Support Time and Recovery Worker

Job summary

South Kent Coastal Mental Health Together+ Team are currently looking to recruit 2x Band 3 full-time Support Time Recovery workers; the posts will be based at Coleman House in Dover.

Our service focuses on promoting recovery for those people diagnosed with severe and enduring mental ill health, as well as providing services to Older Age clients with ongoing mental health needs and dementia.

We provide comprehensive multi-disciplinary services and work closely with local specialist mental health teams (e.g. Early Intervention Service, Home Treatment Teams, MIMHS, Dementia Crisis team) tertiary service providers, primary care, Kent Police, local statutory and non-statutory agencies, service users & carers.

The post holder must hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car/vehicle to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).

Main duties of the job

The main elements of community mental health support work focus on collaborative working with service users to promote engagement and to facilitate an optimum level of independence and self-management. Our expectation is that you will endeavour to establish therapeutic relationships within which to address recovery goals in order to help service users to gain access to a range of resources and services to facilitate involvement and connection with the local community. Work closely with occupational therapists and to assist nursing staff with the effective functioning of a depot/clozapine clinic that will include well-being checks. Visiting people at their own homes as required.

Participation in groups with Psychology and Occupational Therapy.

Opportunities to run groups with Occupational Therapists

What you can expect once you join the team:

Monthly supervision (clinical and managerial)

Being part of the clinic staff supporting nurses with physical health monitoring for patients receiving Depot injections or clozapine blood monitoring.

Opportunity to train in venepuncture and to perform ECG's

MDT Risk Forum to discuss complex cases with high risks

Mandatory Training

Admin support

About us

Come and work with us in the Garden of England where we combine exceptional professional development opportunities with a tremendous quality of life.

We are Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), providing mental health, learning disability and specialist services, serving 1.8 million people across the county.

The Trust (rated Good overall by the CQC and Outstanding for care) has 3,283 staff working in 66 buildings across 33 locations, covering an area of 1,450 square miles.

You will be joining friendly, passionate colleagues, rich in their diversity, who are committed to providing excellent care to our service users and their loved ones.

The nature of our work attracts kindness and compassion as standard and everyone from our cleaners and porters to the chief executive and chairman are recognised as playing a vital role in providing an exemplary service.

Employer details

Employer name

Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust

Address

Coleman House

Brookfield Avenue

Dover

CT16 2AH

Employer's website

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

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Employer details

Employer name

Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust

Address

Coleman House

Brookfield Avenue

Dover

CT16 2AH

Employer's website

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

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