Counselling Social Prescribing Link Worker

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an individual with a counselling qualification and experience working in the mental health field to join us as a Counselling Social Prescribing Link Worker in the Outer West of Newcastle! In this key role, you will support service users who are experiencing emotional distress or feeling at a crisis point to find solutions to current issues and more effective ways of managing their mental and emotional wellbeing. As a trained counsellor, you will be able to utilise your counselling skills with people who are unable to access this type of support through existing provision in Primary Care.The essential features of the service are empowering people to take control of their health and wellbeing and focusing on ‘what matters to me’. You will create action plans for service users, reviewing these in a way that is most meaningful to the patient. Compliance with the recording requirements in each practice is essential to monitoring the effectiveness of the service. About youWe would love to hear from you if you possess the following:
Worked with people who have enduring & complex mental health issues in a community-based setting
Counselling experience within the last 2 years
Counselling qualification Level 5 Diploma or equivalent.
Good knowledge and awareness surrounding mental health
Our benefits
We value our people and are proud to be recognised as a Great Place to Work. In return for the hard work and dedication of our teams, we offer the following benefits:
30 days annual leave plus bank holidays (rising to 32 days at 5 years of service) and the option to buy and sell leave.
Enhanced pension.
Wagestream - providing instant access to your pay when you need it most.
Vitality Wellbeing Programme including Employee Assistance, GP and priority physiotherapy access.
Enhanced life assurance scheme, offering three times your annual salary.
Shopping discounts through the Blue Light Card membership scheme.
Plus, many more great benefits!
Everyturn Mental Health celebrates equality, diversity, and inclusion. Our opportunities are open to everyone, and we value people with lived experience of mental health or employment difficulties.
We encourage applications from candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion/belief, marital status, or pregnancy/maternity. We welcome you to be yourself at work and have a range of Colleague Networks for members and allies of the LGBTQ+, Black, Asian and minority ethnic; menopause and neurodivergent communities.