Gateway Worker

The post holder will assist our service users in moving smoothly through the referral, treatment and discharge processes within the Talking Therapies service and to and from other services in their designated Borough. They will play a pivotal role in ensuring that service users experience ease of entry to and a seamless transition between services, and that service users feel supported to access the right service at the right time even when their needs are complex and may involve input from multiple teams.

Your caseload may also include treatment cases appropriate to your level of training as agreed by your line manager.

We are one of the leading national Talking Therapies / IAPT services and we are keen to recruit an experienced clinician who is passionate about service users accessing the right service and having a good experience while they do this.

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

Contract: Band 6 12 month fixed-term contract. Full time (37.5 hours per week). Part time job share opportunities are available for existing Newham Talking Therapies staff depending on interest from other applicants.