Join Our Team as a Health & Wellbeing Coach
Location: HMP Full Sutton
Rethink Mental Illness work alongside Tees, Esk and Wear Valley NHS Foundation Trust (TEWV) and Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust to deliver an integrated stepped care mental health service within HMP Full Sutton.
The team compromises a range of highly skilled professionals who work collaboratively to provide the highest quality of care, for those with mental health needs within the prison and for Rethink Mental Illness employees, this is carried out between 0800 – 1600 Monday to Friday.
- The applicant must have a full UK Driving Licence with access to a vehicle.
What I do and achieve:
Join our dedicated mental health team to support the wellbeing of residents in custody. You’ll work collaboratively with stakeholders to deliver holistic care, including release planning, group workshops, and peer support initiatives. Your role will involve:
- Providing mental health resources and self-help materials.
- Facilitating group sessions and service user forums.
- Coaching individuals to set goals and build confidence.
- Developing peer mentor programs and tackling stigma.
- Maintaining high standards of record keeping and risk management.
- Promoting partnership working and co-produced strategies.
Key Responsibilities & Commitments
- Data Protection Compliance
Act in full accordance with Data Protection legislation and ensure all personal, staff, and client records are managed in line with Data Management and Information Governance policies, relevant legislation, and contractual obligations.
- Policy & Security Adherence
Follow all HMPPS policies, procedures, and security restrictions, as well as the charity’s Health & Safety and Safeguarding policies. Promptly report any concerns to your line manager.
- Legal & Regulatory Compliance
Comply with all legal requirements, including the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, and adhere to national policies, local operating procedures, and standards set by external regulators or professional bodies.
Participate in regular supervision and appraisal sessions, and undertake relevant training to maintain high standards of practice.
- Flexibility & Additional Duties
Be prepared to take on other reasonable tasks and projects as directed by your line manager, in line with the role’s profile and grade.
Essential skills and experience:
- Experience working with people with mental health needs (1:1 and group settings), using coaching and goal-setting approaches.
- Strong group facilitation, active listening, and rapport-building skills.
- Ability to develop and coordinate projects and activities that promote recovery.
- Knowledge of mental health indicators and recovery-focused practices.
- Inclusive values base, respecting diversity and empowering individuals, including those from marginalised communities.
- Excellent communication skills (verbal and written), ability to work independently and collaboratively, and resilience under pressure.
- Competence in IT systems (Word, Excel, databases) and commitment to continuous improvement and innovation.
- Relevant training or qualifications (e.g., Train the Trainer, Recovery Training, Peer Support, Coaching) are desirable.
If you’re passionate about empowering individuals, reducing stigma, and improving mental health outcomes, we’d love to hear from you.
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Why Work With Rethink Mental Illness?
At Rethink Mental Illness, we believe that when you feel supported, you can make the biggest difference. That’s why we offer a range of benefits to help you thrive:
- Inclusive Culture: Join staff networks that champion diversity and inclusion.
- Wellbeing Support: Access our Wellbeing Hub, Employee Assistance Programme, and the Unmind mental health app.
- Recognition & Rewards: Enjoy discounts, cashback offers, and celebrate achievements through our PULSE platform.
- Flexible Working & Generous Leave: Starting at 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays and your birthday off), with options to buy or sell extra days.
- Learning & Development: Grow your career with structured onboarding and training opportunities.
- Financial & Family Support: Contributory pension scheme, enhanced family leave, and travel benefits like season ticket loans and cycle-to-work schemes.
- Referral Bonus: Earn up to £300 for introducing someone to our team.
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 and support groups for our ethnically diverse and 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.
We aim for our workforce to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve; for those who work for us to feel heard, valued and feel they belong; and for our work to help tackle wider mental health inequalities. We therefore actively encourage and welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience of mental illness, those who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning, Intersex, Asexual and any other gender identity not expressed here (LGBTQIA+); people who are neurodiverse, have a health condition, or a disability or hidden disability and people from an ethnically diverse background - regardless of your age, religious or spiritual belief, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, political view or socio-economic status.
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 demonstrates our intention to hold ourselves accountable and be judged on our progress on becoming a truly anti-racist organisation.
