Recovery Support Worker

LSCft; Preston; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Recovery Worker for the Forensic Inpatient Mental Health Team at Guild Lodge. The role centers on creating a positive ward environment by planning and leading social, recreational and hobby activities that support wellbeing, confidence and recovery.

You will work closely with service users and the multidisciplinary team to encourage participation in arts, music, sport and wellbeing groups, across ward, unit, grounds or community

Qualifications

• Awareness of confidentiality.
• Able to motivate service users using activity.
• Ability to communicate and work with people of all ages and adapt/develop activity programmes to reflect people’s intellectual and physical abilities, and interests.

Responsibilities

• Support service users to identify and engage in diversional activities offered on the ward, unit, grounds, or community.
• Plan and deliver a range of group and individual activities across 7 days and into the evenings to promote wellbeing and recovery.
• Work with ward staff and multidisciplinary team to provide a holistic, person-centred approach to care.

Job description

Our Vision is to provide the best mental health, learning disability, autism, community, and physical health services for the populations we serve.

As an integrated Trust, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCFT) delivers a comprehensive range of services, including:

• Primary and secondary mental health care for children and adults, including specialist inpatient child and adolescent mental health provision, perinatal mental health, and forensic services with low and medium secure care.
• Specialist mental health inpatient care for individuals with learning disabilities, alongside specialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support.
• Extensive community physical health and well-being services for children and adults, covering prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and long-term condition management.

The Trust was first established in 2002 and employs approximately 7,500 staff who provide care from more than 400 sites. The organisation offers opportunities for medics, mental health, general nurses, children’s nurses, allied health professionals, psychology, administration and clerical staff, apprentices and volunteers, as well as those specialising in learning disabilities and community physical health services.

Please note: If you require sponsorship to work in the UK, including those currently in the UK on any visa type and seeking sponsorship, please do not apply for this vacancy, as sponsorship is not available for this role. Applicants who currently hold a Skilled Worker Visa sponsored for a Healthcare Assistant role will not be able to transfer their sponsorship to this position.

Are you passionate about helping people engage in meaningful activities and achieve their recovery goals? Do you enjoy helping others to engage in their hobbies, interests, or new activities? We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Recovery Worker to join our Forensic Inpatient Mental Health Team at Guild Lodge.

This is not a healthcare assistant role but a role in which you will focus on creating a positive ward environment by planning and leading social, recreational and hobby activities that support wellbeing, confidence, and recovery. Working closely with service users and the wider multidisciplinary team, you will encourage participation in activities such as arts, music, sport, wellbeing groups and community opportunities.

Working Pattern: This is a standard Monday-to-Friday position and does not involve shift work.

Main duties of the job

The adult mental health inpatient services aim to meet the holistic needs of service users/patients and carers while they recovery from their mental illness. The post holder plays an essential part of a service user’s recovery by supporting the clinical team to provide a meaningful and therapeutic day for service users. They will support service users to identify and engage in the diversional activities offered. Such activities may take place on the ward, in the unit or grounds or in the community.

Working alongside the ward staff, occupational therapists, and the rest of the multidisciplinary team, the post holder will provide a holistic person-centred approach to care. Using their skills in a range of leisure and recreational activities, they will plan and deliver a range of group and individual activities across 7 days and into the evenings, to enable the promotion of the five ways to well-being (connect, take notice, be active, learn, giving something back to others) for patients experiencing mental health issues.

Working for our organisation

LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.

Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. If you’d like to discuss your application, please ask.

We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.

LSCFT support flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time.

The wellbeing of our people is at the heart of everything we do. We offer a wide range of resources, tools and support to help you thrive both in and out of work.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care or care certificate completed (or willingness to complete in first 12 months from appointment) or equivalent knowledge skills and experience
• Ability to undertake Violence Reduction physical intervention training.

Experience

• Supporting people with mental illness e.g. nursing home, hospital ward, as a carer

Knowledge & Skills

• Awareness of confidentiality.
• Able to motivate service users using activity.
• Ability to communicate and work with people of all ages and adapt/develop activity programmes to reflect people’s intellectual and physical abilities, and interests.

For all posts which require a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check please be aware of the Disclosure and Barring Service Code of Practice, a copy of which is available by logging on to the DBS website. If the post is subject to DBS disclosure, a charge will be made to the successful candidate(s).

Employer certification / accreditation badges

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.