Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust

Support Time & Recovery Worker

The closing date is 13 August 2025

Job summary

"Please note that this advertised vacancy does not meet the UKVI eligibility requirements for a Skilled Worker Visa and therefore HTFT would not be able to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role."

Owing to career development within the service, the team at PSYPHER (Early Intervention in Psychosis Service) are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Support Time Recovery (STR) Worker to participate and contribute to excellent standards of quality care for people accessing our service.

You will be responsible for providing recovery focused interventions for clients living in the community.

You will work within a multi-professional setting to support and assist care co-ordinators to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care plans for clients on your caseload.

You will aim to establish therapeutic relationships and focus on recovery based goals to enable and empower individuals to access opportunities both within the service and the local community.

We will support and develop your skills through supervision and professional development.

Previous experience of working within Mental Health Service would be advantageous.

Main duties of the job

To provide support to service users who are experiencing a first episode of psychosis or an at risk mental state by instilling hope and promoting recovery.

To work directly with service users, on an individual and/or group basis.

To assist and support care coordinators and lead professionals to provide treatment and support.

To work across boundaries of care focusing on the specific needs of service users in accordance with their care plans, working in partnership with the individual and their care team.

The post holder will promote independence and assist with daily living skills, signpost into local organisations and develop and encourage engagement within the local community .

About us

We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website

We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.

We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started.

We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.

We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.

From city to countryside, market towns to moors you'll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.

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Details

Date posted

31 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

338-7338287-25

Job locations

Townend Court

Cottingham Road

Hull

HU6 8QG


Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information with regard to this vacancy please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information with regard to this vacancy please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

  • To have an understanding of mental health or learning disability issues
  • An understanding of confidentiality and Information Governance
  • Standard IT skills e.g. Microsoft office

Desirable

  • Knowledge of benefit & employment services

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working with people with who have experienced psychosis or mental illness.
  • Experience of providing recovery focus care in a community setting
  • Awareness of local services and community provision

Desirable

  • Experience of mental health services as a service user or carer
  • Experience with data inputting e.g. electronic clinical record systems

Qualifications

Essential

  • NVQ level 3 in mental health/ learning disabilities or equivalent qualification

Skills and Competencies

Essential

  • Evidence of inter-personal skills and the ability to form therapeutic relationships with services users and carers
  • Ability to contribute to MDT working

Desirable

  • Ability to motivate others
Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

  • To have an understanding of mental health or learning disability issues
  • An understanding of confidentiality and Information Governance
  • Standard IT skills e.g. Microsoft office

Desirable

  • Knowledge of benefit & employment services

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working with people with who have experienced psychosis or mental illness.
  • Experience of providing recovery focus care in a community setting
  • Awareness of local services and community provision

Desirable

  • Experience of mental health services as a service user or carer
  • Experience with data inputting e.g. electronic clinical record systems

Qualifications

Essential

  • NVQ level 3 in mental health/ learning disabilities or equivalent qualification

Skills and Competencies

Essential

  • Evidence of inter-personal skills and the ability to form therapeutic relationships with services users and carers
  • Ability to contribute to MDT working

Desirable

  • Ability to motivate others

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Townend Court

Cottingham Road

Hull

HU6 8QG


Employer's website

https://www.humber.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Townend Court

Cottingham Road

Hull

HU6 8QG


Employer's website

https://www.humber.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Team Leader

Jenny Harrington

jenny.harrington@nhs.net

01482336786

Details

Date posted

31 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

338-7338287-25

Job locations

Townend Court

Cottingham Road

Hull

HU6 8QG


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