Please note, at this stage, the role is open only to internal staff (including NHSP and Agency staff currently on placement within our organisation) and staff substantively employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts and the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB). Any individual who is at risk of redundancy will be given priority, provided they meet the essential criteria.
Would you like to work with a team to improve health and wellbeing and empower others?
As a Recovery and Wellbeing College Facilitator you will work within a community team to understand their needs and deliver courses to help our students.
You will be supporting your team and empowering students to make connections, improve their wellbeing and get involved.
You may have worked in the public or third sector, education or be familiar with hosting large groups.
Using your personal or professional lived experience, you will give hope and support while promoting self-care and recovery to students in their recovery journey.
This opportunity is across three different localities and is part time at 7.5 hrs/week.
You will be required to travel to community and NHS venues in Kent & Medway. This role includes some hybrid, home based work using digital technology.
Please read through the full job description and person specification before applying.
Please have a look at all information on our webpage here
The key aspects of this role are;
To co-facilitate Recovery and Wellbeing College provision.
To enhance student experience by compassionate communication.
To enhance co-facilitator experience by providing high quality support.
To empower Recovery and Wellbeing College Students to actively participate in their own recovery journey.
To carry out administration tasks and liaise with your team.
To positively promote Recovery and Wellbeing College within the community.
To understand and promote the use of our Student Portal.
We are the Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway. Our teams support adults with a wide range of mental health needs. Because we cover the whole county and both hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the 1.8 million people of Kent and Medway. Rated 'Good' by the CQC, we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 in the community each year.
Our vision is simple: We are here to help communities not just live with mental illness, but live well. It's why we're passionate about working with communities to make mental health care better for everyone. And everything we do is guided by our values caring, inclusive, curious and confident.
Join us - if you share our passion for better mental health care and want to be part of a team that's doing well together.
The post holder must hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car/vehicle to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).
Please refer to the attached job description for the full details on the responsibilities and person specification