Support, Time and Recovery Worker

You will be a Healthcare Support Worker or in an equivalent role, ideally with community experience in assessing mental health and implementing individual plans and outcome measures for adults with mental health problems and have a current knowledge of NHS policies and practices in mental health.

You will have an understanding of the Care Programme Approach. There will be an opportunity to develop your skill base in therapeutic interventions. You will have an ability to work with partner agencies and be supported by Care Co-Ordinators, the Clinical Lead and Team Leader to support service users' care.

The Team is committed to provide safe, sound and supportive services; you will receive regular supervision with opportunities to develop clinical and professional practice in line with service user needs and organisational values.

You will be part of a dynamic, supportive and diverse multi-disciplinary team. You will be responsible for supporting the Care Co-Ordinators with managing the mental health needs of service users referred to the team, under guidance from the Clinical Lead and Team Leader. You will also be part of developing and implementing therapeutic interventions underpinned by the Care Programme Approach. You will also have an understanding of the new national drivers and directives that are being introduced in mental health services as part of the national community transformation, such as the new mental health framework that will replace CPA. With the support of a Care Co-Ordinators, you will manage a caseload of some of our less complex service users who do not require the full input of a Care Co-Ordinator and also our more complex service users who require additional input as well as a Care Co-Ordinator. You will work from our community base facility, via phone/agile working or within the service users home.

As a trust we are committed to ensuring staffs wellbeing, providing access to various networks, trust wide mindfulness groups, self-referral physio services, staff counselling. In addition to this you will have access to the Viv up services, Car lease schemes and other benefits.

For further details / informal visits contact

Sian Darington or Claire Robinson

Team Leader Clinical Lead

s.darlington1@nhs.net claire.robinson18@nhs.net

Additional contact information

Hales view

Tel No. 01384 325270

Site visits are encouraged, please contact either of the above to arrange this.

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