Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Support Time & Recovery Worker

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Job summary

A rewarding opportunity has arisen to join our Community Mental Health Team within the Blackburn and Darwen locality in Lancashire and South Cumbria Foundation Trust (LSCFT).

We are looking to recruit an experienced, compassionate and highly motivated Support Time and Recovery worker (STRW) to join our team, working as part of the wider Multi-disciplinary team with the Community Mental Health Team.

The successful candidate will be providing both Emotional and Practical support to Service Users working within a recovery focused approach, supporting Key Workers to deliver high quality care.

We are looking for someone who has excellent communication skills who is able to build up a therapeutic relationship with a wide range of Service Users. If you enjoy working as part of a team and are passionate about patient care we encourage you to apply. Please see job description for full details.

Main duties of the job

Promote Independent Living.
Form positive therapeutic relationships that support service users' own decision- making and build on their own strengths.
Provide practical support.
Provide support with daily living.
Facilitate people living "ordinary lives".
Help service user's to gain access to resources.
Provide information on Health Promotion.
Support service users with involvement/participation in their treatment (including medication support and appropriate attendance).
Physical health monitoring.
Support and encourage service users to live independent and full lives.
Promote social inclusion by; enabling service user's to engage in mainstream activity in the domains of employment/vocation, education, leisure, social networks and community connections.

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, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

Date posted

29 November 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£25,147 to £27,596 a year pa

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

351-PEN750-CL

Job locations

CMHT Blackburn (25-65)

BB1 3BL

Blackburn

BB1 3BL

Job description

Job responsibilities

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

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

Person Specification

Education/ Qualifications

Essential

To possess or meet the level of competence for Certificate in Community Mental Health and NVQ Level 3.
Commitment to undertaking NVQ III and/or Certificate in Mental Health Training.

Knowledge

Essential

Can demonstrate an understanding and knowledge base of mental health conditions and their treatments.
Can demonstrate a working knowledge of physical health conditions and the complications that this can cause to patients experiencing mental ill health.

Experience

Essential

Previous experience of working in a community setting with people with complex mental health and social care needs.
Experience of work in a multi-disciplinary setting.
Experience of lone working within a community setting.
Experience of working with people to promote social inclusion and recovery (paid or unpaid).

Person Specification

Education/ Qualifications

Essential

To possess or meet the level of competence for Certificate in Community Mental Health and NVQ Level 3.
Commitment to undertaking NVQ III and/or Certificate in Mental Health Training.

Knowledge

Essential

Can demonstrate an understanding and knowledge base of mental health conditions and their treatments.
Can demonstrate a working knowledge of physical health conditions and the complications that this can cause to patients experiencing mental ill health.

Experience

Essential

Previous experience of working in a community setting with people with complex mental health and social care needs.
Experience of work in a multi-disciplinary setting.
Experience of lone working within a community setting.
Experience of working with people to promote social inclusion and recovery (paid or unpaid).

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

CMHT Blackburn (25-65)

BB1 3BL

Blackburn

BB1 3BL

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

CMHT Blackburn (25-65)

BB1 3BL

Blackburn

BB1 3BL

Employer's website

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