Support Time Recovery Worker

Kent PLC; Canterbury; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the United Kingdom seeks a Band 3 Support Time Recovery Worker for the South Kent Coast Community Mental Health Team. This role involves collaborating with service users, establishing therapeutic relationships, and supporting their mental health needs within the community. Candidates must be compassionate and possess strong communication skills. A valid UK driving licence and access to a vehicle are essential for this position. Join us to make a difference in mental health care!

Qualifications

• Must hold a full, valid UK driving licence.
• Access to a car/vehicle for business use (unless disabled).

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with service users to promote engagement.
• Establish therapeutic relationships to address recovery goals.
• Assist nursing staff with effective functioning of clinics.
• Visit people at their homes as required.
• Complete Dialog plus assessments.
• Monitor and report on the mental state of service users.
• Identify needs and provide support.
• Run recovery activities with Occupational Therapists.

Skills

Compassionate individuals

Strong communication skills

Organisational skills

Job description

Overview

Come and join Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust as a Band 3 Support Time Recovery Worker at South Kent Coast Community Mental Health Team covering Dover, Deal and Folkestone.

Qualifications

We need: Compassionate individuals with strong communication and organisational skills.

The post holder must hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car/vehicle to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).

Responsibilities

• The main elements of community mental health support work focus on collaborative working with service users to promote engagement and to facilitate an optimum level of independence and self‑management.
• Our expectation is that you will endeavour to establish therapeutic relationships within which to address recovery goals in order to help service users to gain access to a range of resources and services to facilitate involvement and connection with the local community.
• Work closely with occupational therapists and assist nursing staff with the effective functioning of a depot/clozapine clinic that will include well‑being checks.
• Visiting people at their own home as required.
• Completing Dialog plus assessments by telephone or in person.
• Monitor and report on the mental state of service users.
• Provide support to the service user, and identify their needs.
• Opportunities to run recovery activities with Occupational Therapists.

About the Trust

We are the Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway. Our teams support adults with a wide range of mental health needs. Because we cover the whole county and both hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the 1.8 million people of Kent and Medway. Rated “Good” by the CQC, we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 in the community each year.

Our vision is simple: We are here to help communities not just live with mental illness, but live well. It’s why we’re passionate about working with communities to make mental health care better for everyone. And everything we do is guided by our values caring, inclusive, curious and confident.

Join Us

Join us – if you share our passion for better mental health care and want to be part of a team that’s doing well together.