Recovery Support Worker | Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Lancashire Care Foundation Trust; Kendal; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in mental health is seeking a compassionate and creative Recovery Support Worker in Kendal. The role involves supporting patients with diverse activities, building positive relationships, and promoting a recovery-focused environment. Ideal candidates should have a person-centered approach and excellent interpersonal skills. Flexibility in work hours is essential, as care is required across 7 days, including evenings.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Positive work/life balance

Supportive environment

Qualifications

• Experience or interest in mental health or therapeutic activities.
• Ability to engage with service users in a supportive manner.
• Flexibility to work across 7 days, including evenings.

Responsibilities

• Support patients in engaging with activities.
• Plan and deliver a varied programme of leisure and therapeutic activities.
• Maintain strong links with community resources.

Skills

Compassionate

Creative

Excellent communication

Interpersonal skills

Experience in mental health

Person-centered approach

Job description

Kentmere Ward is looking for a compassionate and creative Recovery Support Worker to join our multidisciplinary team on our female mental health inpatient unit.

As a Recovery Support Worker, you will support patients in engaging with individual and group activities on the ward, in the grounds, or in the community. You will help plan and deliver a varied programme of leisure, creative, and therapeutic activities. You will build positive, supportive relationships with service users, carers, and families, promoting a welcoming, inclusive, and recovery-focused environment. You will maintain strong links with community resources to support continuity of care post-discharge. Flexibility is key, as you will work across 7 days, including evenings, to meet service needs.
We are looking for someone with experience or interest in mental health, social care, or therapeutic activities. You should have a creative and person-centred approach to supporting recovery, excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team.

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.

During times of pressure due to workload or staffing difficulties, the post holder will liaise with Occupational therapy staff to provide a prioritised service.



Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.
The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.
Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages 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, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.
For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.


This advert closes on Monday 28 Jul 2025