Wellbeing Assessor (PCN)

Solent Mind; Fordingbridge; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Solent Mind is seeking a Wellbeing Assessor to support patients experiencing mental health challenges in the Hampshire region. You will conduct assessments to understand needs and identify suitable support within the Primary Care Mental Health Service framework.

Working within the Avon Valley Medical Practice Network, you will join a multidisciplinary team including GPs and wellbeing assessors to provide compassionate, joined-up care across the New Forest coast.

Responsibilities

• Undertake assessments of patients to understand their individual needs and identify the most appropriate support.
• Work collaboratively with the Primary Care Mental Health Service and associated organisations to provide targeted care.
• Help patients connect with community services, refer to specialist support, or access ongoing wellbeing opportunities.

Job description

In this rewarding role, you'll work one-to-one with people experiencing mild to moderate mental health challenges. Through face-to-face, phone, or online sessions, you'll help patients explore their wellbeing needs, set meaningful goals, and develop practical emotional coping skills. Over the course of up to six sessions, you'll empower individuals to build resilience and manage their own mental health and wellbeing more confidently.

You'll also guide people towards the right next steps - whether that's connecting them with community services, referring them to specialist support, or helping them find ongoing wellbeing opportunities.

As part of the Avon Valley Medical Practice Network, you'll be working within a collaborative, multidisciplinary team that includes GPs, mental health practitioners, and Solent Mind wellbeing assessors and peer support workers. Together, we provide compassionate, joined-up care for our local communities across the New Forest coast.

As a Wellbeing Assessor, you will undertake assessments of patients to understand their individual needs and identify the most appropriate support for them, working collaboratively with other partners in the Primary Care Mental Health Service and associated organisations.

Solent Mind is the largest mental health charity in Hampshire. It is part of a network of 125 local Minds in England and Wales, which are independent charities affiliated to Mind.

Solent Mind has its own board of trustees and raises its own funds to deliver its services, support and training tailored to the needs of people living in Hampshire, Southampton, Portsmouth, and the Isle of Wight. Solent Mind has a gold award for Workplace Wellbeing Index 2022/2023 and has signed up to be a Mindful Employer.