Job Description

Job Specification

Job Title: Relief Support Practitioner - Orchard House

Salary: 12.33 per hour + additional 55 per sleep in

Hours of work: Variable shifts (0 hours)

Contract type: Variable Agreement (employment to start September/October 2025)

Reports to: Mental Health Crisis House Manager

Location: Midsomer Norton (BaNES)

About Bath Mind

Bath Mind are a local and independent mental health charity working across Bath & North East Somerset. While we are affiliated to the national Mind charity, we receive no direct funding from the national charity and work independently to develop our own services that suit local needs.

Established in 1998 by a group of people with lived experience of mental illness, we work tirelessly to provide support, information, advice, and activities for individuals in our community. We are in contact with thousands of individuals annually to support them with a greater understanding of their mental health, focusing both on preventing mental ill health and improving mental wellbeing.

About Orchard House

Bath Mind are seeking to recruit Relief Support Practitioners to work within Orchard House, our mental health crisis support house based in Midsomer Norton, BaNES. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a positive impact by supporting four people to develop their own strategies to enhance their mental health and wellbeing before returning to their communities.

Orchard House is a non-medical house for mental health support based in Welton, Midsomer Norton. The service provide 7-10 days' accommodation and support for up to four adults experiencing a mental health crisis, experiencing a decline in mental health or other life challenges that are affecting their wellbeing. People who stay at Orchard House are referred to the home through our local statutory Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership (AWP) either before being directly discharged from a psychiatric setting or to avoid needing a psychiatric placement. The service provides a calm and safe environment with trained staff available 24/7, including overnight staff for emergencies.

Full training will be provided for successful candidates. The successful candidate will ideally have experience of mental health services, an interest in promoting positive health and wellbeing and will possess a caring, compassionate and empathetic nature

Overall Responsibilities

To provide mental health and practical support to people staying within the crisis support house

To support and uphold risk management awareness and practices

To comply with Bath Mind and partner organisational policies and procedures

To work in collaboration with statutory mental health partners across BaNES, Swindon and Wiltshire

To record daily activities, incidents and relevant statistical information

Pay: 12.33 per hour

Benefits:

Health & wellbeing programme
Work Location: In person