Support Time and Recovery Worker

Lancashire Care Foundation Trust; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare service provider in the United Kingdom is seeking a Band 3 Support Time and Recovery Worker for its Acute Therapy Service. The position involves direct support to adults with mental health challenges, facilitating coping strategies, and working collaboratively with a clinical team. Candidates must have experience in mental health services and effective communication skills. This role offers the chance to develop clinical practice in a supportive environment with a working pattern of 37.5 hours per week.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in mental health settings required.
• Ability to provide therapeutic support to service users.
• Effective communication skills to engage with clients.

Responsibilities

• Support service users in implementing coping strategies.
• Co-facilitate and deliver therapeutic groups.
• Maintain communication within the clinical team.
• Assess and manage risks within the role.

Skills

Experience in Mental Health Services

Communication skills

Ability to support coping strategies

Teamwork

Ability to maintain effective liaison

Job description

A great opportunity has arisen for a full-time Band 3 Support Time and Recovery Worker to join our team in the Acute Therapy Service (ATS) based at Bridge House in Blackburn. We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and reliable worker to support us to continue delivering a psychologically led service that provides an alternative to inpatient admissions and also facilitates early discharge from the inpatient units.

Overview

The aim of the ATS service is to provide brief structured psychological input, practical, occupational and social support and respite in a safe and containing environment.

• Working pattern (hours): Full Time
• Hours/sessions per week: 37.5 hours per week

Responsibilities

The successful post holder will have experience of working in Mental Health Services and the duties will include:

• Direct involvement with service users; you will help to provide and facilitate a therapeutic responsive service for adults with mental health difficulties. This will involve supporting service users to implement coping strategies learned in the ATS service.
• Co-facilitate and deliver groups.
• Receive regular management and clinical supervision, with opportunities to develop clinical and professional practice in line with service user needs and the organisation’s values.
• Support to carry out this role without direct supervision on completion of the initial induction programme.
• Facilitate and maintain effective liaison with statutory and non-statutory agencies in the community, and other appropriate agencies involved in the service users’ care.
• Maintain effective communication both within and outside of the clinical team to ensure that service users’ needs are met.
• Communicate with service users to maximise their involvement and understanding of their condition, care and treatment, which may involve providing information and using skills to overcome barriers in an empathic and reassuring manner.
• Participate in both clinical and managerial supervision.
• Provide both verbal and written feedback to colleagues regarding service users’ presentation.
• Ensure that changes to the unit environment including accidents, incidents and complaints are relayed to senior staff and reported and documented according to trust policy.
• Assess and implement risk management measures within the scope of responsibility.
• Be aware of factors affecting own health and safety at work and that of others.
• All actions must be reported in writing on electronic notes and any untoward incidents discussed immediately with the team leader and staff.

Qualifications

Previous applicants need not apply. The post holder will have the opportunity to work creatively within the team to meet the demands and needs of the service and service users, and will be supported by management, clinical and staff team.

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.

For more information, please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.

Please see the job description and person specification for more details on this role.