Wellbeing Assessor Waterside PCN
About the role
As a Wellbeing Assessor, you will use your skills and experience to work one-to-one (face-to-face, by phone or online) with people with mild or moderate mental health difficulties. You will work with primary care patients to help them identify their wellbeing needs and goals, and offer up to six sessions to develop emotional coping skills and techniques to self-manage their mental health and wellbeing.You will also signpost them to other services and refer them to specialist mental health support if needed. You will work in the primary care mental health team within the Waterside PCN, a network of GP surgeries in Hythe, Marchwood and Blackfield.
The team includes a GP, mental health practitioners and Solent Mind wellbeing assessors and peer support workers.
DBS NOTE TO APPLICANTS - This role requires an Enhanced level of disclosure.
About you
Tell us in your supporting statement how you meet each of the person specifications in the job description. We are especially interested in hearing about your experience of working with people with diverse needs in a mental health or similar setting.
About us
Solent Mind is the largest mental health charity in Hampshire, supporting over 48,000 people with mental health interventions annually. 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.