Recovery Navigators Out of Trust Team and Intensive Community Rehabilitation Team

Salary £24,570 per annum

Location Birmingham, Small Heath

The Vacancy

37.5 hours per week - flexible shift patterns to include weekend and evening working. Part time roles will be considered

We are the leading provider of mental health services in Birmingham and the West Midlands. Our Vision is “Better Mental Health for All” and our values of Respect, Partnerships, Recovery, Wellbeing and Prevention are at the heart of what we deliver. Birmingham Mind has a well-earned reputation for excelling in quality delivery and plays a key role in supporting and influencing the wider mental health system across the city.

We have been able to diversify our services over recent years resulting in our offer to the citizens of Birmingham being expanded to include prevention and community-based asset services, crisis intervention, a Birmingham and Solihull wide Mental health Helpline as well as workplace wellbeing support.

There are two Recovery Navigator roles available, within two teams. Please specify within your application which role you are applying for.

Out of Trust Team: You will be working as part of a brand-new, clinically led Out of Trust Team within the Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust (BSMHFT). Although employed and managed by Birmingham Mind, you will be working as part of an integrated clinical team. You will be working with individuals who are currently admitted in independent out-of-area rehabilitation placements and repatriate them back to local services within the Trust or their local geographical areas. You will be part of a multidisciplinary team, made up of medical and psychology professionals, local authority and housing experts. This role is not limited to the Birmingham area, and you will be expected to travel outside of this area. A full driving licence and the use of a vehicle is essential for this role.

Intensive Community Rehabilitation Team: You will be working as part of a multi-disciplinary clinically led Intensive Community Rehabilitation Team within Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust and as such although the service manager employed by Birmingham Mind will be your line manager you will be working as part of an integrated clinical and psychology team. You will be working in partnership with people who are experiencing mental health difficulties who are currently living in their own accommodation within the Birmingham area and require a period of intensive rehabilitation. Your support of individuals will be a person-centred recovery approach that focuses on developing, maintaining, and strengthening individuals skills, abilities, and personal resilience.

Ideally you will be QCF/NVQ level 3 qualified or have a willingness to work towards this qualification. It is essential that you have an empathy for people experiencing mental health

issues and are committed to service user involvement and empowerment. You will have a good understanding of equal opportunities, confidentiality, safeguarding and health & safety.

You will need to be flexible due to the shift patterns which include evenings and weekends. Shift patterns include 9.00am - 5.00pm and 12.00pm to 8.00pm.

Benefits include an attractive defined contribution pension scheme, Paycare which offers employees affordable cover for a range of healthcare treatments, an Employee Assistance Programme which includes free counselling and a comprehensive training programme.

Our people are key to the success of the organisation, and we are recognised as both a Mindful Employer as well as achieving Gold standard success in Investors in People. We welcome applications from people who have experienced mental health difficulties.

Closing date for applications is Thursday 31st July 2025

Interviews to take place on Thursday 7th and Friday 8th August 2025

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The Company

We were founded in 1962, and are a Registered Charity and Company Limited by Guarantee, affiliated to Mind. If you would like to know more about our History, you can do so by downloading our A History of Birmingham Mind booklet.

Our Services are individualised, person centred, and deliver valued outcomes, as we passionately believe that everyone has the right to live lives that are meaningful and which enable them to reach their full potential as individuals.

We work in active partnership with a range of local organisations to deliver services and challenge the stigma that surrounds mental distress.

33 days Holiday increasing to 37 with length of service

Comprehensive Training Programme

Salary progression and opportunities

Documents

Recovery Navigator ICRT JD April 2024 (2).pdf - Download

Information :

• Company : Countryside Properties
• Position : Recovery Navigators Out of Trust Team and Intensive Community Rehabilitation Team
• Location : Small Heath, City and Borough of Birmingham
• Country : US