The successful candidate can be based in either Tonbridge or Maidstone.
What we need?
You are the person who can help individuals access the right help at the right time. Our Navigators understand their communities and the wide range of services available within them. They are passionate about getting it right, able communicators and focused on using their experience to connect people with the help they need in their own communities.
Working daily with clients, health professionals, volunteers and service providers; Navigators are focused on making sure a person's journey to better wellbeing is as easy as possible. Brokering existing service and helping to develop new local provision, liaising with primary and secondary health care professionals, checking in on progress and making sure we can evidence the outcomes of the service are all important facets of the job, a job that makes a real difference in the lives of people.
We are looking for a Senior Navigator to manage a small team of community Navigators whilst carrying a caseload in the local area.
This role is perfect for individuals with experience of managing staff and working within a community mental health and or wellbeing setting; using a case management approach. A practical understanding of primary and secondary care with the ability to champion and embrace change would be useful. The successful candidate will have a solution focussed approach, be highly organised and be able to deliver to agreed service specifications and outcomes.
Are you right for the job?
- Do you have experience within a community mental health and wellbeing setting?
- Do you have experience managing staff with the ability to motivate and drive a team staying focused under pressure?
- Are you a self-starter who can come in motivated and enthusiastic to pick up an existing caseload and a new staff team?
- Do you have the ability to turn around the lives of people through engagement and inclusion?
- Do you have a strong track record of achieving positive outcomes?
- Do you motivate people, work well in a team and stay focused under pressure?
- Do you feel passionate about reducing the impact of stigma on people's lives and opportunities