Job summary
We are seeking a Support Time Recovery Worker (STR) to join our busy team at Britton House in Gillingham.
As an STR Worker, you will play a vital role in supporting service users to live fulfilling lives.
You'll provide recovery-focused mental health interventions, practical support with daily living, and help individuals access community resources.
You will also assist with physical health monitoring, including phlebotomy and ECGs, and contribute to therapeutic groups and post-diagnostic sessions.
Main duties of the job
- Deliver recovery-focused mental health interventions.
- Contribute to the planning and implementation of therapeutic groups and interventions for clients and carers.
- Assist with physical health monitoring.
- Maintain accurate clinical records and communicate effectively within the multidisciplinary team.
- Promote diversity and respect individuality in all aspects of care.
About us
We are the Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway. Our teams support adults with a wide range of mental health needs. Because we cover the whole county and both hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the 1.8 million people of Kent and Medway. Rated 'Good' by the CQC, we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 in the community each year.
Our vision is simple: We are here to help communities not just live with mental illness, but live well. It's why we're passionate about working with communities to make mental health care better for everyone. And everything we do is guided by our values caring, inclusive, curious and confident.
Join us - if you share our passion for better mental health care and want to be part of a team that's doing well together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Providing service users recovery-focused mental health intervention
- Providing service users practical support with daily living
- Facilitating service users to live fulfilling lives
- Helping service users to access resources in the community
Please refer to the attached job description for the full details on the responsibilities and person specification
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).
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Providing service users recovery-focused mental health intervention
- Providing service users practical support with daily living
- Facilitating service users to live fulfilling lives
- Helping service users to access resources in the community
Please refer to the attached job description for the full details on the responsibilities and person specification
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).
Person Specification
Training
Essential
- NVQ level 3 in a care related subject or equivalent level of training and/or experience.
- Ability to demonstrate a good level of English and Maths skills.
Desirable
- Trained (or willing to train) in Venepuncture, ECG and physical health monitoring.
Experience
Essential
- Experiences including individual and group interventions in mental health specialties
- Experience of working with people with dementia and their carers.
Desirable
- Experience of facilitating therapeutic groups.
- Experience of working with people suffering from functional mental illness. Experience of working with people with dementia and their carers.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Knowledge of safeguarding procedures for both vulnerable adults and children
- Basic IT skills
- Ability to work autonomously and co-operatively as part of an inter-professional team, respecting and valuing different contributions. oAbility to travel from patient homes and work site in a timely manner day to day.
Desirable
- Knowledge of RiO patient record systems.
Person Specification
Training
Essential
- NVQ level 3 in a care related subject or equivalent level of training and/or experience.
- Ability to demonstrate a good level of English and Maths skills.
Desirable
- Trained (or willing to train) in Venepuncture, ECG and physical health monitoring.
Experience
Essential
- Experiences including individual and group interventions in mental health specialties
- Experience of working with people with dementia and their carers.
Desirable
- Experience of facilitating therapeutic groups.
- Experience of working with people suffering from functional mental illness. Experience of working with people with dementia and their carers.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Knowledge of safeguarding procedures for both vulnerable adults and children
- Basic IT skills
- Ability to work autonomously and co-operatively as part of an inter-professional team, respecting and valuing different contributions. oAbility to travel from patient homes and work site in a timely manner day to day.
Desirable
- Knowledge of RiO patient record systems.
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.
