As a Wellbeing Navigator you’ll provide a vital link between our mental health focused IAPT services and the wider Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector. Managing a caseload of service users from across BNSSG you’ll work with a diverse range of backgrounds and support needs. Building on your strong knowledge and understanding of VCSE services across BNSSG you’ll guide service users into support services to help them feel more connected to their community and improve their wellbeing.

This is a great opportunity for someone who wants to improve mental health services and strengthen the links between NHS commissioned services and the VCSE sector.

Your role will support the wider VitaMinds team by redirecting appropriate referrals to a non-IAPT pathway, allowing the Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners to focus on those in need of more therapeutic interventions.

The role involves a 50/50 split of home working and working at one of our offices in Bristol (this may change in accordance with Covid government guidance). The role requires working at least 1 evening per week.

Interviews will take place 28th February - 2nd March.

Vita Health Group celebrates life. Improving lives physically and mentally drives everything we do.

We work in partnership with the NHS, support the UK’s largest companies to help support their workforce and provide a full range of physiotherapy services to private customers. We are physical and mental health specialists with over 30 years of experience - we Make People Better.

Vita is fast growing, innovative and ambitious. If you would like to be part our journey and join a company that offers outstanding personal development, flexibility for a work/life balance and a genuine focus on delivering exceptional services then we would love to hear from you.

Your skills and background:

Essential:

• Working directly with service users in a supportive role
• Working with people experiencing mental wellbeing difficulties
• Working within time limited treatment models
• Experience in signposting service users to external agencies or charities
• Ability to undertake assessment of needs
• Creation and review of SMART goals in collaboration with service users
• Understanding and awareness of Psychological Therapies within IAPT
• Good knowledge of local statutory and voluntary services in BNSSG
• Willingness to undertake evening work when required
• Willingness to travel to our Bristol offices 50% of the week (may change as per covid regulations)

Desirable:

• Basic motivational interviewing skills
• Experience working within a mental health service
• Understanding and awareness of psychological therapies within IAPT

Why Vita Health Group?

Vita Health Group celebrates life. Improving lives physically and mentally drives everything we do.

We are physical and mental health specialists with over 30 years of experience.  We work in partnership with the NHS, support the UK’s largest corporate companies to help assist their workforce and provide a full range of physiotherapy services to private customers.

To achieve our mission of making people better, we recognise the importance of investing in our staff. In addition to a competitive salary, we also offer the opportunity of a flexible work life balance, support with continued professional development and a comprehensive benefits package which you can view in full on our website.

Vita Health Group is proud to be an equal opportunities employer.  We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion best practice and positively encourage applications from candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion/belief, marital status, or pregnancy/maternity. 

We are actively seeking to increase the diversity of our workforce, to ensure we are representative of the communities we serve at all levels. We therefore welcome applications from candidates with a wide range of lived experience.

We are committed to equitably support the wellbeing of all employees as demonstrated by:

• Our association with the MINDFUL EMPLOYER Charter for Employers who are Positive About Mental Health.
• Our status as a Disability Confident Committed Employer dedicated to ensuring that all candidates are treated fairly throughout the recruitment process. All disabled candidates that meet the minimum essential criteria will be invited to interview.
• Our participation in Stonewall’s Diversity Champions programme which supports us in ensuring all LGBTQIA+ staff are free to be themselves in the workplace.
• Our status as a Menopause Friendly Committed employer
• Our commitment to meet the standards outlined in the NHS Equality Delivery System (EDS2), Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES) and Workforce Disability Equality Standard (WDES).
• The provision of access to health and wellbeing services for colleagues.

Should you wish to discuss any adjustment or assistance you might need in the application or interview process please contact recruitment@vhg.co.uk and we will arrange.

Please note, all applicants must be legally entitled to accept and perform work in the UK and all positions are subject to a DBS check. 

Any data which you share with us throughout the hiring process will be stored securely within the UK and is accessible only by staff who require it. Should your application be unsuccessful, your data will be securely destroyed after 6 months. 

Vita Health Group reserves the right to close this job when sufficient applications have been received.

Vita Health Group