Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Recovery Support Worker

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Job summary

LSCFT adult mental health inpatient services aim to meet the holistic needs of service users while they recovery from their mental illness. This role supports the clinical team to provide a meaningful and therapeutic day for service users.

We are looking for someone who will be able to work under their own initiative, to motivate and encourage service users to identify and engage in the activities. They will be keen to develop additional skills and working relationships with other colleagues and organisations, to expand the social and recreational opportunities available to our service users in line with evolving service needs.

Dova is a 20 bedded unit supporting individuals with a range of mental health illnesses.

In exchange LSCFT will support your development and prepare you for future roles in our mental Health services or the wider NHS.

Main duties of the job

With colleagues and the support of registered staff, you will plan, co-ordinate and deliver an activity programme which will vary depending on the needs of the service users at the time. You will be expected to work rotational shifts covering weekdays, evenings and weekends to enable activity to be offered outside of 9am-5pm.

About us

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.

The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as: term time, part time, compressed hours, flexitime and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

For more information, please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.

Date posted

21 November 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £24,336 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

351-BAY399-SJW-E

Job locations

Dova Unit, Dane Garth

Barrow-in-Furness

LA14 4JR

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care or care certificate completed (or willingness to complete in first 12 months from appointment) or equivalent knowledge skills and experience
Ability to undertake Violence Reduction physical intervention training.

Knowledge

Essential

Awareness of confidentiality.
Good communication both written and verbal and the ability to pass on information accurately.
Able to motivate service users using activity.
Able to work without direct supervision to deliver a programme of distraction activities.
Ability to communicate and work with people of all ages and adapt/develop activity programmes to reflect people's intellectual and physical abilities, and interests.
Can demonstrate a clear commitment to the Trust values and can provide practical examples of where they have worked with: oWe are always learning oWe are respectful oWe are kind oWe are a team Is non-judgemental and person centred in their approach.

Experience

Essential

Supporting people with mental illness e.g. nursing home, hospital ward, as a carer

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care or care certificate completed (or willingness to complete in first 12 months from appointment) or equivalent knowledge skills and experience
Ability to undertake Violence Reduction physical intervention training.

Knowledge

Essential

Awareness of confidentiality.
Good communication both written and verbal and the ability to pass on information accurately.
Able to motivate service users using activity.
Able to work without direct supervision to deliver a programme of distraction activities.
Ability to communicate and work with people of all ages and adapt/develop activity programmes to reflect people's intellectual and physical abilities, and interests.
Can demonstrate a clear commitment to the Trust values and can provide practical examples of where they have worked with: oWe are always learning oWe are respectful oWe are kind oWe are a team Is non-judgemental and person centred in their approach.

Experience

Essential

Supporting people with mental illness e.g. nursing home, hospital ward, as a carer

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Dova Unit, Dane Garth

Barrow-in-Furness

LA14 4JR

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Dova Unit, Dane Garth

Barrow-in-Furness

LA14 4JR

Employer's website

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