School Mental Health and Wellbeing Facilitator
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation TrustGloucestershire, South West
Overview
This is a NHS role (permanent) with Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust based in Gloucestershire. The advertised salary is £28,392 to £31,157. Applications close on 22 November 2026. GovJobs has indexed this vacancy from its official source — use the apply button to view the full advert and apply directly.
Job description
This is a term time only contract An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Gloucestershire Mental Health Support Team - Young Minds Matter, for the r...
To support the 'Whole School Approach' offer around Mental health and wellbeing across MHST schools in Gloucestershire
Delivering assemblies, class-based workshops, and small groups in primary and secondary settings, countywide.
To arrange, plan and deliver WSA activities.
Regularly required to collect and collate participant feedback in response to presentations and conduct audits with regards to the outcomes.
To participate regularly in the agreed systems for supervision.
To participate annually in the agreed system of appraisal.
Responsible for the security of equipment used by the service such as a projector and laptop for schools presentations.
Responsible for monitoring levels of resource materials and notifying the manager before they become depleted.
Creating and disseminating resources around Mental Health and Wellbeing.
To make accurate observations and recordings, using Rio (electronic patient recording system).
To identify and discuss a range of health and social care needs with service users, carers and other professionals and signpost when appropriate.
To provide support and advice to service users, carers, colleagues, and other professionals.
Ability to work flexibly and creatively, responding quickly to changing circumstances and needs of individual children, young people and their families.
To support the whole school approach offer around Mental health and wellbeing across MHST schools in Gloucestershire
Delivering assemblies, class-based workshops, and small groups in primary and secondary settings, countywide.
To arrange, plan and deliver school mental health & wellbeing activities.
Within a countywide model, you will be responsible for developing insight and knowledge of local services and signposting within your locality area.
Regularly required to collect and collate participant feedback in response to presentations and conduct audits with regards to the outcomes.
To participate regularly in the agreed systems for supervision.
To participate annually in the agreed system of appraisal.
Responsible for the security of equipment used by the service such as a projector and laptop for schools presentations.
Responsible for monitoring levels of resource materials and notifying the manager before they become depleted.
Creating and disseminating resources around Mental Health and Wellbeing.
To make accurate observations and recordings, using Rio (electronic patient recording system).
To identify and discuss a range of health and social care needs with service users, carers and other professionals and signpost when appropriate.
To provide support and advice to service users, carers, colleagues, and other professionals.
Ability to work flexibly and creatively, responding quickly to changing circumstances and needs of individual children, young people and their families.
To evaluate and reflect upon the quality of care given and the goals achieved
Be responsible for maintaining and influencing professional standards in relation to government policy, frameworks and Trust directives.
TT his role is not eligible for sponsorship as per the Governments UK VISA and Immigration Rules and Regulations. For moreinformation please visit https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas
We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.
Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:
- 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
- 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
- 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.
This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.
Essential: - Presentation delivery and MDT; - NVQ3, HNC/NND equivalent experience to diploma level; - Experience of working with children and young people; - Recent experience of facilitating and delivering presentations such as staff training, assemblies and/or workshops or small groups with children and young people; - UK driving licence with access to a car
Essential: - Knowledge and understanding of mental health disorders in children
Desirable: - Experience of working within school system
How this role compares
We hold 798 NHS vacancies in South West that publish a salary, and their median advertised starting figure is £32,073. This role pays less than about 67% of them.
There are 11,612 NHS roles open across the UK on GovJobs right now, 1,255 of them in South West.
You have 17 days left to apply. NHS adverts we hold typically run for around 33 days, so this is about the usual amount of time.
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust has 35 other vacancies open on GovJobs, with a breakdown of what they pay and the kinds of roles they recruit for.
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