Recovery Support Worker

South West London & St George's Mental Health NHS Trust; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Career development

Job summary

South West London & St George's Mental Health NHS Trust is seeking a Recovery Support Worker to join the Community Team. You will help people experiencing serious mental illness progress on their recovery journey, delivering recovery-focused care in community settings.

You will work alongside mental health professionals, families, and voluntary partners to promote independence, access to services, and social inclusion, using low-level psychosocial support and brief interventions tailored to

Qualifications

• Has lived experience or experience in mental health support.
• Compassionate, empathetic, resilient, and culturally aware.
• Can build trusting relationships and communicate effectively.
• Committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion.
• Knowledge of local services and community networks.

Responsibilities

• Engage individuals in recovery-focused care and promote independent living.
• Support access to community resources, health services, and welfare benefits.
• Assist with assessments, care planning and reviews with practical and emotional support.
• Identify early signs of relapse and communicate with clinical teams.
• Maintain accurate records and uphold safeguarding and risk management.

Skills

Lived experience in mental health

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Recovery Support Worker to join the fast growing, dynamic Community Team. This is a new exciting role, following the development of the Intensive and Assertive Model of Care which seeks to ensure collaborative work with individuals at high risk who need intensive support. You will play a key role in delivering recovery-focused mental health care.

You will play a vital role in providing support to individuals experiencing serious mental illness and their families within the community. This position involves addressing diverse needs and facilitating their journey to recovery., Key responsibilities include engaging and promoting independent living, supporting access to community resources, health services, and welfare benefits, and helping individuals develop daily living skills and self-management strategies.

The role involves contributing to assessments, care planning, and reviews, while providing both practical and emotional support throughout the recovery journey. You will help individuals achieve their goals through brief interventions and low-level psychosocial support tailored to their needs and abilities. Engaging with families, carers, and community resources is key, as is identifying early signs of relapse and ensuring timely communication with clinical teams. Accurate record-keeping and a commitment to maintaining up-to-date knowledge of the client group and services are essential.

The postholder will monitor wellbeing, identify early signs of relapse, and maintain accurate records in line with Trust policies. They will also contribute to safeguarding, risk management, and emergency support, while fostering professional relationships and advocating for service user needs across services.

The successful candidate will work collaboratively with mental health professionals and voluntary sector partners to promote independence, self-advocacy, and social inclusion.

• Has lived experience or experience in mental health support.
• Is compassionate, empathetic, resilient, and culturally aware.
• Can build trusting relationships and communicate effectively.
• Is committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion.
• Has knowledge of local services and community networks.

We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust.

We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good' - we aspire to be 'outstanding'.

This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services as we invest a further £120m to upgrade and modernise our estate by 2027.

We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.

We offer flexible working, career development and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.

Come and join our inclusive teams and help our patients on their recovery journey.

Unless expressly stated in the job advert this role is not subject to sponsorship, please be advised that all offers of employment are subject to evidence of right to work in the UK.