Female Recovery Navigator in Bristol

Established in 1983, BRISTOL MISSING LINK (incorporating Next Link and Safe Link) is a leading provider of women's support services in Bristol. We have a rewarding opportunity available for a Female Recovery Navigator to join the North Recovery and Assessment team in Bristol. You will join us on a part-time, permanent contract working 18.75 hours per week within a team that operates Monday to Friday between the hours of 9am to 5pm and may include some occasional work outside of these hours. In return you will receive a competitive salary of £26,577, plus benefits.

In return for joining us, we will offer you:

• Up to 30 days annual leave (depending on length of service)
• 3 extra holidays including International Women's Day
• Excellent development and training opportunities
• Employer pension contribution (minimum 5% of your gross salary)
• Mindful Employer Plus Scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Long Service Awards
• Health and wellbeing programme

About the role:

As our Recovery Navigator, you will be part of the Assessment and Recovery team working with and supporting men and women. This involves working alongside organisations within the Bristol Mental Health Partnership. This is a hub based in the north of Bristol and you will be working across a large geographical area; you therefore must be able to drive and have access to an appropriate vehicle. You will be based at the Greenway Centre which is where the North Assessment and Recovery Team is located.

The role is focused on providing a range of interventions to assist with daily health, social care and wellbeing needs to promote recovery, build resilience and improve wellbeing. You will be employed by Missing Link and seconded into our Bristol Mental Health Partnership and will therefore be operationally managed by Avon and Wiltshire Partnership (AWP).

Key duties and responsibilities of our Female Recovery Navigator:

• Build trusting and collaborative relationships with service users
• Work closely with carers, families, children and other services directly involved with service users, carers if appropriate
• Carry out the role adhering to Mental Health Bristol Partnerships policies, procedures, values, code of conduct and current legislation. Additionally, you must use a recovery orientated, psychologically informed, equalities-based approach
• Co-produce, update, implement and review a crisis plan, relapse prevention and other self-management tools
• Implement the recovery plan and inform any reviews, working jointly with other community mental health professionals and in partnership with service users in line with best practice
• Coordinate support, refer and liaise effectively with all professionals, agencies and other parties involved in service users support
• Enable delivery of recovery plans and to enable service users to make informed decisions about their mental wellbeing, maximising their independence and providing advocacy role where appropriate
• Provide specialist support to men and women using the service; advise and guide other team members regarding women's mental health issues
• Promote and facilitate service user involvement and inclusion within Mental Health Bristol and the community in line with Mental Health Bristol Partnership objectives
• Manage caseload, documentation and time effectively, ensuring up to date, clear and accurate record keeping in line with policies, making best use of supervision, training and development
• Collaborate with other team members to maximise service performance, meet targets and Service Level Agreements and promote effective communication and teamwork
• Maintain hope and optimism for the service users with high expectations for recovery. Use lived experience (if appropriate) to positively support the individuals recovery

This is not an exhaustive list of your duties and outlines the general ways in which it is expected you will meet the overall requirements of this post.

What we are looking for in our ideal Recovery Navigator:

• Experience working with people with mental health needs, or people with complex and multiple needs (for example, homelessness, alcohol/drug dependency, long term conditions, domestic abuse and sexual violence)
• Experience of support planning and managing risk assessments
• The ability to maintain hope and optimism for the individual with high expectations for recovery
• Manage caseload, documentation and time effectively, ensuring up to date and clear record keeping in line with policies and procedures
• A current, full driving licence and access to an appropriate vehicle is essential

How to apply:

Please download the application pack from our website and complete the application form. Please submit your application to the email address below by 9am on the 21st of August. Please do not send CVs. Interviews will be held the week commencing Monday the 31st of August.

Missing Link is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk of abuse, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Missing Link is committed to Equal Opportunities.