Support Time Recovery Worker

Kent PLC; Folkestone; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health trust in Folkestone is seeking dedicated staff to join their Early Intervention in Psychosis service. The role involves providing recovery-focused mental health interventions, supporting service users with day-to-day challenges, and facilitating access to community resources. Candidates must have a valid UK driving licence and ideally be current employees of the trust or at risk of redundancy. Join a proactive team passionate about improving mental health care in your community.

Qualifications

• Must hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car/vehicle for business purposes.
• Eligibility is limited to internal staff and staff employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts.
• Priority given to individuals at risk of redundancy.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the assessment and duty function of the service.
• Support all EIP localities to meet the needs of the service.
• Provide recovery-focused mental health interventions to service users.
• Support physical health monitoring of patients.

Skills

Mental health interventions

Community resource access support

Phlebotomy

Budgeting support

Job description

Please note, at this stage, the role is open only to internal staff (including NHSP and Agency staff currently on placement within our organisation) and staff substantively employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts and the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB). Any individual who is at risk of redundancy will be given priority, provided they meet the essential criteria.

About the Role

Do you want to be part of something new and exciting, a person‑centred mental health revolution? The Kent and Medway Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP) services are stand‑alone, holistic multidisciplinary teams which provide a distinct care pathway including assessment and treatment to people aged 14 to 65 who are suspected of having a first episode of psychosis (FEP).

Responsibilities

• Participate in the assessment and duty function of the service which is East Kent wide.
• Support all EIP localities to meet the needs of the service.
• Provide recovery‑focused mental health interventions to service users.
• Provide practical support with daily living.
• Facilitate service users to live fulfilling lives.
• Help service users access resources in the community.
• Support physical health monitoring of patients via phlebotomy and ECGs.
• Assist the duty team in the assessment of new referrals.
• Support service users with budgeting, housing and employment issues.
• Support service users to engage in leisure activities.
• Collaborate with EIP service users to promote engagement and facilitate an optimum level of independence and self‑management.

Qualifications

• Must hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car/vehicle for business purposes (unless a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010 applies).
• Eligibility is limited to internal staff and staff substantively employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts and the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB).
• Priority given to individuals at risk of redundancy.

About Us

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