Recovery Coach

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust; Bury St Edmunds; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK-based mental health service provider is seeking a dedicated professional to provide support to users with substance misuse challenges. Responsibilities include conducting assessments, implementing recovery plans, and collaborating with a diverse range of professionals to enhance user experiences. This role offers extensive benefits, including generous annual leave and a robust pension scheme.

Benefits

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29

Excellent pension

Cycle to work scheme

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Wellbeing programme

Blue Light Card Discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in mental health, learning disability or drug and alcohol services.
• Ability to undertake needs-led assessments for substance misuse.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to service users with substance misuse problems.
• Implement recovery action plans in consultation with service users.
• Engage and motivate service users to attend recovery-promoting activities.

Job description

Overview

To work as a key member of a multi-disciplinary team by offering information, advocacy and support to service users with substance misuse, in line with their recovery action plan, to improve user experience and promote recovery.

To undertake needs-led assessments of people with substance misuse problems requiring additional support to address social needs. To inform recovery action plans in consultation with service users and their case workers, addressing social care needs. To implement, monitor and review a range of interventions related to social needs. To support and motivate service users to attend appointments and activities promoting recovery. To advocate for service users where appropriate, to work in partnership with other professionals and agencies, and to engage with mutual aid/self-help groups to support recovery and independence. To involve families and carers where appropriate and to encourage safer, healthier lifestyles. To promote service user and carer involvement in planning and delivering services and to participate in team meetings.

Responsibilities

• Undertake needs-led assessments of people with substance misuse problems requiring additional social support.
• Inform recovery action plans in consultation with service users and their case workers.
• Implement, monitor and review interventions related to social needs.
• Support and motivate service users to attend appointments/activities that promote recovery.
• Advocate for service users to promote recovery where appropriate.
• Work in partnership with other professionals and agencies to meet service users' needs.
• Support service users to engage with mutual aid/self-help groups and services to aid recovery and independence.
• Involve families and carers where appropriate.
• Encourage and support users to adopt safer practices and healthier lifestyles.
• Promote service user and carer involvement in planning and delivering services.
• Actively participate in team meetings.

Additional information

All positions within the Trust are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks. For information on the checks required, please visit the NHS Employers website. The Trust mandates DBS Update Service for roles requiring a DBS; enrolment is required for a fee of £16 per year and ongoing registration is expected during employment with GMMH.

We are committed to ensuring our workforce represents the diverse communities we serve and to removing barriers to employment for candidates from under-represented groups (e.g., BAME, Disabled, LGBT+). If you would like to discuss the recruitment process, we welcome contact for informal chats or additional support.

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Sponsorship: We are an approved sponsor for the Skilled Worker visa. Some roles may be eligible for sponsorship; not all are. Review the UK Government list of eligible roles and salary requirements. Eligibility will be checked if an offer is made and sponsorship is required. Availability of sponsorship depends on role eligibility and right to work in the UK.

Home Office changes effective 22/07/2025 may impact the health and care sector; applicants may wish to familiarise themselves with these changes.

Applicants with direct experience of mental health, learning disability or drug and alcohol services (as a service user or carer) are encouraged to apply. Salary may be calculated on appointment based on relevant experience outside the NHS; please contact the Recruitment Team for details.

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 staff across more than 122 locations, delivering inpatient and community-based mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester and beyond. We are committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and require all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Benefits

• + 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
• + fuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles)