Summary
Self-Employed Independent Mental Health AdvocateLocations: Birmingham, Luton, Manchester, Northamptonshire, WarringtonRate of pay: £18 per hourClosing date: 1st December 2024Are you passionate about the rights of people with mental health problems in inpatient and residential settings? Are you able to challenge others on their behalf? Do you want to make a difference to their lives? NYAS provides mental health advocacy to individuals within mental health settings throughout the UK.Our service provides independent advocacy to people within mental health hospitals and community-based settings. We support individuals to ensure their voice is heard regarding their care and treatment and that they are aware of their rights.The primary users of our services are vulnerable adults however some settings do include working with children and young people.Due to expansion and development of the service we are recruiting self-employed advocates to join our thriving workforce and we are recruiting in the locations listed above. If you live within one of these geographical areas and are able to provide weekly visits to these settings, we would like to hear from you.This role is most suited to professionals with a portfolio of self-employment work and may be combined with other regional/service work on behalf of NYAS.About the roleWe are looking to recruit a self-employed independent mental health advocate to provide independent and confidential mental health advocacy to qualifying patients and work to agreed outcomes with the patients promoting an understanding of outcomes and options available to them.You will be expected to work in line with Mental Health Act 1983 code of practice and will be required to produce written reports with the purpose of ensuring the views of the patient is fully represented.To be considered you must have experience of direct work with vulnerable adults or young people within a health or social care environment and have access to your own laptop.For an informal discussion about the role please contact Kelly Dowd, Service manager kelly.dowd@nyas.netTo apply, please click here.We reserve the right to close this vacancy early once we receive a high number of applications.
