Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Support Time Recovery Worker

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Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a part-time Band 3 Support Time Recovery Worker to join our team.

This is an excellent opportunity if you are thinking of joining a community team. We are looking for an enthusiastic, caring & motivated professional with excellent clinical & communication skills, who can work autonomously and support the team lead to manage the case load. We are looking for an individual either from a background in Mental health who is committed to the principles of recovery.

We are a small, friendly team who believe in working together and supporting each other.

We would be interested in supporting anyone looking to make the first step into the community setting and would offer support and the relevant training to help develop your skills and knowledge. The role of the support time recovery worker would be to work alongside qualified practitioners in monitoring psychical health, 1:1 person centred interventions, developing crisis and contingency plans and engaging service users in graded exposure work to support integrating them back into the community. Although not essential anyone who is phlebotomy trained would be able to support in managing those on Clozapine medication through regular blood tests.

We would be happy to discuss any flexible working options. If you would like to discuss the role further or have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Main duties of the job

You will work closely with the care coordinators and wider MDT to deliver a range of different interventions to service users suffering with serious mental illness.

The role is varied and exciting working with different people with different needs. We aim to develop person centred care plans for people suffering with conditions such as Bi Polar mood disorder, schizophrenia, depression, anxiety and emotional coping difficulties. We work closely with partner agencies including local drug and alcohol services and the primary care networks.

You will be given regular supervision to manage your caseload, but we also require people to work independently. There is an escalation process for any safeguarding concerns, and you will be supported to manage these by the team.

If you would like to discuss what the day-to-day role would look like, please do not hesitate to contact us to discuss further.

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.

Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.

Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.

Date posted

14 February 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,071 to £25,674 a year Based of full time hours

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

348-SW-7308

Job locations

Waterford House

142 Station Road

New Milton

Hampshire

BH25 6LP

Job description

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Job description

Job responsibilities

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Literacy and numeracy skills .
Previous experience in care
Basic computer skills
Car driver able to fulfil the travel requirements of the post.

Desirable

NVQ 2/3 or equivalent

Experience

Essential

Persuasion, negotiation and engagement
skills to undertake practical assistance
Good listening skills
Knowledge of mental illness and the effects on service users and carers
Good communication skills
Good facilitation skills
Evidence of effective interpersonal skills
Good organisational skillsPersuasion, negotiation and engagement
skills to undertake practical assistance
Good listening skills
Knowledge of mental illness and the effects on service users and carers
Good communication skills
Good facilitation skills
Evidence of effective interpersonal skills
Good organisational skills

Desirable

Able to co-facilitate group work

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Literacy and numeracy skills .
Previous experience in care
Basic computer skills
Car driver able to fulfil the travel requirements of the post.

Desirable

NVQ 2/3 or equivalent

Experience

Essential

Persuasion, negotiation and engagement
skills to undertake practical assistance
Good listening skills
Knowledge of mental illness and the effects on service users and carers
Good communication skills
Good facilitation skills
Evidence of effective interpersonal skills
Good organisational skillsPersuasion, negotiation and engagement
skills to undertake practical assistance
Good listening skills
Knowledge of mental illness and the effects on service users and carers
Good communication skills
Good facilitation skills
Evidence of effective interpersonal skills
Good organisational skills

Desirable

Able to co-facilitate group work

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

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Waterford House

142 Station Road

New Milton

Hampshire

BH25 6LP

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Waterford House

142 Station Road

New Milton

Hampshire

BH25 6LP

Employer's website

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