Mental Health Navigator

Shaw Trust; Maidstone; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave per year (plus b/

2 days paid volunteering leave

Enhanced pension scheme after 6 months

Life Assurance at 3 times your annual

Learning and development opportunities

Diversity networks access

Health and wellbeing initiatives

Flexible working from day one

Job summary

Shaw Trust invites applications for the Mental Health Navigator role to join the Mental Health Together hub in Maidstone. As part of a joined-up model of care, you’ll be the first point of contact, showing strong communication and compassion to help people access the right services.

You’ll work within a multi-agency team across organisations, contributing to a supportive environment and flexible working arrangements, with interviews held in Maidstone.

Qualifications

• Strong communication and compassionate approach are essential.

Responsibilities

• Be the first point of contact for people using Mental Health Together.
• Work within a multi‑agency team to coordinate care across organisations.

Skills

Communication skills

Compassionate approach

Job description

“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.”

Purpose

Shaw Trust is one of the strategic partners for Mental Health Together (MHT); this is the
transformed multi-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. The Mental Health Navigator is one of several roles which is part of a
joined-up model of care which bridges the gap that currently exists between primary and
community mental health. 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.

Interviews for applicants that are offered an interview, will be held in person, in Maidstone.

Download the Job Description for full details.

Location:

The successful applicant will be required to work from the Mental Health Together Hub in Maidstone.

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