Support, Time & Recovery Worker
The closing date is 03 August 2025
Job summary
Are you interested in joining a dynamic Recovery team, supporting adults 18+ within Knowsley? The Recovery Team works collaboratively with individuals and their families/carers who experience complex mental health problems. the team work within the new community mental health framework approach (CMHF) and are recovery based which incorporate biopsychosocial interventions.
We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic, caring and proactive Support Time Recovery Worker to engage with our client group - age 18+
The successful candidate will work within our multi disciplinary team and hold a caseload of service users for time limited pieces of work. This work will be directly supported by the team Mental Health Practitioners and other clinical practitioners within the team. Your work will include supporting the physical wellbeing of service users.
Main duties of the job
Reducing social isolation/loneliness by supporting the person with social re-engagement
Introducing the person to community resources
Signposting and supporting people to groups within the community and accompanying them to groups initially to build confidence
Supporting person to leave the house to increase confidence as part of graduated program
To carry out anxiety management
To identify and develop lists of appropriate community resources available within the area
To introduce people to new hobbies /interests/ activities and link them with Life Rooms and other appropriate local provision
To support the person to develop social networks
To support the person to structure time/planning for week to increase engagement
To help facilitate transfers back into primary care services
Taking and recording physical health measurements.
About us
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
Details
Date posted
30 July 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
350-MHC7370747
Job locations
Bluebell Primary Care Resource Centre
Bluebell Lane
Huyton, Liverpool
L36 7XY
Employer details
Employer name
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Bluebell Primary Care Resource Centre
Bluebell Lane
Huyton, Liverpool
L36 7XY
Employer's website
https://www.merseycare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Operational Service Manager
Paula Farley / Courtnie Claydon
paula.farley@merseycare.nhs.uk
01513518600
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