recovery worker

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust; Trafford; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent pension

Cycle to work scheme

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Wellbeing programme

Blue Light Card Discounts

Job summary

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Community Recovery Worker for the Trafford Neighbourhood Mental Health Service. The role focuses on delivering goal-based, time-limited support to promote independence and community integration.

The post operates Monday to Friday, 9am–5pm, within a multidisciplinary team including nurses, social workers, psychologists and peer workers, delivering care across the Trafford area.

Responsibilities

• As a recovery worker you will be working intensively with service users, enabling them to live their lives and achieve their own goals with support from a multidisciplinary team.
• You will help service users recover through interventions to promote independence, functioning and social inclusion.
• Interventions may involve activities of daily living, vocational and educational aspirations, development of family and social relationships, attending appointments and accessing meaningful activities.

Job description

Role overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Community Recovery Worker to join the Trafford Neighbourhood Mental Health Service.

Service context

The service aims to provide timely access to mental health support, particularly for individuals who may not meet the threshold for specialist services. It focuses on delivering goal-based, time-limited interventions, promoting independence, recovery, and community integration through a trauma-informed and person-centred approach.

Team and approach

The service is delivered through multidisciplinary teams, including mental health practitioners, psychologists, psychiatrists, recovery workers, wellbeing practitioners, pharmacists and peer support workers. It adopts a holistic model, considering psychological, social and physical needs, and works collaboratively with local partners to provide coordinated care.

Sponsorship

Please note - This role is not eligible for sponsorship unless you meet criteria by temporary exemption from current changes to immigration rules put in force on 22/07/2025. Separate provisions are applied to workers who have been sponsored and held continuously Skilled Worker visa since prior to 04/04/2024.

Role responsibilities

As a recovery worker you will be working intensively with service users, enabling them to live their lives and achieve their own goals - with support from a multi-disciplinary team of nurses, social workers, psychologists, and medical staff.

The post holder will support individuals in their recovery through using a variety of interventions to promote independence, functioning and social inclusion.

Interventions may involve activities of daily living, vocational and educational aspirations, development of family and social relationships, attending appointments, accessing meaningful activities.

The post holder will support services users in a variety of setting, but they will be encouraged to come into the community setting.

The role currently operates Monday to Friday between the hours of 9am to 5pm.

Workforce and locations

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than140 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.

About Greater Manchester

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.

Work culture

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

Pay and benefits

Pay Enhancements - 36% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 72% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.

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