Job requirements
Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.
Essential
5 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
A minimum of 6 months-1 year experience working with people with mental health needs, including risk assessing and support planning
- Experience
Experience of providing practical and emotional support to enable the client to take up the responsibilities of their own recovery.
- Experience
Proven experience of working with people with multiple needs (e.g. mental health, homelessness, alcohol/drug dependency long term conditions)
- Experience
Proven experience of carrying out needs and/or risk assessments and the support planning process
- Experience
Experience of working with a number of individuals with competing needs and priorities
Desirable
4 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Proven experience of mental health issues and/or services, either as a user, carer or supporter.
- Experience
Experience being involved in processes with high-risk presentations, including risk management, safety planning, safeguarding
- Experience
Experience delivering support to acute populations within crisis, admission or intensive community settings, including managing complexity, co-occurring needs and heightened risk.
- Experience
Lived experience of mental health issues or services
Job summary
IOS provides short-term, intensive, psychosocial support to people being discharged from AWP Intensive Services to their GP.
Main duties of the job
The IOS Recovery Navigator role is a great fit, for an applicant pursuing experience relevant to a clinical psychology field but also lends itself to anyone who is passionate about supporting those with acute mental health presentations and has some form of training/experience relevant to acute/higher risk populations.
About us
Second Step is a leading mental health charity in the Southwest offering housing, support and hope to people with mental health and support needs. Our vision is that we believe in a world where everyone affected by mental health problems can create a positive future. We promote mental health and wellbeing by supporting people and communities to build brighter futures. We are taking positive action to increase diversity throughout our organisation, and to nurture a culture of inclusion for all our people and the clients that we support. We welcome applications from everyone who meets the criteria and strongly encourage individuals who identify as being of Black, African, Caribbean or Asian descent to apply as these groups are currently under-represented at Second Step. To ensure fairness and consistency, all applications are anonymised up until an interview has been confirmed so that shortlisting is based solely upon the suitability of the candidates skills and qualities.
Details
- Date posted: 02 September 2026
- Pay scheme: Other
- Salary: £26,056 a year
- Contract: Permanent
- Working pattern: Part-time
- Reference number: SEC1230528
- Job locations: Pinetrees Community Centre, The Circle, Swindon, SN2 1RF, United Kingdom
Job responsibilities
Hold a small caseload of up to 6 clients Work collaboratively with individuals to understand their experiences, strengths, challenges, and risks Work in collaboration with intensive teams in AWP Contribute to the development of client formulations Create client support plans, and safety plans Deliver psychoeducation and skills-focused interventions Deliver support which is focused on reducing Suicidality self-harm Acuity of mental health symptoms
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This advert is for Recovery Navigator (suitable for Assistant Psychologists) with Second Step in Swindon, England. It is listed as a Psychologist role. The advertised salary is £26,056 a year. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 15 Sep 2026.
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