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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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  • Support (Therapeutic / Counselling)

    Apply now Counsellor

    York Full Time £32,073 – £35,558

    Join Our Team as a Counsellor Location: Full Sutton, York (HMP Millsike) Role: Full-time – 37.5 hours per week Rethink Mental Illness works in…

    • Location: York
    • Hours: Full Time
    • Posted: 19 Aug 2026
    • Salary: £32,073 – £35,558

    About the role

    Location: Full Sutton, York (HMP Millsike)

    Role: Full-time – 37.5 hours per week

    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 Millsike—a Category C resettlement prison for adult males located in East Yorkshire—the service provides high quality, face to face interventions that focus on rehabilitation, skill building and lowering reoffending prior to an inmate’s 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.

    IND1

    Why join Rethink Mental Illness?

    We believe people do their best work when they feel supported, valued and able to be themselves. You'll benefit from:

    • An inclusive culture, with colleague-led staff networks for Disability & Neurodiversity, Race & Ethnicity, LGBTQIA+, Gender Equality and Menopause.
    • Flexible working and 25 days' annual leave (plus bank holidays and your birthday off), with the option to buy or sell leave.
    • Wellbeing support including our Wellbeing Hub, Employee Assistance Programme, Wellbeing Champions and Unmind.
    • Learning and development opportunities to help you grow your career.
    • Financial and family benefits including a contributory pension, enhanced family leave and travel schemes.
    • Recognition and rewards including discounts, cashback offers and a Blue Light Card.
    • Referral bonus where you can earn up to £300 for introducing someone to our team.

    Our commitment to inclusion

    We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and a signatory to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter. We're also committed to becoming a truly anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider supported by a multi-year equity, diversity and inclusion programme of work. For more information please view https://www.rethink.org/media/hdtjjy5b/revised-edi-plan-rethink.pdf

    We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences and want everyone to have the opportunity to demonstrate their skills and experience. If you need reasonable adjustments during recruitment or when in your role, please let us know and we will work with you to understand what support you need.

  • Support (Registered Services and Regulated Activity)

    Apply now Mental Health Support Worker

    Wolverhampton Part Time £16,130

    Join Our Team as a Mental Health Support Worker Location: Wolverhampton Roles available: 1 x Part-time role (Days shifts) & 1 x Part-time role (Night…

    • Location: Wolverhampton
    • Hours: Part Time
    • Posted: 19 Aug 2026
    • Salary: £16,130

    About the role

    Location: Wolverhampton

    Roles available: 1 x Part-time role (Days shifts) & 1 x Part-time role (Night shifts) Both 2 x 12 hours shifts per week – with a break

    Enhancement Additional Payments: £0.86 - Unsocial Hours, 1.5 x hourly rate - Bank Holiday

    Full-time salary equivalent - £24,545 per annum (Pro-rated for part-time hours)

    *Victoria Court has free staff parking and is also accessible by train and bus.

    Are you passionate about making a difference in people's lives? Join our dedicated team at Victoria Court, a CQC-registered home supporting individuals with severe and enduring mental health challenges.

    Victoria Court is 24/7 specialist 16-bed nursing home in Wolverhampton, supporting people aged 18-65 with mental health diagnoses including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, and other complex needs. We provide accommodation, nursing care, rehabilitation, resettlement, step-down support, and short-term 7-day crisis placements in a safe, welcoming, and recovery-focused environment. Our person-centred approach helps individuals build confidence, develop independence, manage their mental health, and achieve their personal goals. Our service offers 5 step-down placements, 7 rehabilitation placements, 4 flexible rehabilitation/step-down placements, and short-term crisis support, enabling us to meet a wide range of needs. We're proud to be a friendly and supportive place to work, where colleagues are valued, teamwork is encouraged, and everyone has the opportunity to make a genuine difference in people's recovery journeys every day.

    What you will do as a Mental Health Support Worker?

    In this role, I will support individuals on their recovery journey, helping them build skills, confidence and independence. My work will include:

    • Providing one to one key worker support and building positive, professional relationships
    • Carrying out assessments and developing personalised support and safety plans
    • Encouraging people to manage their mental and physical wellbeing
    • Supporting individuals with daily living skills and accessing community services
    • Liaising with mental health agencies, professionals and community groups
    • Contributing to safeguarding and promoting a safe, supportive environment
    • Keeping accurate records, monitoring progress and sharing information with the team
    • Helping improve the service by offering feedback and supporting colleagues

    What we’re looking for

    • Experience supporting people with mental illness in a social care setting
    • 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!

    Apply today and be part of a team that truly makes a difference.

    IND1

    Why join Rethink Mental Illness?

    We believe people do their best work when they feel supported, valued and able to be themselves. You'll benefit from:

    • An inclusive culture, with colleague-led staff networks for Disability & Neurodiversity, Race & Ethnicity, LGBTQIA+, Gender Equality and Menopause.
    • Flexible working and 25 days' annual leave (plus bank holidays and your birthday off), with the option to buy or sell leave.
    • Wellbeing support including our Wellbeing Hub, Employee Assistance Programme, Wellbeing Champions and Unmind.
    • Learning and development opportunities to help you grow your career.
    • Financial and family benefits including a contributory pension, enhanced family leave and travel schemes.
    • Recognition and rewards including discounts, cashback offers and a Blue Light Card.
    • Referral bonus where you can earn up to £300 for introducing someone to our team.

    Our commitment to inclusion

    We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and a signatory to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter. We're also committed to becoming a truly anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider supported by a multi-year equity, diversity and inclusion programme of work. For more information please view https://www.rethink.org/media/hdtjjy5b/revised-edi-plan-rethink.pdf

    We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences and want everyone to have the opportunity to demonstrate their skills and experience. If you need reasonable adjustments during recruitment or when in your role, please let us know and we will work with you to understand what support you need.

  • Remote Full Time £37,000 – £44,500

    Salary: £37,000 - £44,500 per annum (dependent on experience) Location: Home-based, with regular travel across the UK and frequent meetings in London…

    • Location: Remote
    • Hours: Full Time
    • Posted: 18 Aug 2026
    • Salary: £37,000 – £44,500

    About the role

    Location: Home-based, with regular travel across the UK and frequent meetings in London

    Details: Permanent, Full-time- 35 hours per week

    At Rethink Mental Illness, our people make change possible. Every appointment we make shapes the quality, safety and impact of our services — and that’s why this role matters.

    We’re looking for 2 Talent Acquisition Business Partners with strong search and stakeholder capability to help us attract, engage and appoint people who share our values and our commitment to improving the lives of people severely affected by mental illness.

    About the role

    This role plays a key part in building and sustaining a diverse, skilled and values aligned workforce across the organisation.

    Working closely with senior leaders and hiring managers, you’ll provide an end to end, values led recruitment service, with a particular focus on specialist, managerial and senior appointments. You’ll bring a proactive, search led approach — identifying and engaging high quality talent who may not already be looking, and representing Rethink authentically and credibly in the market.

    While the role includes responsibility for supporting frontline and operational recruitment where needed, its core strength lies in executive search, complex hiring and trusted partnership with leaders. You’ll balance pace with care, and ambition with integrity, ensuring every recruitment journey reflects our commitment to inclusion, safety and respect.

    Duties of the Role

    Strategic partnering and workforce insight

    • Act as a trusted Talent Acquisition Business Partner to senior leaders and hiring managers
    • Build a deep understanding of service context, leadership capability needs and workforce challenges
    • Lead structured vacancy scoping conversations, shaping role requirements, success profiles and selection approaches
    • Provide clear, confident advice on recruitment strategy, talent availability and market insight to support effective decision making

    Executive search, specialist recruitment and proactive sourcing

    • Lead search led recruitment for specialist, managerial and senior roles, including discreet and sensitive appointments
    • Use LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search, networking and direct outreach to identify and engage passive talent
    • Deliver authentic, personalised candidate engagement that reflects Rethink’s purpose and values
    • Build and maintain strong talent pipelines and succession pools for future organisational needs

    End to end recruitment and onboarding

    • Manage the full recruitment lifecycle from approval through to offer and onboarding handover
    • Act as a consistent, supportive point of contact for candidates, ensuring clarity, respect and engagement throughout
    • Coordinate safer recruitment and pre employment checks, including Right to Work, DBS/PVG/Access NI, references and occupational health
    • Work in partnership with Operations and L&D to support smooth, timely and values led onboarding

    Inclusion, experience and continuous improvement

    • Champion equity, accessibility and fairness across recruitment activity
    • Ensure reasonable adjustments and inclusive selection practices are embedded throughout
    • Contribute to employer branding, outreach and engagement with talent communities
    • Use recruitment data and insight to improve candidate experience, diversity outcomes and process effectiveness continuously
    • Coach and support hiring managers in inclusive and safer recruitment practices

    About you

    You’ll be an experienced Talent Acquisition or Recruitment Business Partner who is confident working at senior level and motivated by purpose as much as performance.

    Essential

    • Full UK driving licence and ability to travel nationally
    • Proven experience in a 360 Talent Acquisition or Recruitment Business Partner role
    • Strong track record delivering specialist, managerial and senior recruitment
    • Hands on executive search and headhunting experience, including proactive market mapping and passive candidate engagement
    • Confidence managing senior level recruitment with discretion, credibility and professionalism
    • Strong capability using LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search and CV databases
    • Excellent communication and influencing skills, with the ability to build trust quickly
    • Sound understanding of inclusive, fair and safer recruitment in regulated environments

    Desirable

    • Experience supporting Director, Head of or equivalent appointments
    • Background in the charity, health or social care sector
    • Knowledge of regulated recruitment (e.g. CQC or similar)
    • Experience strengthening diversity within senior pipelines
    • Interest in how AI and emerging technologies are shaping recruitment practice
    • CIPD or relevant recruitment qualification (or equivalent experience)

    *We anticipate a high level of interest in this role and may close the advert early if we receive a large number of applications. We therefore encourage you to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

    Why join Rethink Mental Illness?

    We believe people do their best work when they feel supported, valued and able to be themselves. You'll benefit from:

    • An inclusive culture, with colleague-led staff networks for Disability & Neurodiversity, Race & Ethnicity, LGBTQIA+, Gender Equality and Menopause.
    • Flexible working and 25 days' annual leave (plus bank holidays and your birthday off), with the option to buy or sell leave.
    • Wellbeing support including our Wellbeing Hub, Employee Assistance Programme, Wellbeing Champions and Unmind.
    • Learning and development opportunities to help you grow your career.
    • Financial and family benefits including a contributory pension, enhanced family leave and travel schemes.
    • Recognition and rewards including discounts, cashback offers and a Blue Light Card.
    • Referral bonus where you can earn up to £300 for introducing someone to our team.

    Our commitment to inclusion

    We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and a signatory to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter. We're also committed to becoming a truly anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider supported by a multi-year equity, diversity and inclusion programme of work. For more information please view https://www.rethink.org/media/hdtjjy5b/revised-edi-plan-rethink.pdf

    We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences and want everyone to have the opportunity to demonstrate their skills and experience. If you need reasonable adjustments during recruitment or when in your role, please let us know and we will work with you to understand what support you need.

  • Support (Therapeutic / Counselling)

    Apply now Counsellor - HMP Haverigg

    Millom Part Time £16,037 – £17,779

    Join Our Team as a Counsellor Location: HMP Haverigg, Cumbria Role: Part-time – 18.75 hours per week (Full-time equivalent salary £32,073 per annum) …

    • Location: Millom
    • Hours: Part Time
    • Posted: 17 Aug 2026
    • Salary: £16,037 – £17,779

    About the role

    Location: HMP Haverigg, Cumbria

    Role: Part-time – 18.75 hours per week

    (Full-time equivalent salary £32,073 per annum)

    ADVERT CLOSING DATE - 13th July

    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.

    IND1

    Why join Rethink Mental Illness?

    We believe people do their best work when they feel supported, valued and able to be themselves. You'll benefit from:

    • An inclusive culture, with colleague-led staff networks for Disability & Neurodiversity, Race & Ethnicity, LGBTQIA+, Gender Equality and Menopause.
    • Flexible working and 25 days' annual leave (plus bank holidays and your birthday off), with the option to buy or sell leave.
    • Wellbeing support including our Wellbeing Hub, Employee Assistance Programme, Wellbeing Champions and Unmind.
    • Learning and development opportunities to help you grow your career.
    • Financial and family benefits including a contributory pension, enhanced family leave and travel schemes.
    • Recognition and rewards including discounts, cashback offers and a Blue Light Card.
    • Referral bonus where you can earn up to £300 for introducing someone to our team.

    Our commitment to inclusion

    We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and a signatory to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter. We're also committed to becoming a truly anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider supported by a multi-year equity, diversity and inclusion programme of work. For more information please view https://www.rethink.org/media/hdtjjy5b/revised-edi-plan-rethink.pdf

    We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences and want everyone to have the opportunity to demonstrate their skills and experience. If you need reasonable adjustments during recruitment or when in your role, please let us know and we will work with you to understand what support you need.

  • Barnstaple Part Time £4,909

    Join Our Team as a Mental Health Recovery Worker Location: Barnstaple – Gloster Road Working hours: Part-time role available – Minimum of 7 hours per…

    • Location: Barnstaple
    • Hours: Part Time
    • Posted: 17 Aug 2026
    • Salary: £4,909

    About the role

    Location: Barnstaple – Gloster Road

    Working hours: Part-time role available – Minimum of 7 hours per week – With Additional Hours/Shifts available for cover – Service Operating hours – 9am - 5pm – Monday to Friday

    Full-time salary equivalent: £24,545 per annum (This is pro-rated for part-time hours)

    Enhanced Payments: 1.5 x hourly rate on a Bank Holiday

    Gloster Road and Ashleigh Road are supported living services commissioned by Devon Partnership Trust NHS and Devon County Council. We provide recovery focused mental health support, helping adults build independence with the aim of moving on within two years.

    Our team of Mental Health Recovery Workers offers 1:1 support, group activities, and community outings. We also provide ongoing help through our Community Outreach team, supporting clients in their own homes with gradually reducing support as needs change. Both services work closely together to ensure a consistent, person centred approach.

    Our North Devon Community Outreach team provides mental health support to individuals living in their own homes across the community. Commissioned by Devon Partnership Trust NHS and Devon County Council, we offer weekly, recovery focused support tailored to each person’s needs. Our Mental Health Recovery Workers work collaboratively with clients to build confidence, independence, and wellbeing.

    What I will do and achieve as a Mental Health Recovery Worker

    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.

    How You Will Make a Difference

    • Provide key worker support, including one-to-one assistance and liaising with mental health agencies.
    • Use communication, motivation, and coaching to help individuals achieve personal goals.
    • Build trust and rapport based on respect and honesty, maintaining professional boundaries and following the Rethink Mental Illness Code of Conduct.
    • Encourage engagement in social and workplace activities, helping individuals regain confidence and independence.

    Essential skills and experience

    • Experience supporting people with mental illness in a social care setting
    • Good listening skills, empathy, understanding, kindness, patience, and a willingness to learn.
    • Ability to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Charity's values.
    • Excellent administration, organisation and planning skills.
    • Competent in the use of IT systems including Microsoft applications, email and internet.

    If you’re passionate about empowering individuals, reducing stigma, and improving mental health outcomes, we’d love to hear from you.

    IND1

    Why join Rethink Mental Illness?

    We believe people do their best work when they feel supported, valued and able to be themselves. You'll benefit from:

    • An inclusive culture, with colleague-led staff networks for Disability & Neurodiversity, Race & Ethnicity, LGBTQIA+, Gender Equality and Menopause.
    • Flexible working and 25 days' annual leave (plus bank holidays and your birthday off), with the option to buy or sell leave.
    • Wellbeing support including our Wellbeing Hub, Employee Assistance Programme, Wellbeing Champions and Unmind.
    • Learning and development opportunities to help you grow your career.
    • Financial and family benefits including a contributory pension, enhanced family leave and travel schemes.
    • Recognition and rewards including discounts, cashback offers and a Blue Light Card.
    • Referral bonus where you can earn up to £300 for introducing someone to our team.

    Our commitment to inclusion

    We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and a signatory to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter. We're also committed to becoming a truly anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider supported by a multi-year equity, diversity and inclusion programme of work. For more information please view https://www.rethink.org/media/hdtjjy5b/revised-edi-plan-rethink.pdf

    We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences and want everyone to have the opportunity to demonstrate their skills and experience. If you need reasonable adjustments during recruitment or when in your role, please let us know and we will work with you to understand what support you need.

  • Middlesbrough Full Time £28,392

    A unique and exciting opportunity has arisen to work for Rethink Mental Illness as a Health and Wellbeing Coach (HWBC) within the secure forensic…

    • Location: Middlesbrough
    • Hours: Full Time
    • Posted: 13 Aug 2026
    • Salary: £28,392

    A unique and exciting opportunity has arisen to work for Rethink Mental Illness as a Health and Wellbeing Coach (HWBC) within the secure forensic inpatient wards at Ridgeway, Roseberry Park Hospital.

    The role will form part of a new Integrated Care Mental Health team, delivering low level therapeutic interventions. The postholder will support 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.

    This role involves providing support based on mental health coaching, motivational interviewing, change management, psychoeducation (including around wider health and substance issues), grounding and emotional regulation. This ranges from providing informal information, 1 to 1 support, enablement of engagement with other professionals, facilitating group activities and forums and ad hoc support for those experiencing emotional distress.

    They will work alongside the other staff in the mental health team to deliver high quality, mental health support during an individual’s time in Ridgeway at Roseberry Park Hospital and in onward planning for their discharge into the community.

    Rethink Mental Illness will work alongside Tees, Esk and Wear Valley NHS Foundation Trust (TEWV) to pilot a new 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 a Senior HWBC. Rethink staff will have access to the free onsite parking and free onsite gym/ staff fitness sessions.

    If this is something you think you would be interested in, please apply now!

    About the role

    Why join Rethink Mental Illness?

    We believe people do their best work when they feel supported, valued and able to be themselves. You'll benefit from:

    • An inclusive culture, with colleague-led staff networks for Disability & Neurodiversity, Race & Ethnicity, LGBTQIA+, Gender Equality and Menopause.
    • Flexible working and 25 days' annual leave (plus bank holidays and your birthday off), with the option to buy or sell leave.
    • Wellbeing support including our Wellbeing Hub, Employee Assistance Programme, Wellbeing Champions and Unmind.
    • Learning and development opportunities to help you grow your career.
    • Financial and family benefits including a contributory pension, enhanced family leave and travel schemes.
    • Recognition and rewards including discounts, cashback offers and a Blue Light Card.
    • Referral bonus where you can earn up to £300 for introducing someone to our team.

    Our commitment to inclusion

    We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and a signatory to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter. We're also committed to becoming a truly anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider supported by a multi-year equity, diversity and inclusion programme of work. For more information please view https://www.rethink.org/media/hdtjjy5b/revised-edi-plan-rethink.pdf

    We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences and want everyone to have the opportunity to demonstrate their skills and experience. If you need reasonable adjustments during recruitment or when in your role, please let us know and we will work with you to understand what support you need.

  • Support (Peer Support / Lived Experience)

    Apply now Peer Group Facilitator and Support Worker

    Bristol Full Time £25,545

    Location: Field Based across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) Hours: Full Time, 35 Hours per Week Salary: £25,544.91 per…

    • Location: Bristol
    • Hours: Full Time
    • Posted: 13 Aug 2026
    • Salary: £25,545

    Location: Field Based across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG)

    About the role

    Salary: £25,544.91 per annum

    DBS: Enhanced DBS Check (Adults and Children)

    About the Role

    Are you passionate about using your lived experience to inspire hope and support others in their recovery journey?

    We're looking for a Peer Group Facilitator and Support Worker to join Sequoia, an innovative partnership between Rethink Mental Illness and Avon & Wiltshire Partnership (AWP). This is an exciting opportunity to help shape and deliver a growing service that supports people experiencing Complex Emotional Needs (CEN) and personality difficulties across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.

    As a Peer Group Facilitator and Support Worker, you'll draw upon your own experience of recovery to build meaningful connections, promote hope, and support people to develop the skills, confidence and resilience needed to manage their wellbeing and achieve their goals.

    Working within a collaborative and psychologically informed team, you'll facilitate peer support groups, contribute to psychoeducational sessions, and help create a welcoming, safe and inclusive environment where people can learn, connect and thrive.

    What You'll Be Doing

    In this rewarding role, you'll

    • Co-facilitate peer support groups, welcome sessions and community-based activities.
    • Appropriately share your lived experience to inspire hope and model recovery.
    • Support people to develop coping strategies, wellbeing plans and self-management skills.
    • Help reduce stigma around personality disorder and Complex Emotional Needs.
    • Work alongside AWP colleagues as part of an integrated service.
    • Contribute to co-production activities and ensure lived experience remains central to service development.
    • Maintain accurate records and support effective safeguarding practices.
    • Build positive relationships with service users, carers, professionals and community organisations.
    • Participate in reflective practice, team meetings and ongoing learning opportunities.

    About You

    We're looking for someone who

    • Has personal lived experience of recovery from challenges understood or diagnosed as a personality disorder or Complex Emotional Needs (CEN).
    • Is confident in managing their own wellbeing and seeking support when needed.
    • Understands trauma-informed approaches and person-centred support.
    • Has excellent listening and communication skills.
    • Enjoys working collaboratively and building relationships.
    • Is adaptable, creative and committed to continuous learning.
    • Has good organisational and time management skills.
    • Is comfortable using digital systems and Microsoft Office applications.
    • Can travel across the BNSSG area to support service delivery.

    We'd Also Love to Hear From You If You Have

    • Experience facilitating groups.
    • Experience supporting people with mental health challenges or during times of crisis.
    • Experience working in partnership with health, social care or community services.
    • Knowledge of safeguarding procedures and incident reporting.

    Who We Are

    Rethink Mental Illness is one of the UK's leading mental health charities. We work to improve the lives of people affected by mental illness through high-quality services, practical support and by challenging stigma and inequality.

    Through Sequoia, we're helping people build stronger connections, develop greater confidence and find the tools they need to manage their mental health and wellbeing in their communities.

    Why join Rethink Mental Illness?

    We believe people do their best work when they feel supported, valued and able to be themselves. You'll benefit from:

    • An inclusive culture, with colleague-led staff networks for Disability & Neurodiversity, Race & Ethnicity, LGBTQIA+, Gender Equality and Menopause.
    • Flexible working and 25 days' annual leave (plus bank holidays and your birthday off), with the option to buy or sell leave.
    • Wellbeing support including our Wellbeing Hub, Employee Assistance Programme, Wellbeing Champions and Unmind.
    • Learning and development opportunities to help you grow your career.
    • Financial and family benefits including a contributory pension, enhanced family leave and travel schemes.
    • Recognition and rewards including discounts, cashback offers and a Blue Light Card.
    • Referral bonus where you can earn up to £300 for introducing someone to our team.

    Our commitment to inclusion

    We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and a signatory to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter. We're also committed to becoming a truly anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider supported by a multi-year equity, diversity and inclusion programme of work. For more information please view https://www.rethink.org/media/hdtjjy5b/revised-edi-plan-rethink.pdf

    We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences and want everyone to have the opportunity to demonstrate their skills and experience. If you need reasonable adjustments during recruitment or when in your role, please let us know and we will work with you to understand what support you need.

  • Exeter Full Time £24,545

    Join Our Team as a Mental Health Recovery Worker Location: Ladysmith Road, Exeter Working hours: Full-time role available - On a rota basis -…

    • Location: Exeter
    • Hours: Full Time
    • Posted: 12 Aug 2026
    • Salary: £24,545

    About the role

    Location: Ladysmith Road, Exeter

    Working hours: Full-time role available - On a rota basis - Alternating between 8:00 – 16:00 one week and 12:15 – 20:15 the following week – Expectation, to work every other weekend.

    (Full-time equivalent salary - £24,545 per annum)

    Enhanced additional payments: £0.86 - Unsocial Hours, 1.5 x hourly rate - Bank Holiday

    Devon Supported Housing is an individualised support service funded by Devon Partnership Trust. It offers housing related support to people with medium to high support needs, leaving a hospital or residential setting.

    Our Ladysmith Road service in Exeter, is staffed 24/7, supports medium to high needs, using Safety Management Plans to reduce risk and focusses on recovery with SMART goals. We provide both 1:1 support and shared hours to help residents progress safely and confidently. Our service offers a safe, welcoming environment where individuals can develop confidence, build everyday living skills, and work towards their personal recovery goals. Staff provide tailored practical and emotional support, helping residents improve their wellbeing and prepare for a more independent future within the community.

    What I will do and achieve as a Mental Health Recovery Worker

    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.

    How You Will Make a Difference

    • Provide key worker support, including one-to-one assistance and liaising with mental health agencies.
    • Use communication, motivation, and coaching to help individuals achieve personal goals.
    • Build trust and rapport based on respect and honesty, maintaining professional boundaries and following the Rethink Mental Illness Code of Conduct.
    • Encourage engagement in social and workplace activities, helping individuals regain confidence and independence.

    Essential skills and experience

    • Experience supporting people with mental illness in social care setting.
    • Good listening skills, empathy, understanding, kindness, patience, and a willingness to learn.
    • Ability to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Charity's values.
    • Excellent administration, organisation and planning skills.
    • Competent in the use of IT systems including Microsoft applications, email and internet.

    If you’re passionate about empowering individuals, reducing stigma, and improving mental health outcomes, we’d love to hear from you.

    IND1

    Why join Rethink Mental Illness?

    We believe people do their best work when they feel supported, valued and able to be themselves. You'll benefit from:

    • An inclusive culture, with colleague-led staff networks for Disability & Neurodiversity, Race & Ethnicity, LGBTQIA+, Gender Equality and Menopause.
    • Flexible working and 25 days' annual leave (plus bank holidays and your birthday off), with the option to buy or sell leave.
    • Wellbeing support including our Wellbeing Hub, Employee Assistance Programme, Wellbeing Champions and Unmind.
    • Learning and development opportunities to help you grow your career.
    • Financial and family benefits including a contributory pension, enhanced family leave and travel schemes.
    • Recognition and rewards including discounts, cashback offers and a Blue Light Card.
    • Referral bonus where you can earn up to £300 for introducing someone to our team.

    Our commitment to inclusion

    We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and a signatory to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter. We're also committed to becoming a truly anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider supported by a multi-year equity, diversity and inclusion programme of work. For more information please view https://www.rethink.org/media/hdtjjy5b/revised-edi-plan-rethink.pdf

    We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences and want everyone to have the opportunity to demonstrate their skills and experience. If you need reasonable adjustments during recruitment or when in your role, please let us know and we will work with you to understand what support you need.

  • Support (Community)

    Apply now Mentor

    Liverpool Full Time £24,545 – £26,510

    Mentor – Criminal Justice Services (North West) Location: Liverpool Area (HMP Altcourse, HMP Liverpool and community outreach as required) Contract:…

    • Location: Liverpool
    • Hours: Full Time
    • Posted: 11 Aug 2026
    • Salary: £24,545 – £26,510

    About the role

    Location: Liverpool Area (HMP Altcourse, HMP Liverpool and community outreach as required)

    Contract: Fixed Term Contract

    DBS Requirement: Enhanced DBS with Adults Barred List Check and Home Office Prison Clearance

    Salary: £24,545 - £26,510

    Help People Build a Better Future

    Are you passionate about supporting people to overcome barriers, rebuild confidence and create positive change in their lives?

    Rethink Mental Illness is looking for a compassionate and motivated Mentor to join our Criminal Justice team across the North West. Working within prisons and the community, you'll provide tailored one-to-one support to people in prison and those transitioning back into society, helping them tackle financial challenges and achieve greater stability and independence.

    This is an incredibly rewarding opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of individuals affected by complex issues including mental health challenges, homelessness, addiction, debt and involvement with the criminal justice system.

    About the Role

    As a Mentor, you will support people in prison and on probation through our Ministry of Justice-funded Finance, Benefits and Debt service.

    You will build trusted relationships with customers, helping them identify barriers, develop practical action plans and access the support they need to improve their financial wellbeing and long-term outcomes.

    Your support may include

    • Providing person-centred mentoring and coaching.
    • Supporting people with benefits, budgeting and debt management.
    • Helping individuals access bank accounts and financial services.
    • Advocating on behalf of customers with external agencies and organisations.
    • Working alongside prison staff, probation teams and community partners.
    • Delivering one-to-one and group-based interventions.
    • Maintaining accurate records and contributing to service performance targets.

    Full training will be provided, including support to develop your knowledge of money advice and guidance.

    Who We're Looking For

    We're seeking someone who can build trust, inspire confidence and empower people to achieve positive change.

    You'll ideally have

    • Understanding of the challenges faced by people affected by offending, addiction, homelessness or mental health difficulties.
    • Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
    • Experience providing support, mentoring, coaching or case management.
    • The ability to work independently, use initiative and solve problems creatively.
    • Strong organisational and time management skills.
    • Resilience, empathy and a non-judgemental approach.
    • Confidence using technology and maintaining accurate records.
    • A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes.

    Experience within criminal justice settings, prisons, welfare benefits, money advice or debt support is welcomed but not essential. Lived experience and diverse perspectives are highly valued.

    Ready to Apply?

    If you're passionate about helping people overcome barriers and create lasting change, we'd love to hear from you.

    Apply today and help transform lives across our criminal justice services.

    IND1

    Why join Rethink Mental Illness?

    We believe people do their best work when they feel supported, valued and able to be themselves. You'll benefit from:

    • An inclusive culture, with colleague-led staff networks for Disability & Neurodiversity, Race & Ethnicity, LGBTQIA+, Gender Equality and Menopause.
    • Flexible working and 25 days' annual leave (plus bank holidays and your birthday off), with the option to buy or sell leave.
    • Wellbeing support including our Wellbeing Hub, Employee Assistance Programme, Wellbeing Champions and Unmind.
    • Learning and development opportunities to help you grow your career.
    • Financial and family benefits including a contributory pension, enhanced family leave and travel schemes.
    • Recognition and rewards including discounts, cashback offers and a Blue Light Card.
    • Referral bonus where you can earn up to £300 for introducing someone to our team.

    Our commitment to inclusion

    We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and a signatory to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter. We're also committed to becoming a truly anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider supported by a multi-year equity, diversity and inclusion programme of work. For more information please view https://www.rethink.org/media/hdtjjy5b/revised-edi-plan-rethink.pdf

    We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences and want everyone to have the opportunity to demonstrate their skills and experience. If you need reasonable adjustments during recruitment or when in your role, please let us know and we will work with you to understand what support you need.

  • Durham Full Time £24,545 – £26,502

    Join Our Team as a Health & Wellbeing Coach (Personal Wellbeing) Location: HMP Durham and Cleveland (travel required across this area) Salary -…

    • Location: Durham
    • Hours: Full Time
    • Posted: 11 Aug 2026
    • Salary: £24,545 – £26,502

    About the role

    Location: HMP Durham and Cleveland (travel required across this area)

    Salary - £24,544 - £26,501 per annum

    Hours – 35 per week

    Rethink Mental Illness work alongside Tees, Esk and Wear Valley NHS Foundation Trust (TEWV), Teaching NHS Foundation Trust to deliver an integrated stepped care mental health service for those leaving prison in the HMP Durham and Cleaveland area.

    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 leaving the prison setting in line with the dynamic probation service model.

    *The applicant must have a full UK Driving Licence with access to a vehicle due to travel required for the role.

    What I do and achieve

    Join our dedicated mental health team to support the wellbeing of prison leavers in your area. You’ll work collaboratively with stakeholders to deliver holistic care, including release planning, group workshops, and peer support initiatives. Your role will involve:

    • Providing mental health resources and self-help materials.
    • Provide person centred support to service users serving community sentences or being released from prison.
    • Support the out of hours service through weekday telephone helpline support (5pm-8pm) and occasional Saturday drop-in sessions.
    • Coaching individuals to set goals and build confidence.
    • Developing peer mentor programs and tackling stigma.
    • Maintaining high standards of record keeping and risk management.
    • Promoting partnership working and co-produced strategies.

    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 HMP 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.

    Skills and experience

    • Experience working with people with mental health and personal wellbeing needs (1:1 and group settings), using coaching and goal-setting approaches.
    • Strong group facilitation, active listening, and rapport-building skills.
    • Ability to develop and coordinate projects and activities that promote recovery.
    • Knowledge of mental health indicators and recovery-focused practices.
    • Inclusive values base, respecting diversity and empowering individuals, including those from marginalised communities.
    • Excellent communication skills (verbal and written), ability to work independently and collaboratively, and resilience under pressure.
    • Competence in IT systems (Word, Excel, databases) and commitment to continuous improvement and innovation.
    • Relevant training or qualifications (e.g., Train the Trainer, Recovery Training, Peer Support, Coaching) are desirable.
    • Lived experience would be desirable

    If you’re passionate about empowering individuals, reducing stigma, and improving mental health outcomes, we’d love to hear from you.

    IND1

    Why join Rethink Mental Illness?

    We believe people do their best work when they feel supported, valued and able to be themselves. You'll benefit from:

    • An inclusive culture, with colleague-led staff networks for Disability & Neurodiversity, Race & Ethnicity, LGBTQIA+, Gender Equality and Menopause.
    • Flexible working and 25 days' annual leave (plus bank holidays and your birthday off), with the option to buy or sell leave.
    • Wellbeing support including our Wellbeing Hub, Employee Assistance Programme, Wellbeing Champions and Unmind.
    • Learning and development opportunities to help you grow your career.
    • Financial and family benefits including a contributory pension, enhanced family leave and travel schemes.
    • Recognition and rewards including discounts, cashback offers and a Blue Light Card.
    • Referral bonus where you can earn up to £300 for introducing someone to our team.

    Our commitment to inclusion

    We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and a signatory to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter. We're also committed to becoming a truly anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider supported by a multi-year equity, diversity and inclusion programme of work. For more information please view https://www.rethink.org/media/hdtjjy5b/revised-edi-plan-rethink.pdf

    We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences and want everyone to have the opportunity to demonstrate their skills and experience. If you need reasonable adjustments during recruitment or when in your role, please let us know and we will work with you to understand what support you need.

  • Coventry Full Time £37,406 – £45,384

    Join Our Team as a Service Manager - Residential Location: Coventry Role: Full-time, 35 hours per week Hawkesbury Lodge represents an important…

    • Location: Coventry
    • Hours: Full Time
    • Posted: 11 Aug 2026
    • Salary: £37,406 – £45,384

    About the role

    Location: Coventry

    Role: Full-time, 35 hours per week

    Hawkesbury Lodge represents an important investment in supporting people across Coventry and Warwickshire on their recovery journey. Developed in partnership with Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust, the service combines a 14-bed residential rehabilitation service with an integrated Care Hub, providing a welcoming and recovery-focused environment. Together, these services offer personalised support to people living with severe and enduring mental illness, helping them build confidence, develop greater independence, enhance their wellbeing, and take positive steps towards living successfully within their local communities.

    How you will make a difference as a Residential Service Manager

    As a Residential Service Manager I empower people affected by mental illness to rebuild confidence, strengthen independence, and reconnect with their communities. Through focused, recovery based support, I help individuals set meaningful goals, overcome barriers, and access the resources they need to move forward and create lasting positive change. I am responsible for the day-to-day operational leadership of the Hawkesbury Lodge residential rehabilitation service, ensuring the safe, effective and high-quality delivery of 24/7 support for individuals with complex mental health needs. I work under the leadership of the Head of Service (Registered Manager) and have delegated responsibility for the residential element of the service.

    I ensure the service operates in line with CQC standards, contractual requirements and Rethink Mental Illness quality frameworks, delivering a recovery-focused, person-centred model that promotes independence and progression. I work alongside the Care Hub Service Manager and collaboratively with Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT) teams, including Enablement colleagues, to support integrated care pathways, effective risk management and coordinated MDT working.

    Key Responsibilities

    • Lead the operational delivery of a safe, effective 24/7 residential rehabilitation service, ensuring appropriate staffing, rota management and service coverage.
    • Ensure high-quality, person-centered and recovery-focused care planning, working collaboratively with service users, carers and professionals.
    • Oversee assessment, admission and review processes, ensuring timely access to the service and effective progression planning.
    • Support the delivery of rehabilitation outcomes, enabling individuals to develop independence and move on to community-based living.
    • Take a lead role in managing risk within the service, ensuring robust risk assessment and management processes aligned to organisational and CWPT Enablement Team protocols.
    • Ensure staff respond appropriately to changes in risk, including escalation to senior management and clinical partners in line with agreed pathways.
    • Support the implementation of jointly agreed clinical escalation pathways and ensure staff are confident in their application.
    • Work in partnership with CWPT and Enablement Teams to support MDT working, information sharing and coordinated care delivery.
    • Ensure effective communication and collaboration between residential and Care Hub teams to deliver an integrated service model.
    • Ensure effective communication and collaboration between residential and Care Hub teams to deliver an integrated service model.
    • Work co-operatively and provide leadership and support to residential service as required
    • Provide effective line management, supervision and support to Team Leaders and Recovery Workers, ensuring staff are competent, motivated and supported.
    • Oversee recruitment, induction and ongoing training of staff, ensuring compliance with mandatory and service-specific requirements.
    • Ensure compliance with all safeguarding, incident reporting, complaints and quality assurance processes.
    • Monitor service performance and contribute to reporting requirements, ensuring outcomes and KPIs are achieved.

    Essential skills and experience

    • Level 3 or Level 4 qualification in Health and Social Care (essential); Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management (or working towards).
    • Significant experience in a supervisory or management role within mental health or social care services.
    • Experience of working residential mental health, rehabilitation or recovery-focused services supporting adults with severe and enduring mental illness and complex needs.
    • Knowledge and understanding of CQC regulations and quality standards.
    • Experience of managing risk, safeguarding and supporting positive risk-taking approaches.
    • Ability to respond effectively to crisis situations and make appropriate escalation decisions.
    • Experience of working collaboratively with NHS or statutory partners and within multi-disciplinary environments.
    • Strong leadership, communication and organisational skills.
    • Ability to motivate, develop and support staff to deliver high-quality care.
    • Knowledge and understanding of recovery principles and embedding the ethos of recovery into your own practice.
    • Commitment to recovery-focused, person-centred approaches and co-production.
    • I have a good understanding of health and safety and risk management.
    • I am experienced in providing a first-class customer service and I can communicate effectively at different levels, face to face, written word and over the telephone.
    • I exercise good judgment and look positively for solutions rather than obstacles
    • Ability to motivate people and achieve positive outcomes.
    • I am committed to collaborative working internally with colleagues and externally with partners to ensure a quality service is delivered.

    Desirable skills and experience

    • Experience working within a community service e.g. employment support, housing, advice etc.
    • Knowledge of external agencies supporting people with SMI in Coventry and Warwickshire

    If you’re passionate about empowering individuals, reducing stigma, and improving mental health outcomes, we’d love to hear from you.

    IND1

    Why join Rethink Mental Illness?

    We believe people do their best work when they feel supported, valued and able to be themselves. You'll benefit from:

    • An inclusive culture, with colleague-led staff networks for Disability & Neurodiversity, Race & Ethnicity, LGBTQIA+, Gender Equality and Menopause.
    • Flexible working and 25 days' annual leave (plus bank holidays and your birthday off), with the option to buy or sell leave.
    • Wellbeing support including our Wellbeing Hub, Employee Assistance Programme, Wellbeing Champions and Unmind.
    • Learning and development opportunities to help you grow your career.
    • Financial and family benefits including a contributory pension, enhanced family leave and travel schemes.
    • Recognition and rewards including discounts, cashback offers and a Blue Light Card.
    • Referral bonus where you can earn up to £300 for introducing someone to our team.

    Our commitment to inclusion

    We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and a signatory to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter. We're also committed to becoming a truly anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider supported by a multi-year equity, diversity and inclusion programme of work. For more information please view https://www.rethink.org/media/hdtjjy5b/revised-edi-plan-rethink.pdf

    We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences and want everyone to have the opportunity to demonstrate their skills and experience. If you need reasonable adjustments during recruitment or when in your role, please let us know and we will work with you to understand what support you need.

  • Service Manager: Band 5

    Apply now Care Hub Service Manager

    Coventry Full Time £37,406 – £45,384

    Join Our Team as a Service Manager – Care Hub Location: Coventry Role: Full-time, 35 hours per week Hawkesbury Lodge represents an important…

    • Location: Coventry
    • Hours: Full Time
    • Posted: 11 Aug 2026
    • Salary: £37,406 – £45,384

    About the role

    Location: Coventry

    Role: Full-time, 35 hours per week

    Hawkesbury Lodge represents an important investment in supporting people across Coventry and Warwickshire on their recovery journey. Developed in partnership with Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust, the service combines a 14-bed residential rehabilitation service with an integrated Care Hub, providing a welcoming and recovery-focused environment. Together, these services offer personalised support to people living with severe and enduring mental illness, helping them build confidence, develop greater independence, enhance their wellbeing, and take positive steps towards living successfully within their local communities.

    How you will make a difference as a Care Hub Service Manager

    As a Care Hub Service Manager I empower people affected by mental illness to rebuild confidence, strengthen independence, and reconnect with their communities. Through focused, recovery based support, I help individuals set meaningful goals, overcome barriers, and access the resources they need to move forward and create lasting positive change.

    As Care Hub Service Manager, I am responsible for the operational leadership and delivery of the Hawkesbury Lodge Care Hub, a structured day service providing therapeutic, psychosocial and recovery-focused interventions for residents and individuals from the wider community. I work under the leadership of the Head of Service (Registered Manager) and alongside the Residential Service Manager to deliver a fully integrated rehabilitation model.

    I ensure the Care Hub delivers a high-quality, programme-based offer that supports individuals to build skills, engage in meaningful activity and progress towards greater independence. I work in close partnership with Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT) and the Community Enablement Team to co-design and deliver an integrated model, including MDT working, shared care planning and aligned risk and escalation processes.

    Key Responsibilities

    • Lead the delivery of a structured programme of therapeutic, psychosocial and recovery-focused interventions within the Care Hub in partnership with Enablement colleagues.
    • Ensure the Care Hub operates effectively Monday to Friday, delivering a consistent and high-quality programme for both residents and community participants.
    • Design, implement and continuously develop the Care Hub offer to meet the needs of the service specification and evolving population.
    • Ensure all interventions are aligned to individuals’ care and recovery plans, promoting independence, life skills development and social inclusion.
    • Support individuals to engage with structured activity programmes, including group work and 1:1 interventions.
    • Contribute to achieving rehabilitation outcomes, including reduced dependency and successful move-on.
    • Work in partnership with CWPT and Enablement Teams to deliver integrated care, including participation in MDT meetings and joint care planning.
    • Co-design and embed Care Hub delivery in line with clinical input and system requirements.
    • Ensure alignment between Care Hub and residential services to provide a seamless and flexible model of support.
    • Oversee referral, assessment and review processes, ensuring timely access to the service and effective progression planning.
    • Support the delivery of rehabilitation outcomes, enabling individuals to develop independence through supporting their goals and aspirations, including maximising their opportunities in community-based living.
    • Ensure appropriate management of risk within the Care Hub, including dynamic risk assessment and monitoring.
    • Support staff to identify deterioration or risks and ensure appropriate escalation to senior managers and clinical partners in line with agreed pathways.
    • Embed clear escalation and incident management processes within day service delivery.
    • Provide effective line management, supervision and support to Care Hub Mental Health Recovery Workers.
    • Ensure staff are trained, competent and confident to deliver structured interventions and group work.
    • Ensure accurate recording of interventions, outcomes and engagement within organisational
    • systems.
    • Monitor performance and contribute to reporting requirements, ensuring delivery of outcomes and KPIs.
    • Ensure compliance with safeguarding, health and safety and organisational policies.
    • Contribute to continuous improvement and development of the service model.

    Essential skills and experience

    • Level 3 or Level 4 qualification in Health and Social Care (essential); Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management (or working towards).
    • Experience in delivering or managing structured programmes, group work or therapeutic interventions within mental health or social care settings.
    • Experience in a supervisory or management role within mental health or social care services.
    • Experience of working in mental health, rehabilitation or recovery-focused services supporting adults with severe and enduring mental illness and complex needs.
    • Experience of managing risk, safeguarding and supporting positive risk-taking approaches.
    • Ability to respond effectively to crisis situations and make appropriate escalation decisions.
    • Experience of working collaboratively with NHS or statutory partners and within multi-disciplinary environments.
    • Strong leadership, communication and organisational skills.
    • Ability to motivate and develop staff and deliver high-quality, person-centred services.
    • Knowledge and understanding of recovery principles and embedding the ethos of recovery into your own practice.
    • Strong understanding of recovery-focused practice, social inclusion and rehabilitation approaches.
    • Commitment to recovery-focused, person-centred approaches and co-production.
    • I have a good understanding of health and safety and risk management.
    • I am experienced in providing a first-class customer service and I can communicate effectively at different levels, face to face, written word and over the telephone.
    • I exercise good judgment and to look positively for solutions rather than obstacles
    • Ability to motivate people and achieve positive outcomes.
    • I am committed to collaborative working internally with colleagues and externally with partners to ensure a quality service is delivered.

    Desirable skills and experience

    • Experience working within a community service e.g. employment support, housing, advice etc.
    • Knowledge of external agencies supporting people with SMI in Coventry and Warwickshire
    • Experience of community engagement

    If you’re passionate about empowering individuals, reducing stigma, and improving mental health outcomes, we’d love to hear from you.

    IND1

    Why join Rethink Mental Illness?

    We believe people do their best work when they feel supported, valued and able to be themselves. You'll benefit from:

    • An inclusive culture, with colleague-led staff networks for Disability & Neurodiversity, Race & Ethnicity, LGBTQIA+, Gender Equality and Menopause.
    • Flexible working and 25 days' annual leave (plus bank holidays and your birthday off), with the option to buy or sell leave.
    • Wellbeing support including our Wellbeing Hub, Employee Assistance Programme, Wellbeing Champions and Unmind.
    • Learning and development opportunities to help you grow your career.
    • Financial and family benefits including a contributory pension, enhanced family leave and travel schemes.
    • Recognition and rewards including discounts, cashback offers and a Blue Light Card.
    • Referral bonus where you can earn up to £300 for introducing someone to our team.

    Our commitment to inclusion

    We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and a signatory to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter. We're also committed to becoming a truly anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider supported by a multi-year equity, diversity and inclusion programme of work. For more information please view https://www.rethink.org/media/hdtjjy5b/revised-edi-plan-rethink.pdf

    We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences and want everyone to have the opportunity to demonstrate their skills and experience. If you need reasonable adjustments during recruitment or when in your role, please let us know and we will work with you to understand what support you need.

  • Kingston upon Hull Full Time £32,073 – £39,043

    Join Our Team as a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner Location: HMP Hull, East Yorkshire. Rethink Mental Illness work alongside Tees, Esk and Wear…

    • Location: Kingston upon Hull
    • Hours: Full Time
    • Posted: 8 Aug 2026
    • Salary: £32,073 – £39,043

    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!

    IND1

    Why join Rethink Mental Illness?

    We believe people do their best work when they feel supported, valued and able to be themselves. You'll benefit from:

    • An inclusive culture, with colleague-led staff networks for Disability & Neurodiversity, Race & Ethnicity, LGBTQIA+, Gender Equality and Menopause.
    • Flexible working and 25 days' annual leave (plus bank holidays and your birthday off), with the option to buy or sell leave.
    • Wellbeing support including our Wellbeing Hub, Employee Assistance Programme, Wellbeing Champions and Unmind.
    • Learning and development opportunities to help you grow your career.
    • Financial and family benefits including a contributory pension, enhanced family leave and travel schemes.
    • Recognition and rewards including discounts, cashback offers and a Blue Light Card.
    • Referral bonus where you can earn up to £300 for introducing someone to our team.

    Our commitment to inclusion

    We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and a signatory to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter. We're also committed to becoming a truly anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider supported by a multi-year equity, diversity and inclusion programme of work. For more information please view https://www.rethink.org/media/hdtjjy5b/revised-edi-plan-rethink.pdf

    We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences and want everyone to have the opportunity to demonstrate their skills and experience. If you need reasonable adjustments during recruitment or when in your role, please let us know and we will work with you to understand what support you need.

  • Support (Registered Services and Regulated Activity)

    Apply now Mental Health Recovery Worker - Care Hub

    Coventry Full Time £24,545

    Join Our Team as a Mental Health Recovery Worker Location: Hawkesbury Lodge Residential Service, Coventry Role: Full-time, 35 hours per week Work…

    • Location: Coventry
    • Hours: Full Time
    • Posted: 7 Aug 2026
    • Salary: £24,545

    About the role

    Location: Hawkesbury Lodge Residential Service, Coventry

    Role: Full-time, 35 hours per week

    Work Pattern: Monday to Friday - 9am-5pm

    Our Hawkesbury Lodge Service represents an important investment in supporting people across Coventry and Warwickshire on their recovery journey. Developed in partnership with Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust, the service combines a 14-bed residential rehabilitation service with an integrated Care Hub, providing a welcoming and recovery-focused environment. Together, these services offer personalised support to people living with severe and enduring mental illness, helping them build confidence, develop greater independence, enhance their wellbeing, and take positive steps towards living successfully within their local communities.

    How you will make a difference as a Mental Health Recovery Worker

    As a Mental Health Recovery Worker at Hawkesbury Lodge Care Hub, I support people on their recovery journey by delivering engaging one-to-one and group activities that promote wellbeing, confidence, and independence. Working closely with colleagues, multidisciplinary teams, and partner agencies, I help individuals develop daily living skills, build social connections, and achieve their personal goals in a supportive, recovery-focused environment.

    Key Responsibilities

    Recovery & Support

    • Deliver one-to-one and group recovery-focused interventions.
    • Support wellbeing, independence, social inclusion, and personal goal achievement.
    • Build positive, professional relationships with service users.

    Care Planning & Key Working

    • Complete needs assessments and contribute to care, recovery, and safety plans.
    • Act as Key Worker, providing ongoing support and advocacy.
    • Monitor progress and review outcomes with service users and professionals.

    Residential & Daily Living Support

    • Provide support within a 24/7 residential setting, including personal care where required.
    • Assist with activities of daily living (ADLs) and independent living skills.
    • Encourage community engagement and meaningful activity.

    Risk & Safeguarding

    • Identify and escalate risks, concerns, or deterioration in wellbeing.
    • Support safeguarding and promote a safe environment.
    • Maintain accurate records, incident reports, and documentation.

    Partnership & Teamwork

    • Work collaboratively with MDTs, external agencies, and community services.
    • Contribute to Care Hub programme delivery and service development.
    • Support colleagues, volunteers, and changing service needs through flexible working.

    Essential skills and experience

    • Experience supporting people with mental illness or in a social care setting
    • Good listening skills, empathy, understanding, kindness, patience, and a willingness to learn.
    • Understanding of recovery, rehabilitation and social inclusion approaches.
    • Ability to support individuals to engage in programmes and activities.
    • Understanding of recovery-focused practice and positive risk-taking.
    • Ability to assess needs, implement support plans and respond to risk.
    • Good communication, teamwork and organisational skills.
    • Ability to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Charity's values.
    • Excellent administration, organisation and planning skills.
    • Competent in the use of IT systems including Microsoft applications, email and internet.

    Desirable skills and experience

    • Experience or interest in delivering group work or structured activities.
    • I have experience of providing personal care including support with eating or drinking/toileting, washing/bathing/dressing/oral care and the care of skin and hair.
    • I have experience of making a comprehensive assessment of an individual’s situation and needs; to develop, implement and review risk management plans and devise support plans and activities to meet these needs.
    • I have a strong working knowledge of mental health and appropriate intervention methods and a supporting qualification.
    • Care Enablement Certificate or willingness to work towards; Level 2/3 in Health and Social Care
    • Experience working within a community service e.g. employment support, housing, advice etc.
    • Knowledge of external agencies supporting people with SMI in Coventry and Warwickshire.

    If you’re passionate about empowering individuals, reducing stigma, and improving mental health outcomes, we’d love to hear from you.

    • Rethink Mental Illness is currently unable to provide visa sponsorship.

    IND1

    Why join Rethink Mental Illness?

    We believe people do their best work when they feel supported, valued and able to be themselves. You'll benefit from:

    • An inclusive culture, with colleague-led staff networks for Disability & Neurodiversity, Race & Ethnicity, LGBTQIA+, Gender Equality and Menopause.
    • Flexible working and 25 days' annual leave (plus bank holidays and your birthday off), with the option to buy or sell leave.
    • Wellbeing support including our Wellbeing Hub, Employee Assistance Programme, Wellbeing Champions and Unmind.
    • Learning and development opportunities to help you grow your career.
    • Financial and family benefits including a contributory pension, enhanced family leave and travel schemes.
    • Recognition and rewards including discounts, cashback offers and a Blue Light Card.
    • Referral bonus where you can earn up to £300 for introducing someone to our team.

    Our commitment to inclusion

    We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and a signatory to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter. We're also committed to becoming a truly anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider supported by a multi-year equity, diversity and inclusion programme of work. For more information please view https://www.rethink.org/media/hdtjjy5b/revised-edi-plan-rethink.pdf

    We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences and want everyone to have the opportunity to demonstrate their skills and experience. If you need reasonable adjustments during recruitment or when in your role, please let us know and we will work with you to understand what support you need.

  • Support (Registered Services and Regulated Activity)

    Apply now Mental Health Recovery Worker - Residential

    Coventry Full Time £24,545

    Join Our Team as a Mental Health Recovery Worker Location: Hawkesbury Lodge Residential Service, Coventry Role: Full-time, 35 hours per week Rota Work…

    • Location: Coventry
    • Hours: Full Time
    • Posted: 7 Aug 2026
    • Salary: £24,545

    About the role

    Location: Hawkesbury Lodge Residential Service, Coventry

    Role: Full-time, 35 hours per week

    Rota Work Patterns: Monday–Sunday - 730am-730pm, 3pm-9pm, 8:30pm-8:30am

    Enhanced payments: £0.86 - Unsocial Hours, 1.5 x hourly rate - Bank Holiday

    Our Hawkesbury Lodge Service represents an important investment in supporting people across Coventry and Warwickshire on their recovery journey. Developed in partnership with Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust, the service combines a 14-bed residential rehabilitation service with an integrated Care Hub, providing a welcoming and recovery-focused environment. Together, these services offer personalised support to people living with severe and enduring mental illness, helping them build confidence, develop greater independence, enhance their wellbeing, and take positive steps towards living successfully within their local communities.

    How you will make a difference as a Mental Health Recovery Worker

    We are looking for compassionate and motivated Mental Health Recovery Workers to join our team at Hawkesbury Lodge, a 24/7 residential rehabilitation service. Working as part of a supportive team, you will assist with daily living activities, encourage engagement in rehabilitation programmes and community opportunities, and support individuals to achieve their personal goals. Working closely with colleagues and partner agencies, including Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust, you will play a key role in delivering high-quality, recovery-focused support that empowers people to lead more independent and fulfilling lives.

    Key Responsibilities

    Person-Centred Support

    • Supported individuals in a 24/7 residential mental health setting.
    • Assisted with personal care, daily living activities, and social inclusion.
    • Promoted independence, wellbeing, and recovery-focused outcomes.

    Key Worker Responsibilities

    • Provided one-to-one support and acted as a designated key worker.
    • Developed, reviewed, and monitored care, recovery, and safety plans.
    • Supported service users to achieve personal goals and aspirations.

    Mental Health & Risk Management

    • Monitored mental and physical wellbeing, identifying risks and concerns.
    • Conducted needs and risk assessments and implemented support plans.
    • Escalated safeguarding and wellbeing concerns in line with procedures.

    Partnership & Community Engagement

    • Liaised with healthcare professionals, external agencies, and community services.
    • Supported access to local resources, groups, and therapeutic services.
    • Contributed to multidisciplinary reviews and care planning.

    Administration & Compliance

    • Maintained accurate records, reports, and outcome data.
    • Logged incidents, complaints, and service user updates promptly.
    • Ensured compliance with safeguarding, lone working, and organisational policies.

    Teamwork & Service Improvement

    • Worked collaboratively with colleagues and volunteers.
    • Contributed to service development and quality improvement initiatives.
    • Supported flexible service delivery, including nights, weekends, and bank holidays.

    Essential skills and experience

    • Experience supporting people with mental illness or in a social care setting
    • Good listening skills, empathy, understanding, kindness, patience, and a willingness to learn.
    • Understanding of recovery-focused practice and positive risk-taking.
    • Ability to assess needs, implement support plans and respond to risk.
    • Ability to support individuals to engage in programmes and activities
    • Good communication, teamwork and organisational skills.
    • Ability to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Charity's values.
    • Excellent administration, organisation and planning skills.
    • Competent in the use of IT systems including Microsoft applications, email and internet.

    Desirable skills and experience

    • Experience of providing personal care including support with eating or drinking/toileting, washing/bathing/dressing/oral care and the care of skin and hair.
    • Experience of making a comprehensive assessment of an individual’s situation and needs; to develop, implement and review risk management plans and devise support plans and activities to meet these needs.
    • Have a strong working knowledge of mental health and appropriate intervention methods and a supporting qualification.
    • Care Certificate or willingness to work towards; Level 2/3 in Health and Social Care.

    If you’re passionate about empowering individuals, reducing stigma, and improving mental health outcomes, we’d love to hear from you.

    • Rethink Mental Illness is currently unable to provide visa sponsorship.

    IND1

    Why join Rethink Mental Illness?

    We believe people do their best work when they feel supported, valued and able to be themselves. You'll benefit from:

    • An inclusive culture, with colleague-led staff networks for Disability & Neurodiversity, Race & Ethnicity, LGBTQIA+, Gender Equality and Menopause.
    • Flexible working and 25 days' annual leave (plus bank holidays and your birthday off), with the option to buy or sell leave.
    • Wellbeing support including our Wellbeing Hub, Employee Assistance Programme, Wellbeing Champions and Unmind.
    • Learning and development opportunities to help you grow your career.
    • Financial and family benefits including a contributory pension, enhanced family leave and travel schemes.
    • Recognition and rewards including discounts, cashback offers and a Blue Light Card.
    • Referral bonus where you can earn up to £300 for introducing someone to our team.

    Our commitment to inclusion

    We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and a signatory to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter. We're also committed to becoming a truly anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider supported by a multi-year equity, diversity and inclusion programme of work. For more information please view https://www.rethink.org/media/hdtjjy5b/revised-edi-plan-rethink.pdf

    We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences and want everyone to have the opportunity to demonstrate their skills and experience. If you need reasonable adjustments during recruitment or when in your role, please let us know and we will work with you to understand what support you need.

  • Coventry Full Time £26,457 – £30,977

    Join Our Team as a Team Leader Location: Hawkesbury Lodge Residential Service, Coventry Role: Full-time, 35 hours per week Rota Work Patterns: Monday…

    • Location: Coventry
    • Hours: Full Time
    • Posted: 7 Aug 2026
    • Salary: £26,457 – £30,977

    About the role

    Location: Hawkesbury Lodge Residential Service, Coventry

    Role: Full-time, 35 hours per week

    Rota Work Patterns: Monday – Sunday - 730am-730pm, 3pm-9pm, 8:30pm-8:30am

    Enhanced payments: £0.86 - Unsocial Hours, 1.5 x hourly rate - Bank Holiday

    Our Hawkesbury Lodge Service represents an important investment in supporting people across Coventry and Warwickshire on their recovery journey. Developed in partnership with Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust, the service combines a 14-bed residential rehabilitation service with an integrated Care Hub, providing a welcoming and recovery-focused environment. Together, these services offer personalised support to people living with severe and enduring mental illness, helping them build confidence, develop greater independence, enhance their wellbeing, and take positive steps towards living successfully within their local communities.

    How you will make a difference as a Team Leader

    As Team Leader, you'll play a key role in the day-to-day leadership of our residential rehabilitation service. You'll lead a team of Mental Health Recovery Workers, providing guidance, support and practice oversight while also working directly alongside the people we support.

    This is a varied role where you'll spend time both leading the team and being actively involved in service delivery. You'll help ensure that support is safe, person-centred, recovery-focused and delivered to the highest possible standard.

    Working closely with the Service Manager and external partners, you'll be instrumental in creating an environment where people can develop the skills, confidence and independence needed to achieve their personal goals.

    Key Responsibilities

    • Leading shifts within a 24-hour residential service.
    • Supervising, coaching and supporting Mental Health Recovery Workers.
    • Ensuring high-quality, recovery-focused support is delivered consistently.
    • Managing and responding to risk, safeguarding concerns and crisis situations.
    • Supporting the development, induction and training of team members.
    • Acting as a key worker for a small number of people using the service.
    • Working collaboratively with healthcare professionals, community partners and multidisciplinary teams.
    • Supporting quality assurance, audits and continuous improvement activities.
    • Promoting positive risk-taking, independence and social inclusion.

    Essential skills and experience

    • Experience supporting people with severe mental illness or complex needs.
    • Experience supervising, mentoring or leading staff.
    • A Level 3 Health & Social Care qualification, or you're working towards one.
    • A strong understanding of recovery-focused practice and positive risk management.
    • The ability to remain calm and make sound decisions in challenging situations.
    • Excellent communication, organisation and relationship-building skills.
    • Experience assessing needs, developing support plans and managing risk.
    • A flexible approach to working within a 24/7 service.

    Desirable skills and experience

    • Experience working within community services such as housing, employment, advice or wider support services.
    • Knowledge of mental health services and partner organisations across Coventry and Warwickshire.

    If you’re passionate about empowering individuals, reducing stigma, and improving mental health outcomes, we’d love to hear from you.

    Rethink Mental Illness is currently unable to provide visa sponsorship.

    IND1

    Why join Rethink Mental Illness?

    We believe people do their best work when they feel supported, valued and able to be themselves. You'll benefit from:

    • An inclusive culture, with colleague-led staff networks for Disability & Neurodiversity, Race & Ethnicity, LGBTQIA+, Gender Equality and Menopause.
    • Flexible working and 25 days' annual leave (plus bank holidays and your birthday off), with the option to buy or sell leave.
    • Wellbeing support including our Wellbeing Hub, Employee Assistance Programme, Wellbeing Champions and Unmind.
    • Learning and development opportunities to help you grow your career.
    • Financial and family benefits including a contributory pension, enhanced family leave and travel schemes.
    • Recognition and rewards including discounts, cashback offers and a Blue Light Card.
    • Referral bonus where you can earn up to £300 for introducing someone to our team.

    Our commitment to inclusion

    We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and a signatory to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter. We're also committed to becoming a truly anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider supported by a multi-year equity, diversity and inclusion programme of work. For more information please view https://www.rethink.org/media/hdtjjy5b/revised-edi-plan-rethink.pdf

    We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences and want everyone to have the opportunity to demonstrate their skills and experience. If you need reasonable adjustments during recruitment or when in your role, please let us know and we will work with you to understand what support you need.

  • Support (Registered Services and Regulated Activity)

    Apply now Ancillary - Environment Support Worker

    Coventry Full Time £24,545

    Join Our Team as an Ancillary - Environment Support Worker Location: Hawkesbury Lodge Residential Service, Coventry Role: Full-time, 35 hours per…

    • Location: Coventry
    • Hours: Full Time
    • Posted: 7 Aug 2026
    • Salary: £24,545

    About the role

    Location: Hawkesbury Lodge Residential Service, Coventry

    Role: Full-time, 35 hours per week

    Rota Work Patterns: Monday to Friday – 09:00 – 17:00

    Our Hawkesbury Lodge Service represents an important investment in supporting people across Coventry and Warwickshire on their recovery journey. Developed in partnership with Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust, the service combines a 14-bed residential rehabilitation service with an integrated Care Hub, providing a welcoming and recovery-focused environment. Together, these services offer personalised support to people living with severe and enduring mental illness, helping them build confidence, develop greater independence, enhance their wellbeing, and take positive steps towards living successfully within their local communities.

    How you will make a difference as an Ancillary Environment Support Worker

    We're looking for an Ancillary Environment Support Worker to help create and maintain a welcoming, clean and supportive environment at Hawkesbury Lodge. This is more than a cleaning role. Using your own lived experience of mental health challenges or recovery, you'll play an important part in helping people feel at home, build confidence and take positive steps towards greater independence.

    Every interaction matters. Whether you're maintaining communal spaces, supporting residents to take pride in their own environment or simply offering encouragement through informal conversations, you'll be contributing to a service that puts recovery, wellbeing and dignity at its heart.

    Key Responsibilities

    • Help maintain clean, safe and welcoming communal areas across the service.
    • Support residents to engage with everyday living tasks and take ownership of their environment.
    • Promote wellbeing through positive informal engagement and encouragement.
    • Use your lived experience appropriately to inspire hope and support recovery.
    • Identify and report maintenance, health and safety or environmental concerns.
    • Work collaboratively with colleagues to ensure the service remains a supportive and therapeutic environment.
    • Follow infection control, health and safety and safeguarding procedures at all times.

    Essential skills and experience

    • Have lived experience of mental health challenges and/or recovery.
    • Understand the importance of recovery-focused support.
    • Can build positive relationships and encourage others in a respectful and compassionate way.
    • Have experience of cleaning, housekeeping or facilities support, or are willing to learn.
    • Understand the importance of health and safety, hygiene and infection control.
    • Are reliable, organised and able to work both independently and as part of a team.

    Desirable skills and experience

    • Experience, either paid or voluntary, supporting vulnerable adults or children.

    If you’re passionate about empowering individuals, reducing stigma, and improving mental health outcomes, we’d love to hear from you.

    Rethink Mental Illness is currently unable to provide visa sponsorship.

    IND1

    Why join Rethink Mental Illness?

    We believe people do their best work when they feel supported, valued and able to be themselves. You'll benefit from:

    • An inclusive culture, with colleague-led staff networks for Disability & Neurodiversity, Race & Ethnicity, LGBTQIA+, Gender Equality and Menopause.
    • Flexible working and 25 days' annual leave (plus bank holidays and your birthday off), with the option to buy or sell leave.
    • Wellbeing support including our Wellbeing Hub, Employee Assistance Programme, Wellbeing Champions and Unmind.
    • Learning and development opportunities to help you grow your career.
    • Financial and family benefits including a contributory pension, enhanced family leave and travel schemes.
    • Recognition and rewards including discounts, cashback offers and a Blue Light Card.
    • Referral bonus where you can earn up to £300 for introducing someone to our team.

    Our commitment to inclusion

    We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and a signatory to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter. We're also committed to becoming a truly anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider supported by a multi-year equity, diversity and inclusion programme of work. For more information please view https://www.rethink.org/media/hdtjjy5b/revised-edi-plan-rethink.pdf

    We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences and want everyone to have the opportunity to demonstrate their skills and experience. If you need reasonable adjustments during recruitment or when in your role, please let us know and we will work with you to understand what support you need.

  • Hatherleigh Full Time £24,545

    Join Our Team as a Mental Health Recovery Worker Location: Price of Peace, South Hatherleigh – Devon Working hours: 5 days per week, plus upto 2 sleep…

    • Location: Hatherleigh
    • Hours: Full Time
    • Posted: 6 Aug 2026
    • Salary: £24,545

    About the role

    Location: Price of Peace, South Hatherleigh – Devon

    Working hours: 5 days per week, plus upto 2 sleep in’s. Shifts between 8am-11pm on a fixed rolling rota. Required to work every other weekend.

    Enhanced payments: £50 - Per sleep in (8 hours), £0.86 - Unsocial Hours, 1.5 x hourly rate - Bank Holiday

    *Applicant must have a Full UK Driving Licence, with access to a vehicle.

    Devon Supported Housing provides individualised, recovery focused support for people with medium to high support needs who are moving on from hospital or residential care. Funded by Devon Partnership Trust, the service offers up to a two year stay in a calm, rural setting where Service Users can work towards independence at their own pace. The team supports individuals to develop daily living skills, build confidence, and move on to suitable long term accommodation through Devon Home Choice or other housing options.

    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.

    How You Will Make a Difference

    • Provide key worker support, including one-to-one assistance and liaising with mental health agencies.
    • Use communication, motivation, and coaching to help individuals achieve personal goals.
    • Build trust and rapport based on respect and honesty, maintaining professional boundaries and following the Rethink Mental Illness Code of Conduct.
    • Encourage engagement in social and workplace activities, helping individuals regain confidence and independence.

    Essential skills and experience

    • Experience supporting people with mental illness in a social care setting
    • Good listening skills, empathy, understanding, kindness, patience, and a willingness to learn.
    • Ability to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Charity's values.
    • Excellent administration, organisation and planning skills.
    • Competent in the use of IT systems including Microsoft applications, email and internet.

    If you’re passionate about empowering individuals, reducing stigma, and improving mental health outcomes, we’d love to hear from you.

    IND1

    Why join Rethink Mental Illness?

    We believe people do their best work when they feel supported, valued and able to be themselves. You'll benefit from:

    • An inclusive culture, with colleague-led staff networks for Disability & Neurodiversity, Race & Ethnicity, LGBTQIA+, Gender Equality and Menopause.
    • Flexible working and 25 days' annual leave (plus bank holidays and your birthday off), with the option to buy or sell leave.
    • Wellbeing support including our Wellbeing Hub, Employee Assistance Programme, Wellbeing Champions and Unmind.
    • Learning and development opportunities to help you grow your career.
    • Financial and family benefits including a contributory pension, enhanced family leave and travel schemes.
    • Recognition and rewards including discounts, cashback offers and a Blue Light Card.
    • Referral bonus where you can earn up to £300 for introducing someone to our team.

    Our commitment to inclusion

    We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and a signatory to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter. We're also committed to becoming a truly anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider supported by a multi-year equity, diversity and inclusion programme of work. For more information please view https://www.rethink.org/media/hdtjjy5b/revised-edi-plan-rethink.pdf

    We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences and want everyone to have the opportunity to demonstrate their skills and experience. If you need reasonable adjustments during recruitment or when in your role, please let us know and we will work with you to understand what support you need.

  • Stockton-on-Tees Full Time £32,073 – £39,043

    Join Our Team as a Qualified Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner Location: North East Prisons, HMP Holme House Rethink Mental Illness work alongside…

    • Location: Stockton-on-Tees
    • Hours: Full Time
    • Posted: 6 Aug 2026
    • Salary: £32,073 – £39,043

    About the role

    Location: North East Prisons, HMP Holme House

    Rethink Mental Illness work alongside Tees, Esk and Wear Valley NHS Foundation Trust (TEWV) a to deliver an integrated stepped care mental health service within North east Prisons

    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.

    *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!

    IND1

    Why join Rethink Mental Illness?

    We believe people do their best work when they feel supported, valued and able to be themselves. You'll benefit from:

    • An inclusive culture, with colleague-led staff networks for Disability & Neurodiversity, Race & Ethnicity, LGBTQIA+, Gender Equality and Menopause.
    • Flexible working and 25 days' annual leave (plus bank holidays and your birthday off), with the option to buy or sell leave.
    • Wellbeing support including our Wellbeing Hub, Employee Assistance Programme, Wellbeing Champions and Unmind.
    • Learning and development opportunities to help you grow your career.
    • Financial and family benefits including a contributory pension, enhanced family leave and travel schemes.
    • Recognition and rewards including discounts, cashback offers and a Blue Light Card.
    • Referral bonus where you can earn up to £300 for introducing someone to our team.

    Our commitment to inclusion

    We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and a signatory to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter. We're also committed to becoming a truly anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider supported by a multi-year equity, diversity and inclusion programme of work. For more information please view https://www.rethink.org/media/hdtjjy5b/revised-edi-plan-rethink.pdf

    We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences and want everyone to have the opportunity to demonstrate their skills and experience. If you need reasonable adjustments during recruitment or when in your role, please let us know and we will work with you to understand what support you need.

  • Everthorpe Other £28,392

    Join Our Team as a Health & Wellbeing Coach Location: HMP Humber, East Yorkshire. Salary - £28,392 per annum Rethink Mental Illness work alongside…

    • Location: Everthorpe
    • Hours: Other
    • Posted: 6 Aug 2026
    • Salary: £28,392

    About the role

    Location: HMP Humber, East Yorkshire.

    Salary - £28,392 per annum

    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 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.

    *The applicant must have a full UK Driving Licence with access to a vehicle.

    What I do and achieve

    Join our dedicated mental health team to support the wellbeing of residents in custody. You’ll work collaboratively with stakeholders to deliver holistic care, including release planning, group workshops, and peer support initiatives. Your role will involve:

    • Providing mental health resources and self-help materials.
    • Facilitating group sessions and service user forums.
    • Coaching individuals to set goals and build confidence.
    • Developing peer mentor programs and tackling stigma.
    • Maintaining high standards of record keeping and risk management.
    • Promoting partnership working and co-produced strategies.

    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

    • Experience working with people with mental health needs (1:1 and group settings), using coaching and goal-setting approaches.
    • Strong group facilitation, active listening, and rapport-building skills.
    • Ability to develop and coordinate projects and activities that promote recovery.
    • Knowledge of mental health indicators and recovery-focused practices.
    • Inclusive values base, respecting diversity and empowering individuals, including those from marginalised communities.
    • Excellent communication skills (verbal and written), ability to work independently and collaboratively, and resilience under pressure.
    • Competence in IT systems (Word, Excel, databases) and commitment to continuous improvement and innovation.
    • Relevant training or qualifications (e.g., Train the Trainer, Recovery Training, Peer Support, Coaching) are desirable.

    If you’re passionate about empowering individuals, reducing stigma, and improving mental health outcomes, we’d love to hear from you.

    IND1

    Why join Rethink Mental Illness?

    We believe people do their best work when they feel supported, valued and able to be themselves. You'll benefit from:

    • An inclusive culture, with colleague-led staff networks for Disability & Neurodiversity, Race & Ethnicity, LGBTQIA+, Gender Equality and Menopause.
    • Flexible working and 25 days' annual leave (plus bank holidays and your birthday off), with the option to buy or sell leave.
    • Wellbeing support including our Wellbeing Hub, Employee Assistance Programme, Wellbeing Champions and Unmind.
    • Learning and development opportunities to help you grow your career.
    • Financial and family benefits including a contributory pension, enhanced family leave and travel schemes.
    • Recognition and rewards including discounts, cashback offers and a Blue Light Card.
    • Referral bonus where you can earn up to £300 for introducing someone to our team.

    Our commitment to inclusion

    We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and a signatory to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter. We're also committed to becoming a truly anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider supported by a multi-year equity, diversity and inclusion programme of work. For more information please view https://www.rethink.org/media/hdtjjy5b/revised-edi-plan-rethink.pdf

    We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences and want everyone to have the opportunity to demonstrate their skills and experience. If you need reasonable adjustments during recruitment or when in your role, please let us know and we will work with you to understand what support you need.

  • Morpeth Full Time £32,073 – £39,043

    Join Our Team as a Qualified Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner Location: North East Prisons, HMP Northumberland Rethink Mental Illness work…

    • Location: Morpeth
    • Hours: Full Time
    • Posted: 4 Aug 2026
    • Salary: £32,073 – £39,043

    About the role

    Location: North East Prisons, HMP Northumberland

    Rethink Mental Illness work alongside Tees, Esk and Wear Valley NHS Foundation Trust (TEWV) a to deliver an integrated stepped care mental health service within North east Prisons

    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.

    *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!

    IND1

    Why join Rethink Mental Illness?

    We believe people do their best work when they feel supported, valued and able to be themselves. You'll benefit from:

    • An inclusive culture, with colleague-led staff networks for Disability & Neurodiversity, Race & Ethnicity, LGBTQIA+, Gender Equality and Menopause.
    • Flexible working and 25 days' annual leave (plus bank holidays and your birthday off), with the option to buy or sell leave.
    • Wellbeing support including our Wellbeing Hub, Employee Assistance Programme, Wellbeing Champions and Unmind.
    • Learning and development opportunities to help you grow your career.
    • Financial and family benefits including a contributory pension, enhanced family leave and travel schemes.
    • Recognition and rewards including discounts, cashback offers and a Blue Light Card.
    • Referral bonus where you can earn up to £300 for introducing someone to our team.

    Our commitment to inclusion

    We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and a signatory to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter. We're also committed to becoming a truly anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider supported by a multi-year equity, diversity and inclusion programme of work. For more information please view https://www.rethink.org/media/hdtjjy5b/revised-edi-plan-rethink.pdf

    We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences and want everyone to have the opportunity to demonstrate their skills and experience. If you need reasonable adjustments during recruitment or when in your role, please let us know and we will work with you to understand what support you need.

  • Derby Part Time £19,635

    Location: Field Based – Across Derby & Derbyshire Contract: Part Time (28 Hours) – Fixed Term for 1 year. Salary: £19,635.93 per annum DBS: Enhanced…

    • Location: Derby
    • Hours: Part Time
    • Posted: 31 Jul 2026
    • Salary: £19,635

    About the role

    Contract: Part Time (28 Hours) – Fixed Term for 1 year.

    Salary: £19,635.93 per annum

    DBS: Enhanced DBS with Adult Barred List Check Required

    Make a difference to someone's recovery journey

    At Rethink Mental Illness, we believe that everyone severely affected by mental illness should have a good quality of life. We are looking for a compassionate and motivated Wellbeing Support Coordinator to join our Derbyshire Recovery and Peer Support Service.

    This is an exciting opportunity to support people who may be experiencing a range of mental health challenges and complex needs. Working closely with individuals receiving support from Everyturn Mental Health, you'll help people identify their strengths, build confidence, access community resources and take positive steps towards recovery and independence.

    If you're someone who can build trusting relationships, inspire hope and empower people to achieve their goals, we'd love to hear from you.

    About the role

    As a Wellbeing Support Coordinator, you will work directly with people who need additional support to navigate services and connect with opportunities in their local community.

    You'll take a person-centred and recovery-focused approach, helping people develop practical solutions around issues such as:

    • Mental wellbeing and recovery
    • Housing and welfare support
    • Benefits and financial wellbeing
    • Social isolation and community engagement
    • Employment and volunteering opportunities
    • Accessing relevant health and support services

    Working collaboratively with colleagues, carers, statutory services and community organisations, you'll help ensure individuals receive the right support at the right time and feel empowered to take control of their recovery journey.

    What you'll be doing

    • Building positive, supportive relationships with people accessing our service
    • Identifying needs and supporting the development of personalised recovery plans
    • Providing practical and emotional support to help individuals achieve their goals
    • Signposting and referring people to appropriate local services and resources
    • Supporting people during times of crisis with empathy and professionalism
    • Working closely with partner organisations and community services
    • Promoting independence, wellbeing and recovery
    • Monitoring progress and identifying any concerns or risks
    • Contributing to a flexible, collaborative and supportive team environment
    • Helping identify gaps in local support provision and opportunities for service development

    Who are we looking for?

    We're looking for someone who is passionate about supporting people and understands the challenges faced by individuals with complex needs.

    You will have

    • A Level 2 qualification in Health & Social Care or equivalent relevant experience
    • Experience supporting people with multiple or complex needs
    • Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
    • A compassionate, resilient and empathetic approach
    • Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage a varied workload
    • Experience working with external agencies and community services
    • An understanding of risk, safeguarding and professional boundaries
    • Confidence working independently and as part of a team
    • Good IT skills, including Microsoft Office applications
    • A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes

    Ready to apply?

    If you're passionate about supporting people on their mental health recovery journey and want a role where you can make a genuine difference every day, we'd love to hear from you.

    Apply today and help us create a better quality of life for people affected by mental illness.

    IND1

    Why join Rethink Mental Illness?

    We believe people do their best work when they feel supported, valued and able to be themselves. You'll benefit from:

    • An inclusive culture, with colleague-led staff networks for Disability & Neurodiversity, Race & Ethnicity, LGBTQIA+, Gender Equality and Menopause.
    • Flexible working and 25 days' annual leave (plus bank holidays and your birthday off), with the option to buy or sell leave.
    • Wellbeing support including our Wellbeing Hub, Employee Assistance Programme, Wellbeing Champions and Unmind.
    • Learning and development opportunities to help you grow your career.
    • Financial and family benefits including a contributory pension, enhanced family leave and travel schemes.
    • Recognition and rewards including discounts, cashback offers and a Blue Light Card.
    • Referral bonus where you can earn up to £300 for introducing someone to our team.

    Our commitment to inclusion

    We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and a signatory to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter. We're also committed to becoming a truly anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider supported by a multi-year equity, diversity and inclusion programme of work. For more information please view https://www.rethink.org/media/hdtjjy5b/revised-edi-plan-rethink.pdf

    We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences and want everyone to have the opportunity to demonstrate their skills and experience. If you need reasonable adjustments during recruitment or when in your role, please let us know and we will work with you to understand what support you need.

  • Full Sutton Full Time £24,545

    Join Our Team as a Care Navigator Location: HMP Millsike Working hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week Rethink Mental Illness work alongside Tees, Esk…

    • Location: Full Sutton
    • Hours: Full Time
    • Posted: 22 Jul 2026
    • Salary: £24,545

    About the role

    Location: HMP Millsike

    Working hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week

    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 Millsike.

    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.

    Purpose of the Role

    To provide person-centred support for individuals with health vulnerabilities transitioning from prison to the community, ensuring continuity of care and effective release planning. The role focuses on reconnecting individuals with health services, improving wellbeing, reducing health inequalities, and supporting a sustainable reduction in reoffending through coaching-based interventions and collaborative working with partner agencies.

    What I will do and achieve

    Delivering Person-Centred Support

    • Provide holistic care navigation to individuals before and after release from prison, ensuring continuity of care and effective, well-planned transitions into the community
    • Complete initial screenings, care mapping assessments, and structured release plans using a tailored, person-centred approach
    • Deliver flexible 1:1 and group-based support using a coaching framework to promote independence, resilience, and long-term wellbeing

    Improving Health and Reducing Reoffending

    • Reconnect individuals with appropriate health and community services, reducing health inequalities and supporting sustained recovery
    • Prevent deterioration in physical and mental health by enabling access to ongoing care and promoting self-management
    • Contribute to reducing reoffending by supporting stability, engagement, and positive lifestyle changes

    Collaborative and Multi-Agency Working

    • Work closely with prison staff, healthcare providers, and statutory and non-statutory agencies to coordinate safe and effective release planning
    • Build and maintain strong professional relationships, representing both the service and service users in multi-disciplinary settings
    • Support health promotion initiatives and joint working to improve service reach and impact

    Quality, Performance and Accountability

    • Maintain accurate, timely, and professional clinical records in line with organisational and national requirements
    • Manage a high-volume caseload, balancing competing demands while meeting service targets and deadlines
    • Work autonomously with strong organisational skills, adapting to a fast-paced and evolving environment

    Professional Standards and Development

    • Uphold safeguarding, confidentiality, and professional boundaries at all times, modelling a proactive and solution-focused approach
    • Engage fully in supervision, reflective practice, and ongoing training to continuously improve service delivery
    • Demonstrate commitment, motivation, and resilience in delivering high-quality support within a challenging but rewarding area of work

    Essential Skills and Experience

    • NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) in a relevant area such as Health and Social Care
    • Experience supporting vulnerable individuals to set and achieve goals through 1:1 and group interventions
    • Working knowledge of mental health, substance misuse, housing, social care, and the criminal justice system
    • Experience delivering structured, time-limited support
    • Strong assessment skills, including risk management and support planning
    • Passionate about supporting individuals leaving the criminal justice system, promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion
    • Calm, patient, and respectful, with the ability to manage challenging situations and maintain professional boundaries
    • Confident communicator with strong interpersonal and written skills
    • Excellent time management and organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise workload and adapt to changing demands
    • Competent in IT systems, including Microsoft Office and clinical databases
    • Committed to ongoing professional development, reflective practice, and using supervision effectively

    If you’re passionate about empowering individuals, reducing stigma, and improving mental health outcomes, we’d love to hear from you!

    IND1

    Why join Rethink Mental Illness?

    We believe people do their best work when they feel supported, valued and able to be themselves. You'll benefit from:

    • An inclusive culture, with colleague-led staff networks for Disability & Neurodiversity, Race & Ethnicity, LGBTQIA+, Gender Equality and Menopause.
    • Flexible working and 25 days' annual leave (plus bank holidays and your birthday off), with the option to buy or sell leave.
    • Wellbeing support including our Wellbeing Hub, Employee Assistance Programme, Wellbeing Champions and Unmind.
    • Learning and development opportunities to help you grow your career.
    • Financial and family benefits including a contributory pension, enhanced family leave and travel schemes.
    • Recognition and rewards including discounts, cashback offers and a Blue Light Card.
    • Referral bonus where you can earn up to £300 for introducing someone to our team.

    Our commitment to inclusion

    We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and a signatory to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter. We're also committed to becoming a truly anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider supported by a multi-year equity, diversity and inclusion programme of work. For more information please view https://www.rethink.org/media/hdtjjy5b/revised-edi-plan-rethink.pdf

    We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences and want everyone to have the opportunity to demonstrate their skills and experience. If you need reasonable adjustments during recruitment or when in your role, please let us know and we will work with you to understand what support you need.