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 day off for your birthday (celebration day) and 2 wellbeing days per year (pro-rata for part time employees).
The benefit of enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave payments: 6 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption and 4 weeks full pay for paternity.
Vivup’s Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) offers 24/7 support, including access to 6 counselling sessions per issue, with counsellors available 7 days a week from 8am–8pm. The Your Care wellbeing platform also provides wellbeing resources including blogs, videos and CBT workbooks and allows you to set personal goals and complete health assessments.
You’ll be able to speak to a doctor online or by phone within 48 hours for advice, reassurance, and even private prescriptions if needed.
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.
Option to join a health cash plan (employee-funded), starting from just £5.98/month.
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.
Enjoy 10% staff discount at Mayfield Garden Centre.
Lifestyles and electronics discounts via Vivup.
Blue Light Card membership discount.
We offer flexible working to promote a healthy work life balance.
Possibility to have a salary exchange in our pension programme. Statutory 3% employer contribution and 3% employee. Being a member of the pension scheme also gives you 1 x salary in death-in-service benefit.
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.
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.
Role Details:
About the role
This is an opportunity to join the Solent Mind Finance Team as a Management Accountant. Your management accounting skills will help improve our budgeting, forecasting and interpretation of data to help deliver our strategy. Your knowledge, expertise and guidance will empower our budget holders to improve the services they provide.
About you
You will need to have experience of producing and explaining management accounts.
You will need strong IT skills to help improve the reporting out of our Microsoft Dynamics Business Central accounting system and to help build spreadsheets to improve month end processes and reporting to budget holders.
You will have strong communication and problem solving skills, generating ideas and identifying opportunities to benefit colleagues.
About us
Solent Mind is the largest mental health charity in Hampshire, supporting over 48,000 people with mental health interventions annually. It is part of a network of 125 local Minds in England and Wales, which are independent charities affiliated to Mind, the national mental health charity. Solent Mind has its own board of trustees and raises its own funds to deliver its services, support and training tailored to the needs of people living in Hampshire, Southampton, Portsmouth, and the Isle of Wight. Solent Mind has a gold award for workplace wellbeing index 2022/2023 and has signed up to be a mindful employer.
For further details on this role please email:
NOTE TO APPLICANTS - You will be asked about gaps in your employment and to provide proof of your right to work in the UK at interview. Unfortunately, we cannot sponsor this role as we do not hold a sponsorship licence. Any offer for this role will be subject to a standard Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and receiving your references.
We welcome people from all the communities we work in to apply for a role within Solent Mind, especially those with experience of mental health problems. Offers are made based on merit.
Please submit your application as early as possible, as we may close this advert before the advertised closing date.
HOW TO APPLY:
Please click on the ‘Apply Now’ button below to see the full details and apply for this role through our recruitment portal.
You will need to create an account if this is your first time applying for a role with us. We recommend using a browser for this if you can.
Role Details:
About the role
As a key senior member of The Lighthouse team, you will play a vital part in helping people experiencing or at risk of a mental health crisis, in partnership with our mental health nursing and allied health care professional colleagues from Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. You will supervise peer staff on shift, as well providing direct support to service users. These posts will involve 4pm-12midnight shifts on a rota basis which will include weekends and bank holidays.
About you
You will need to have personal, lived experience of a mental health issue. As well as the confidence and aptitude to supervise and support staff within a busy service, and to calmly and effectively take a lead on day-to-day face to face operations, by implement processes and policies and managing risk whilst supporting people who are distressed and/or in crisis.
About us
Solent Mind is the largest mental health charity in Hampshire, supporting over 48,000 people with mental health interventions annually. It is part of a network of 125 local Minds in England and Wales, which are independent charities affiliated to Mind, the national mental health charity. Solent Mind has its own board of trustees and raises its own funds to deliver its services, support and training tailored to the needs of people living in Hampshire, Southampton, Portsmouth, and the Isle of Wight. Solent Mind has a gold award for workplace wellbeing index 2022/2023 and has signed up to be a mindful employer.
For further details on this role please email:
Hannah Baker, Peer Support Team Leader hbaker@solentmind.org.uk
NOTE TO APPLICANTS - You will be asked about gaps in your employment and to provide proof of your right to work in the UK at interview. Unfortunately, we cannot sponsor this role as we do not hold a sponsorship licence. Any offer for this role will be subject to a a enhanced adult barred Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and receiving your references.
We welcome people from all the communities we work in to apply for a role within Solent Mind, especially those with experience of mental health problems. Offers are made based on merit.
Please submit your application as early as possible, as we may close this advert before the advertised closing date.
HOW TO APPLY:
Please click on the ‘Apply Now’ button below to see the full details and apply for this role through our recruitment portal.
You will need to create an account if this is your first time applying for a role with us. We recommend using a browser for this if you can.
Role Details:
About the role
Solent Mind provides Wellbeing services from our bases in Winchester (Parchment Street). Alongside this service we have an expanding team of Wellbeing and Peer Support staff based with GP surgeries and in community settings.
The Service Manager will be responsible for managing and developing all aspects of the Winchester Wellbeing service, ensuring a capable and well-supported staff and volunteer team and liaising with key partners to provide a high quality service which meets the needs of local communities.
About you
We are looking for a qualified Mental Health First Aider who has experience in managing teams and services.
You will have problem-solving skills, alongside the ability to engage and develop relationships with key stakeholders, as well as able to engage and motivate colleagues and partners.
About us
Solent Mind is the largest mental health charity in Hampshire, supporting over 48,000 people with mental health interventions annually. It is part of a network of 125 local Minds in England and Wales, which are independent charities affiliated to Mind, the national mental health charity. Solent Mind has its own board of trustees and raises its own funds to deliver its services, support and training tailored to the needs of people living in Hampshire, Southampton, Portsmouth, and the Isle of Wight. Solent Mind has a gold award for workplace wellbeing index 2022/2023 and has signed up to be a mindful employer.
For further details on this role please email:
Elizabeth White-Ripley (Head of Community Services - Hampshire) – ewhiteripley@solentmind.org.uk
NOTE TO APPLICANTS - You will be asked about gaps in your employment and to provide proof of your right to work in the UK at interview. Unfortunately, we cannot sponsor this role as we do not hold a sponsorship licence. Any offer for this role will be subject to a a enhanced adult barred Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and receiving your references.
We welcome people from all the communities we work in to apply for a role within Solent Mind, especially those with experience of mental health problems. Offers are made based on merit.
Please submit your application as early as possible, as we may close this advert before the advertised closing date.
HOW TO APPLY:
Please click on the ‘Apply Now’ button below to see the full details and apply for this role through our recruitment portal.
You will need to create an account if this is your first time applying for a role with us. We recommend using a browser for this if you can.
Role Details:
About the role
As a Wellbeing Assessor, you will undertake assessments of patients in order to understand their individual needs and identify the most appropriate support for them, working collaboratively with other partners in the Primary Care Mental Health Service and associated organisations.
About you
You will have experience of working with vulnerable people who have diverse need. You will have experience of working in a mental health setting.
You will need good communication, IT and teamwork skills.
Tell us in your supporting statement how you meet each of the person specifications in the job description. We are especially interested in hearing about your experience of working with people with diverse needs in a mental health or similar setting.
About us
Solent Mind is the largest mental health charity in Hampshire, supporting over 48,000 people with mental health interventions annually. It is part of a network of 125 local Minds in England and Wales, which are independent charities affiliated to Mind, the national mental health charity. Solent Mind has its own board of trustees and raises its own funds to deliver its services, support and training tailored to the needs of people living in Hampshire, Southampton, Portsmouth, and the Isle of Wight. Solent Mind has a gold award for workplace wellbeing index 2022/2023 and has signed up to be a mindful employer.
For further details on this role please email:
Sarah Willis (Team Leader) swillis@solentmind.org.uk
NOTE TO APPLICANTS - You will be asked about gaps in your employment and to provide proof of your right to work in the UK at interview. Unfortunately, we cannot sponsor this role as we do not hold a sponsorship licence. Any offer for this role will be subject to a a enhanced adult barred Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and receiving your references.
We welcome people from all the communities we work in to apply for a role within Solent Mind, especially those with experience of mental health problems. Offers are made based on merit.
Please submit your application as early as possible, as we may close this advert before the advertised closing date.
HOW TO APPLY:
Please click on the ‘Apply Now’ button below to see the full details and apply for this role through our recruitment portal.
You will need to create an account if this is your first time applying for a role with us. We recommend using a browser for this if you can.
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