Care Navigator

Rethink Mental Illness is seeking a committed Care Navigator to provide tailored, high-quality support to individuals being released from HMP Millsike. As part of our integrated mental health team, you'll work closely with healthcare and prison staff to ensure that health services are in place to support a smooth, positive transition from prison to community life. Using a strengths-based, coaching approach, you'll offer one-to-one and group interventions, helping individuals manage their own wellbeing and reconnect with essential community resources.,

• Deliver pre- and post-release support to individuals with health vulnerabilities, assisting with continuity of care and connecting them to community services.
• Conduct initial assessments and care mapping for service users, creating tailored care plans for effective release and reintegration.
• Organise and contribute to health promotion events, supporting the reduction of health inequalities and the promotion of wellbeing.
• Maintain accurate, detailed records in accordance with organisational and national standards, and manage multiple tasks to meet the demands of a high-volume, fast-paced environment., We therefore actively encourage and welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience, those who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (or questioning), Intersex and (asexual) (LGBTQIA+), people with a disability, and people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds.
If you have any questions about the position, please contact - IND1 Our work to achieve this is guided by seven core values:
• Commitment
• Equity
• Expertise
• Hope
• Openness
• Passion
• Understanding
  
  NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in Health and Social Care or related field.
• Experience supporting vulnerable individuals to set and achieve goals, with knowledge of health, criminal justice, housing, and social care.
• Strong communication skills with experience in case management, structured interventions, and care planning.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and database systems, along with effective time management and problem-solving abilities.
Desirable: Experience within a prison setting or working with individuals involved in the criminal justice system, and additional mental health or coaching training.
• Appointments will be at the minimum of the band.
We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
• Given the nature of this role, which involves frequent travel to various locations and timely meetings, a clean drivers licence is essential.
  
  We're Rethink Mental Illness, a leading charity provider of mental health services in England. We support thousands of people through our groups, services, policy, campaigns and advice and information. Our work supports us in delivering on our mission: "A better life for everyone severely affected by mental illness."
It is an exciting time to join our growing charity. We are on a transformation journey, one that supports the delivery of the organisation strategy - delivering Communities that Care. Supporting employees, managers and leaders through this change is a key priority for the People function. Just like its key that we attract diverse people to come and work for us. Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Diversity is important to us and we appreciate difference through difference, inclusiveness and belonging. It gives us a deeper understanding of the world, our society and the diverse communities we're working with. By including everyone, we are able to draw on the unique experiences and expertise of our people to help shape and enrich our workplace and improve our services. One way we are doing is through our valued staff networks which play a critical and highly valued role in keeping us focused on creating a diverse, inclusive and engaged employer. We recognise and support staff networks for our Black, Asian and minority ethnic and our LGBTQIA+ colleagues. We are also proud to have been awarded Disability Confident Employer status and are a signatory to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter. Becoming a truly anti-racist organisation We have an ambition of become a truly anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider - and in our efforts to influence policy and wider societal factors impacting on mental health set out in our . We have designed a multi-year anti-racist programme of work contained in our which demonstrate our intention to hold ourselves accountable and be judged on our progress on becoming a truly anti-racist organisation.

You can also follow us on / / and to find out more about the work we do! Caring for our people. We offer a wide range of support. Some of our benefits include:
• PULSE: our recognition, rewards, wellbeing, and benefits platform. Providing access to thousands of discounts and benefits including cashback; reloadable cards; savings etc. As well as being able to thank colleagues and nominate them for awards.
• Wagestream: gives you instant access to up to 50% of your pay. Also provides a library of expert tools, tips and articles plus, helps you start building a rainy-day pot straight from your salary.
• Wellbeing support: our Wellbeing hub gives physical, emotional, and mental health support. We also have a BUPA Employee Assistance Programme with access to appointments.
• Taking time for you: we work flexibly -you get to choose where you work, managing your own diary. We have generous annual leave, starting at 25 rising to 30 days, plus bank holidays, as well as your birthday off. We also offer the opportunity to buy and sell annual leave.
• Planning for the future: We have a contributory pension scheme.
• Structured Corporate Induction: Onboarding you into the Charity supporting your wellbeing along the way.
• £300 when you introduce a Friend: receive up to £300 when you introduce a friend or family member.