Link Worker | West London NHS Trust

West London Mental Health Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

West London NHS Trust is recruiting a 16 to 25 Community Mental Health Link Worker to connect young people with local community supports and resources within the Hounslow MINT. You will specialise in signposting and supporting referrals, helping empower individuals toward independence and recovery.

You will work with CAMHS to ensure smooth transitions to adult services, in a role that blends independent work with collaboration across a diverse multidisciplinary team, showing resilience and

Qualifications

• Good understanding of mental illness and recovery
• Excellent communication, personal and customer service skills
• Passion for empowering and supporting young people in their recovery journey

Responsibilities

• Signpost and support referrals to identified community resources
• Foster autonomy and build confidence in young people
• Collaborate with CAMHS to aid transitions to adult services
• Escalate concerns appropriately when needed

Skills

Communication

Empathy

Customer service

Resilience

Teamwork

Job description

Salary: £33,262 - £36,027 per annum inclusive of 15% HCAS

An exciting opportunity has arisen for skilled and enthusiastic 16 to 25 Community Mental Health Link Worker within Hounslow Mental Health Integrated Network Teams (MINT).

We are seeking to recruit individuals with a good understanding of mental illness as well as excellent communication, personal, and customer service skills, who have a passion for wanting to empower and support young individuals with their recovery journey.We are looking for highly motivated, enthusiastic, and caring individuals who can provide the best possible care with patience and compassion to our service users

The community mental health framework for adults and older adults (2019) set out a vision for providing services in local settings that better reflected the needs of the local population. West London NHS Trust is one of a small number of pilot sites and has developed an exciting new Mental Health Integrated Network Teams (MINT) service that offers service users more needs based, episodic interventions integrated with primary care. Link Work will be a key specialism within MINT, overseeing recovery focused interventions that make use of community assets as well as those of the multi-disciplinary team.

You will play a vital role in connecting young people who are experiencing a challenge with their mental health with community supports and resources. As a 16 - 25 Community Mental Health Link Worker you willspecialisein signposting to and supporting with referrals to identified appropriate community resources, fostering autonomy and promoting independence, building on the individual’s strengths and aiding in gaining skills and confidence in collaboratively identified areas of support, as well as escalating concerns should they arise.

You will be comfortable working both on your own and with others from a range of different backgrounds. You’ll need to be resilient, motivated, and committed to adapt to working in an ever-changing environment.

You will also spend a portion of your time working closely with CAMHS to support young individuals to access vital services in their community and ensure a smooth transition into adult services.

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.

Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25 is over £500m.

The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overallby the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.

The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.

The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

This advert closes on Friday 16 Oct 2026

£36,943 - £44,900 per annum inclusive of 15% HCAS