Recovery Pathway Worker

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT; Prestwich; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health service provider in England seeks a dedicated individual to support service users within the Adult Forensic Services. You will help empower individuals in their recovery journey by facilitating therapeutic opportunities and ensuring safety during leave. The ideal candidate will have qualifications in health and/or social care, and experience with vulnerable groups. This role offers a salary of £24,937 to £26,598, with opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Cycle to work scheme

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Blue Light Card Discounts

Qualifications

• Experience working with service users in health or social care settings.
• Knowledge of recovery principles in forensic settings.
• Ability to communicate with a diverse range of people.

Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively with service users in individual and group settings.
• Facilitate and enable therapeutic leave for service users.
• Plan and report on individual service user leave.

Skills

Enthusiasm for supporting recovery

Ability to handle challenging situations

Effective communication skills

Relational security skills

IT skills (Microsoft Word, email)

Education

Educated to NVQ level 3 or equivalent

Job description

To work collaboratively with service users within the Adult Forensic Services (both individually and in groups) to proactively empower them to pursue their personal recovery pathway and therapeutic goals.

This will be achieved by wayof engaging in relevant, meaningful and sustainable recovery opportunities, accessing community-based resources and regaining a socially inclusive role and lifestyle within the wider community setting.

Main duties of the job

The post holder is expected to workover a 7 day period with service users in facilitating and enabling leave to ensure that therapeutic objectives are attained as part of the service users recovery and progress towards discharge.

The post holder will have the necessary skills and competencies in escorting patients and will also plan and report on individual service user leave and provide information and data to monitor use of therapeutic leave across the service.

About us

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 122 locations.

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.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification

• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Blue Light Card Discounts

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

• o Educated to NVQ level 3 or equivalent experience in a health and/or social care setting

Experience

• Experience working with service users in a health or social care setting. Experience of providing support to vulnerable/socially excluded individuals/groups. Experience of working as part of a team to achieve a shared vision/goal. Experience of maintaining quality standards in one's work

Knowledge

• An understanding of recovery principles and ethos for service users within forensic settings. A basic knowledge of the effects of mental disorder. A practical knowledge of how to maintain professional boundaries. Awareness of impact of mental health stigma. Awareness of anti-discrimination and equality legislation. Awareness of least restrictive practices. An awareness of policies & procedures in relation to lone working, confidentiality, information sharing, and safeguarding.

Skills & Abilities

• Ability to generate enthusiasm and passion in supporting people undertaking various recovery approaches. Ability to assess and adapt to dynamic risks and operate safely at all times. Ability to handle challenging situations and behave in a professional manner. Ability to communicate with a wide range of people including service users, carers, members of the public and other professionals. Ability to engage and empower service users in forensic settings. Ability to use initiative but to consult with others when necessary. Commitment to one's own professional development. Motivated to work towards creating a safe, open & trusting environment. Effective and coherent oral and written communication skills. Effective relational security skills. Effective supervision, meeting and group work skills. IT skills and ability to use Microsoft Word, Internet and e-mails.

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.

£24,937 to £26,598 a yearper annum pro rata