Locality Primary Care Mental Health Support Worker
Touchstone is a multi-award-winning mentalhealth and wellbeing charity operating in communities across Yorkshire.Touchstone understands that we can only deliver excellence to the people weserve if the people we recruit are happy, empowered, supported to reach theirpotential and trusted to lead.
Main duties of the job
As a Mental Health Support Worker within theLeeds Mental Wellbeing Service (LMWS) you will be part of multi-disciplinaryteam which delivers an integrated service to offer primary care based mentalhealth support for people with mild to moderate common mental healthproblems. You will also focus onincreasing access to mental health services for people in some of the mostdeprived areas of Leeds and those who traditionally face barriers to accessingthis support.
As an employee of Touchstone, you will benefit from the following:
Working for a diverse and inclusive organisation e.g. 36% *BME staff, 25% *LGBTQ+ staff, 16% *staff with a disability. Staff and peer support networks (*as above and many more)
28 days annual leave (rising to 31 after 2 years) + 8 bank holidays (pro-rata)
Flexible working opportunities
Access to HealthHero – Employee Assistance Scheme and Virtual GP service for staff
Personal wellbeing and training budget.
Access to 24/7 confidential staff helpline.
Health and wellbeing activities and fun staff team away days
Inclusive maternity and parental policies and pay
Additional day of leave as a celebration day or health and wellbeing
Learning and personal development opportunities
About us
Touchstoneis an equal opportunities organisation, an equal rights employer andapplications are welcome from all sections of the community, particularly, BMEand LGB and Trans communities and/or people with disabilities who areunder-represented within Touchstone. All applicants who disclose a disabilityand meet the essential criteria will be interviewed. Additional information canbe obtained from our equal opportunities policy. Please note that we do nothold a sponsor licence and we do not intend to offer sponsorship for thisparticular role. You should therefore ensure that you have/will have the rightto work in the UK to be able to undertake this role, if appointed, you will berequired to provide relevant right to work documents at the point of an offerbeing made to you. We reserve the right toclose this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early aspossible.
Job responsibilities
Background
Touchstone is part of Leeds Mental Wellbeing Service (LMWS) whichdelivers an integrated service to offer primary care based mental healthsupport for people with mild to moderate common mental health Needs. Together,our partnership supports thousands of people in Leeds to increase theirresilience and live their best lives within their community.
Purpose of the job
Job description
Job responsibilities
Background
Touchstone is part of Leeds Mental Wellbeing Service (LMWS) whichdelivers an integrated service to offer primary care based mental healthsupport for people with mild to moderate common mental health Needs. Together,our partnership supports thousands of people in Leeds to increase theirresilience and live their best lives within their community.
Purpose of the job
To work within Leedss locality based Local CarePartnerships and integrated hubs, providing mental health support as anintegral and critical part of a multi-agency and multi-disciplinary team.
You will increase the inclusivity of the LMWS,especially among communities most at risk of developing poor mental health anddeveloping health and social inequalities
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