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Devon Mental Health Alliance Recovery Practitioner
Type: Full-time • Salary: £25,500 • Location: Plymouth • Term: Fixed until March 2027 • Closing date: When filled
Are you looking for an exciting new role supporting people to improve their mental wellbeing?
We are currently looking for two full-time Recovery Practitioners for the Devon Mental Health Alliance in Plymouth.
About the role:
Recovery Practitioners offer support to people in Devon experiencing a variety of mental health difficulties, working with people to improve their emotional wellbeing and develop additional coping skills, that in turn enable people to work towards their goals and support their recovery.
These posts are responsible for providing 1:1 and group support for users, with a specific focus on providing a conduit between statutory services (GPs, primary care networks, etc.) and community provision. Training is provided, so while applicants will ideally have experience of support work and/or an understanding of relevant interventions to support people with complex needs, we’re keen to hear from people who have transferrable skills and behaviours.
More information:
The Devon Mental Health Alliance has been commissioned through the Community Mental Health Framework to help transform the county’s approach to mental health, by supporting greater connectivity between the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector and statutory partners. We are looking for a Recovery Practitioner to join our team and be at the forefront of developing and delivering support services in partnership with experts by experience, families, carers, and other agencies — services that will have the best outcomes for people facing significant challenges.
This role will be employed through Devon Mind, working alongside the Locality Manager to help deliver a mental health and wellbeing support offer across Plymouth. This will entail a range of responsibilities, from delivering one-to-one emotional support, facilitating psychoeducational courses and support groups, and liaising with colleagues in local primary care network (PCN) teams and community mental health teams (CMHTs). You will play a pivotal role in working alongside people with mental health challenges to help them navigate their own journeys to recovery and positive mental wellbeing.
We are looking for someone with experience of working in a person-centred, solution-focused role with people from all walks of life seeking opportunities that will have positive outcomes for their mental health. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in an innovative and impactful programme that will make a genuine difference to people across Devon. You will be joining a committed and forward-looking team, with opportunities to grow your experience, skills, and influence. Please download the Job Pack below and check the Job Description within for more information.
Interested in this role?
If you’re interested in finding out more about this opportunity, download the Job Pack below, complete the required forms, and email them back to vacancies@devonmind.com as soon as possible. This is a rolling recruitment process, so applicants are invited to submit their application at any stage, and interviews will be organised on a case-by-case basis with successful candidates.
Please note: applications will close when the position is filled, so we would encourage interested applicants to submit their applications without delay. If you have any questions or concerns that aren’t covered in the pack, please contact our recruitment team by emailing vacancies@devonmind.com.
Need to download the forms separately? Simply click the links below:
Information pack • Application form • Personal details form • Equality, diversity and inclusion form
Devon Mind is committed to cultivating and preserving a culture of inclusion and connectedness. We are able to grow and learn better together with a diverse team of employees. The collective sum of the individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, innovation, self-expression, and talent that our employees invest in their work represents not only part of our culture, but our reputation and Devon Mind’s achievement as well.
In recruiting for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.