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We’re Rethink Mental Illness, a leading charity provider of mental health services in England. Every year, we support thousands of people through our network of groups, services and helplines. Our vision is for equality, fair treatment and maximum quality of life for everyone affected by mental illness. Help us reach that goal by applying today.
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At Rethink Mental Illness, we believe everyone deserves to have their voice heard — especially when navigating decisions about their care, treatment,…
At Rethink Mental Illness, we believe everyone deserves to have their voice heard — especially when navigating decisions about their care, treatment, and rights. As a Trainee Single Discipline Advocate (IMHA), you’ll be at the heart of that mission.
This is a field-based role covering Wandsworth and Richmond — you’ll plan your own schedule, travel between appointments, and work closely with your local advocacy team.
This is the perfect role for someone passionate about empowering others, who is ready to develop specialist advocacy skills and begin a meaningful career supporting people severely affected by mental illness.
About the role
As a Trainee Advocate, you’ll learn to provide Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA) to people in hospital, secure settings, care environments, or in the community. You’ll:
- Work one-to-one with the people we support, helping them understand their rights, express their wishes, and take an active role in decisions about their care.
- Receive full training and enrol on the Level 4 Independent Advocacy Practice qualification — with protected study time and dedicated supervision.
- Shadow experienced advocates, gradually taking on your own caseload as your confidence grows.
- Learn to deliver both instructed and non-instructed advocacy, including working with people with complex communication needs.
- Keep high quality records and play a key role in safeguarding and upholding people’s rights.
- Represent Rethink Mental Illness through awareness sessions, promotional work and partnership meetings.
What you’ll gain
We’ll give you everything you need to succeed, including
- Fully funded Level 4 qualification in Independent Advocacy Practice
- Ongoing reflective practice, supervision and training
- Support from a friendly, experienced team
- The chance to progress into a qualified Advocate role once you complete your training
- A career with real purpose — improving lives every day
What we’re looking for
You don’t need prior advocacy experience — what matters most is your values, compassion and willingness to learn.
You will be someone who
- Is committed to completing the Level 4 Advocacy qualification
- Is passionate about equity, empowerment, and person-led support
- Can communicate clearly with people from diverse backgrounds and with a range of needs
- Can manage your own time, keep organised records and work independently
- Is a confident IT user
- Can travel across Wandsworth & Richmond, and occasionally further afield
- Is ready to live our values: Passion, Openness, Expertise, Understanding, Commitment, and Equity
If you want a role where no two days are the same — and where your work has a genuine, lasting impact — this could be the perfect fit.
Why Rethink Mental Illness?
We’re a charity leading the way to a better life for people severely affected by mental illness. Our teams are compassionate, supportive, and committed to making a difference. As part of Rethink, you’ll join a community that cares, learns together, and celebrates progress.
Apply today and help us ensure that every person has a voice — and that it’s heard.
Why Work With Rethink Mental Illness?
At Rethink Mental Illness, we believe that when you feel supported, you can make the biggest difference. That’s why we offer a range of benefits to help you thrive:
- Inclusive Culture: Join staff networks that champion diversity and inclusion.
- Wellbeing Support: Access our Wellbeing Hub, Employee Assistance Programme, and the Unmind mental health app.
- Recognition & Rewards: Enjoy discounts, cashback offers, and celebrate achievements through our PULSE platform.
- Flexible Working & Generous Leave: Starting at 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays and your birthday off), with options to buy or sell extra days.
- Learning & Development: Grow your career with structured onboarding and training opportunities.
- Financial & Family Support: Contributory pension scheme, enhanced family leave, and travel benefits like season ticket loans and cycle-to-work schemes.
- Referral Bonus: Earn up to £300 for introducing someone to our team.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
Diversity is important to us, and we appreciate difference through difference, inclusiveness and belonging. It gives us a deeper understanding of the world, our society and the diverse communities we’re working with. By including everyone, we are able to draw on the unique experiences and expertise of our people to help shape and enrich our workplace and improve our services. One way we are doing is through our valued staff networks which play a critical and highly valued role in keeping us focused on creating a diverse, inclusive and engaged employer. We recognise and support staff networks and support groups for our ethnically diverse and LGBTQIA+ colleagues. We are also proud to have been awarded Disability Confident Employer status and are a signatory to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter.
We aim for our workforce to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve; for those who work for us to feel heard, valued and feel they belong; and for our work to help tackle wider mental health inequalities. We therefore actively encourage and welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience of mental illness, those who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning, Intersex, Asexual and any other gender identity not expressed here (LGBTQIA+); people who are neurodiverse, have a health condition, or a disability or hidden disability and people from an ethnically diverse background - regardless of your age, religious or spiritual belief, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, political view or socio-economic status.
Becoming a truly anti-racist organisation
We have an ambition of become a truly anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider - and in our efforts to influence policy and wider societal factors impacting on mental health set out in our anti-racist statement . We have designed a multi-year anti-racist programme of work contained in our Race Equality Action Plan which demonstrates our intention to hold ourselves accountable and be judged on our progress on becoming a truly anti-racist organisation.
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Managers (Specialists)
Apply now Prospect Research ManagerAt Rethink Mental Illness and Mental Health UK, we’re transforming what support looks like for people severely affected by mental illness. To help us…
At Rethink Mental Illness and Mental Health UK, we’re transforming what support looks like for people severely affected by mental illness. To help us reach even more people, we’re looking for a Prospect Research Manager to shape and lead our prospect research function—providing the intelligence, insight and strategic direction that will fuel our fundraising growth.
If you’re a curious, analytical thinker with a passion for uncovering opportunities and turning insight into impact, this could be your next step.
About the role
As our Prospect Research Manager, you’ll be the driving force behind our high-value prospecting strategy across Philanthropy, Trusts & Grants, and Corporate Partnerships.
You will
- Lead a proactive research strategy that identifies, qualifies and prioritises high value prospects
- Deliver high quality profiles, briefings, due diligence and portfolio insights
- Build connection maps to uncover warm pathways into potential partners
- Champion best practice in data, insight, and CRM usage (HIVE & Salesforce)
- Stay ahead of trends in philanthropy, corporate giving and grant-making
- Guide and develop our Prospect Researcher—fostering a culture of curiosity, integrity and collaboration
- Work closely with senior fundraisers to shape portfolios, pipelines and long-term strategy
In short: you’ll make sure our fundraisers have the intelligence they need to build strong, meaningful relationships that change lives.
Who you’ll work with
You’ll collaborate across our high performing Fundraising team, including
- Trusts & Grants Managers
- Philanthropy Manager
- Corporate Partnerships
- Senior leadership across External Affairs
This is a role where your insight will influence decisions at every level.
About you
You’ll thrive in this role if you bring
Essential skills & experience
- Significant experience in prospect research for fundraising
- Strong knowledge of Philanthropy, Trusts & Grants, and Corporate fundraising
- Ability to lead complex research projects with strategic focus
- Outstanding analytical and communication skills
- CRM confidence (Salesforce experience a big plus)
- Experience with due diligence, connection mapping and portfolio management
- A collaborative, proactive approach to working with teams and stakeholders
- Sound understanding of GDPR, ethics, and the Fundraising Code of Practice
- Commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion—and our mission
Desirable, but not essential
- Knowledge of the mental health or wider health/social care sector
- Experience with wealth screening tools or AI in prospect research
Why join us?
Working across both Rethink Mental Illness and Mental Health UK means you’ll be part of a team that generates nearly £6 million annually to support life-changing services, campaigns, and programmes.
Your insight and leadership will directly contribute to better outcomes for people living with mental illness—and that’s something you can feel proud of every day.
Ready to make a difference?
If you’re excited by the thought of leading insight-driven fundraising research—and want to help us create a world where everyone affected by mental illness gets the support they deserve—we’d love to hear from you.
Apply today and help us drive meaningful, lasting change.
Why Work With Rethink Mental Illness?
At Rethink Mental Illness, we believe that when you feel supported, you can make the biggest difference. That’s why we offer a range of benefits to help you thrive:
- Inclusive Culture: Join staff networks that champion diversity and inclusion.
- Wellbeing Support: Access our Wellbeing Hub, Employee Assistance Programme, and the Unmind mental health app.
- Recognition & Rewards: Enjoy discounts, cashback offers, and celebrate achievements through our PULSE platform.
- Flexible Working & Generous Leave: Starting at 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays and your birthday off), with options to buy or sell extra days.
- Learning & Development: Grow your career with structured onboarding and training opportunities.
- Financial & Family Support: Contributory pension scheme, enhanced family leave, and travel benefits like season ticket loans and cycle-to-work schemes.
- Referral Bonus: Earn up to £300 for introducing someone to our team.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
Diversity is important to us, and we appreciate difference through difference, inclusiveness and belonging. It gives us a deeper understanding of the world, our society and the diverse communities we’re working with. By including everyone, we are able to draw on the unique experiences and expertise of our people to help shape and enrich our workplace and improve our services. One way we are doing is through our valued staff networks which play a critical and highly valued role in keeping us focused on creating a diverse, inclusive and engaged employer. We recognise and support staff networks and support groups for our ethnically diverse and LGBTQIA+ colleagues. We are also proud to have been awarded Disability Confident Employer status and are a signatory to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter.
We aim for our workforce to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve; for those who work for us to feel heard, valued and feel they belong; and for our work to help tackle wider mental health inequalities. We therefore actively encourage and welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience of mental illness, those who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning, Intersex, Asexual and any other gender identity not expressed here (LGBTQIA+); people who are neurodiverse, have a health condition, or a disability or hidden disability and people from an ethnically diverse background - regardless of your age, religious or spiritual belief, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, political view or socio-economic status.
Becoming a truly anti-racist organisation
We have an ambition of become a truly anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider - and in our efforts to influence policy and wider societal factors impacting on mental health set out in our anti-racist statement . We have designed a multi-year anti-racist programme of work contained in our Race Equality Action Plan which demonstrates our intention to hold ourselves accountable and be judged on our progress on becoming a truly anti-racist organisation.
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Managers (Specialists)
Apply now Trusts and Grants Manager (Rethink)At Rethink Mental Illness and Mental Health UK, we’re working tirelessly to ensure that people severely affected by mental illness get the support and…
At Rethink Mental Illness and Mental Health UK, we’re working tirelessly to ensure that people severely affected by mental illness get the support and respect they deserve. To help us grow our impact, we’re looking for a passionate and ambitious Trusts & Grants Manager—someone who thrives on building meaningful relationships and crafting compelling cases for support.
Salary is £41,000 to £45,532 dependant on experience, plus £3000 London Allowance
If you're motivated by securing transformational funding that drives real change, this could be the perfect next step in your fundraising career.
About the role
As Trusts & Grants Manager, you’ll play a crucial role in developing and stewarding relationships with Trusts and Foundations—both established supporters and new prospects. You will:
- Manage a portfolio of 50–100 donors and prospects with five- and six figure giving potential
- Produce compelling, evidence-led funding applications that bring our work and impact to life
- Build and nurture new funder relationships through meetings, calls, written communication and service visits
- Collaborate closely with colleagues across Programmes, Operations and Partnerships to shape high-impact, research led proposals
- Oversee applications from concept to award, reporting to donors and ensuring excellent stewardship throughout the grant lifecycle
- Monitor sector trends and proactively shape a healthy, diverse pipeline of long-term supporters
- Forecast income, track progress, and take early action to mitigate shortfalls when needed
You’ll work closely with the Interim Head of Trusts & Philanthropy, the Prospect Research Manager, and a fellow Trusts & Grants Manager who focuses on Mental Health UK—acting as a key contributor to a high-performing, collaborative fundraising function.
About the team
You’ll be joining a dynamic fundraising team that generates income across Events, Community, Individual Giving, Legacies, Philanthropy, Trusts & Grants, and Corporate Partnerships. Together, we support nearly £6m of work each year across Mental Health UK and Rethink Mental Illness.
Trusts & Grants is a well-established income stream with a strong track record—and you’ll help take it even further, securing both cornerstone grants and long-term transformational funding.
About you
You’ll excel in this role if you are
Essential
- A skilled relationship manager with experience securing five- and six figure grants or major gifts
- An exceptional communicator who builds meaningful, trusting relationships with funders and senior stakeholders
- Experienced in writing persuasive, insight driven funding applications and reports
- Motivated by developing a diverse, high-impact Trusts & Grants programme
- Able to respond empathetically and appropriately to emotionally sensitive situations
- A proactive team player who brings creativity and solutions-focused thinking
- Passionate about mental health and improving outcomes for those we support
Desirable
- Knowledge of CRM systems such as Salesforce
- An understanding of GDPR in relation to data and fundraising
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to balance multiple priorities
Ready to make a difference?
If you’re excited by the idea of building a high-impact Trusts & Grants portfolio and driving transformational change, we’d love to hear from you.
Join us—and help shape a future where everyone affected by mental illness gets the support they need and deserve.
Why Work With Rethink Mental Illness?
At Rethink Mental Illness, we believe that when you feel supported, you can make the biggest difference. That’s why we offer a range of benefits to help you thrive:
- Inclusive Culture: Join staff networks that champion diversity and inclusion.
- Wellbeing Support: Access our Wellbeing Hub, Employee Assistance Programme, and the Unmind mental health app.
- Recognition & Rewards: Enjoy discounts, cashback offers, and celebrate achievements through our PULSE platform.
- Flexible Working & Generous Leave: Starting at 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays and your birthday off), with options to buy or sell extra days.
- Learning & Development: Grow your career with structured onboarding and training opportunities.
- Financial & Family Support: Contributory pension scheme, enhanced family leave, and travel benefits like season ticket loans and cycle-to-work schemes.
- Referral Bonus: Earn up to £300 for introducing someone to our team.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
Diversity is important to us, and we appreciate difference through difference, inclusiveness and belonging. It gives us a deeper understanding of the world, our society and the diverse communities we’re working with. By including everyone, we are able to draw on the unique experiences and expertise of our people to help shape and enrich our workplace and improve our services. One way we are doing is through our valued staff networks which play a critical and highly valued role in keeping us focused on creating a diverse, inclusive and engaged employer. We recognise and support staff networks and support groups for our ethnically diverse and LGBTQIA+ colleagues. We are also proud to have been awarded Disability Confident Employer status and are a signatory to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter.
We aim for our workforce to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve; for those who work for us to feel heard, valued and feel they belong; and for our work to help tackle wider mental health inequalities. We therefore actively encourage and welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience of mental illness, those who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning, Intersex, Asexual and any other gender identity not expressed here (LGBTQIA+); people who are neurodiverse, have a health condition, or a disability or hidden disability and people from an ethnically diverse background - regardless of your age, religious or spiritual belief, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, political view or socio-economic status.
Becoming a truly anti-racist organisation
We have an ambition of become a truly anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider - and in our efforts to influence policy and wider societal factors impacting on mental health set out in our anti-racist statement . We have designed a multi-year anti-racist programme of work contained in our Race Equality Action Plan which demonstrates our intention to hold ourselves accountable and be judged on our progress on becoming a truly anti-racist organisation.
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Employment Specialist IPS: AfC
Apply now IPS Employment SpecialistAt Rethink Mental Illness, we believe everyone deserves the chance to live a fulfilling life — and meaningful employment plays a huge part in that. If…
At Rethink Mental Illness, we believe everyone deserves the chance to live a fulfilling life — and meaningful employment plays a huge part in that. If you’re passionate about supporting people severely affected by mental illness to build their future, we’d love you to join us as an IPS Employment Specialist in Coventry & Warwickshire!
This is your chance to be part of a supportive team that changes lives by helping people gain and sustain paid employment. You’ll work closely with NHS services, employers and the local community to deliver high quality, person centred support.
This is a full time role, at 37.5 hours a week.
About the role
As an IPS Employment Specialist, you will
- Manage a caseload of 20–30 people who want to return to work or begin their employment journey.
- Provide tailored, 1:1 support that focuses on people’s skills, strengths, aspirations and wellbeing.
- Build strong relationships with NHS clinicians and embed employment support into mental health treatment pathways.
- Spend substantial time in the community meeting local employers — aiming for six meetings each week — to open the door to real job opportunities.
- Support people through rapid job search, CV building, interview preparation and ongoing in work support.
- Maintain accurate records, update systems (including NHS System One and Rethink’s internal CRM) and contribute to high quality service delivery.
You’ll be largely community based across North Warwickshire, with occasional travel across South Warwickshire and Coventry.
What you’ll bring
We’d love to hear from you if you have
- A basic understanding of the IPS (Individual Placement & Support) model — through experience or independent learning.
- Experience in recruitment, employment support, or delivering advice and guidance.
- Confidence engaging with employers and building positive, productive relationships.
- Strong IT capability and the ability to use multiple systems.
- Good knowledge of the Warwickshire area and its employment landscape.
- Excellent time management skills and the ability to work independently.
- A full UK driving licence (essential for community-based work).
It’s even better if you also have
- NVQ Level 3 in IAG, ERS Level 3, coaching/mentoring qualifications or IPS training.
- Experience working in supported employment, mental health services, or with individuals facing barriers to employment.
- Knowledge of employment law and the IPS fidelity model.
- Lived experience.
Why Rethink?
Working with us means joining a charity that puts people first — our staff, our service users, and our communities. As part of the Coventry & Warwickshire IPS Service, you’ll be part of a team making a real difference every single day.
Ready to help people thrive through employment?
We can’t wait to hear from you.
Apply today and help us reimagine a better future for people severely affected by mental illness.
Why Work With Rethink Mental Illness?
At Rethink Mental Illness, we believe that when you feel supported, you can make the biggest difference. That’s why we offer a range of benefits to help you thrive:
- Inclusive Culture: Join staff networks that champion diversity and inclusion.
- Wellbeing Support: Access our Wellbeing Hub, Employee Assistance Programme, and the Unmind mental health app.
- Recognition & Rewards: Enjoy discounts, cashback offers, and celebrate achievements through our PULSE platform.
- Flexible Working & Generous Leave: Starting at 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays and your birthday off), with options to buy or sell extra days.
- Learning & Development: Grow your career with structured onboarding and training opportunities.
- Financial & Family Support: Contributory pension scheme, enhanced family leave, and travel benefits like season ticket loans and cycle-to-work schemes.
- Referral Bonus: Earn up to £300 for introducing someone to our team.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
Diversity is important to us, and we appreciate difference through difference, inclusiveness and belonging. It gives us a deeper understanding of the world, our society and the diverse communities we’re working with. By including everyone, we are able to draw on the unique experiences and expertise of our people to help shape and enrich our workplace and improve our services. One way we are doing is through our valued staff networks which play a critical and highly valued role in keeping us focused on creating a diverse, inclusive and engaged employer. We recognise and support staff networks and support groups for our ethnically diverse and LGBTQIA+ colleagues. We are also proud to have been awarded Disability Confident Employer status and are a signatory to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter.
We aim for our workforce to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve; for those who work for us to feel heard, valued and feel they belong; and for our work to help tackle wider mental health inequalities. We therefore actively encourage and welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience of mental illness, those who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning, Intersex, Asexual and any other gender identity not expressed here (LGBTQIA+); people who are neurodiverse, have a health condition, or a disability or hidden disability and people from an ethnically diverse background - regardless of your age, religious or spiritual belief, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, political view or socio-economic status.
Becoming a truly anti-racist organisation
We have an ambition of become a truly anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider - and in our efforts to influence policy and wider societal factors impacting on mental health set out in our anti-racist statement . We have designed a multi-year anti-racist programme of work contained in our Race Equality Action Plan which demonstrates our intention to hold ourselves accountable and be judged on our progress on becoming a truly anti-racist organisation.
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Support (Community)
Apply now Mental Health Recovery WorkerJoin Our Team as a Mental Health Recovery Worker Location: Avonmouth, Bristol Full-time positions available – 35 hours per week Are you passionate…
About the role
Location: Avonmouth, Bristol
Full-time positions available – 35 hours per week
Are you passionate about making a real difference in people’s lives? We’re looking for an experienced and caring Mental Health Recovery Worker to join our dedicated team at Bristol Men’s Crisis House.
All our Accommodation services aim to support people to achieve maximum independence, and to move on to more independent accommodation. Bristol Men’s Crisis House service is an up to 14 night stay for men experiencing a Crisis.
We adopt a person-centred approach and involve people in every aspect of their support. This means offering a safe supportive environment whilst allowing individuals to engage with their community and make positive life choices, with active support to allow individuals to engage with positive risk taking.
What I will do and achieve
Are you passionate about empowering people to live independently and achieve their goals? Working within an experienced team you will support individuals experiencing mental ill health to promote independence. You’ll assess needs and risks, working in a person-centred, recovery-focused way to help people build confidence and thrive in the community.
- Help individuals rebuild confidence and independence
- Support service users in achieving personal goals
- Provide one-to-one guidance and work alongside mental health agencies
- Build respectful, honest relationships while maintaining professional boundaries
What we’re looking for
- Experience supporting people with mental illness or in a social care setting (paid or voluntary)
- Great listening skills, empathy, patience, and kindness
- Ability to work with digital systems (Microsoft applications, email, internet)
- A commitment to our values and willingness to learn
If you have transferable skills and a passion for helping others, we’d love to hear from you!
IND1
Apply today and be part of a team that truly makes a difference.
Why Work With Rethink Mental Illness?
At Rethink Mental Illness, we believe that when you feel supported, you can make the biggest difference. That’s why we offer a range of benefits to help you thrive:
- Inclusive Culture: Join staff networks that champion diversity and inclusion.
- Wellbeing Support: Access our Wellbeing Hub, Employee Assistance Programme, and the Unmind mental health app.
- Recognition & Rewards: Enjoy discounts, cashback offers, and celebrate achievements through our PULSE platform.
- Flexible Working & Generous Leave: Starting at 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays and your birthday off), with options to buy or sell extra days.
- Learning & Development: Grow your career with structured onboarding and training opportunities.
- Financial & Family Support: Contributory pension scheme, enhanced family leave, and travel benefits like season ticket loans and cycle-to-work schemes.
- Referral Bonus: Earn up to £300 for introducing someone to our team.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
Diversity is important to us, and we appreciate difference through difference, inclusiveness and belonging. It gives us a deeper understanding of the world, our society and the diverse communities we’re working with. By including everyone, we are able to draw on the unique experiences and expertise of our people to help shape and enrich our workplace and improve our services. One way we are doing is through our valued staff networks which play a critical and highly valued role in keeping us focused on creating a diverse, inclusive and engaged employer. We recognise and support staff networks and support groups for our ethnically diverse and LGBTQIA+ colleagues. We are also proud to have been awarded Disability Confident Employer status and are a signatory to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter.
We aim for our workforce to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve; for those who work for us to feel heard, valued and feel they belong; and for our work to help tackle wider mental health inequalities. We therefore actively encourage and welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience of mental illness, those who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning, Intersex, Asexual and any other gender identity not expressed here (LGBTQIA+); people who are neurodiverse, have a health condition, or a disability or hidden disability and people from an ethnically diverse background - regardless of your age, religious or spiritual belief, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, political view or socio-economic status.
Becoming a truly anti-racist organisation
We have an ambition of become a truly anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider - and in our efforts to influence policy and wider societal factors impacting on mental health set out in our anti-racist statement . We have designed a multi-year anti-racist programme of work contained in our Race Equality Action Plan which demonstrates our intention to hold ourselves accountable and be judged on our progress on becoming a truly anti-racist organisation.
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Support (Community)
Apply now Mental Health Recovery WorkerJoin Our Team as a Mental Health Recovery Worker Location: Sheffield – Field based role Position Available: Part-time - 14 hours per week Are you…
About the role
Location: Sheffield – Field based role
Position Available: Part-time - 14 hours per week
Are you passionate about making a real difference in people’s lives? We’re looking for an experienced and caring Mental Health Recovery Worker to join our dedicated Sheffield Outreach Team.
About Sheffield Outreach
Sheffield Outreach works in partnership with the local authority’s Mental Health Independence Framework to provide tailored support to individuals living in the community. We currently support over 65 people in their own homes, helping them work towards recovery and independence. Our dedicated Mental Health Recovery Workers deliver one-to-one support, focusing on personal goals outlined in individual support plans and addressing identified social care needs.
The service operates Monday to Friday, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, but flexibility is essential to meet the needs of those we support. Access to a vehicle is preferred, as the role involves travel within the community
Overview of the Mental Health Support Worker role
Are you passionate about making a real difference in people’s lives? As a Support Worker with Sheffield Outreach, you’ll play a vital role in helping individuals affected by mental illness regain confidence, independence, and a sense of purpose.
You’ll work one-to-one with service users, supporting them to achieve their personal goals and access the resources they need on their recovery journey. Every day brings the opportunity to empower someone to take positive steps toward a brighter future.
Who You’ll Work With
- Inspiring service users on their path to recovery
- A dedicated team of Support Workers and Bank Staff
- Committed volunteers
- Experienced Deputy Managers and Registered Manager
If you’re compassionate, proactive, and ready to make a lasting impact, this is the role for you!
Essential skills and experience required
- Working experience: I have experience of providing support to people with a mental illness; or experience of providing care and/or support services within another social care setting in either a paid or voluntary capacity.
- Listening and Empathy: You are a good listener, empathetic, understanding, kind, patient, and willing to learn.
- Values Alignment: You can demonstrate behaviours consistent with the values of our Charity, including hope, understanding, expertise, equity, commitment, passion, and openness.
Apply today and be part of a team that truly makes a difference!
IND1
Why Work With Rethink Mental Illness?
At Rethink Mental Illness, we believe that when you feel supported, you can make the biggest difference. That’s why we offer a range of benefits to help you thrive:
- Inclusive Culture: Join staff networks that champion diversity and inclusion.
- Wellbeing Support: Access our Wellbeing Hub, Employee Assistance Programme, and the Unmind mental health app.
- Recognition & Rewards: Enjoy discounts, cashback offers, and celebrate achievements through our PULSE platform.
- Flexible Working & Generous Leave: Starting at 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays and your birthday off), with options to buy or sell extra days.
- Learning & Development: Grow your career with structured onboarding and training opportunities.
- Financial & Family Support: Contributory pension scheme, enhanced family leave, and travel benefits like season ticket loans and cycle-to-work schemes.
- Referral Bonus: Earn up to £300 for introducing someone to our team.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
Diversity is important to us, and we appreciate difference through difference, inclusiveness and belonging. It gives us a deeper understanding of the world, our society and the diverse communities we’re working with. By including everyone, we are able to draw on the unique experiences and expertise of our people to help shape and enrich our workplace and improve our services. One way we are doing is through our valued staff networks which play a critical and highly valued role in keeping us focused on creating a diverse, inclusive and engaged employer. We recognise and support staff networks and support groups for our ethnically diverse and LGBTQIA+ colleagues. We are also proud to have been awarded Disability Confident Employer status and are a signatory to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter.
We aim for our workforce to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve; for those who work for us to feel heard, valued and feel they belong; and for our work to help tackle wider mental health inequalities. We therefore actively encourage and welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience of mental illness, those who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning, Intersex, Asexual and any other gender identity not expressed here (LGBTQIA+); people who are neurodiverse, have a health condition, or a disability or hidden disability and people from an ethnically diverse background - regardless of your age, religious or spiritual belief, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, political view or socio-economic status.
Becoming a truly anti-racist organisation
We have an ambition of become a truly anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider - and in our efforts to influence policy and wider societal factors impacting on mental health set out in our anti-racist statement . We have designed a multi-year anti-racist programme of work contained in our Race Equality Action Plan which demonstrates our intention to hold ourselves accountable and be judged on our progress on becoming a truly anti-racist organisation.
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Managers (Specialists)
Apply now Business Development ManagerAt Rethink Mental Illness, we believe everyone should be able to live a fulfilling life, regardless of how severely mental illness affects them. Our…
At Rethink Mental Illness, we believe everyone should be able to live a fulfilling life, regardless of how severely mental illness affects them. Our services are growing — and so is our ambition. That’s why we’re looking for a passionate and skilled Business Development Manager to help us shape the future of our charity and the support we provide.
About the role
As our Business Development Manager, you’ll play a key role in sustaining and expanding the services that make a real difference to people severely affected by mental illness. You’ll bring teams together, write with clarity and purpose, and lead the end to end bid development process — ensuring we continue to deliver high quality, impactful support where it’s needed most.
You’ll champion collaboration, draw on the expertise of colleagues across the charity, and craft compelling, evidence based proposals that reflect who we are and what we stand for. From early development to final submission, you’ll help us win and retain contracts that directly improve lives.
What you’ll be doing
- Leading the end to end development of bids, retenders, and proposals in line with internal quality standards.
- Working collaboratively with teams across Rethink Mental Illness, building strong relationships and creating connected ways of working.
- Supporting and managing Bid Development Officers.
- Contributing to regional business development plans and helping shape sustainable, innovative service models.
- Writing high quality, insightful submissions that articulate our strengths, capabilities, and lived experience approach.
- Developing early-stage budget models and working with Finance and HR to finalise financials ahead of submission.
- Generating insight through data, evidence, and internal expertise to create winning proposals.
- Researching competitors and identifying what makes Rethink Mental Illness stand out.
- Supporting successful bids through structured handovers and mobilisation.
- Contributing to continuous improvement through feedback, learning, and maintaining our Bid Library.
What you’ll bring
Essential
- A strong track record of writing successful competitive bids or proposals.
- Excellent writing, critical thinking, and communication skills.
- The ability to interpret complex tender documents and understand commissioner expectations.
- Strong relationship-building skills and the ability to unite diverse teams.
- Knowledge of commissioning, current legislation, and best practice in mental health and social care.
- Experience constructing budgets and modelling service assumptions.
- Strong organisational and project management abilities, with flexibility to meet deadlines.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and excellent general IT skills.
- A values driven approach consistent with Rethink Mental Illness’ ethos.
Desirable
- Experience working within mental health, health, or social care sectors.
- Lived or professional experience related to mental health and wellbeing.
Why Rethink Mental Illness?
When you join us, you’re not just taking on a role — you’re becoming part of a movement.
A movement committed to improving the lives of people severely affected by mental illness through high quality services, innovation, and compassionate support.
You’ll be part of a collaborative, supportive team where your growth and wellbeing matter, and where your work has a clear, direct impact.
Why Work With Rethink Mental Illness?
At Rethink Mental Illness, we believe that when you feel supported, you can make the biggest difference. That’s why we offer a range of benefits to help you thrive:
- Inclusive Culture: Join staff networks that champion diversity and inclusion.
- Wellbeing Support: Access our Wellbeing Hub, Employee Assistance Programme, and the Unmind mental health app.
- Recognition & Rewards: Enjoy discounts, cashback offers, and celebrate achievements through our PULSE platform.
- Flexible Working & Generous Leave: Starting at 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays and your birthday off), with options to buy or sell extra days.
- Learning & Development: Grow your career with structured onboarding and training opportunities.
- Financial & Family Support: Contributory pension scheme, enhanced family leave, and travel benefits like season ticket loans and cycle-to-work schemes.
- Referral Bonus: Earn up to £300 for introducing someone to our team.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
Diversity is important to us, and we appreciate difference through difference, inclusiveness and belonging. It gives us a deeper understanding of the world, our society and the diverse communities we’re working with. By including everyone, we are able to draw on the unique experiences and expertise of our people to help shape and enrich our workplace and improve our services. One way we are doing is through our valued staff networks which play a critical and highly valued role in keeping us focused on creating a diverse, inclusive and engaged employer. We recognise and support staff networks and support groups for our ethnically diverse and LGBTQIA+ colleagues. We are also proud to have been awarded Disability Confident Employer status and are a signatory to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter.
We aim for our workforce to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve; for those who work for us to feel heard, valued and feel they belong; and for our work to help tackle wider mental health inequalities. We therefore actively encourage and welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience of mental illness, those who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning, Intersex, Asexual and any other gender identity not expressed here (LGBTQIA+); people who are neurodiverse, have a health condition, or a disability or hidden disability and people from an ethnically diverse background - regardless of your age, religious or spiritual belief, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, political view or socio-economic status.
Becoming a truly anti-racist organisation
We have an ambition of become a truly anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider - and in our efforts to influence policy and wider societal factors impacting on mental health set out in our anti-racist statement . We have designed a multi-year anti-racist programme of work contained in our Race Equality Action Plan which demonstrates our intention to hold ourselves accountable and be judged on our progress on becoming a truly anti-racist organisation.
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At Rethink Mental Illness, we believe everyone deserves to have their rights respected, their voice heard, and their choices valued. If you’re…
At Rethink Mental Illness, we believe everyone deserves to have their rights respected, their voice heard, and their choices valued. If you’re passionate about empowering people and want to build a meaningful career in advocacy, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.
About the role
As a Trainee Multi Disciplinary Advocate, you’ll join our experienced Advocacy team in Camden & Islington and begin your journey toward becoming a qualified Independent Advocate.
You don’t need prior advocacy experience — just the drive to learn, compassion for others, and the willingness to complete the Level 4 Independent Advocacy Practice qualification (fully supported by us).
In this role, you will
- Work alongside and shadow our advocates as you learn the foundations of statutory and non statutory advocacy.
- Support people to understand their rights, express their views and wishes, and participate in decisions about their care, treatment, and living arrangements.
- Visit people in a wide range of settings including care homes, hospitals, secure units, supported living, and the community.
- Develop confidence in both instructed and non instructed advocacy.
- Manage your own caseload as you develop, with full support, supervision and protected study time.
You’ll be home based but working in the field across Camden & Islington — so the ability to travel locally is key.
Why this role matters
Advocacy can be life changing. You’ll be the person standing alongside individuals who may be finding it difficult to understand information, navigate services, or have their voices heard. Your work will empower people, support their rights, and help ensure their wishes are central to the decisions that affect their lives.
Training & Development
We’ll invest heavily in your development. You will
- Enrol in the Level 4 Independent Advocacy Practice qualification.
- Gain skills in IMHA, IMCA, IHCA, DoLS, ICAA, Community Advocacy and more.
- Receive regular 1:1 supervision, case discussions, shadowing and reflective practice.
- Build strong working knowledge of legal frameworks such as the Mental Capacity Act and Mental Health Act.
- Progress into a qualified Multi Disciplinary Advocate upon completion of your training.
About You
We’d love to hear from you if
- You’re passionate about people’s rights and committed to empowering others.
- You have transferable skills, lived experience or professional experience that helps you connect with people from all backgrounds.
- You communicate well — verbally, in writing and in a person centred way.
- You’re IT confident and organised, with the ability to manage your own time.
- You’re ready to learn, show initiative, and be part of a supportive team.
- You can travel across Camden & Islington.
You don’t need to be an expert yet — just open, respectful, curious and driven to help people have a voice.
What We Offer
- £3,000 London Allowance (pro rata).
- 35-hour full time working week.
- Generous training and development support.
- Home based working with travel across the boroughs.
- Supportive team culture focused on learning, wellbeing and professional growth.
Ready to begin your career in advocacy?
If you want a role that genuinely makes a difference — one where every day you help ensure someone’s voice is heard — we’d love to receive your application.
Apply today and help us shape a better future for people affected by mental illness.
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Support (Community)
Apply now Senior Health & Wellbeing CoachAt Rethink Mental Illness, we believe everyone deserves the opportunity to live a better life. We’re proud to work in partnership with Tees, Esk and…
At Rethink Mental Illness, we believe everyone deserves the opportunity to live a better life. We’re proud to work in partnership with Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust to provide compassionate, recovery focused support within secure inpatient settings.
We’re now looking for a Full Time (37.5 hours) Senior Health and Wellbeing Coach to lead and inspire our coaching team at Ridgeway, Roseberry Park Hospital in Middlesbrough.
About the role
A unique and exciting opportunity has arisen to work for Rethink Mental Illness as a Senior Health and Wellbeing Coach (SHWBC) within the secure forensic inpatient wards at Ridgeway, Roseberry Park Hospital. The role will form part of an Integrated Care Mental Health team, leading a team of Health and Wellbeing Coaches (HWBC) to deliver low level therapeutic interventions.
The post holder will provide coordination of duties, leadership and supervision whilst effectively engaging with Ridgeway managers, supporting with quality assurance processes, cultural development and team level activities to provide a high quality HWBC service.
The role will include empowering and enabling the HWBCs to deliver high quality care and to work alongside other professionals to support the mental health of the secure hospital population, ensuring HWBCs are confident and competent within their roles.
The Senior HWBC will model excellent care, supporting people with mental illnesses in the self-management of their recovery, building a professional relationship of trust in a non-judgmental manner with every client, as a basis for developing and enabling therapeutic relationships.
Rethink Mental Illness will work alongside Tees, Esk and Wear Valley NHS Foundation Trust (TEWV) to pilot an Integrated Care Mental Health team with the postholder being co-located onsite at Ridgeway, Roseberry Park hospital, working directly onto the wards Monday to Friday 8.30am-4.30pm.
The Postholder will be offered a full induction to the TEWV setting and to the Rethink organisation, which will include HWBC training packages and will have ongoing, regular supervision delivered by the Locality Lead. Rethink staff will have access to the free onsite parking and free onsite gym/ staff fitness sessions.
About you
You’re someone who brings compassion, confidence, and leadership to everything you do. You value recovery focused, trauma informed approaches and you believe in empowering people to take control of their own wellbeing.
You’ll have
- Strong knowledge of mental health presentations and experience supporting people 1:1 and in groups.
- Experience supervising others or coordinating a team.
- Excellent communication, rapport building, and group facilitation skills.
- Experience using coaching, motivational interviewing or recovery focused approaches.
- Confidence working collaboratively with a wide range of stakeholders.
- A calm, proactive approach to problem solving and difficult situations.
- Relevant training or qualifications (e.g., mental health coaching, MI, peer support, recovery training).
It’s a bonus if you also have
- Experience in secure environments or with people who have offending histories.
- Health education qualifications (e.g., Mental Health First Aid).
- Experience of co production.
Additional requirements
- Enhanced DBS with Adults Barred List
- Hospital security clearance
- Commitment to safeguarding, data protection and safe working practices
Ready to make a meaningful difference?
If you're passionate about quality, recovery focused mental health support – and you’re ready to lead a dedicated team within a specialist NHS partnership – we’d love to hear from you.
Apply today and help us rethink what’s possible for people severely affected by mental illness.
Why Work With Rethink Mental Illness?
At Rethink Mental Illness, we believe that when you feel supported, you can make the biggest difference. That’s why we offer a range of benefits to help you thrive:
- Inclusive Culture: Join staff networks that champion diversity and inclusion.
- Wellbeing Support: Access our Wellbeing Hub, Employee Assistance Programme, and the Unmind mental health app.
- Recognition & Rewards: Enjoy discounts, cashback offers, and celebrate achievements through our PULSE platform.
- Flexible Working & Generous Leave: Starting at 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays and your birthday off), with options to buy or sell extra days.
- Learning & Development: Grow your career with structured onboarding and training opportunities.
- Financial & Family Support: Contributory pension scheme, enhanced family leave, and travel benefits like season ticket loans and cycle-to-work schemes.
- Referral Bonus: Earn up to £300 for introducing someone to our team.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
Diversity is important to us, and we appreciate difference through difference, inclusiveness and belonging. It gives us a deeper understanding of the world, our society and the diverse communities we’re working with. By including everyone, we are able to draw on the unique experiences and expertise of our people to help shape and enrich our workplace and improve our services. One way we are doing is through our valued staff networks which play a critical and highly valued role in keeping us focused on creating a diverse, inclusive and engaged employer. We recognise and support staff networks and support groups for our ethnically diverse and LGBTQIA+ colleagues. We are also proud to have been awarded Disability Confident Employer status and are a signatory to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter.
We aim for our workforce to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve; for those who work for us to feel heard, valued and feel they belong; and for our work to help tackle wider mental health inequalities. We therefore actively encourage and welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience of mental illness, those who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning, Intersex, Asexual and any other gender identity not expressed here (LGBTQIA+); people who are neurodiverse, have a health condition, or a disability or hidden disability and people from an ethnically diverse background - regardless of your age, religious or spiritual belief, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, political view or socio-economic status.
Becoming a truly anti-racist organisation
We have an ambition of become a truly anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider - and in our efforts to influence policy and wider societal factors impacting on mental health set out in our anti-racist statement . We have designed a multi-year anti-racist programme of work contained in our Race Equality Action Plan which demonstrates our intention to hold ourselves accountable and be judged on our progress on becoming a truly anti-racist organisation.
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Employment Specialist IPS: AfC
Apply now IPS Employment SpecialistWould you like to work for a leading mental health charity? Do you want a rewarding career where you can make a real difference to someone’s life? …
About the role
Do you want a rewarding career where you can make a real difference to someone’s life?
If yes, join us here at Rethink Mental Illness.
We have exciting opportunity at our Coventry & Warwickshire IPS Employment service, where you will join our friendly and inspiring team as a IPS Employment Specialist. Your role will be a permanent position working,
37.5 hours per week field-based role.
Role will be based in the community of South Warwickshire
A good working local knowledge of all areas of South Warwickshire would of be ideal.
You will be integrated into the NHS to provide employment support for people experiencing severe mental illness with the aim of gaining employment. You will attend 6 meetings per week with local employers to build relationships and engage them regarding our service, in the above locations.
In addition, you will meet your clients each week to provide them with face-to-face support. Key to this role will also be to undertake administration duties such as producing letters, spreadsheets, and keeping various systems up to date. As part of the role, you will receive System 1 training from the NHS which will be made up of a series of 10 online sessions and a final assessment.
You will also be expected to operate Rethinks internal CRM systems on a daily basis, full training will be provided.
Who are we?
We’re Rethink Mental Illness, a leading charity provider of mental health services in England. We support thousands of people through our groups, services, policy, campaigns and advice and information. Our work supports us in delivering on our mission: “A better life for everyone severely affected by mental illness.”
In everything we do, we seek to demonstrate our values: Passion, Commitment, Openness, Hope, Expertise and understanding. If these values resonate with you, we would love to hear from you.
What will you be doing?
- Manage a caseload of between 20-30 service users at any one time who are currently off work / unemployed, receiving specialist mental health services and who wish to return to work, pro rota.
- Build relationships with clinical teams to generate referrals and create a collaborative working partnerships with NHS clinicians where employment support is integrated into mental health treatment and forms part of the Transformation plan.
- Build a multi-disciplinary approach to the return to work. For example, involve clinical staff (where relevant) in managing symptoms at work, liaise with DWP and other stake holder groups.
- To prepare individuals for a return to work by supporting service users to understand their skills, aspirations and goals through vocational profiling and action planning.
- Focus on rapid job search with the service user, whilst utilising local support networks to help them overcome their barriers to employment.
- Source job opportunities for service users through tailored job search and regular contact with employers, with 6 face to face contacts per week in the community.
Do you have what we are looking for?
- A basic understanding of IPS (Individual Placement Support) gained through experience or self-conducted research.
- Experience in recruitment or employment along with advice and guidance on employment needs
- Ability to engage with employers and build close, trusting, and productive relationships with people
- Good understanding of the local area and it’s employers
- Strong IT skills with the competency to use a range of complex systems and software
- Good understanding of the principles and practice of supported employment
- Experience of working in supported employment services is desirable
- Good time management, diary organisation, be adaptable/flexible as no two days are the same and to be able to work with minimal supervision
- Experience of working with people with mental health problems or a similar service user group is desirable
As you will be working within the community, we do need you to hold a full UK driving licence.
What will you receive?
You will have plenty of opportunities to enhance your abilities with the opportunity to make a real difference every day. In addition, you will have excellent development opportunities including funded training, career development and a range e-learns. You will also receive:
- Starting salary of £31,049 per annum
- Contributory pension scheme
- Life assurance and employee assistance programme
- 25 days annual leave rising to 30 days plus bank holidays
- Your "Rethink Day" - 1 day’s additional leave (pro rata) on your Birthday
- Eyecare vouchers
- Flexible working
Don’t just change jobs, change lives!
If you’d like to know any more about the position, please feel free contact us on: recruitment@rethink.org
Why Work With Rethink Mental Illness?
At Rethink Mental Illness, we believe that when you feel supported, you can make the biggest difference. That’s why we offer a range of benefits to help you thrive:
- Inclusive Culture: Join staff networks that champion diversity and inclusion.
- Wellbeing Support: Access our Wellbeing Hub, Employee Assistance Programme, and the Unmind mental health app.
- Recognition & Rewards: Enjoy discounts, cashback offers, and celebrate achievements through our PULSE platform.
- Flexible Working & Generous Leave: Starting at 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays and your birthday off), with options to buy or sell extra days.
- Learning & Development: Grow your career with structured onboarding and training opportunities.
- Financial & Family Support: Contributory pension scheme, enhanced family leave, and travel benefits like season ticket loans and cycle-to-work schemes.
- Referral Bonus: Earn up to £300 for introducing someone to our team.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
Diversity is important to us, and we appreciate difference through difference, inclusiveness and belonging. It gives us a deeper understanding of the world, our society and the diverse communities we’re working with. By including everyone, we are able to draw on the unique experiences and expertise of our people to help shape and enrich our workplace and improve our services. One way we are doing is through our valued staff networks which play a critical and highly valued role in keeping us focused on creating a diverse, inclusive and engaged employer. We recognise and support staff networks and support groups for our ethnically diverse and LGBTQIA+ colleagues. We are also proud to have been awarded Disability Confident Employer status and are a signatory to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter.
We aim for our workforce to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve; for those who work for us to feel heard, valued and feel they belong; and for our work to help tackle wider mental health inequalities. We therefore actively encourage and welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience of mental illness, those who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning, Intersex, Asexual and any other gender identity not expressed here (LGBTQIA+); people who are neurodiverse, have a health condition, or a disability or hidden disability and people from an ethnically diverse background - regardless of your age, religious or spiritual belief, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, political view or socio-economic status.
Becoming a truly anti-racist organisation
We have an ambition of become a truly anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider - and in our efforts to influence policy and wider societal factors impacting on mental health set out in our anti-racist statement . We have designed a multi-year anti-racist programme of work contained in our Race Equality Action Plan which demonstrates our intention to hold ourselves accountable and be judged on our progress on becoming a truly anti-racist organisation.
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Support (Therapeutic / Counselling)
Apply now Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner - HMP HullJoin Our Team as a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner Location: HMP Hull, East Yorkshire. Rethink Mental Illness work alongside Tees, Esk and Wear…
About the role
Location: HMP Hull, East Yorkshire.
Rethink Mental Illness work alongside Tees, Esk and Wear Valley NHS Foundation Trust (TEWV) and Humber, Teaching NHS Foundation Trust to deliver an integrated stepped care mental health service within HMP Hull and Humber.
The team compromises a range of highly skilled professionals who work collaboratively to provide the highest quality of care, for those with mental health needs within the prison and for Rethink Mental Illness employees, this is carried out between 0800 – 1600 Monday to Friday.
As we work across both sites, there may be some travel involved, but this will be done in work time and expenses paid to support service delivery.
*The applicant must have a full UK Driving Licence with access to a vehicle.
What I will do and achieve
Your work will make a real difference by helping people in prison take positive steps toward recovery and a better future. You’ll play a vital role in supporting mental health, reducing risk, and empowering individuals to manage their wellbeing.
In this role, you will
- Assess and manage referrals – Accept referrals via agreed protocols, determine suitability, and ensure clients receive the right level of care, including stepping up treatment when necessary.
- Support recovery and self-management – Work with individuals to identify their goals, assess risk, and empower them to manage their mental health effectively.
- Deliver evidence-based interventions – Provide low-intensity treatments such as Guided Self-Help and psycho-educational support, drawing on CBT principles.
- Collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team – Attend meetings, share insights, and ensure smooth step-up and step-down arrangements for clients.
- Maintain high standards of clinical practice – Record outcome measures, keep accurate data, and uphold confidentiality at all times.
- Contribute to service performance – Meet agreed activity targets, minimise waiting times, and support monthly performance reporting.
- Build strong partnerships – Work with statutory and non-statutory agencies to ensure continuity of care post-release.
- Communicate effectively and professionally – Engage with clients, colleagues, and stakeholders in a clear and supportive manner.
- Commit to personal development – Use supervision constructively, maintain professional registration, and stay up to date with best practice.
- Represent Rethink Mental Illness values – Act with integrity, professionalism, and flexibility, including providing contingency cover for other prison sites when required.
Key Responsibilities & Commitments
- Work within Prison Service policies and procedures, supporting programmes and contributing to risk management and public protection.
- Comply with legal and regulatory requirements, including: Enhanced DBS Disclosure and Home Office Prison Clearance, Data Protection Act 1998 and Information Governance policies. Health & Safety at Work Act 1974.
- Promote Rethink Mental Illness membership, donations, and activism.
- Adhere to Professional Boundaries, Health & Safety, and Safeguarding policies; promptly report concerns to your line manager.
- Attend regular clinical and managerial supervision as agreed.
- Take responsibility for personal performance reviews, objectives, and relevant training.
- Respond to supervisory feedback and engage in personal development to improve clinical practice.
- Maintain professional registration and comply with internal standards and external regulatory requirements.
- Keep up to date with Department of Health guidelines and charity policies.
- Undertake other reasonable duties and projects as required by your line manager.
Essential Skills and Experience
- Successfully completed academic training aligned with the IAPT Low Intensity National Programme and qualified as a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP), e.g., Postgraduate Diploma in Psychological Therapies.
- Accredited PWP with BACP or BPS.
- Post-qualification experience delivering the full range of evidence-based IAPT low-intensity interventions at Step 2.
- Proven experience working within a stepped care service, supporting individuals with mental health problems and achieving recovery outcomes.
- Strong knowledge of assessment procedures, screening, referral processes, record-keeping, and evidence-based brief psychological interventions.
- Understanding and application of evidence-based psychological therapies relevant to this role.
- Ability to build effective therapeutic relationships and practice inclusively, respecting cultural diversity and individual beliefs.
- Commitment to an inclusive values base that promotes recovery and respects diversity.
- Experience using clinical outcome measures to inform and improve practice.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Proficiency in standard IT packages (Microsoft Word, Excel) and database/information systems.
- Ability to engage positively with clinical supervision and personal development, demonstrating self-reflection and continuous improvement.
If you’re passionate about empowering individuals, reducing stigma, and improving mental health outcomes, we’d love to hear from you!
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Why Work With Rethink Mental Illness?
At Rethink Mental Illness, we believe that when you feel supported, you can make the biggest difference. That’s why we offer a range of benefits to help you thrive:
- Inclusive Culture: Join staff networks that champion diversity and inclusion.
- Wellbeing Support: Access our Wellbeing Hub, Employee Assistance Programme, and the Unmind mental health app.
- Recognition & Rewards: Enjoy discounts, cashback offers, and celebrate achievements through our PULSE platform.
- Flexible Working & Generous Leave: Starting at 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays and your birthday off), with options to buy or sell extra days.
- Learning & Development: Grow your career with structured onboarding and training opportunities.
- Financial & Family Support: Contributory pension scheme, enhanced family leave, and travel benefits like season ticket loans and cycle-to-work schemes.
- Referral Bonus: Earn up to £300 for introducing someone to our team.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
Diversity is important to us, and we appreciate difference through difference, inclusiveness and belonging. It gives us a deeper understanding of the world, our society and the diverse communities we’re working with. By including everyone, we are able to draw on the unique experiences and expertise of our people to help shape and enrich our workplace and improve our services. One way we are doing is through our valued staff networks which play a critical and highly valued role in keeping us focused on creating a diverse, inclusive and engaged employer. We recognise and support staff networks and support groups for our ethnically diverse and LGBTQIA+ colleagues. We are also proud to have been awarded Disability Confident Employer status and are a signatory to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter.
We aim for our workforce to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve; for those who work for us to feel heard, valued and feel they belong; and for our work to help tackle wider mental health inequalities. We therefore actively encourage and welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience of mental illness, those who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning, Intersex, Asexual and any other gender identity not expressed here (LGBTQIA+); people who are neurodiverse, have a health condition, or a disability or hidden disability and people from an ethnically diverse background - regardless of your age, religious or spiritual belief, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, political view or socio-economic status.
Becoming a truly anti-racist organisation
We have an ambition of become a truly anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider - and in our efforts to influence policy and wider societal factors impacting on mental health set out in our anti-racist statement . We have designed a multi-year anti-racist programme of work contained in our Race Equality Action Plan which demonstrates our intention to hold ourselves accountable and be judged on our progress on becoming a truly anti-racist organisation.
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Service Manager: Band 5
Apply now Qualified Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner - HMP Full SuttonJoin Our Team as a Qualified Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner Location: HMP Full Sutton, York. Rethink Mental Illness work alongside Tees, Esk…
About the role
Location: HMP Full Sutton, York.
Rethink Mental Illness work alongside Tees, Esk and Wear Valley NHS Foundation Trust (TEWV) and Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust to deliver an integrated stepped care mental health service within HMP Full Sutton.
The team compromises a range of highly skilled professionals who work collaboratively to provide the highest quality of care, for those with mental health needs within the prison and for Rethink Mental Illness employees, this is carried out between 0800 – 1600 Monday to Friday.
As we work across both sites, there may be some travel involved, but this will be done in work time and expenses paid to support service delivery.
*The applicant must have a full UK Driving Licence with access to a vehicle.
What I will do and achieve
In this role, you will make a real difference by supporting individuals with mental health needs within a prison setting. Your work will focus on empowering recovery, delivering evidence-based interventions, and ensuring high standards of care.
What you’ll be doing
- Manage referrals – Assess suitability of new referrals, following agreed protocols, and ensure clients receive the right level of care, including stepping up treatment when needed.
- Support recovery – Help people with mental health challenges to self-manage their recovery through person-centred assessments and risk evaluations.
- Deliver interventions – Provide low-intensity, evidence-based interventions such as Guided Self-Help and psycho-educational support, drawing on CBT principles.
- Collaborate and coordinate – Work closely with multi-disciplinary teams to maintain a stepped care approach and attend relevant meetings.
- Maintain high standards – Protect client confidentiality, record outcome measures, and ensure accurate clinical data entry in line with best practice.
- Build partnerships – Liaise with statutory and non-statutory agencies to support continuity of care upon release from prison.
- Meet service goals – Adhere to agreed activity targets to minimise waiting times and ensure accessible treatment delivery.
- Communicate effectively – Engage with clients, colleagues, and stakeholders in a clear and professional manner.
- Champion our values – Uphold the values of Rethink Mental Illness and represent the organisation positively at all times.
- Be flexible – Provide contingency cover for other prison sites when required.
Key Responsibilities and Commitments
- Work in line with Prison Service policies and procedures, supporting relevant programmes and contributing to risk management and public protection.
- Comply with all legal and regulatory requirements, including the Data Protection Act 1998 and Health & Safety at Work Act 1974.
- Ensure accurate and secure management of all records in accordance with Data Management and Information Governance policies.
- Act in accordance with the charity’s Professional Boundaries, Safeguarding, and Health & Safety policies, reporting any concerns promptly to your line manager.
- Attend regular clinical and managerial supervision as agreed with your manager.
- Take responsibility for your own performance review, responding to agreed objectives and undertaking relevant training.
- Engage in personal development and supervision to enhance competencies and clinical practice.
- Maintain professional registration requirements and stay up to date with Department of Health guidelines and internal standards.
- Work within the charity’s national policies, local operating procedures, and those of external regulators or professional bodies.
- Promote Rethink Mental Illness by encouraging membership, donations, and activism.
- Undertake other reasonable duties and projects as required by your line manager, in line with the role and grade.
Essential Skills and Experience
- Qualified Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP) through IAPT Low Intensity National Programme (e.g., Postgraduate Diploma in Psychological Therapies).
- Accredited with a recognised body (BACP or BPS).
- Experience delivering evidence-based low-intensity interventions at Step 2 within a stepped care model.
- Strong knowledge of assessment, screening, referral processes, record-keeping, and brief psychological interventions.
- Skilled in applying evidence-based psychological therapies and using clinical outcome measures.
- Ability to build inclusive, therapeutic relationships and respect diversity.
- Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) and confident with IT systems (Word, Excel, databases).
- Committed to professional development and constructive use of supervision.
If you’re passionate about empowering individuals, reducing stigma, and improving mental health outcomes, we’d love to hear from you!
IND1
Why Work With Rethink Mental Illness?
At Rethink Mental Illness, we believe that when you feel supported, you can make the biggest difference. That’s why we offer a range of benefits to help you thrive:
- Inclusive Culture: Join staff networks that champion diversity and inclusion.
- Wellbeing Support: Access our Wellbeing Hub, Employee Assistance Programme, and the Unmind mental health app.
- Recognition & Rewards: Enjoy discounts, cashback offers, and celebrate achievements through our PULSE platform.
- Flexible Working & Generous Leave: Starting at 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays and your birthday off), with options to buy or sell extra days.
- Learning & Development: Grow your career with structured onboarding and training opportunities.
- Financial & Family Support: Contributory pension scheme, enhanced family leave, and travel benefits like season ticket loans and cycle-to-work schemes.
- Referral Bonus: Earn up to £300 for introducing someone to our team.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
Diversity is important to us, and we appreciate difference through difference, inclusiveness and belonging. It gives us a deeper understanding of the world, our society and the diverse communities we’re working with. By including everyone, we are able to draw on the unique experiences and expertise of our people to help shape and enrich our workplace and improve our services. One way we are doing is through our valued staff networks which play a critical and highly valued role in keeping us focused on creating a diverse, inclusive and engaged employer. We recognise and support staff networks and support groups for our ethnically diverse and LGBTQIA+ colleagues. We are also proud to have been awarded Disability Confident Employer status and are a signatory to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter.
We aim for our workforce to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve; for those who work for us to feel heard, valued and feel they belong; and for our work to help tackle wider mental health inequalities. We therefore actively encourage and welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience of mental illness, those who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning, Intersex, Asexual and any other gender identity not expressed here (LGBTQIA+); people who are neurodiverse, have a health condition, or a disability or hidden disability and people from an ethnically diverse background - regardless of your age, religious or spiritual belief, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, political view or socio-economic status.
Becoming a truly anti-racist organisation
We have an ambition of become a truly anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider - and in our efforts to influence policy and wider societal factors impacting on mental health set out in our anti-racist statement . We have designed a multi-year anti-racist programme of work contained in our Race Equality Action Plan which demonstrates our intention to hold ourselves accountable and be judged on our progress on becoming a truly anti-racist organisation.
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Support (Community)
Apply now Suicide Bereavement WorkerAt Rethink Mental Illness, we believe in a future where everyone severely affected by mental illness has access to the support they need and the…
At Rethink Mental Illness, we believe in a future where everyone severely affected by mental illness has access to the support they need and the respect they deserve. Our Gloucestershire Support After Suicide Service plays a vital role in providing compassionate, person centred support to people bereaved by suicide — helping them rebuild hope, resilience and wellbeing.
We’re now looking for a Suicide Bereavement Worker to join our dedicated team and be part of a highly valued, peer led service.
This is a part time position, offering 11 hours a week.
About the role
As a Suicide Bereavement Worker, you’ll deliver one to one and group support to people aged 18+ who have been bereaved by suicide or suspected suicide. You’ll work flexibly across Gloucestershire, offering in person, telephone and digital support within community settings and people’s homes.
You’ll help individuals navigate incredibly difficult and often complex circumstances — from practical matters like inquests, police engagement and funeral arrangements, to emotional support, advocacy and signposting to specialist services.
This role is deeply meaningful. You’ll empower people to regain control, make sense of their experiences, and move forward at their own pace.
What you’ll be doing
In this role, you will
- Deliver high quality, person centred bereavement support, both 1:1 and in groups.
- Use bereavement support planning and outcome measurement tools to track progress and demonstrate impact.
- Provide practical support, advocacy and liaison with agencies (e.g. police, coroners, professionals).
- Offer information, guidance and signposting to local and national services.
- Maintain excellent working relationships with stakeholders and local communities.
- Contribute to service monitoring, evaluation and continuous improvement.
- Support volunteers and ensure safe, ethical, and compassionate practice at all times.
About you
You’ll bring compassion, resilience, and a strong commitment to supporting people through one of the most challenging experiences of their lives.
You’ll need to have
- Experience supporting people affected by suicide, bereavement, caring roles, or working within health/social care.
- Lived experience of bereavement by suicide (with at least 3 years having passed).
- Ability to work flexibly across Gloucestershire, including evenings up to 8pm.
- Strong communication skills and the confidence to work independently.
- Experience of safeguarding, incident reporting and lone working.
- NVQ 3 / QCF Diploma in Health & Social Care (or related subject).
- Excellent organisational and IT skills.
It would be great if you also have
- Experience delivering training or awareness sessions
- Trauma informed training
- Knowledge of Gloucestershire services and communities
- Experience providing advocacy or supporting people who self harm
- Knowledge of grief theories or loss support
- Experience in working with bereaved children
If you’re compassionate, resilient and ready to support people at one of the most critical moments in their lives, we’d love to hear from you.
Apply now and help us deliver hope where it’s needed most.
Why Work With Rethink Mental Illness?
At Rethink Mental Illness, we believe that when you feel supported, you can make the biggest difference. That’s why we offer a range of benefits to help you thrive:
- Inclusive Culture: Join staff networks that champion diversity and inclusion.
- Wellbeing Support: Access our Wellbeing Hub, Employee Assistance Programme, and the Unmind mental health app.
- Recognition & Rewards: Enjoy discounts, cashback offers, and celebrate achievements through our PULSE platform.
- Flexible Working & Generous Leave: Starting at 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays and your birthday off), with options to buy or sell extra days.
- Learning & Development: Grow your career with structured onboarding and training opportunities.
- Financial & Family Support: Contributory pension scheme, enhanced family leave, and travel benefits like season ticket loans and cycle-to-work schemes.
- Referral Bonus: Earn up to £300 for introducing someone to our team.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
Diversity is important to us, and we appreciate difference through difference, inclusiveness and belonging. It gives us a deeper understanding of the world, our society and the diverse communities we’re working with. By including everyone, we are able to draw on the unique experiences and expertise of our people to help shape and enrich our workplace and improve our services. One way we are doing is through our valued staff networks which play a critical and highly valued role in keeping us focused on creating a diverse, inclusive and engaged employer. We recognise and support staff networks and support groups for our ethnically diverse and LGBTQIA+ colleagues. We are also proud to have been awarded Disability Confident Employer status and are a signatory to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter.
We aim for our workforce to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve; for those who work for us to feel heard, valued and feel they belong; and for our work to help tackle wider mental health inequalities. We therefore actively encourage and welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience of mental illness, those who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning, Intersex, Asexual and any other gender identity not expressed here (LGBTQIA+); people who are neurodiverse, have a health condition, or a disability or hidden disability and people from an ethnically diverse background - regardless of your age, religious or spiritual belief, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, political view or socio-economic status.
Becoming a truly anti-racist organisation
We have an ambition of become a truly anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider - and in our efforts to influence policy and wider societal factors impacting on mental health set out in our anti-racist statement . We have designed a multi-year anti-racist programme of work contained in our Race Equality Action Plan which demonstrates our intention to hold ourselves accountable and be judged on our progress on becoming a truly anti-racist organisation.
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Support (Community)
Apply now Bank Lifestyle Peer Support WorkerAt Rethink Mental Illness, we believe in the power of lived experience. No one understands the journey to recovery better than someone who has walked…
At Rethink Mental Illness, we believe in the power of lived experience. No one understands the journey to recovery better than someone who has walked that path themselves. As a Lifestyle Peer Support Worker, you’ll use your own experiences to inspire hope, empower change and support people to rediscover a healthier, happier life.
About the role
You’ll be part of our Cornwall Community Rehabilitation Service, working closely with Lifestyle Support Workers and a brilliant multi disciplinary therapy team. Together, you’ll help people build confidence, try new activities, reconnect with their communities and create sustainable lifestyle changes.
This is a field based role covering Cornwall, with admin time based in NHS buildings — and opportunities for some remote working.
What you’ll do
In this role, you’ll make a real, tangible difference every day. You will
- Build trusting, supportive and respectful relationships with service users.
- Share aspects of your own recovery journey in a safe, boundaried way to inspire hope.
- Support people 1:1 — for example, helping someone feel confident enough to visit the gym.
- Co facilitate community groups, such as healthy eating sessions or local wellbeing meet ups.
- Work with the therapy team to develop activities that promote healthier lifestyles.
- Encourage independence, connection and personal growth.
- Take part in service development, including recruitment and staff induction.
- Attend MDT meetings and contribute your lived experience perspective.
- Participate in our national peer support network, training, and reflective practice.
You’ll also look after your own wellbeing through your personal wellness plan, supported by regular supervision.
About the service
You’ll be joining a passionate and diverse team supporting people living with long term mental illness. The Rethink team is part of Cornwall’s wider CMHT, working alongside:
- Nurses
- Physical Health Nurses
- Occupational Therapists
- Social Inclusion Workers
- Psychologists & Psychiatrists
Community groups run across Cornwall, so you’ll need to be comfortable travelling independently.
What you bring
You must have
- Lived experience of mental illness and a willingness to share your journey appropriately.
- A strengths based, hopeful approach to supporting others.
- Compassion, empathy and great communication skills.
- The ability to plan your work, self manage and stay organised.
- Good IT skills.
- A full driving licence and access to a vehicle.
- The ability to coach others and celebrate progress.
- Flexibility, positivity and a person led attitude.
It’s also great (but not essential) if you have
- Experience working in a changing environment
- Knowledge of local resources in Cornwall
- Experience in multi disciplinary teams
Please note: due to the emotional nature of the role, we ask that applicants have been well for at least 18 months.
Why join us?
- A welcoming, supportive team
- A 3 week induction designed for peer workers
- Monthly supervision & reflective practice
- Access to a national peer support network
- Ongoing training and development opportunities
Ready to help others take the first step towards a better life?
We’d love to hear from you.
Apply today and bring your lived experience to a role where it truly matters.
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Support (Therapeutic / Counselling)
Apply now Senior Psychological Wellbeing PractitionerJoin Our Team as a Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner Location: HMP Humber, East Yorkshire. Rethink Mental Illness work alongside Tees, Esk…
About the role
Location: HMP Humber, East Yorkshire.
Rethink Mental Illness work alongside Tees, Esk and Wear Valley NHS Foundation Trust (TEWV) and Humber, Teaching NHS Foundation Trust to deliver an integrated stepped care mental health service within HMP Hull and Humber.
The team compromises a range of highly skilled professionals who work collaboratively to provide the highest quality of care, for those with mental health needs within the prison and for Rethink Mental Illness employees, this is carried out between 0800 – 1600 Monday to Friday.
As we work across both sites, there may be some travel involved, but this will be done in work time and expenses paid to support service delivery.
*The applicant must have a full UK Driving Licence with access to a vehicle.
What I will do and achieve
We are seeking a motivated and compassionate professional to join our team, delivering high-quality mental health support within the criminal justice system. This role combines clinical expertise, partnership working, and leadership to make a real difference in people’s lives.
- Manage referrals and assess suitability in line with service protocols.
- Provide person-centred assessments and low-intensity interventions to support recovery.
- Deliver evidence-based interventions using a self-management approach.
- Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams and external agencies for continuity of care.
- Offer clinical and management supervision to junior staff, modelling best practice.
- Maintain accurate records and outcome data in line with operational policies.
- Monitor performance and contribute to audits and service improvement initiatives.
- Adopt a flexible, solution-focused approach to overcome challenges and strive for excellence
Key Responsibilities & Commitments
- Data Protection Compliance
Act in full accordance with Data Protection legislation and ensure all personal, staff, and client records are managed in line with Data Management and Information Governance policies, relevant legislation, and contractual obligations.
- Policy & Security Adherence
Follow all HMPPS policies, procedures, and security restrictions, as well as the charity’s Health & Safety and Safeguarding policies. Promptly report any concerns to your line manager.
- Legal & Regulatory Compliance
Comply with all legal requirements, including the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, and adhere to national policies, local operating procedures, and standards set by external regulators or professional bodies.
- Professional Development
Participate in regular supervision and appraisal sessions, and undertake relevant training to maintain high standards of practice.
- Flexibility & Additional Duties
Be prepared to take on other reasonable tasks and projects as directed by your line manager, in line with the role’s profile and grade
Essential skills and experience
- Qualified PWP: Successfully completed academic training in line with the IAPT Low Intensity National Programme (e.g., Postgraduate Diploma in Psychological Therapies).
- Accreditation: PWP accreditation with BABCP or BPS.
- Supervision Skills: Completed or working towards IAPT supervision training, with experience in a supervisory role.
- Clinical Expertise: Significant post-qualification experience delivering the full range of evidence-based IAPT low-intensity interventions at Step 2.
- Assessment procedures, screening, referral, record-keeping.
- IAPT-compliant Step 2 ways of working.
- Outcome measures for clinical and audit purposes.
- Ability to build strong therapeutic relationships and work in a non-discriminatory manner.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Experience in routine outcome monitoring and audits to improve practice.
- Technical Skills: Proficient in Microsoft Office and clinical record systems (e.g., System One, IAPTUS).
- Calm, positive, and professional under pressure.
- Strong organisational skills with ability to prioritise and adapt to changing demands.
- Team player with high levels of professionalism and positivity.
- Willingness to use supervision constructively and seek continuous improvement.
If you’re passionate about empowering individuals, reducing stigma, and improving mental health outcomes, we’d love to hear from you!
IND1
Why Work With Rethink Mental Illness?
At Rethink Mental Illness, we believe that when you feel supported, you can make the biggest difference. That’s why we offer a range of benefits to help you thrive:
- Inclusive Culture: Join staff networks that champion diversity and inclusion.
- Wellbeing Support: Access our Wellbeing Hub, Employee Assistance Programme, and the Unmind mental health app.
- Recognition & Rewards: Enjoy discounts, cashback offers, and celebrate achievements through our PULSE platform.
- Flexible Working & Generous Leave: Starting at 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays and your birthday off), with options to buy or sell extra days.
- Learning & Development: Grow your career with structured onboarding and training opportunities.
- Financial & Family Support: Contributory pension scheme, enhanced family leave, and travel benefits like season ticket loans and cycle-to-work schemes.
- Referral Bonus: Earn up to £300 for introducing someone to our team.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
Diversity is important to us, and we appreciate difference through difference, inclusiveness and belonging. It gives us a deeper understanding of the world, our society and the diverse communities we’re working with. By including everyone, we are able to draw on the unique experiences and expertise of our people to help shape and enrich our workplace and improve our services. One way we are doing is through our valued staff networks which play a critical and highly valued role in keeping us focused on creating a diverse, inclusive and engaged employer. We recognise and support staff networks and support groups for our ethnically diverse and LGBTQIA+ colleagues. We are also proud to have been awarded Disability Confident Employer status and are a signatory to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter.
We aim for our workforce to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve; for those who work for us to feel heard, valued and feel they belong; and for our work to help tackle wider mental health inequalities. We therefore actively encourage and welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience of mental illness, those who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning, Intersex, Asexual and any other gender identity not expressed here (LGBTQIA+); people who are neurodiverse, have a health condition, or a disability or hidden disability and people from an ethnically diverse background - regardless of your age, religious or spiritual belief, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, political view or socio-economic status.
Becoming a truly anti-racist organisation
We have an ambition of become a truly anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider - and in our efforts to influence policy and wider societal factors impacting on mental health set out in our anti-racist statement . We have designed a multi-year anti-racist programme of work contained in our Race Equality Action Plan which demonstrates our intention to hold ourselves accountable and be judged on our progress on becoming a truly anti-racist organisation.
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Managers (Specialists)
Apply now Membership ManagerSalary: £37,406 per annum (Band 5) plus London Weighting (pro rata) Hours: 28 Hours per week (4 days) Contract: Permanent Location: Hybrid (office…
About the role
Hours: 28 Hours per week (4 days)
Contract: Permanent
Location: Hybrid (office base London - Albert Embankment)
Help us grow a thriving membership community
Our members have been at the heart of Rethink Mental Illness for over 50 years. As we enter an ambitious new phase of growth, we’re looking for a strategic, income driven Membership Manager to lead our membership programme and maximise its impact.
As Membership Manager, supported by your Membership Officer, you will manage the day-to-day running of the membership programme while helping to shape its future direction, ensuring it continues to engage, inspire and retain a loyal community of supporters. You’ll shape and deliver a membership strategy that grows income, boosts retention, and strengthens lifetime value. You’ll bring creativity, commercial instinct, and excellent project and event management skills — including leading on our flagship Members’ Day in November 2026 and attending regional member events throughout the year.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a busy, supportive and fun fundraising team that values innovation, collaboration and lived experience. You’ll work closely with colleagues across Fundraising, Communications, CRM and Involvement, and you’ll have regular opportunities to meet our members and service users.
What you’ll do
- Grow and retain our membership, delivering year on year income growth.
- Lead the development of an inclusive, compelling membership offer.
- Oversee membership communications, including Your Voice printed magazine.
- Shape and deliver member events, including regular webinars and our biennial Members’ Day in 2026.
- Improve the Membership experience for joining and renewing.
- Use data and insight to improve supporter journeys and CRM processes.
- Manage and develop the Membership Officer.
- Produce regular reports and analysis to inform strategy.
- Manage the membership budget and ensure best value.
Essential
- Experience working in a membership organisation or with subscription products.
- Strong project management experience.
- Experience managing staff or volunteers.
- Excellent communication and relationship building skills.
- Confidence using data to drive decisions and improvements.
Desirable
- Charity experience.
- Event management experience.
- Digital and marketing expertise, with a track record of growing engagement.
- Experience with MS Dynamics CRM
- A proactive, collaborative approach and a passion for innovation.
Why Work With Rethink Mental Illness?
At Rethink Mental Illness, we believe that when you feel supported, you can make the biggest difference. That’s why we offer a range of benefits to help you thrive:
- Inclusive Culture: Join staff networks that champion diversity and inclusion.
- Wellbeing Support: Access our Wellbeing Hub, Employee Assistance Programme, and the Unmind mental health app.
- Recognition & Rewards: Enjoy discounts, cashback offers, and celebrate achievements through our PULSE platform.
- Flexible Working & Generous Leave: Starting at 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays and your birthday off), with options to buy or sell extra days.
- Learning & Development: Grow your career with structured onboarding and training opportunities.
- Financial & Family Support: Contributory pension scheme, enhanced family leave, and travel benefits like season ticket loans and cycle-to-work schemes.
- Referral Bonus: Earn up to £300 for introducing someone to our team.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
Diversity is important to us, and we appreciate difference through difference, inclusiveness and belonging. It gives us a deeper understanding of the world, our society and the diverse communities we’re working with. By including everyone, we are able to draw on the unique experiences and expertise of our people to help shape and enrich our workplace and improve our services. One way we are doing is through our valued staff networks which play a critical and highly valued role in keeping us focused on creating a diverse, inclusive and engaged employer. We recognise and support staff networks and support groups for our ethnically diverse and LGBTQIA+ colleagues. We are also proud to have been awarded Disability Confident Employer status and are a signatory to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter.
We aim for our workforce to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve; for those who work for us to feel heard, valued and feel they belong; and for our work to help tackle wider mental health inequalities. We therefore actively encourage and welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience of mental illness, those who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning, Intersex, Asexual and any other gender identity not expressed here (LGBTQIA+); people who are neurodiverse, have a health condition, or a disability or hidden disability and people from an ethnically diverse background - regardless of your age, religious or spiritual belief, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, political view or socio-economic status.
Becoming a truly anti-racist organisation
We have an ambition of become a truly anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider - and in our efforts to influence policy and wider societal factors impacting on mental health set out in our anti-racist statement . We have designed a multi-year anti-racist programme of work contained in our Race Equality Action Plan which demonstrates our intention to hold ourselves accountable and be judged on our progress on becoming a truly anti-racist organisation.
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Specialist Officers
Apply now Individual Giving Officer (Acquisition)At Mental Health UK and Rethink Mental Illness, we’re on an ambitious journey to transform the future of mental health. Every day, our charities…
At Mental Health UK and Rethink Mental Illness, we’re on an ambitious journey to transform the future of mental health. Every day, our charities support people living with severe mental illness and empowers people to understand and manage their mental health — and we’re scaling up our fundraising so we can reach even more people when it matters most.
We’re looking for a creative and driven Individual Giving Officer (Acquisition) to join our growing Individual Giving & Legacies team. You’ll help us reach new supporters, share powerful stories, and inspire more people than ever to donate to our work.
This is a part time (28 hours) Hybrid role working between home and our Head Office in London - Albert Embankment. Salary for the role is £21,165.60 - £24,328 (plus £2400 London Allowance)
This is your chance to make a genuine difference — while working in a team that values bold ideas, celebrates individuality, and puts supporters at the heart of everything we do.
About the role
In this role, you’ll split your time equally across Mental Health UK and Rethink Mental Illness, delivering engaging acquisition campaigns that grow our community of supporters. You will:
- Plan, create and deliver inspiring fundraising appeals across digital and direct mail channels.
- Produce compelling content that cuts through the noise and motivates new donors to take action.
- Work closely with the Stewardship team to ensure every new supporter receives an exceptional welcome and journey.
- Manage suppliers and creative agencies, write campaign briefs, and ensure projects run smoothly, on time and on budget.
- Track income and expenditure, evaluate campaign performance, and help shape a test and learn culture.
- Build strong relationships across Fundraising, Communications, Impact, CRM/Data, and wider teams to maximise opportunities.
- Champion best practice, data integrity and GDPR compliance in all supporter activity.
Every campaign you deliver will directly help people receive life changing mental health support.
What you’ll bring
You’ll thrive in this role if you
- Have experience in Individual Giving or direct marketing, ideally in the charity sector.
- Can confidently deliver multichannel fundraising campaigns from concept to evaluation.
- Understand data, segmentation, and how insight drives performance.
- Enjoy managing multiple projects and collaborating with agencies and internal teams.
- Bring creativity, problem solving skills, and a passion for supporter first fundraising.
- Are comfortable working with supporter databases and cold data.
- Value equity, diversity and inclusion and want to be part of an anti racist organisation.
It would also be great (but not essential) if you have a fundraising or marketing qualification, knowledge of fundraising regulations, or experience managing innovation projects.
What it’s like to work here
Our Fundraising team is growing — fast. We’re driven by a bold five year strategy designed to scale our impact and put supporters first at every step.
We promise to
- Put supporters first – offering intuitive, engaging journeys that inspire a lifetime of support.
- Strap a rocket to our ambition – taking creative risks and delivering “wow” moments.
- Let talent thrive – celebrating ideas from all corners of the team.
- Reflect all perspectives – championing inclusion, lived experience and anti racism.
- Cherish our data – using insight to make smart decisions.
- Be unmissable – working collaboratively across the organisation to amplify fundraising.
If you want to be part of a team that’s creative, supportive, and unafraid to innovate — this is the place for you.
Ready to help us change lives?
If you’re excited by the idea of inspiring new supporters and driving meaningful change for people severely affected by mental illness, we’d love to hear from you.
Apply today and help us build a future where no one faces mental illness alone.
Why Work With Rethink Mental Illness?
At Rethink Mental Illness, we believe that when you feel supported, you can make the biggest difference. That’s why we offer a range of benefits to help you thrive:
- Inclusive Culture: Join staff networks that champion diversity and inclusion.
- Wellbeing Support: Access our Wellbeing Hub, Employee Assistance Programme, and the Unmind mental health app.
- Recognition & Rewards: Enjoy discounts, cashback offers, and celebrate achievements through our PULSE platform.
- Flexible Working & Generous Leave: Starting at 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays and your birthday off), with options to buy or sell extra days.
- Learning & Development: Grow your career with structured onboarding and training opportunities.
- Financial & Family Support: Contributory pension scheme, enhanced family leave, and travel benefits like season ticket loans and cycle-to-work schemes.
- Referral Bonus: Earn up to £300 for introducing someone to our team.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
Diversity is important to us, and we appreciate difference through difference, inclusiveness and belonging. It gives us a deeper understanding of the world, our society and the diverse communities we’re working with. By including everyone, we are able to draw on the unique experiences and expertise of our people to help shape and enrich our workplace and improve our services. One way we are doing is through our valued staff networks which play a critical and highly valued role in keeping us focused on creating a diverse, inclusive and engaged employer. We recognise and support staff networks and support groups for our ethnically diverse and LGBTQIA+ colleagues. We are also proud to have been awarded Disability Confident Employer status and are a signatory to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter.
We aim for our workforce to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve; for those who work for us to feel heard, valued and feel they belong; and for our work to help tackle wider mental health inequalities. We therefore actively encourage and welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience of mental illness, those who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning, Intersex, Asexual and any other gender identity not expressed here (LGBTQIA+); people who are neurodiverse, have a health condition, or a disability or hidden disability and people from an ethnically diverse background - regardless of your age, religious or spiritual belief, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, political view or socio-economic status.
Becoming a truly anti-racist organisation
We have an ambition of become a truly anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider - and in our efforts to influence policy and wider societal factors impacting on mental health set out in our anti-racist statement . We have designed a multi-year anti-racist programme of work contained in our Race Equality Action Plan which demonstrates our intention to hold ourselves accountable and be judged on our progress on becoming a truly anti-racist organisation.
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Support (Employment)
Apply now IPS Employment SpecialistRethink have an exciting opportunity to work for us delivering the new Connect to Work Individual Placement and Support (IPS) programme within County…
Rethink have an exciting opportunity to work for us delivering the new Connect to Work Individual Placement and Support (IPS) programme within County Durham.
We are looking for an Employment Specialist to support individuals with health conditions, mental health difficulties, a disability or complex barriers to employment to gain, retain, or return to employment, following the IPS principles. You will also engage with and support local employers to enable work to be sustainable for individuals and by bridging workforce needs with local people.
The roles will involve travelling around your allocated area to meet individuals in need of support offering a person centred approach and engaging with local employers who have workforce vacancies. You will work closely with and within healthcare settings and as part of a wider partnership of organisations to deliver the programme across the region.
Connect to Work is part of the National Get Britain Working strategy which is a new government funded programme. Within County Durham the initial programme is based upon the IPS model which looks to support people who would like to gain employment by delivering tailored support to move into the right job quickly and support to maintain employment.
The available role is a Full Time post of 32.5 hours per week with days and times to be worked open to discussion and agreement with the successful candidate. This post is for a fixed term until 31st March 2028, with the possibility of an additional 2 year extension once funding is confirmed. A Driving licence and car are essential to carry out this role.
About the role
- Competitive salary & flexible working arrangements
- Contributory pension scheme & Life assurance
- Occupational sick pay scheme
- 25, increasing to 30 days, annual leave per year, plus statutory holidays for all staff (pro rata for part time staff)
- Your Rethink Day – an additional day’s leave on your birthday (pro rata for part time staff)
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption policy
- Dependant leave & compassionate leave
- Where appropriate paid eye test plus up to £55 towards the cost of new glasses or lenses
- Employee assistance program
- In depth training programmes for all our staff from mandatory training to specialist areas.
- Funded training and development opportunities delivered in a variety of ways, face to face, mentoring, coaching, e-learning and blended learning solutions
- Access to a range of e-learning courses and resources through our e-learning Zone
- Accredited Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM) centre and provide comprehensive development programmes for managers
- We have a career progression programme (Invest in your Career) to develop skills and experiences of staff aspiring to become managers
- Ongoing professional and personal development is supported by individual supervision, group supervision and appraisal.
To Apply please fill out the application questions and upload your up to date CV detailing your knowledge, experience and reason for applying.
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Why Work With Rethink Mental Illness?
At Rethink Mental Illness, we believe that when you feel supported, you can make the biggest difference. That’s why we offer a range of benefits to help you thrive:
- Inclusive Culture: Join staff networks that champion diversity and inclusion.
- Wellbeing Support: Access our Wellbeing Hub, Employee Assistance Programme, and the Unmind mental health app.
- Recognition & Rewards: Enjoy discounts, cashback offers, and celebrate achievements through our PULSE platform.
- Flexible Working & Generous Leave: Starting at 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays and your birthday off), with options to buy or sell extra days.
- Learning & Development: Grow your career with structured onboarding and training opportunities.
- Financial & Family Support: Contributory pension scheme, enhanced family leave, and travel benefits like season ticket loans and cycle-to-work schemes.
- Referral Bonus: Earn up to £300 for introducing someone to our team.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
Diversity is important to us, and we appreciate difference through difference, inclusiveness and belonging. It gives us a deeper understanding of the world, our society and the diverse communities we’re working with. By including everyone, we are able to draw on the unique experiences and expertise of our people to help shape and enrich our workplace and improve our services. One way we are doing is through our valued staff networks which play a critical and highly valued role in keeping us focused on creating a diverse, inclusive and engaged employer. We recognise and support staff networks and support groups for our ethnically diverse and LGBTQIA+ colleagues. We are also proud to have been awarded Disability Confident Employer status and are a signatory to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter.
We aim for our workforce to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve; for those who work for us to feel heard, valued and feel they belong; and for our work to help tackle wider mental health inequalities. We therefore actively encourage and welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience of mental illness, those who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning, Intersex, Asexual and any other gender identity not expressed here (LGBTQIA+); people who are neurodiverse, have a health condition, or a disability or hidden disability and people from an ethnically diverse background - regardless of your age, religious or spiritual belief, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, political view or socio-economic status.
Becoming a truly anti-racist organisation
We have an ambition of become a truly anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider - and in our efforts to influence policy and wider societal factors impacting on mental health set out in our anti-racist statement . We have designed a multi-year anti-racist programme of work contained in our Race Equality Action Plan which demonstrates our intention to hold ourselves accountable and be judged on our progress on becoming a truly anti-racist organisation.
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Managers (Specialists)
Apply now Events Community Fundraising ManagerAt Rethink Mental Illness, we’re leading the way to a better quality of life for people severely affected by mental illness. Every pound raised helps…
At Rethink Mental Illness, we’re leading the way to a better quality of life for people severely affected by mental illness. Every pound raised helps us deliver essential services, fight stigma, and push for the change our communities deserve.
We’re looking for a passionate, ambitious and creative Events & Community Fundraising Manager to help take our growing fundraising programme to the next level. If you’re excited by innovation, motivated by impact, and energised by supporters—this is your chance to make a real difference.
About the role
You’ll play a pivotal part in shaping and delivering our events and community fundraising strategy. Working closely with the Head of Events & Community Fundraising, you’ll help us grow income, diversify our supporter base, and create unforgettable experiences that inspire people to take action.
Every day, you’ll collaborate with talented colleagues across fundraising, digital, comms, finance and partnerships—as well as external agencies, suppliers and designers—to bring brilliant fundraising ideas to life.
This is a role for someone who wants to drive change, test new approaches, embrace digital opportunities, and champion a truly supporter centred way of working.
What you’ll do
- Deliver and grow a varied programme of community and events fundraising.
- Lead on product innovation—researching, testing and launching new fundraising ideas.
- Build strong, inspiring relationships with supporters, volunteers and partners.
- Manage our Events Fundraising Officer and help shape future team development.
- Use insight and data to optimise journeys, processes and supporter experience.
- Take ownership of budgets, income forecasting and performance reporting.
- Oversee compliance with fundraising regulation and GDPR.
- Champion our values across the organisation and represent Rethink proudly at events.
- Occasionally travel and attend events, including some evenings and weekends.
Who we’re looking for
Essential Criteria
- Solid experience in community and events fundraising.
- A strong track record of meeting or exceeding income targets.
- Experience supporting or managing fundraising portfolios.
- Confidence developing fundraising products and engaging new audiences.
- Experience motivating staff or volunteers with clear goals and supportive leadership.
- Excellent communication skills—you know how to build rapport and trust.
- Strong analytical, organisational and IT skills (databases, MS Office).
- A proactive, collaborative approach and a commitment to continuous improvement.
- Working knowledge of fundraising regulation and GDPR.
Desirable Criteria
- Experience with Dynamics or other fundraising CRMs.
- Knowledge of the mental health sector.
Our values
At Rethink, we live our values every day
Passion, Commitment, Openness, Hope, Expertise, Understanding and Equity.
You’ll also embody our CARES behaviours: Connect, Accountable, Respect, Evolve and Success.
We’re proud to be an inclusive, anti racist organisation that reflects the communities we serve. We want our team to be a safe space where everyone can show up as their true selves.
Ready to help us change lives?
If you’re excited about building bold fundraising programmes, empowering supporters and being part of a dynamic, inspiring team—we’d love to hear from you.
Apply today and help us create a future where everyone severely affected by mental illness has the support they deserve.
Why Work With Rethink Mental Illness?
At Rethink Mental Illness, we believe that when you feel supported, you can make the biggest difference. That’s why we offer a range of benefits to help you thrive:
- Inclusive Culture: Join staff networks that champion diversity and inclusion.
- Wellbeing Support: Access our Wellbeing Hub, Employee Assistance Programme, and the Unmind mental health app.
- Recognition & Rewards: Enjoy discounts, cashback offers, and celebrate achievements through our PULSE platform.
- Flexible Working & Generous Leave: Starting at 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays and your birthday off), with options to buy or sell extra days.
- Learning & Development: Grow your career with structured onboarding and training opportunities.
- Financial & Family Support: Contributory pension scheme, enhanced family leave, and travel benefits like season ticket loans and cycle-to-work schemes.
- Referral Bonus: Earn up to £300 for introducing someone to our team.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
Diversity is important to us, and we appreciate difference through difference, inclusiveness and belonging. It gives us a deeper understanding of the world, our society and the diverse communities we’re working with. By including everyone, we are able to draw on the unique experiences and expertise of our people to help shape and enrich our workplace and improve our services. One way we are doing is through our valued staff networks which play a critical and highly valued role in keeping us focused on creating a diverse, inclusive and engaged employer. We recognise and support staff networks and support groups for our ethnically diverse and LGBTQIA+ colleagues. We are also proud to have been awarded Disability Confident Employer status and are a signatory to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter.
We aim for our workforce to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve; for those who work for us to feel heard, valued and feel they belong; and for our work to help tackle wider mental health inequalities. We therefore actively encourage and welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience of mental illness, those who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning, Intersex, Asexual and any other gender identity not expressed here (LGBTQIA+); people who are neurodiverse, have a health condition, or a disability or hidden disability and people from an ethnically diverse background - regardless of your age, religious or spiritual belief, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, political view or socio-economic status.
Becoming a truly anti-racist organisation
We have an ambition of become a truly anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider - and in our efforts to influence policy and wider societal factors impacting on mental health set out in our anti-racist statement . We have designed a multi-year anti-racist programme of work contained in our Race Equality Action Plan which demonstrates our intention to hold ourselves accountable and be judged on our progress on becoming a truly anti-racist organisation.
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Board of Trustees
Apply now Regional Trustee - South WestWe have an opportunity for a Trustee to join and represent the Charity’s South West Region. As a Regional Trustee, your experience and knowledge will…
We have an opportunity for a Trustee to join and represent the Charity’s South West Region. As a Regional Trustee, your experience and knowledge will help drive change within the Charity and improve the lives of people severely affected by mental illness.
Applicants must be living or working in the South West or have other strong regional ties. You must be an expert by experience (someone with direct lived experience, a carer or relative) or have relevant experience or expertise.
The Board meets five times a year, including the annual Awaydays in December. Between formal Board meetings we hold Board Briefings by video conference to share information that does not require a formal Board decision.
Please note that this is a voluntary, unpaid position; however, reasonable expenses will be reimbursed in line with the Charity’s expenses policy.
About the role
Rethink Mental Illness (charity number 271028) is governed by a Board comprising:
- Chair
- Eight Regional Trustees (experts by experience, including people severely affected by mental illness, carers, and relatives)
- Up to seven Co-opted Trustees, appointed for specific skills such as fundraising, business development, accountancy, or ICT.
The Board meets five times per year, including a two-day Awayday session (typically at Warwick University). Regular meetings are held in person at the Charity’s Head Office in Vauxhall, London SE1 from 11:00 - 16:00.
In addition, virtual Board Briefings are held in non-meeting months to provide updates that do not require formal decision-making.
Trustees may also serve on Board Committees, including the Finance & Investment Committee and the Audit & Assurance Committee, and may contribute to wider activities such as campaigning, fundraising and events.
Regional Involvement Structure
Regional Trustees are members of
- The Council of Rethink, which oversees involvement across the Charity and meets virtually three times a year.
- Regional Forums, which meet virtually four times a year and provide local intelligence and community insight. Forums feed into the Council of Rethink, which in turn reports to the Board. Each Forum aims to include representation from every Integrated Care System (ICS).
Regional Trustees are members of the Council of Rethink, the committee that oversees involvement throughout the Charity. The Council meets virtually, three times a year. Trustees are also members of Regional Forums. Regional Forums meet virtually four times a year and provide local intelligence and a voice for local communities that help shape the direction of the Charity through a reporting mechanism via the Council of Rethink to the Board. Regional Forums are a recent addition to the involvement process and are still being developed. The aim is for each Regional Forum to have a representative from every Integrated Care System (ICS).
Key responsibilities
To hold the Charity "in trust" for current and future beneficiaries by
I. Ensuring the Charity has a clear vision, mission and strategic direction and is focused on achieving these.
II. Being responsible for the performance of the Charity and for its culture.
III. Ensuring that the Charity complies with all legal and regulatory requirements.
IV. Acting as guardians of the Charity’s assets, both tangible and intangible, taking all due care over their security, deployment and proper application.
V. Ensuring the Charity's governance is of the highest possible standard.
Duties of a Trustee
1. To act in the best interests of Rethink Mental Illness, its beneficiaries and future beneficiaries at all times.
2. To ensure that Rethink Mental Illness complies with its Memorandum and Articles of Association, charity law, company law and any other relevant legislation or regulations.
3. To be familiar with and ensure that the organisation pursues its objects as defined in its Memorandum and Articles of Association and reviews them regularly.
4. To ensure the organisation applies its resources exclusively in pursuance of its objects.
5. To contribute actively to the Board of Trustees role in giving firm strategic direction to the organisation, setting overall policy, defining goals and setting targets and evaluating performance against agreed targets.
6. To follow due process at Board meetings, respect the collective responsibility of the Board and act in accordance with the Trustee Code of Conduct and Board Procedures.
7. To understand accept and respect the difference in roles between trustees and staff ensuring that every action is taken to develop and ensure a mutually supportive relationship.
8. To safeguard the good name and ethos of the organisation and act as a positive ambassador for Rethink Mental Illness.
9. To ensure the effective and efficient administration of the organisation and its resources.
10. To ensure the sound management of Rethink Mental Illness's assets, resources and the financial stability of the organisation.
11. To appoint the Chief Executive Officer and monitor his/her performance.
12. To promote the organisation and its mission to a wider audience.
13. To maintain absolute confidentiality about all sensitive/confidential information received in the course of trustees responsibilities to the Charity.
14. To act fairly and in accordance with the principles of equal opportunities, diversity and inclusion.
15. To work with Board members and staff to ensure Rethink Mental Illness's governance is of the highest possible standard.
16. To adopt the principles of continuous improvement and reflect on performance with a view to improving individual and collective performance.
17. In addition to the above duties, each Trustee should use any specific skills, knowledge, or experience they have to help the Board of Trustees reach sound decisions. This may involve leading discussions, focusing on key issues, providing advice and guidance on new initiatives, evaluation, or other issues in which the Trustee has special expertise. Wherever possible, Trustees should also seek out appropriate development opportunities.
Who I am
- Applicants must be living or working in the South West or have other strong regional ties. This area follows the NHS regional footprint and includes the counties of Bath, Wiltshire, West Bristol, Somerset, Gloucestershire, Cornwall and Isles of Scilly, Devon and Dorset.
- You must be an expert by experience (someone with direct lived experience, a carer or relative) or have relevant experience or expertise.
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Advice and Information
Apply now Money and Employment Caseworker (Mental Health)Money and Employment Caseworker (Mental Health) Location: Sheffield – Gleadless & Heeley Hours: 35 hours per week Salary: £26,457 - £28,500 based on…
About the role
Location: Sheffield – Gleadless & Heeley
Hours: 35 hours per week
Salary: £26,457 - £28,500 based on experience
Contract: One Year Fixed Term
Join us and help change lives in your community
At Mental Health UK, we believe everyone should be able to live a fulfilling life, with the right support at the right time. Our Money & Employment teams help people across Sheffield to manage financial challenges, access specialist advice, and move closer to meaningful paid employment — all while navigating the realities of mental health difficulties.
We’re now launching an exciting new pilot within the Sheffield 24/7 mental health partnership, and we’re looking for a passionate and skilled Money and Employment Caseworker to join us.
If you’re committed to improving people’s financial wellbeing, understand the barriers created by mental health, and want to make a real impact locally, we’d love to hear from you.
About the role
This unique role blends specialist money advice with employment support using the IPS (Individual Placement and Support) model. You’ll work one-to-one with people who are experiencing mental health challenges, helping them stabilise their financial situation and take steps towards sustainable paid work.
You’ll be based within the community in Gleadless and Heeley, working closely with mental health professionals, local partners, and employers to provide early, accessible support that prevents crisis and supports recovery.
You will
- Deliver high-quality money advice, including debt casework, budgeting, income maximisation and welfare benefits support.
- Complete holistic assessments to understand clients’ financial, wellbeing, and employment needs.
- Support individuals to progress towards paid employment using the IPS approach.
- Build strong relationships with local employers, referral routes and community services.
- Maintain accurate casework records and uphold quality, safeguarding and compliance standards.
- Contribute to ongoing learning and service development within this innovative pilot.
About you
We’re looking for someone who is motivated, compassionate, and confident working both independently and as part of a wider team.
You’ll need
- Accredited or recognised training in money advice (e.g. IMA or Wiser Adviser).
- Experience delivering debt casework and ideally providing welfare benefits advice.
- Strong understanding of the link between financial wellbeing, employment, and mental health.
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
- Ability to work flexibly in community and remote settings.
- Experience using electronic case management systems.
It would be great if you also bring
- Accreditation with the Institute of Money Advisers (or willingness to work towards it).
- Experience in supported employment or knowledge of employment legislation.
- Experience working in mental health services or lived experience of mental health challenges.
- Skills in assessing risk and developing support plans.
Why join Mental Health UK?
You’ll be part of a supportive, forward-thinking organisation that puts people with lived experience at the heart of its work. We offer ongoing training, regular supervision, opportunities for progression, and the chance to contribute to a truly meaningful pilot programme that will shape future service delivery.
Ready to apply?
If you’re passionate about empowering people severely affected by mental illness, and you have the skills to support both financial stability and employment aspirations, we’d love to hear from you.
Apply today and help us create a future where everyone can thrive.
Why Work With Rethink Mental Illness?
At Rethink Mental Illness, we believe that when you feel supported, you can make the biggest difference. That’s why we offer a range of benefits to help you thrive:
- Inclusive Culture: Join staff networks that champion diversity and inclusion.
- Wellbeing Support: Access our Wellbeing Hub, Employee Assistance Programme, and the Unmind mental health app.
- Recognition & Rewards: Enjoy discounts, cashback offers, and celebrate achievements through our PULSE platform.
- Flexible Working & Generous Leave: Starting at 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays and your birthday off), with options to buy or sell extra days.
- Learning & Development: Grow your career with structured onboarding and training opportunities.
- Financial & Family Support: Contributory pension scheme, enhanced family leave, and travel benefits like season ticket loans and cycle-to-work schemes.
- Referral Bonus: Earn up to £300 for introducing someone to our team.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
Diversity is important to us, and we appreciate difference through difference, inclusiveness and belonging. It gives us a deeper understanding of the world, our society and the diverse communities we’re working with. By including everyone, we are able to draw on the unique experiences and expertise of our people to help shape and enrich our workplace and improve our services. One way we are doing is through our valued staff networks which play a critical and highly valued role in keeping us focused on creating a diverse, inclusive and engaged employer. We recognise and support staff networks and support groups for our ethnically diverse and LGBTQIA+ colleagues. We are also proud to have been awarded Disability Confident Employer status and are a signatory to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter.
We aim for our workforce to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve; for those who work for us to feel heard, valued and feel they belong; and for our work to help tackle wider mental health inequalities. We therefore actively encourage and welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience of mental illness, those who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning, Intersex, Asexual and any other gender identity not expressed here (LGBTQIA+); people who are neurodiverse, have a health condition, or a disability or hidden disability and people from an ethnically diverse background - regardless of your age, religious or spiritual belief, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, political view or socio-economic status.
Becoming a truly anti-racist organisation
We have an ambition of become a truly anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider - and in our efforts to influence policy and wider societal factors impacting on mental health set out in our anti-racist statement . We have designed a multi-year anti-racist programme of work contained in our Race Equality Action Plan which demonstrates our intention to hold ourselves accountable and be judged on our progress on becoming a truly anti-racist organisation.
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Support (Therapeutic / Counselling)
Apply now Counsellor - HMP HaveriggJoin Our Team as a Counsellor Location: Haverigg, Cumbria Role: Part-time – 18.75 hours per week ADVERT CLOSE ON THE 15TH MARCH Rethink Mental…
About the role
Location: Haverigg, Cumbria
Role: Part-time – 18.75 hours per week
ADVERT CLOSE ON THE 15TH MARCH
Rethink Mental Illness works in partnership with Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust to deliver Step 1 and 2 talking therapies within integrated prison mental health teams. At HMP Haverigg—a Category D open male prison supporting many individuals convicted of sexual offences—the service provides high quality, face to face interventions that help people prepare for release. The role is mainly Monday–Friday, 08:00–16:00, with some flexibility and occasional reimbursed travel.
What I will do and achieve
I deliver brief 1:1 and group counselling for depression related to recent life events, following Step 2 IAPT guidance. Working within the integrated mental health team, I support wellbeing initiatives and collaborate with Rethink colleagues across clinical and care navigation services, with supervision provided in line with BACP standards.
Clinical Assessment & Intervention
- Manage referrals in line with service protocols, assessing suitability and stepping clients up or down as appropriate.
- Conduct person centred assessments, including risk assessment, goal setting, and identifying areas for change.
- Deliver Step 2 counselling interventions, developing, implementing, and evaluating therapy plans.
- Use recognised outcome measures (PHQ 9, GAD 7) to monitor progress throughout treatment.
Collaboration & Continuity of Care
- Work closely within the multidisciplinary team to support a stepped care approach.
- Attend MDT meetings and maintain strong links with statutory and non statutory agencies to support continuity of care on release.
- Communicate effectively with clients, colleagues, and external professionals in both written and verbal form.
Record Keeping & Data Quality
- Maintain accurate, high quality clinical records and enter data onto agreed systems.
- Contribute to monthly performance reporting to support service monitoring and improvement.
Professional Standards & Development
- Protect client confidentiality and uphold Rethink Mental Illness values at all times.
- Engage openly in supervision and adopt a flexible, pragmatic approach to ensure excellent service delivery.
- Work to agreed activity levels to maintain accessibility and minimise waiting times.
Essential Experience and Skills
- Diploma in therapeutic counselling (or equivalent) enabling BACP or similar professional accreditation.
- Post qualification counselling experience within an IAPT or stepped care service, delivering evidence based brief interventions.
- Strong knowledge of assessment, screening, referral pathways, risk assessment, record keeping and outcome based practice (e.g., PHQ 9, GAD 7).
- Ability to build effective therapeutic relationships and work in an inclusive, culturally sensitive, non discriminatory manner.
- Clear understanding of IAPT counselling models and their application in clinical practice.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with confidence using IT systems, Microsoft Office, and clinical databases.
- Ability to prioritise workload, manage challenging situations calmly, and adapt positively to changing demands.
- Commitment to personal and professional development, using supervision constructively and maintaining reflective practice.
If you’re passionate about empowering individuals, reducing stigma, and improving mental health outcomes, we’d love to hear from you.
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Why Work With Rethink Mental Illness?
At Rethink Mental Illness, we believe that when you feel supported, you can make the biggest difference. That’s why we offer a range of benefits to help you thrive:
- Inclusive Culture: Join staff networks that champion diversity and inclusion.
- Wellbeing Support: Access our Wellbeing Hub, Employee Assistance Programme, and the Unmind mental health app.
- Recognition & Rewards: Enjoy discounts, cashback offers, and celebrate achievements through our PULSE platform.
- Flexible Working & Generous Leave: Starting at 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays and your birthday off), with options to buy or sell extra days.
- Learning & Development: Grow your career with structured onboarding and training opportunities.
- Financial & Family Support: Contributory pension scheme, enhanced family leave, and travel benefits like season ticket loans and cycle-to-work schemes.
- Referral Bonus: Earn up to £300 for introducing someone to our team.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
Diversity is important to us, and we appreciate difference through difference, inclusiveness and belonging. It gives us a deeper understanding of the world, our society and the diverse communities we’re working with. By including everyone, we are able to draw on the unique experiences and expertise of our people to help shape and enrich our workplace and improve our services. One way we are doing is through our valued staff networks which play a critical and highly valued role in keeping us focused on creating a diverse, inclusive and engaged employer. We recognise and support staff networks and support groups for our ethnically diverse and LGBTQIA+ colleagues. We are also proud to have been awarded Disability Confident Employer status and are a signatory to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter.
We aim for our workforce to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve; for those who work for us to feel heard, valued and feel they belong; and for our work to help tackle wider mental health inequalities. We therefore actively encourage and welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience of mental illness, those who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning, Intersex, Asexual and any other gender identity not expressed here (LGBTQIA+); people who are neurodiverse, have a health condition, or a disability or hidden disability and people from an ethnically diverse background - regardless of your age, religious or spiritual belief, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, political view or socio-economic status.
Becoming a truly anti-racist organisation
We have an ambition of become a truly anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider - and in our efforts to influence policy and wider societal factors impacting on mental health set out in our anti-racist statement . We have designed a multi-year anti-racist programme of work contained in our Race Equality Action Plan which demonstrates our intention to hold ourselves accountable and be judged on our progress on becoming a truly anti-racist organisation.
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Support (Community)
Apply now Care NavigatorJoin Our Team as a Care Navigator Location: Durham – Agile role Working hours: Monday to Friday, 8am–4pm or 9am–5pm The Specialist Health Care…
About the role
Location: Durham – Agile role
Working hours: Monday to Friday, 8am–4pm or 9am–5pm
The Specialist Health Care Navigation (SHCN) service supports individuals returning to the community from secure settings, helping them reconnect with essential health services and reduce health inequalities. Working within integrated mental health teams, SHCN professionals provide personalised 1:1 and group support to improve wellbeing, promote engagement with care, and reduce the risk of reoffending. The service offers a highly autonomous and rewarding role focused on enabling successful and sustained community reintegration.
*The applicant must have a full UK Driving Licence and access to a vehicle.
What I will do and achieve
Join our team as a Care Navigator, working with colleagues to support people with health vulnerabilities as they move from prison back into the community. Using a coaching approach, you’ll help maintain wellbeing before and after release, strengthen links with community health services, and reduce the risk of ill health and reoffending. Your work will ensure a smooth transition and help reduce health inequalities for those leaving the criminal justice system.
Provide High Quality Care Navigation
- Support individuals pre and post release from North East prisons, and where needed, those released directly from court.
- Complete screening and care mapping assessments to plan effective release and health support.
- Deliver tailored, person centred support using a range of approaches and intensities.
- Use a coaching framework to empower individuals to manage their health and release plans independently.
Improve Health Outcomes & Reduce Reoffending
- Strengthen links with statutory and non statutory services to ensure continuity of care in the community.
- Promote positive health behaviours and contribute to health promotion events.
- Help reduce health inequalities by preventing a decline in wellbeing after release.
Work Collaboratively & Professionally
- Build effective relationships with partners and agencies, attending multi disciplinary meetings as needed.
- Uphold strong professional boundaries and model proactive, solution focused practice aligned with organisational values.
- Communicate clearly in both written and verbal form, maintaining confidentiality at all times.
Deliver Accurate and Accountable Practice
- Keep detailed, timely and professional records on relevant clinical systems.
- Follow all pathways, processes and activity expectations, contributing to a high volume, fast paced service.
- Use self reflection, supervision, and training to maintain high standards and continually develop your practice.
Manage Your Workload Effectively
- Work autonomously, planning your time and caseload efficiently.
- Meet deadlines, adapt to changing demands, and multitask confidently in a dynamic environment.
- Take a flexible and pragmatic approach to ensure the best possible outcomes for patients and the service.
Champion Organisational Values
- Demonstrate enthusiasm, integrity, transparency, and commitment to high quality care.
- Represent Rethink Mental Illness positively in all aspects of your work.
Essential Skills and Experience
- NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) with training relevant to Care Navigation, e.g., Health and Social Care.
- Experience supporting vulnerable individuals through 1:1 and/or group interventions, helping them identify, set and achieve goals.
- Working knowledge of health, social care, debt, housing, court systems, mental health, criminal justice and substance misuse services.
- Skilled in delivering structured, time limited support and confident working within defined frameworks.
- Passionate about supporting individuals leaving the criminal justice system, providing professional, high quality, person centred care that recognises diversity and individual life experiences.
- Patient, calm and respectful, with the ability to maintain professional boundaries in challenging situations.
- Capable of assessing needs, developing risk management plans and creating, implementing and reviewing individual support plans.
- Strong time management skills with the ability to prioritise effectively and respond positively to unforeseen challenges.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to build professional, non discriminatory relationships.
- Experience using clinical outcome measures to inform practice.
- Confident IT user, including Microsoft Word, Excel and database/information systems.
- Willing to engage in ongoing training, coaching and personal development, using supervision positively and being self reflective.
- Able to remain calm under pressure, seeking guidance from managers when required.
If you’re passionate about empowering individuals, reducing stigma, and improving mental health outcomes, we’d love to hear from you!
IND1
Why Work With Rethink Mental Illness?
At Rethink Mental Illness, we believe that when you feel supported, you can make the biggest difference. That’s why we offer a range of benefits to help you thrive:
- Inclusive Culture: Join staff networks that champion diversity and inclusion.
- Wellbeing Support: Access our Wellbeing Hub, Employee Assistance Programme, and the Unmind mental health app.
- Recognition & Rewards: Enjoy discounts, cashback offers, and celebrate achievements through our PULSE platform.
- Flexible Working & Generous Leave: Starting at 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays and your birthday off), with options to buy or sell extra days.
- Learning & Development: Grow your career with structured onboarding and training opportunities.
- Financial & Family Support: Contributory pension scheme, enhanced family leave, and travel benefits like season ticket loans and cycle-to-work schemes.
- Referral Bonus: Earn up to £300 for introducing someone to our team.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
Diversity is important to us, and we appreciate difference through difference, inclusiveness and belonging. It gives us a deeper understanding of the world, our society and the diverse communities we’re working with. By including everyone, we are able to draw on the unique experiences and expertise of our people to help shape and enrich our workplace and improve our services. One way we are doing is through our valued staff networks which play a critical and highly valued role in keeping us focused on creating a diverse, inclusive and engaged employer. We recognise and support staff networks and support groups for our ethnically diverse and LGBTQIA+ colleagues. We are also proud to have been awarded Disability Confident Employer status and are a signatory to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter.
We aim for our workforce to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve; for those who work for us to feel heard, valued and feel they belong; and for our work to help tackle wider mental health inequalities. We therefore actively encourage and welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience of mental illness, those who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning, Intersex, Asexual and any other gender identity not expressed here (LGBTQIA+); people who are neurodiverse, have a health condition, or a disability or hidden disability and people from an ethnically diverse background - regardless of your age, religious or spiritual belief, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, political view or socio-economic status.
Becoming a truly anti-racist organisation
We have an ambition of become a truly anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider - and in our efforts to influence policy and wider societal factors impacting on mental health set out in our anti-racist statement . We have designed a multi-year anti-racist programme of work contained in our Race Equality Action Plan which demonstrates our intention to hold ourselves accountable and be judged on our progress on becoming a truly anti-racist organisation.
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Support (Peer Support / Lived Experience)
Apply now Lived Experience WorkerLived Experience Recovery Worker Location: Macclesfield and Crewe Salary: £24,937 per annum DBS: Enhanced with Adults Barred List Are you passionate…
About the role
Location: Macclesfield and Crewe
Salary: £24,937 per annum
DBS: Enhanced with Adults Barred List
Are you passionate about making a difference for people severely affected by mental illness?
At Rethink Mental Illness, we believe in the power of lived experience to inspire hope and recovery. We’re looking for someone who has personal experience of mental illness and recovery to join our Involvement, Recovery & Wellness Centre team, working in partnership with Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
What you’ll do
- Use your lived experience to provide one-to-one and group peer support.
- Coach and mentor individuals to self-manage their mental health and achieve their goals.
- Build strong, respectful relationships and work within clear professional boundaries.
- Help people access local services and community resources.
- Promote recovery, wellbeing, and empowerment through practical and emotional support.
What we’re looking for
- Personal experience of recovery from mental illness.
- Empathy, understanding, and great listening skills.
- Commitment to Rethink values: Passion, Openness, Hope, Expertise, Understanding, and Equity.
- Ability to work as part of a team and contribute to service improvement.
Experience in mental health support or social care is desirable but not essential – what matters most is your lived experience and willingness to learn.
Why join us?
You’ll be part of a charity that CARES – we Connect, we’re Accountable, we show Respect, we Evolve, and we deliver Success. We offer training, supervision, and the chance to make a real impact in people’s lives.
Ready to use your experience to help others?
Apply today and help us lead the way to a better quality of life for everyone severely affected by mental illness.
Why Work With Rethink Mental Illness?
At Rethink Mental Illness, we believe that when you feel supported, you can make the biggest difference. That’s why we offer a range of benefits to help you thrive:
- Inclusive Culture: Join staff networks that champion diversity and inclusion.
- Wellbeing Support: Access our Wellbeing Hub, Employee Assistance Programme, and the Unmind mental health app.
- Recognition & Rewards: Enjoy discounts, cashback offers, and celebrate achievements through our PULSE platform.
- Flexible Working & Generous Leave: Starting at 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays and your birthday off), with options to buy or sell extra days.
- Learning & Development: Grow your career with structured onboarding and training opportunities.
- Financial & Family Support: Contributory pension scheme, enhanced family leave, and travel benefits like season ticket loans and cycle-to-work schemes.
- Referral Bonus: Earn up to £300 for introducing someone to our team.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
Diversity is important to us, and we appreciate difference through difference, inclusiveness and belonging. It gives us a deeper understanding of the world, our society and the diverse communities we’re working with. By including everyone, we are able to draw on the unique experiences and expertise of our people to help shape and enrich our workplace and improve our services. One way we are doing is through our valued staff networks which play a critical and highly valued role in keeping us focused on creating a diverse, inclusive and engaged employer. We recognise and support staff networks and support groups for our ethnically diverse and LGBTQIA+ colleagues. We are also proud to have been awarded Disability Confident Employer status and are a signatory to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter.
We aim for our workforce to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve; for those who work for us to feel heard, valued and feel they belong; and for our work to help tackle wider mental health inequalities. We therefore actively encourage and welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience of mental illness, those who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning, Intersex, Asexual and any other gender identity not expressed here (LGBTQIA+); people who are neurodiverse, have a health condition, or a disability or hidden disability and people from an ethnically diverse background - regardless of your age, religious or spiritual belief, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, political view or socio-economic status.
Becoming a truly anti-racist organisation
We have an ambition of become a truly anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider - and in our efforts to influence policy and wider societal factors impacting on mental health set out in our anti-racist statement . We have designed a multi-year anti-racist programme of work contained in our Race Equality Action Plan which demonstrates our intention to hold ourselves accountable and be judged on our progress on becoming a truly anti-racist organisation.
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Support (Registered Services and Regulated Activity)
Apply now BANK Registered NurseJoin Our Team as a Bank Registered Nurse Location: Shipley Lodge - Heanor, Derbshire. Are you passionate about making a real difference in people’s…
About the role
Location: Shipley Lodge - Heanor, Derbshire.
Are you passionate about making a real difference in people’s lives? We’re looking for an experienced and caring Registered Nurse to join our dedicated team at Shipley Lodge – a CQC Registered home supporting individuals with severe and enduring mental health challenges.
Our Shipley Lodge Service is a sixteen bed, single-level facility for both male and female clients, offering a clean and comfortable environment that supports recovery and independence. At Shipley Lodge, we provide more than just accommodation – we offer support with daily living skills, personal care, finances, and rehabilitation, while encouraging engagement with the local community.
How you will make a difference as a Registered Nurse
As a Registered Nurse you will work according to the Nursing & Midwifery Council code and relevant professional guidelines as a named nurse and key worker.
Under the direction of the Registered Manager/Management Team, you will work as part of an integrated team delivering high quality recovery focused care and interventions to individuals who use our services.
You will provide the role and function of named nurse, offering nursing interventions in a wide variety of clinical, therapeutic and social forms. Responsible for the assessment, development, implementation and evaluation of nursing care, assist in providing psychosocial interventions and activities of daily living.
Some of the essential skills and experience required for this role include
- A qualified Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN), with 6-12 months post registration experience with active NMC validation completed.
- I adhere to NMC code of conduct and professional practices and maintain registration with NMC.
- I have relevant experience of working with mental health needs with sound clinical reasoning skills.
- I have working knowledge and understanding of mental health issues and the ability to recognise the indicators of deteriorating mental health.
- I have working knowledge and understanding of current legislation, such as the Mental Health Act, DoLS and the Mental Capacity Act.
- I am able to deliver a range of treatments /interventions in a person-centered and non-judgmental manner.
- I am able to demonstrate flexibility, creativity and positive risk taking when developing support packages/care plans.
Apply today and be part of a team that truly makes a difference!
IND1
Why Work With Rethink Mental Illness?
At Rethink Mental Illness, we believe that when you feel supported, you can make the biggest difference. That’s why we offer a range of benefits to help you thrive:
- Inclusive Culture: Join staff networks that champion diversity and inclusion.
- Wellbeing Support: Access our Wellbeing Hub, Employee Assistance Programme, and the Unmind mental health app.
- Recognition & Rewards: Enjoy discounts, cashback offers, and celebrate achievements through our PULSE platform.
- Flexible Working & Generous Leave: Starting at 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays and your birthday off), with options to buy or sell extra days.
- Learning & Development: Grow your career with structured onboarding and training opportunities.
- Financial & Family Support: Contributory pension scheme, enhanced family leave, and travel benefits like season ticket loans and cycle-to-work schemes.
- Referral Bonus: Earn up to £300 for introducing someone to our team.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
Diversity is important to us, and we appreciate difference through difference, inclusiveness and belonging. It gives us a deeper understanding of the world, our society and the diverse communities we’re working with. By including everyone, we are able to draw on the unique experiences and expertise of our people to help shape and enrich our workplace and improve our services. One way we are doing is through our valued staff networks which play a critical and highly valued role in keeping us focused on creating a diverse, inclusive and engaged employer. We recognise and support staff networks and support groups for our ethnically diverse and LGBTQIA+ colleagues. We are also proud to have been awarded Disability Confident Employer status and are a signatory to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter.
We aim for our workforce to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve; for those who work for us to feel heard, valued and feel they belong; and for our work to help tackle wider mental health inequalities. We therefore actively encourage and welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience of mental illness, those who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning, Intersex, Asexual and any other gender identity not expressed here (LGBTQIA+); people who are neurodiverse, have a health condition, or a disability or hidden disability and people from an ethnically diverse background - regardless of your age, religious or spiritual belief, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, political view or socio-economic status.
Becoming a truly anti-racist organisation
We have an ambition of become a truly anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider - and in our efforts to influence policy and wider societal factors impacting on mental health set out in our anti-racist statement . We have designed a multi-year anti-racist programme of work contained in our Race Equality Action Plan which demonstrates our intention to hold ourselves accountable and be judged on our progress on becoming a truly anti-racist organisation.
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Support (Registered Services and Regulated Activity)
Apply now Mental Health PractitionerJoin Our Team as a Mental Health Practitioner Location: Stewart Garden’s, Dawlish, Devon. Working hours: 1 x Part-time role available (21 hours per…
About the role
Location: Stewart Garden’s, Dawlish, Devon.
Working hours: 1 x Part-time role available (21 hours per week - over a 7 day week rota across two ECRS locations in Devon)
Devon Enhanced Community Recovery Service (ECRS)
We provide specialist, CQC-registered supported accommodation for adults with complex mental health needs. Our focus is on recovery, building independence, and helping people move towards their future goals.
Are you an experienced Mental Health Practitioner looking to make a real impact? We’re seeking a dedicated individual to join our integrated team at Stewart Garden’s, delivering high-quality, recovery-focused care to people with complex and enduring mental health needs.
This is a varied and rewarding role where you’ll provide clinical leadership, support transitions, mentor staff, and ensure person-centred care planning.
What will you do?
- Deliver and oversee clinical care for service users
- Complete robust clinical assessments and attend key meetings (CPA reviews, Section 117, referrals)
- Support transitions from hospital/CAMHS to community placements
- Facilitate training on recovery models, medication, capacity, and more
- Mentor staff and promote reflective practice
- Oversee risk assessments and ensure governance standards
- Liaise with external professionals and provide reports for GPs, tribunals, and stakeholders
What we’re looking for
- Qualified Mental Health Professional (Nurse, OT, Social Worker, Psychologist) with 12+ months post-registration experience
- Experience supporting individuals with complex mental health needs
- Knowledge of Mental Health Act, DoLS, MCA, and safeguarding procedures
- Strong clinical reasoning and assessment skills
- Excellent communication and report-writing abilities
- Ability to work flexibly and collaboratively
- Proficiency in IT systems and clinical record keeping
- Understanding of CQC standards
If you’re committed to recovery-focused, person-centred care and want to lead by example, we’d love to hear from you.
Apply today and help us deliver outstanding mental health support!
IND1
Why Work With Rethink Mental Illness?
At Rethink Mental Illness, we believe that when you feel supported, you can make the biggest difference. That’s why we offer a range of benefits to help you thrive:
- Inclusive Culture: Join staff networks that champion diversity and inclusion.
- Wellbeing Support: Access our Wellbeing Hub, Employee Assistance Programme, and the Unmind mental health app.
- Recognition & Rewards: Enjoy discounts, cashback offers, and celebrate achievements through our PULSE platform.
- Flexible Working & Generous Leave: Starting at 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays and your birthday off), with options to buy or sell extra days.
- Learning & Development: Grow your career with structured onboarding and training opportunities.
- Financial & Family Support: Contributory pension scheme, enhanced family leave, and travel benefits like season ticket loans and cycle-to-work schemes.
- Referral Bonus: Earn up to £300 for introducing someone to our team.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
Diversity is important to us, and we appreciate difference through difference, inclusiveness and belonging. It gives us a deeper understanding of the world, our society and the diverse communities we’re working with. By including everyone, we are able to draw on the unique experiences and expertise of our people to help shape and enrich our workplace and improve our services. One way we are doing is through our valued staff networks which play a critical and highly valued role in keeping us focused on creating a diverse, inclusive and engaged employer. We recognise and support staff networks and support groups for our ethnically diverse and LGBTQIA+ colleagues. We are also proud to have been awarded Disability Confident Employer status and are a signatory to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter.
We aim for our workforce to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve; for those who work for us to feel heard, valued and feel they belong; and for our work to help tackle wider mental health inequalities. We therefore actively encourage and welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience of mental illness, those who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning, Intersex, Asexual and any other gender identity not expressed here (LGBTQIA+); people who are neurodiverse, have a health condition, or a disability or hidden disability and people from an ethnically diverse background - regardless of your age, religious or spiritual belief, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, political view or socio-economic status.
Becoming a truly anti-racist organisation
We have an ambition of become a truly anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider - and in our efforts to influence policy and wider societal factors impacting on mental health set out in our anti-racist statement . We have designed a multi-year anti-racist programme of work contained in our Race Equality Action Plan which demonstrates our intention to hold ourselves accountable and be judged on our progress on becoming a truly anti-racist organisation.