1. Salary: £15,187.50 – £16,361.15 per annum (Solent Mind band B)
2. Hours: 22.5 hours per week (to be worked over 3 days)
3. Location: Southampton
4. Interview Date: week commencing Monday 13 April 2026
5. Closing Date: Tuesday 07 April 2026 (11.59pm)
(Ref REQ00597)
Role 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:
Working with colleagues from across primary care (GP) network to identify people that may benefit from peer support and plan work accordingly.
Working with people in one to one and group settings, including managing your own caseload of service users, to support their recovery and help them access the support they
need.
Working closely with other team members and services to support people using the service in a collaborative, person-centred way, including helping them to identify and articulate
their needs and hopes.
Supporting people to develop and use a range of skills and techniques to help their wellbeing.
Any offer for this role is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Check.
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 effect 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 the largest mental health charity in Hampshire. 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:
6. Jude Gardner
7. Solent Mind Talent Acquisition team careers@solentmind.org.uk or 023 8201 1718
Job description person specification
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 an 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.
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