Support Time Recovery Workers - Primary Care Mental Health

Job summary

Mental Health Support Time and Recovery Worker (Primary Care)

South Staffordshire - Rugeley and Great Haywood PCN and Stafford Town PCN

We are looking to recruit two enthusiastic Band 4 Mental Health Support Time and Recovery Workers to work in our developing Primary Care Mental Health Team.

We have two posts available, one in the Rugeley and Great Haywood area and one in Stafford Town area.

We welcome applications from staff with experience of working in mental health who are interested in providing responsive and holistic services for people with mental health problems within a primary care setting.

• Do you work well with individuals on a 1-1 basis and in group situations?
• Are you forward thinking, organised and motivated?
• Have you got excellent communication skills?
• Do you have a genuine interest in working with people who are experiencing mental health difficulties within a primary care setting?

If so we would welcome an application from you.

Main duties of the job

• Working under the supervision of a Mental Health Practitioner.
• The delivery of brief, short term interventions for people with mental health needs.
• Mental Health promotion involving the development of effective relationships between primary care and local communities and other services in the voluntary and statutory sector.
• Working closely with Social Prescribers and the voluntary and community sector.
• Bridging the gap between primary care and other provider services.
• Working with one of the Primary Care Networks in South Staffordshire

About us

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;

• Supporting your career development and progression
• Excellent NHS Pension scheme
• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Options for flexible working
• Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
• Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
• If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
• Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
• Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, milage paid at business rates
• Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
• Free car parking at all trust sites
• Free flu vaccinations every year
• Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)

And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.