Mental Health Navigator
| Posting date: | 28 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | £26,850.00 to £29,644.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £26850.00 - £29644.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 04 August 2025 |
| Location: | Dover, CT16 2AH |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | B0347-25-0000 |
Summary
Job Description Job title: Mental Health Together Navigator Project/Base: Dover Reports to: Service Manager Hours: 37.5 hours per week Contract: Fixed Term until 31 March 2026 Salary: Grade D Purpose Porchlight is one of the strategic partners for the newly established Kent & Medway service, Mental Health Together (MHT); this is the transformed multi-agency offer, which brings all the services and agencies that support people with varying mental health needs much closer together. This ensures that people get the right care, without having to navigate service boundaries and without repeatedly telling their story. The MHT Navigator is one of several new roles which is part of a new joined-up model of care which bridges the gap that currently exists between primary (i.e. GPs) and community mental health (i.e. KMPT). It will support people with complex mental health needs by: Providing someone with support in a person-centred, holistic way Delivering needs-led and personalised trauma-informed care. Removing barriers to access, and thresholds across services working together Involving those using services and carers as equal partners in their support Building in involvement and co-production at all levels of service design delivery What we need You will be one of the first people that those using Mental Health Together will meet, so you will have a strong commitment to ensuring that this first experience is positive, being a strong communicator as well as showing compassion. As part of one team of professionals from across different organisations that make up Mental Health Together, you will value partnership and collaboration, recognising the different skills and understanding that each person brings to the team. This role is perfect for individuals with significant experience of working within a community. mental health and or wellbeing setting, working with individuals with complex mental health needs to help them achieve their goals. As well as understanding how mental health systems work, you will have good insight into local services and support, and how social factors can affect mental health. Main Duties & Responsibilities Work with individuals at their initial meeting of Mental Health Together to understand their needs using Dialog and Dialog+, a person-centred assessment and outcome measurement tool Develop an initial personalised support plan with those with complex mental health needs accessing support about next steps in meeting their needs and aspirations Bring expertise related to the whole life room aspect of the persons needs, thinking about the social factors that might be affecting those with complex mental health needs, and which services could help and support From locality hubs, work collaboratively as part of the Mental Health Together team, agreeing which services and/or interventions will best support individuals after their initial meeting assessment Deliver initial interventions (a one-to-one CBT based psychological intervention) for new individuals accessing the service, with training provided by clinicians Effectively manage a caseload, with good awareness and understanding of when to collaborate within the Mental Health Together team where more specialist support is needed Identify, assess, and effectively manage risk and safeguarding issues, escalating as appropriate within the team Work independently in the community, proactively building up a network of professional relationships, and knowledge of community assets to support individuals in their achievement of their goals within their support plan Maintain timely, accurate and up to date records on client record systems across Mental Health Together This job description is a summary of the main responsibilities of the post and duties may change and vary from time to time. Employees will be consulted on any major changes to the job description.