Locality Co-ordinator | Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust


Company:	Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust
Salary:	£28,392 - £31,157 per annum pro rata
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	Canterbury, CT1 1AZ
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	18 Sept 2026
Closing date:	29 Oct 2026

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Summary

Would you like to be part of our forward-thinking, progressive, and dynamic Recovery and Wellbeing College? Do you enjoy a varied work week, and facilitating free health and wellbeing courses to members of the public?

As a Locality Co-ordinator you will have knowledge of your locality, it’s needs, and the services within the geographical area. You will be encouraged to utilise your expertise in new ways to support the wellbeing of people in the community, and develop your skills. You will work in a key role supporting students, facilitators, and coordinating the Recovery and Wellbeing College course delivery alongside an innovative team.

This role includes hybrid, home based work using digital technology. This post is part time (up to 30 hrs/week).

You will be required to travel to community and NHS venues in Kent & Medway.

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

**Please note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this role**

• To co-ordinate and facilitate the virtual Recovery and Wellbeing College provision.

• To enhance student experience by compassionate communication.

• To enhance co-facilitator experience by providing high quality support and supervision.

• To coordinate and create the prospectus, and promote across localities.

• To coordinate administration tasks and liaise with partners and venues.

• To manage enrolments, independent learning plans, registers, facilitator absence, and course cover.

We are Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway and are rated ‘Good’ by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Our teams support children, young people and adults with a wide range of mental health needs. We also provide specialist services, including all-age eating disorder services and neurodevelopmental assessments for children and young people, such as autism and ADHD.

Because we work across the whole county and across hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the people we serve.

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. 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 working well together.

This role supports people to take control of their own recovery journey, enabling transitions across, out of and beyond services.

We embed recovery-focused language and a culture of co-production, shared learning and strength-based approaches, creating safe spaces and recovery-focused opportunities. The role provides students with learning experiences which promote self-care, recovery, and wellbeing.

As a Locality Coordinator you will have knowledge of your locality, it’s needs, and the services within the geographical area. You will work in a key role co-facilitating courses, supporting students, facilitators, and coordinating course delivery alongside an innovative team. The role includes managing people with lived expertise of facing and overcoming mental health challenges, and engaging external stakeholders.

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

This advert closes on Thursday 1 Oct 2026

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