Recovery Worker - Trafford Neighbourhood Mental Health Service
Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Altrincham, WA15 7JU
Salary
£25,760 to £27,476
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
6 September 2026
6 days left
Job description
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Community Recovery Worker to join the Trafford Neighbourhood Mental Health Service. The service aims to provi...
As a recovery worker you will be working intensively with service users, enabling them to live their lives and achieve their own goals - with support from a multi-disciplinary team of nurses, social workers, psychologists, and medical staff.
The post holder will support individuals in their recovery through using a variety of interventions to promote independence, functioning and social inclusion.
Interventions may involve activities of daily living, vocational and educational aspirations, development of family and social relationships, attending appointments, accessing meaningful activities.
The post holder will support services users in a variety of setting, but they will be encouraged to come into the community setting.
The role currently operates Monday to Friday between the hours of 9am to 5pm.
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See attached detailed job description and person specification:
Staff benefits
Pay Enhancements 36% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 72% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
Excellent pension
Cycle to work scheme
Salary sacrifice car scheme
Wellbeing programme
Blue Light Card Discounts
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 140locations.
We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford,Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.
Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.
Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.
Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users
Experience
Essential
- Experience working in a mental health care setting.
- Experience of working independently on a one to one basis with service users providing interventions promoting recovery.
- Experience of assisting individuals in emotional distress
- GuidanceScore Recognised competency based level 2 / 3 qualification in a relevant subject (e.g. NVQ, B TEC QCF, Apprenticeship), or equivalent demonstrable experience
Desirable
- Experience of working in a mental health setting
- Experience of working within a community service
Other
Essential
- Ability to undertake visits over very wide geographical area - to service users homes, clinical meetings at Trust and Non Trust venues, and other community venues relating to your service user.
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
24 August 2026
Last checked
24 August 2026
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