Head Of Area - Gloucestershire

We are looking for a an experienced and passionate Head Of Area!

This role will be responsible for our services in Gloucestershire, however depending on our growth this patch may change to cover and support other different geographical areas within the South of England. Therefore the ability to travel around the country for meetings and delivery across the Southern region as required is essential for the post holder.

As a Head Of Area for Rethink Mental Illness, you will work as part of the Southern Regional Place-Based team. You’ll engage NHS Integrated Care Systems (ICSs), developing partnerships that align with our corporate strategy ‘working together to build communities that care’ You will ensure that we utilise the experience, expertise, and reputation of Rethink Mental Illness to help shape care and support services, change the way in which services are delivered through new partnerships and grow our service offer to improve the lives of people severely affected by mental illness in places we operate, and beyond.

The introduction of the Community Mental Health Framework for Adults and Older Adults alongside the growing role of ICBs means that there are opportunities to further support the transformation of community services for people living with mental illness. This is reflected in our corporate strategy.  

You’ll work with other people and agencies, in a joined-up way, so that people living with severe mental illness receive coordinated support. The improved outcomes we expect to see through the delivery of Communities that care are focussed on:

• Access to health and social care.

• Housing.

• Employment, education, training, and volunteering.

• Physical health.

• Social connectedness.

• Money.

Working in our Placed Based Directorate, reporting into our Regional Associate Director South, you’ll lead our Service Managers/Contract Managers in ensuring that our services are consistently delivering high-quality, safe and person-centred care and support in line with contractual requirements – most importantly delivering great outcomes for people using our services. You’ll work with colleagues across the organisation to develop and grow our service offer.

Within your role depending on what is commissioned locally you will have responsibility for a variety of services, including but not limited to care navigation, carers support, community support services, crisis cafes, employment, helplines, peer support services, befriending and mentoring, suicide bereavement or prevention and registered groups. 

You will work directly with the following people and teams:

• Associate Directors and Managers leading our operational delivery teams.

• Corporate Resources colleagues who support the delivery of operations.

• Business Development and Fundraising colleagues.

• Colleagues leading our policy, campaigns and coproduction functions.

• The Senior Management Team.

*Appointments will be at the minimum of the band.

We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications. 

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Caring for our people.  

We offer a wide range of support. Some of our benefits include:  

• PULSE: our recognition, rewards, wellbeing, and benefits platform. Providing access to thousands of discounts and benefits including cashback; reloadable cards; savings etc. As well as being able to thank colleagues and nominate them for awards. 
• Wagestream: gives you instant access to up to 50% of your pay. Also provides a library of expert tools, tips and articles plus, helps you start building a rainy-day pot straight from your salary.
• Wellbeing support: our Wellbeing hub gives physical, emotional, and mental health support. We also have a BUPA Employee Assistance Programme with access to appointments. 
• Taking time for you: we work flexibly –you get to choose where you work, managing your own diary. We have generous annual leave, starting at 25 rising to 30 days, plus bank holidays, as well as your birthday off. We also offer the opportunity to buy and sell annual leave. 
• Planning for the future: We have a contributory pension scheme. 
• Structured Corporate Induction: Onboarding you into the Charity supporting your wellbeing along the way. 
• £300 when you introduce a Friend: receive up to £300 when you introduce a friend or family member. 

Who are we? 

We’re Rethink Mental Illness, a leading charity provider of mental health services in England. We support thousands of people through our groups, services, policy, campaigns and advice and information. Our work supports us in delivering on our mission: “A better life for everyone severely affected by mental illness.”  

It is an exciting time to join our growing charity. We are on a transformation journey, one that supports the delivery of the organisation strategy – delivering Communities that Care. Supporting employees, managers and leaders through this change is a key priority for the People function. Just like its key that we attract diverse people to come and work for us.  

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion

Diversity is important to us and we appreciate difference through difference, inclusiveness and belonging. It gives us a deeper understanding of the world, our society and the diverse communities we’re working with. By including everyone, we are able to draw on the unique experiences and expertise of our people to help shape and enrich our workplace and improve our services. One way we are doing is through our valued staff networks which play a critical and highly valued role in keeping us focused on creating a diverse, inclusive and engaged employer.  We recognise and support staff networks for our Black, Asian and minority ethnic and our LGBTQIA+ colleagues. We are also proud to have been awarded Disability Confident Employer status and are a signatory to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter.

Becoming a truly anti-racist organisation

We have an ambition of become a truly anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider - and in our efforts to influence policy and wider societal factors impacting on mental health set out in our anti-racist statement . We have designed a multi-year anti-racist programme of work contained in our Race Equality Action Plan which demonstrate our intention to hold ourselves accountable and be judged on our progress on becoming a truly anti-racist organisation.

We therefore actively encourage and welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience, those who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (or questioning), Intersex and (asexual) (LGBTQIA+), people with a disability, and people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds.

If you have any questions about the position, please contact - recruitment@rethink.org