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Working at Solent Mind will give you a friendly and flexible working environment, excellent benefits, training opportunities and above all: a place where you can use your lived experiences to really make a difference.
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Here are just some of the benefits you can expect as a Solent Mind employee:
25 days annual leave rising incrementally to 30 days per year for staff on permanent full time or part time contracts and pro-rata for part time staff.
1 month full pay and 1 month half pay for permanent staff after completing 3 months service. This increases to 2 months full pay and 2 months half pay after 12 months continuous service and then rises after 24 months continuous service to a maximum entitlement of 3 months full pay and 3 months half pay. Sick pay is pro-rata for part time staff, just like holiday entitlement.
We offer flexible working to promote a healthy work life balance.
The benefit of enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave payments.
Access to our trusted Employee Assistance Programme providing free bitesize wellbeing support over the phone and structured counselling services.
A dedicated learning and development budget that supports the training of our staff; covering both current role requirements and future development needs identified through appraisals and supervisions.
A Specsavers voucher for a full eye test and help towards the cost of glasses specifically for VDU use or a financial contribution towards an eye test and the cost of glasses specifically for VDU use with your existing eye test provider.
An interest-free season ticket loan for travel to work and access to a Cycle to Work Scheme, open to all members of staff after completing three months service.
Join working groups across the organisation and share your experiences, passions and contribute to our policies and strategies, from Equality and Diversity to Environmental and green issues.
Become part of a friendly, welcoming and understanding team where you can truly bring your whole self to work, mental health challenges included.
We encourage all staff to share their experiences if they want to, as we start conversations and challenge the stigma associated with mental illness. You don't have to share anything if you don't want to, but if you do, we can give you the platform and support to share your story.
Job Details:
About the role
The main purpose of this role is to develop and deliver our approach to maintain and grow corporate fundraising income, to support our mission to improve mental health in Hampshire. You will join us at an exciting time, having just launched our new three-year strategy, and this role is pivotal in helping us achieve our strategic ambitions in the years ahead.
The role is to lead the corporate fundraising activities for Solent Mind, which have grown significantly over the last five years. This will include maximising support through Charity of the Year relationships and participation in activities, events and challenges in aid of Solent Mind, and by securing one-off gifts in support of Solent Mind. You will research and build our corporate pipeline and support the delivery of our wider employer engagement which covers all aspects of employment engagement including fundraising, training and mental health employer service.
This role is within Solent Mind’s fundraising and external engagement team, and the successful candidate will manage and be supported by the Corporate Fundraising Officer.
About you
You will be an experienced corporate fundraiser or have relevant relationship fundraising or B2B sales experience, together with a proven track record in meeting and exceeding financial and other targets. You will be an effective communicator with excellent written and presentation skills. You should possess good negotiating and influencing skills, as well as excellent relationship management skills, and be highly pro-active and skilled in generating new business leads and moving warm prospects through the ‘sales’ cycle.
You will demonstrate the ability to motivate and develop your direct reports and will ideally have experience supervising both staff and volunteers.
About us
Solent Mind is a mental health charity, supporting people to develop positive mental wellbeing, live well and thrive. Last year, our 400 strong team supported 45,000 people with their mental health across Hampshire, Southampton and Portsmouth. We are part of the Mind Federation. Solent Mind has a Gold award for Workplace Wellbeing Index 2022/2023 and has signed up to be a Mindful Employer.
Staff Benefits We Can Offer You:
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DBS NOTE TO APPLICANTS - This role does not require any DBS disclosure.
We encourage applications from all communities we serve and actively welcome individuals who have lived or shared experience of mental health to apply for roles at Solent Mind. Appointments are based on merit.
Please note that we may close vacancies before the advertised closing date if we receive a sufficient number of applications. Therefore, we recommend submitting your application as early as possible.
HOW TO APPLY:
The full details and applications for this role are only available via our Recruitment Portal.
Please click on the ‘Apply Now’ button below.
This will automatically take you to our ‘Current Job Vacancies & Volunteering Opportunities’ page in our Recruitment Portal.
Enter the name of this role in the ‘Job Title’ section at the top of the page.
Click on ‘Search’ at the bottom of the page.
Once in the job details, you will be able to view the job description and complete your application.
Job Details:
About the role
Working with our NHS colleagues Solent Mind are providing Peer Support working within local communities to enhance mental health care at primary level.
This role involves:
About you
You will have a key understanding of the role of peer support in mental health and how to use your lived experience to this affect as well as the ability to manage time and competing priorities and take responsibility for your own work and accountabilities.
About us
Solent Mind is a mental health charity, supporting people to develop positive mental wellbeing, live well and thrive. Last year, our 400 strong team supported 45,000 people with their mental health across Hampshire, Southampton and Portsmouth. We are part of the Mind Federation. Solent Mind has a Gold award for Workplace Wellbeing Index 2022/2023 and has signed up to be a Mindful Employer.
In Return We Can Offer You:
For More Details On This Role Please Email:
DBS NOTE TO APPLICANTS - We have assessed this role as requiring an Enhanced (Adult and Child) & Barred (Adult and Child) level of disclosure.
We encourage applications from all communities we serve and actively welcome individuals who have lived or shared experience of mental health to apply for roles at Solent Mind. Appointments are based on merit.
Please note that we may close vacancies before the advertised closing date if we receive a sufficient number of applications. Therefore, we recommend submitting your application as early as possible.
HOW TO APPLY:
The full details and applications for this role are only available via our Recruitment Portal.
Please click on the ‘Apply Now’ button below.
This will automatically take you to our ‘Current Job Vacancies & Volunteering Opportunities’ page in our Recruitment Portal.
Enter the name of this role in the ‘Job Title’ section at the top of the page.
Click on ‘Search’ at the bottom of the page.
Once in the job details, you will be able to view the job description and complete your application.
Job Details:
About the role
Every piece of data we collect holds a story, a piece of someone’s journey towards better mental health.
This is a pivotal role within the CRM and Insights team, supporting the project team in successfully migrating service user data from the existing Dynamics system to In-Form CRM. You will join us at an exciting time, as we streamline operational systems and data processes, enabling the service teams to serve our communities more efficiently and effectively.
You will be well versed in SQL and database analysis techniques, helping the project team to understand the relationships between the Dynamics entities and how the data can be best transposed into the Salesforce-based CRM, In-Form CRM.
By understanding the Solent Mind's data retention rules, you will assist in inspecting and cleansing the data to ensure that only relevant, accurate, and complete data is migrated to In-Form CRM.
As new data systems are integrated, this role will collaborate with owners of the Finance, HR and Donor Management systems to support the design of viable solutions to extract, transpose, and load data between the different systems. This role is initially offered on a 12-month fixed-term contract.
About you
You will be highly proficient in manipulating data using Excel and SQL, with proven experience in analysing databases to extract, transform, and load data. You’ll have a strong knowledge of data auditing techniques and processes, along with a good understanding of data management principles and compliance. You’ll be able to communicate technical concepts simply to non-technical colleagues and be comfortable working both autonomously and in a team environment.
About us
Solent Mind is a mental health charity, supporting people to develop positive mental wellbeing, live well and thrive. Last year, our 400 strong team supported 45,000 people with their mental health across Hampshire, Southampton and Portsmouth. We are part of the Mind Federation. Solent Mind has a Gold award for Workplace Wellbeing Index 2022/2023 and has signed up to be a Mindful Employer.
In Return We Can Offer You:
For More Details On This Role Please Email:
DBS NOTE TO APPLICANTS - We have assessed this role as requiring an Standard level of disclosure.
We encourage applications from all communities we serve and actively welcome individuals who have lived or shared experience of mental health to apply for roles at Solent Mind. Appointments are based on merit.
Please note that we may close vacancies before the advertised closing date if we receive a sufficient number of applications. Therefore, we recommend submitting your application as early as possible.
HOW TO APPLY:
The full details and applications for this role are only available via our Recruitment Portal.
Please click on the ‘Apply Now’ button below.
This will automatically take you to our ‘Current Job Vacancies & Volunteering Opportunities’ page in our Recruitment Portal.
Enter the name of this role in the ‘Job Title’ section at the top of the page.
Click on ‘Search’ at the bottom of the page.
Once in the job details, you will be able to view the job description and complete your application.
Job Details:
About the role
The PCN Wellbeing Advisor will work across all surgeries within their allocated PCN and within the wellbeing service for training, support and supervision.
The PCN Wellbeing Advisor will be responsible for looking after their own case load. Providing support through 1-1 skills based work that will enable people to better manage their own low level mental health issue in the longer term. Good It skills are needed as recording and sharing appropriate data for the requirements of both Solent Mind and the PCN will be required.
There will be a full training and induction package for this post.
About you
You will need to have a good understanding of a mental health issue, as well as experience of working with people with mental health needs, excellent communication skills and a strong understanding of the key difficulties and challenges faced by people on their recovery journey. Good It skills are needed as recording and sharing appropriate data for the requirements of both Solent Mind and the PCN will be required.
About us
Solent Mind is a mental health charity, supporting people to develop positive mental wellbeing, live well and thrive. Last year, our 400 strong team supported 45,000 people with their mental health across Hampshire, Southampton and Portsmouth. We are part of the Mind Federation. Solent Mind has a Gold award for Workplace Wellbeing Index 2022/2023 and has signed up to be a Mindful Employer.
In Return We Can Offer You:
For More Details On This Role Please Email:
DBS NOTE TO APPLICANTS - We have assessed this role as requiring an Enhanced (Adult and Child) & Barred (Adult and Child) level of disclosure.
We encourage applications from all communities we serve and actively welcome individuals who have lived or shared experience of mental health to apply for roles at Solent Mind. Appointments are based on merit.
Please note that we may close vacancies before the advertised closing date if we receive a sufficient number of applications. Therefore, we recommend submitting your application as early as possible.
HOW TO APPLY:
The full details and applications for this role are only available via our Recruitment Portal.
Please click on the ‘Apply Now’ button below.
This will automatically take you to our ‘Current Job Vacancies & Volunteering Opportunities’ page in our Recruitment Portal.
Enter the name of this role in the ‘Job Title’ section at the top of the page.
Click on ‘Search’ at the bottom of the page.
Once in the job details, you will be able to view the job description and complete your application.
Job Details:
About the role
Fareham and Gosport Wellbeing service is looking to recruit a wellbeing coach to work with young persons aged 11-25 years.
The Wellbeing Coach will be employed by Solent Mind as part of the Wellbeing project and will be located within the Coastal PCN (comprising Brook Lane, Lockswood and Stubbington surgeries).
The Wellbeing Coach will see patients aged 11-25 on an individual basis and will carry out assessments, and deliver 1-1 sessions to help younger people improve their mental wellbeing and build resilience.
About you
You will need to have a good understanding of mental health in younger person’s, as well as experience of working with people with mental health needs, excellent communication skills and a strong understanding of the key difficulties and challenges faced by people on their recovery journey.
About us
Solent Mind is a mental health charity, supporting people to develop positive mental wellbeing, live well and thrive. Last year, our 400 strong team supported 45,000 people with their mental health across Hampshire, Southampton and Portsmouth. We are part of the Mind Federation. Solent Mind has a Gold award for Workplace Wellbeing Index 2022/2023 and has signed up to be a Mindful Employer.
In Return We Can Offer You:
For More Details On This Role Please Email:
DBS NOTE TO APPLICANTS - We have assessed this role as requiring an Enhanced (Adult and Child) & Barred (Child) level of disclosure.
We encourage applications from all communities we serve and actively welcome individuals who have lived or shared experience of mental health to apply for roles at Solent Mind. Appointments are based on merit.
Please note that we may close vacancies before the advertised closing date if we receive a sufficient number of applications. Therefore, we recommend submitting your application as early as possible.
HOW TO APPLY:
The full details and applications for this role are only available via our Recruitment Portal.
Please click on the ‘Apply Now’ button below.
This will automatically take you to our ‘Current Job Vacancies & Volunteering Opportunities’ page in our Recruitment Portal.
Enter the name of this role in the ‘Job Title’ section at the top of the page.
Click on ‘Search’ at the bottom of the page.
Once in the job details, you will be able to view the job description and complete your application.
Job Details:
About the role:
Step 2 and 3 of the NHS Talking Therapies Hampshire service is provided in partnership by Solent Mind (step 2) and Southern Health NHS Foundation (step 3). Qualified PWP’s are employed by Solent Mind to deliver support to step 2 patients.
This role involves delivering assessments as well as evidenced-based low intensity CBT interventions for those with mild to moderate depression and/or anxiety disorders. The range of treatments you may provide would include one-to-one guided self-help via telephone & video, with the opportunity to offer face-to-face in addition to cCBT programmes, webinars, workshops and psycho-educational groups.
About you:
You will need to be highly motivated and resilient to cope with the demands of working in this large, high volume service. Successful candidates will also need strong communication skills, professional telephone manner and excellent IT and organisational skills.
Applicants must hold a Postgraduate or Degree Certificate in Psychological Therapies, otherwise they cannot be considered for this role.
About us:
Successful candidates will be employed by Solent Mind. We are proud to support our team in building their clinical skills and developing their own areas of interest and expertise. We offer regular additional training, monthly ‘Special Interest Groups’ and regularly offer opportunities to be involved in exciting, new projects. In addition, we offer the opportunity to develop clinical skills through Continuing Professional Development training, offering opportunities to work with Long Term Health Conditions, Behavioural Experiments, OCD and Health Anxiety.
The NHS Talking Therapies Hampshire service is run in partnership by Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust and Solent Mind.
Solent Mind is a mental health charity, supporting people to develop positive mental wellbeing, live well and thrive. Last year, our 400 strong team supported 45,000 people with their mental health across Hampshire, Southampton and Portsmouth. We are part of the Mind Federation. Solent Mind has a Gold award for Workplace Wellbeing Index 2022/2023 and has signed up to be a Mindful Employer.
In Return We Can Offer You:
For More Details On This Role Please Email:
DBS NOTE TO APPLICANTS - We have assessed this role as requiring an Enhanced (Adult & Child) & Barred (Adult & Child) level of disclosure.
We encourage applications from all communities we serve and actively welcome individuals who have lived or shared experience of mental health to apply for roles at Solent Mind. Appointments are based on merit.
Please note that we may close vacancies before the advertised closing date if we receive a sufficient number of applications. Therefore, we recommend submitting your application as early as possible.
HOW TO APPLY:
The full details and applications for this role are only available via our Recruitment Portal.
Please click on the ‘Apply Now’ button below.
This will automatically take you to our ‘Current Job Vacancies & Volunteering Opportunities’ page in our Recruitment Portal.
Enter the name of this role in the ‘Job Title’ section at the top of the page.
Click on ‘Search’ at the bottom of the page.
Once in the job details, you will be able to view the job description and complete your application.
Sue's experiences of accessing mental health services has empowered her to give help and hope to others through Peer Support.
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Simons tell us about how after accessing support from our Gosport & Fareham Wellbeing Center, he began volunteering there to give something back.
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