Recovery and Wellbeing Worker, Locality

NHS; Bridgwater; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health service provider is seeking a Recovery and Wellbeing Worker to support individuals with mental health needs. The role emphasizes a holistic, strengths-based approach to care, working collaboratively with clients to enhance their wellbeing. Applicants should possess significant experience in mental health services and demonstrate empathy and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• Minimum of two years' experience working with mental health needs.
• Experience in carrying out risk assessments and support planning.
• Background working with individuals with competing needs.

Responsibilities

• Build trusting relationships with clients using recovery principles.
• Implement and review recovery and risk management plans.
• Facilitate psycho-educational groups and safety planning.

Skills

Communication

Empathy

Motivational Interviewing

Job description

Open Mental Health is an alliance of local voluntary organisations and the NHS. We are working in partnership to ensure that residents of Somerset get the support they need, when they need it.Our shared ambition is to ensure that people living with mental health problems get the right support at the right time. Working together, we support people to live a full life, by enabling access to specialist mental health services, housing support, debt and employment advice, volunteering opportunities, community activities and physical exercise, to help support and improve their wellbeing and quality of life.

Main duties of the job

This is not a traditional Support Worker role. The Recovery and Wellbeing Worker will provide holistic, strengths-based interventions focusing on the needs of clients to improve their mental health and wellbeing. Working alongside Open Mental Health partners and drawing on community resources will be key in this role so if you have experience of working in a multidisciplinary team this could be the role for you.We are looking for people to help us deliver the Open Mental Health service which aims to provide enhanced, non-clinical wrap around specialist help for people who fall between primary and secondary care and those stepping back down into primary care.

About us

Second Step is a leading provider of mental health services. We offer excellent training and support, and we acknowledge the commitment and dedication of our employees, which is the foundation of our success. We would like to hear from people who share the same belief and values.

Job responsibilities

Build trusting and collaborative relationship with the client using the principles of recovery; demonstrating hope and courage.Coproduce, implement and review recovery plans, risk management plans and other self-management tools e.g. Wellness Recovery Action Plan, in partnership with clients in line with best practice.Working from a Trauma and Psychologically Informed approach. Using a range of different interventions and support strategies such as motivational interviewing, brief interventions and solution focussed approaches to engage clients.Safety planningFacilitation of psycho-educational groups

Person Specification

Experience

• A minimum of two years significant experience working with people with mental health needs, or people with complex needs
• Proven experience of working with people with multiple needs (e.g. mental health, homelessness, alcohol/drug dependency long term conditions)
• Proven experience of carrying out needs and/or risk assessments and the support planning process
• Experience of working with a number of individuals with competing needs and priorities
• Proven experience of mental health issues and/or services, either as a user, carer or supporter.

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.