including from people with lived experience and/or knowledge of disability or social exclusion.

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Shaw Trust reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received.
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