Job Description
Title: Community Connector
Base: Floating - The post holder will be a floating Community Connector covering the long term leaves and absences of Community Connectors from various GPIMHS Teams across multiple locations across Surrey.
Salary: £28,000
Hours: Zero Hours contract - Up to 35 per week
Team: General Practices Integrated Mental Health Services (GPimhs)
Do you want to be part of something new? Something exciting, something worthwhile, that will change lives? If yes, then we will be happy to have you as part of our amazing multidisciplinary and diverse team. This role would be for someone who is looking to work as an assistant psychologist in the future and build on their skills and experiences.
About the role
NHS England recently announced a new transformation fund to be allocated to pilot sites within 12 Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships/ Integrated Care Systems across the country to test new and integrated models of primary and community mental health care. Surrey Heartlands Health and Care Partnership is one of these successful pilot sites.
The role of the Community Connector is fundamental to the development of these innovative new teams and mental health services based within networks of GP Practices (Primary Care Networks – PCNs). The role will support the ongoing development and mobilisation of integrated primary care mental health services. We will be interested in candidates who can drive and have access to a vehicle, and have a level 3 NVQ in Health and Social Care and preferably minimum of 2 years community experience of drug & alcohol/criminal justice/mental health work.
About Us
Catalyst is a non-profit organisation working with people who are dealing with issues associated with their mental health wellbeing, and/or drugs and alcohol use. For the past 30 years, we have been focused on believing in people’s ability to change and we are proud of our non-judgemental ethos. Our goal is to focus on “how” we offer our service and not on what service we offer. Because of this we need and recruit people who:
- Have an understanding of empathy and the importance of applying empathy in relating with our clients
- Understand that integrity is not just our value it is our way of life at Catalyst
- Will share our value of genuine care for people
- Will understand that being friendly, thinking in a holistic, professional, and non-judgemental-way is not a requirement but a necessity to achieve our mandate to our clients
- Will be committed and dedicated to our cause
What we will offer you
- An opportunity to join an amazing multidisciplinary team of diverse people
- An opportunity to impact people and make a difference
- Blended working & Flexible working
- Sick pay (after successful completion of probation)
- Your birthday off
- Bereavement leave
- Compassionate leave
- Study leave
- Access to simply Health after 1st month of employment
- Pension scheme
- Employee discount programme
- Constant investment in your personal development
- Multiple social team bonding activities and events
If this sounds exciting to you please contact us with any questions or to request an informal discussion about the role.
Please copy and paste the following link: https://www.catalystsupport.org.uk/work-for-us/ into your web browser to view the detailed job description and to find out more about us and the role.
Catalyst prides itself as an equal opportunities employer.
All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory references and an Enhanced DBS Disclosure.
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Job Types: Permanent, Zero hours contract
Salary: £28,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Flexitime
- On-site parking
- Private dental insurance
- Private medical insurance
- Referral programme
- Wellness programme
- Work from home
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Flexitime
- Monday to Friday
Experience:
- Mental Health: 1 year (required)
Work Location: One location