Job summary
- Main area
- Department of Psychological Medicine
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week
- Job ref
- 338-6465814-24
- Employer
- Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Dept of Psychological Medicine
- Town
- Hull
- Salary
- £22,816 - £24,336 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 25/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Support Time & Recovery Worker
NHS AfC: Band 3
Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust are proud award winners of the HSJ Provider of the Year 2019
Job overview
An exciting opportunity for the post of Support, Time & Recovery (STR) Worker which has become available at the Department of Psychological Medicine.
Previous experience of working within Psychological Medicine would be advantageous as would a previous roles of working within Mental Health Service along with a flexible, innovative and person-centred approach to practice.
You will be responsible for providing care to service users (Adults of all ages) and carers living in the community or community settings such as residential homes, experiencing or recovering from mental health difficulties.
You will work within a multi-professional setting to support and assist care co-ordinators to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care plans for patient's on your caseload.
The expectation is that you will aim to establish therapeutic relationships within which to address recovery goals to enable and empower individuals to access opportunities to a range of local community resources and services which may help to promote their recovery.
Main duties of the job
To provide support to service users with mental health needs by promoting a Recovery Model of Care by providing support, directly and flexibly.
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 assist with basic practical tasks, promote independence, signpost into local organisations in an attempt to develop and encourage links within the local community .
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information with regard to this vacancy please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification
Person specification
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- 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 criteria
- Knowledge of benefit & employment services
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working with people with mental health difficulties and/or a learning disability
- Experience of providing presentations and developing groupwork materials
- Awareness of local services and community provision
Desirable criteria
- Experience of mental health services as a service user or carer
- Experience with data inputting e.g. electronic clinical record systems
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NVQ level 3 in mental health/ learning disabilities or equivalent qualification
Skills and Competencies
Essential criteria
- Evidence of inter-personal skills and the ability to form therapeutic relationships with services users and carers
- Ability to work in a demanding environment
Desirable criteria
- Ability to motivate others
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Zoe Lill
- Job title
- Senior STR
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07976951822
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