Job summary
Great opportunities exist with a vacancies arising for Recovery Support Workers in the Richmond Recovery Support Team. Successful applicants will have scope to develop as professionals in the field of Mental Health, in a relevantly small multi-disciplinary team. This Team works with adults predominately aged 18-75 who have severe and enduring mental health conditions in the Borough of Richmond.
We are looking for a positive, motivated and committed individuals who understands the Trust's values and their role in creating a vibrant work culture.
The people who work with us are at the very heart of delivering an excellent service to patients. We are committed to listening to our staff and ensuring that we invest in them, with elite training programs and career development pathways that can lead to people reaching their true potential.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicants will assist the qualified clinicians in the team working as care coordinators, psychiatrists and psychologists to:
- Provide clearly defined recovery focused interventions, in line with patients' care plans.
- Actively participate in the Team's meetings including Zoning, seeking to provide high-quality services strongly focused on recovery to patients
- Positively promote and support independent living for patients in the community by maintaining extensive knowledge and links with the community resources and actively supporting patients to access them.
- Enable patients acquire daily living skills: "living ordinary lives" (e.g. shopping and cooking).
- Help patients gain access to resources and information about welfare benefits.
- Help patients access physical health services and gain skills to monitor their health needs in the community on an on-going basis.
- Help identify early signs of relapse by monitoring the patient's progress, level of functioning and mental state, updating qualified staff involved in the care of the patient.
- Support patients develop self-management tools and coping strategies.
- Maintain adequate records as required by existing procedures; entering appropriate details in case records.
About us
We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust.
We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good' - we aspire to be 'outstanding'.
This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services.
We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.
We offer flexible working, career development and a variety ofbenefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.
Come and join our inclusive teams and help our patients on their recovery journey.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Following an assessment, to provide practical and recovery focused support to service users and carers as described in their care plan.
- Working with care coordinators or lead clinicians to provide clearly defined recovery focused interventions, in line with care packages.
- To attend and actively participate in team meetings/care plan review meeting and team training as appropriate.
- To positively promote and support independent living for service users in the community by maintaining extensive knowledge and links with the community resources and actively supporting service users to access them.
- To develop a rapport with service users based upon professional support and collaboration but within appropriate boundaries.
- To provide regular and practical support to service users and carers to maintain dignity and independence.
- To enable service users to acquire daily living skills : living ordinary lives (e.g. shopping and cooking).
- To help service users to gain access to resources to include benefits and welfare rights.
- To help service users to access information on health promotion.
- To help service users with gaining skills in accessing physical health services and the monitoring their health needs in the community.
- To help identify early signs of relapse by monitoring the clients progress, level of functioning and mental state and updating the care coordinator or other staff involved in the care of the client.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Following an assessment, to provide practical and recovery focused support to service users and carers as described in their care plan.
- Working with care coordinators or lead clinicians to provide clearly defined recovery focused interventions, in line with care packages.
- To attend and actively participate in team meetings/care plan review meeting and team training as appropriate.
- To positively promote and support independent living for service users in the community by maintaining extensive knowledge and links with the community resources and actively supporting service users to access them.
- To develop a rapport with service users based upon professional support and collaboration but within appropriate boundaries.
- To provide regular and practical support to service users and carers to maintain dignity and independence.
- To enable service users to acquire daily living skills : living ordinary lives (e.g. shopping and cooking).
- To help service users to gain access to resources to include benefits and welfare rights.
- To help service users to access information on health promotion.
- To help service users with gaining skills in accessing physical health services and the monitoring their health needs in the community.
- To help identify early signs of relapse by monitoring the clients progress, level of functioning and mental state and updating the care coordinator or other staff involved in the care of the client.
Person Specification
Training & Qualifications
Essential
- Education to GCSE level or equivalent (with minimum of 5 A-E qualifications which must include Maths and English)
- Achieved NVQ Level 3 Health and Social Care or equivalent plus post qualifications or further study/training to diploma level or NVQ level 4 in Mental Health and/or WLMHT Assistant Practitioner Course
- OR Equivalent level of experience
- Evidence of consistent pattern of learning from Education, training and experience.
- Care Certificate ( to be completed within 6 months of starting the role)
Desirable
- Ability to demonstrate competency in specific clinical skills relating to role
- Computer qualifications or experience/skills
Experience
Essential
- Experience of mental health services or demonstrable interest in mental health either paid or voluntary.
- To be knowledgeable /understanding about the factors that cause/impact on mental health problems and associated interventions.
- Experience of developing relationships with a wide variety of people and organisations .
- Proven ability to recognise and manage risk.
- Ability to work on own initiative without direct supervision, understanding where clinical input is needed
Desirable
- Personal experience of mental health problems and use of Mental Health Services
- Experience of working as a Recovery Support (STR) Worker
- Previous experience of working in Health or Social Care settings in paid or voluntary position
- Demonstrate knowledge/understanding of: a) Awareness of the Mental Health Act and its use in practice or b) equivalent Health or Social Care legislation appropriate to service area.
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Able to demonstrate an acceptable level of oral & written, literacy and numeracy.
- Good level computer literacy
- Evidence of interpersonal skills and an ability to form therapeutic relationships with service users and carers
- Ability to listen effectively and communicate at all levels in a non- judgemental way
- Ability to demonstrate empathy, compassion and patience
- An ability to act calmly in emergencies and to respond in a professional manner to distress, disturbance and unpredictability
- Knowledge of our business and how it supports patient care
Desirable
- Basic First aid
- Basic health and safety awareness
- Moving and handling awareness
- Awareness of local services
Person Specification
Training & Qualifications
Essential
- Education to GCSE level or equivalent (with minimum of 5 A-E qualifications which must include Maths and English)
- Achieved NVQ Level 3 Health and Social Care or equivalent plus post qualifications or further study/training to diploma level or NVQ level 4 in Mental Health and/or WLMHT Assistant Practitioner Course
- OR Equivalent level of experience
- Evidence of consistent pattern of learning from Education, training and experience.
- Care Certificate ( to be completed within 6 months of starting the role)
Desirable
- Ability to demonstrate competency in specific clinical skills relating to role
- Computer qualifications or experience/skills
Experience
Essential
- Experience of mental health services or demonstrable interest in mental health either paid or voluntary.
- To be knowledgeable /understanding about the factors that cause/impact on mental health problems and associated interventions.
- Experience of developing relationships with a wide variety of people and organisations .
- Proven ability to recognise and manage risk.
- Ability to work on own initiative without direct supervision, understanding where clinical input is needed
Desirable
- Personal experience of mental health problems and use of Mental Health Services
- Experience of working as a Recovery Support (STR) Worker
- Previous experience of working in Health or Social Care settings in paid or voluntary position
- Demonstrate knowledge/understanding of: a) Awareness of the Mental Health Act and its use in practice or b) equivalent Health or Social Care legislation appropriate to service area.
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Able to demonstrate an acceptable level of oral & written, literacy and numeracy.
- Good level computer literacy
- Evidence of interpersonal skills and an ability to form therapeutic relationships with service users and carers
- Ability to listen effectively and communicate at all levels in a non- judgemental way
- Ability to demonstrate empathy, compassion and patience
- An ability to act calmly in emergencies and to respond in a professional manner to distress, disturbance and unpredictability
- Knowledge of our business and how it supports patient care
Desirable
- Basic First aid
- Basic health and safety awareness
- Moving and handling awareness
- Awareness of local services
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
