At Rethink Advocacy, we believe everyone should have a voice in decisions that shape their care, treatment and future. As part of our Devon and Torbay Advocacy team, you’ll play a vital role in making that a reality for people who need independent, skilled and compassionate advocacy.
We’re looking for a Multi‑Disciplinary Advocate who shares our values of Passion, Openness, Understanding, Expertise and Equity, and is ready to make a meaningful difference every day.
This role is a full‑time 35‑hour per week position, Monday to Friday between 9:00 am till 5:00 pm based in Exeter and the Devon & Torbay Surrounding areas. It requires that the successful candidate is able to travel to appointments within this area throughout their working day.
About the role
As a qualified and/or experienced advocate, you’ll deliver statutory independent advocacy and work across two of our local Advocacy Teams. The first Team has a fixed base at Langdon Secure Hospital on Exeter Road in Dawlish. The second Team works remotely across Devon & Torbay as part of the Devon Advocacy Consortium (DAC) whose headquarters are based in Exeter. You’ll support people with a wide range of needs — including mental health conditions, learning disabilities, and physical or sensory disabilities — to express their wishes, understand their rights, and be part of decisions that affect their lives.
Your work will span multiple advocacy remits, which may include:
* IMHA
* IMCA
* ICAA
* IHCA
* CYP advocacy
* Community advocacy
* Paid RPR
This is a field‑based role where you’ll manage your own diary, plan client visits and complete administrative tasks independently. You’ll maintain high‑quality case records, identify safeguarding concerns, and contribute to a positive, reflective, supportive team culture.
What you’ll do
* Provide a professional, person‑led and issue‑based advocacy service.
* Support people to understand their rights, explore options and have their voice heard.
* Deliver both instructed and non‑instructed advocacy, adapting your approach to each person.
* Work confidently within legal frameworks including the Mental Capacity Act and Mental Health Act.
* Manage a varied caseload and maintain accurate, timely case records.
* Work collaboratively with colleagues across the Devon Advocacy Consortium (DAC).
* Raise awareness of advocacy through community engagement and promotional activities.
* Support volunteers, trainees or students where required.
About you
You’ll be a passionate advocate for empowerment, rights and inclusion. You’ll also bring:
* Level 2 Award in Independent Advocacy and willingness to work towards the Level 4 Independent Advocacy Practice qualification
* Experience working as an advocate (paid or voluntary) and managing a caseload.
* Strong understanding of advocacy principles, legal frameworks, and person‑centred practice.
* Excellent communication skills, including adapting to a range of communication needs.
* Ability to travel across Devon and Torbay.
What you value
You’ll embody our Rethink CARES behaviours: Connect, Accountable, Respect, Evolve, Success — and you’ll bring enthusiasm, professionalism and a commitment to continuous learning.
Why join Rethink?
You’ll be part of a supportive, skilled and passionate team making a real difference to people’s lives.
* A role where your voice and expertise are valued
* Supportive supervision and reflective practice
* Training, development and progression opportunities
* The chance to directly influence positive change for individuals severely affected by mental illness
Ready to make an impact?
If you’re excited by the idea of empowering others and ensuring people’s rights are upheld, we’d love to hear from you.
Why Work With Rethink Mental Illness?
At Rethink Mental Illness, we believe that when you feel supported, you can make the biggest difference. That’s why we offer a range of benefits to help you thrive:
* Inclusive Culture: Join staff networks that champion diversity and inclusion.
* Wellbeing Support: Access our Wellbeing Hub, Employee Assistance Programme, and the Unmind mental health app.
* Recognition & Rewards: Enjoy discounts, cashback offers, and celebrate achievements through our PULSE platform.
* Flexible Working & Generous Leave: Starting at 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays and your birthday off), with options to buy or sell extra days.
* Learning & Development: Grow your career with structured onboarding and training opportunities.
* Financial & Family Support: Contributory pension scheme, enhanced family leave, and travel benefits like season ticket loans and cycle‑to‑work schemes.
* Referral Bonus: Earn up to £300 for introducing someone to our team.
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 and support groups for our ethnically diverse and 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.
We aim for our workforce to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve; for those who work for us to feel heard, valued and feel they belong; and for our work to help tackle wider mental health inequalities. We therefore actively encourage and welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience of mental illness, those who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning, Intersex, Asexual and any other gender identity not expressed here (LGBTQIA+); people who are neurodiverse, have a health condition, or a disability or hidden disability and people from an ethnically diverse background- regardless of your age, religious or spiritual belief, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, political view or socio-economic status.
Becoming a truly anti‑racist organisation
We have an ambition of becoming 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 anti‑racist statement. We have designed a multi‑year anti‑racist programme of work contained in our Race Equality Action Plan which demonstrates our intention to hold ourselves accountable and be judged on our progress on becoming a truly anti‑racist organisation.
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