1. Salary: £15,187.50 to £16,361.15 per annum (£24,975 to £26,905 full-time equivalent) – Solent Mind Band B
2. Hours: 22.5 hours per week (Mondays and Tuesdays 9 am to 5pm, Wednesday midday to 8pm)
3. Location: Portsmouth Wellbeing Centre and St Mary’s Community Health Campus
4. Interview Date: Monday 12 January 2026
5. Closing Date: Sunday 4 January 2026 (11.59pm)
(Ref REQ00576)
Role Details:
About the role
Working with our NHS colleagues and Solent Mind to provide Peer Support working within local communities to enhance mental health care at both Primary and Secondary level.
You will work 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.
You will support people to develop and use a range of skills and techniques to help their wellbeing through short-term goal focused support, and enable service users to take control of their own recovery.
About you
You must have your own mental health lived experience to be able to support service users in their recovery journey.
You need knowledge of mental health services, and wider related groups and organisations.
You will have time management, and team working skills as well as intermediate computer skills.
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. Abbie Drinkwater (Peer Support and Wellbeing Team Leader)
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 a relevant 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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