Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust

Recovery College Facilitator

The closing date is 01 May 2026

Job summary

Would you like to work with a team to improve health and wellbeing and empower others?As a Recovery and Wellbeing College Facilitator you will work within a community team to understand their needs and deliver courses to help our students.

You will be supporting your team and empowering students to make connections, improve their wellbeing and get involved.

You may have worked in the public or third sector, education or be familiar with hosting large groups.

Using your personal or professional lived experience, you will give hope and support while promoting self-care and recovery to students in their recovery journey.

This opportunity is for Medway and Swale and is part time at 7.5 hrs/week.

You will be required to travel to community and NHS venues in Kent & Medway. This role includes some hybrid, home based work using digital technology.

Please read through the full job description and person specification before applying.

Please have a look at all information on our webpage here https://www.kentmedwaymentalhealth.nhs.uk/recovery-college

Main duties of the job

The key aspects of this role are;

To co-facilitate Recovery and Wellbeing College provision.
To enhance student experience by compassionate communication.
To enhance co-facilitator experience by providing high quality support.
To empower Recovery and Wellbeing College Students to actively participate in their own recovery journey.
To carry out administration tasks and liaise with your team.
To positively promote Recovery and Wellbeing College within the community.
To understand and promote the use of our Student Portal.

About us

We are the Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway. Our teams support adults with a wide range of mental health needs. Because we cover the whole county and both hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the 1.8 million people of Kent and Medway. Rated 'Good' by the CQC, we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 in the community each year.

Our vision is simple: We are here to help communities not just live with mental illness, but live well. It's why we're passionate about working with communities to make mental health care better for everyone. And everything we do is guided by our values caring, inclusive, curious and confident.

Join us - if you share our passion for better mental health care and want to be part of a team that's doing well together.

Date posted

17 April 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working

Reference number

380-NK257-A

Job locations

Britton House

Britton Farm

Gillingham

ME7 1AL

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description for the full details on the responsibilities and person specification

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description for the full details on the responsibilities and person specification

Person Specification

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

Knowledge: comprehensive understanding of and commitment to recovery ethos and self-management principles
Skills: ability to facilitate learning and effective learning outcomes
Skills: ability to teach and facilitate subjects related to recovery and self-management
Knowledge: ability to use own lived experience / close rational experience constructively and appropriately in the development and facilitation of courses

Desirable

Knowledge - of recovery-focused practice in adult mental health
Skills: IT skills, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Outlook
Knowledge: ability to travel to various locations via own transport or public transport

Experience

Essential

Lived experience of accessing health services (secondary care, primary care, social care, third sector)
Experience of working in a team and autonomously

Desirable

Working in an educational establishment/organisation
Working in third sector and/or health and wellbeing provider organisations

Person Specification

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

Knowledge: comprehensive understanding of and commitment to recovery ethos and self-management principles
Skills: ability to facilitate learning and effective learning outcomes
Skills: ability to teach and facilitate subjects related to recovery and self-management
Knowledge: ability to use own lived experience / close rational experience constructively and appropriately in the development and facilitation of courses

Desirable

Knowledge - of recovery-focused practice in adult mental health
Skills: IT skills, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Outlook
Knowledge: ability to travel to various locations via own transport or public transport

Experience

Essential

Lived experience of accessing health services (secondary care, primary care, social care, third sector)
Experience of working in a team and autonomously

Desirable

Working in an educational establishment/organisation
Working in third sector and/or health and wellbeing provider organisations

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust

Address

Britton House

Britton Farm

Gillingham

ME7 1AL

Employer's website

https://www.kentmedwaymentalhealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust

Address

Britton House

Britton Farm

Gillingham

ME7 1AL

Employer's website

https://www.kentmedwaymentalhealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)