Job Introduction

Are you interested in supporting the emotional and physical health of the people of Luton?  Are you a good communicator with the ability to promote a heavily target driven service with a range of people across the community?  If so we would like to hear from you!

Total Wellbeing Luton was a newly commissioned service in April 2018 to provide an innovative approach which aims to support both the emotional and physical health needs of people across Luton. The service brings together a range of evidence-based interventions aimed at addressing emotional health concerns early whilst encouraging and enabling the adoption of healthier lifestyles, including; stopping smoking, weight management, increasing physically active, managing and reducing the impact of long-term conditions.

Role Responsibility

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Talking Therapy Team as a Prevalence Manager. This role requires someone passionate about promoting mental wellbeing and will require someone who is energetic and enthusiastic about engaging with individuals and groups of people who may need our service.   

As a Prevalence Manager your primary responsibility will be to support the service to meet our ‘entering treatment’ which is national target, by facilitating and coordinating the booking and delivery of workshops across Luton, key to this will be promoting the service and working closely with other stakeholders in the area so they understand IAPT and the interventions that it can offer. In this role you will have opportunity to make a real difference to people who are experiencing mental health problems such as mild to moderate symptoms of depression, anxiety and low mood.

The Ideal Candidate

For this role you will require outstanding written and telephone communication skills as well as the ability to work effectively, independently, be highly organised with attention to detail and have the ability to promote the service and manage this target as part of a busy management team. You are likely to have a background in general administration, driving targets, community or service development, and have experience of managing people. The role will also include the line management of staff throughout the service in different positions so having experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team would be beneficial.

As a team we specialise in evidence based psychological therapies and you will be leading a team to develop and maintain systems that help to facilitate clients accessing the service as quickly as is possible or at a time that suits them, when they need it most.

In return, you'll enjoy the scope and support to enhance your own career, as you gain the experience and training you need to progress with us. Offering health and social care support on a not-for-profit basis, we invest every penny back into our care - and our people. So, if you're ambitious and focused on helping people with mental health issues, join us as Prevalence Manager and add real value to people's lives of Luton, as well as your own.

Our services operate across a variety of days and hours to include weekend and evening work to support our clients when they need it the most.

About us

Why Turning Point?

As a leading health and social care provider with more than 300 locations across England, we take real pride in the services we offer.

Across the varied regions, sectors and settings we operate within, our organisation is held together by a shared vision – and our people are connected by the same values. These include belief in potential, confidence in communication, embracing positive change and always treating each other as individuals.

We run all of our services on a not-for-profit basis; instead, we invest every penny back into our services and people. We never stop believing in change for the better, and we work constantly to improve the lives of the people we support.

Our people bring our vision to life. So, if you are enthusiastic, motivated and committed to support others to fulfilling their potential, here at Turning Point, we don't just offer you a job – we offer you a career.

What Benefits Will I Receive?

Of course, we know it's not about the money. But that doesn't mean we don't reward our people for their invaluable work with a benefits package that includes:

•  Comprehensive opportunities to learn and develop, with silver accreditation from Investors in People
•  33 days’ paid holiday a year, increasing with each year of service up to 35 days. Plus the option to purchase additional holidays
•  Flexible benefit options including cycle to work schemes and season ticket loans
•  Competitive pension and life assurance schemes
•  Employee assistance programme and access to online health and wellbeing support
•  Flexible working patterns to support work-life balance
•  Access to a wide range of discounts, including cinema tickets, grocery and high-street shopping and gym memberships

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date.

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