Support Time and Recovery Worker

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust; Leigh; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust seeks a dedicated Support Time and Recovery Worker for Atherleigh Park Hospital. You will plan and deliver a range of therapeutic, wellbeing and social activities to support patient recovery, collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to promote discharge.

You will work on Adult and Older Person wards including an ICU, with a seven-day rota between 08:00 and 20:00, ensuring patient-centred, recovery-based activities and safe practice in

Qualifications

• Under supervision, plan and coordinate a range of individual and group activities to meet service users’ needs.
• Demonstrate initiative when working independently on wards and report progress to a qualified practitioner.
• Record findings in electronic care records.
• Demonstrate an attitude that respects and values service users and their carers.
• Embrace the organisation’s core values and the Recovery principles, promoting safe practice and meaningful choice.

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate and implement activities to meet service users’ needs.
• Work independently on wards and report any clinical progress to a qualified practitioner.
• Record observations in electronic care records.
• Contribute to a rota operating 7 days a week between 08:00 and 20:00.

Skills

Activity planning

Patient-centred care

Team collaboration

Recovery-focused

Job description

An opportunity has arisen to join the Therapy Team at Atherleigh Park Hospital for a Support Time and Recovery Worker. An interest in a range of creative, social and physical activities and a passion to share your knowledge and skills with people so they progress their Recovery is essential. There are five wards at the hospital for adults and older persons. We are looking for experienced and enthusiastic people to work on our Adult and Older Person wards including our Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit. It is an established role and the post holders will collaborate in the planning, development and provision of a range of therapeutic, wellbeing and social activities for service users on wards and in our therapy hub. The Therapy Team consists of Physiotherapists, Psychologists, Occupational Therapists, Assistant Psychologists, Activity co-ordinators and Therapy Assistants as well as the ward health care teams. The post involves working with the multi-disciplinary team to promote the use of activity on a ward and off the ward in our Therapy Hub area. You will be working a seven day a week rota between the hours of 08:00 and 20:00 and provide patient centred, Recovery based activities with the aim of supporting discharge.

• Under the supervision of a qualified practitioner the post holder will plan and coordinate and implement a range of individual and group activities designed to meet the needs of the services users.
• The post holder will be required to use their initiative when working independently on the wards and are expected to report any clinical progress or change to a qualified practitioner and record findings in electronic care records.
• The post holder will demonstrate an attitude which respects and values service users' and their carer's.
• The post holder will embrace the core values of the organisation and adopt the principles of Recovery. Promote safe practice; Value the aims of service users; Work in partnership and offer meaningful choice; Be optimistic about the possibilities of meaningful change; Value social inclusion
• The post holder will contribute to filling a rota that operates 7 days a week between the hours of 08:00 and 20:00
  Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 members of staff, who deliver services from morethan122 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.