Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust

Support Time Recovery Worker

The closing date is 15 April 2026

Job summary

We are looking for a Support Time Recovery Worker to join our Community Mental Health Team, covering South Kent Coast - Dover, Deal and Folkestone area.

You will work as part of a team that provides secondary mental health services, focusing on the direct needs of service users working across boundaries of care, organisation and role. You will provide support and give time to the allocated group of service users in order to promote recovery and support them in their community environment and provide support to service users to identify their needs and assist clinicians to plan, implement and evaluate individual care plans.

You will have the individual service users needs at the forefront at all times, working to the recovery model to support the service user to work towards their identified goals, using the agreed values and skills to underpin day to day work.

The role will give you the opportunity to be actively involved in the delivery of psychologically informed interventions with the support and guidance of a Psychologist or Occupational Therapist.

Main duties of the job

Work as part of a team that provides secondary mental health services, focusing on the direct needs of service users, working across shared pathways in Mental Health Together PLUS.

Provide support and give time to an allocated group of service users in order to promote their recovery and maintain them in their community environment, helping them to build their own support network.

Support service users to identify their needs and to assist clinicians to plan, implement and evaluate individuals care plans.

Have the individual service user's needs at the forefront at all times and support the service user to work towards their identified goals.

Use agreed values and skills to underpin day-to-day work.

Be actively involved in the delivery of psychology informed interventions.

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.

Date posted

01 April 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

380-EK420

Job locations

Ash Eton

Radnor park

Folkestone

CT195HL

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities of the role.

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

Please see the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities of the role.

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 and Qualifications

Essential

NVQ L2 or L3 in mental health and social care award or equivalent
Ability to demonstrate a good level of English and Maths skills

Desirable

Training and Qualifications

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

Ability to create innovative solutions to help empower service users
Ability to form positive therapeutic relationships with service users and carers
Ability to form professional relationships with other professionals including the local MDT

Experience

Desirable

Experience of working in community mental health
Experience in delivery psychologically informed interventions

Person Specification

Training and Qualifications

Essential

NVQ L2 or L3 in mental health and social care award or equivalent
Ability to demonstrate a good level of English and Maths skills

Desirable

Training and Qualifications

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

Ability to create innovative solutions to help empower service users
Ability to form positive therapeutic relationships with service users and carers
Ability to form professional relationships with other professionals including the local MDT

Experience

Desirable

Experience of working in community mental health
Experience in delivery psychologically informed interventions

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

Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust

Address

Ash Eton

Radnor park

Folkestone

CT195HL

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust

Address

Ash Eton

Radnor park

Folkestone

CT195HL

Employer's website

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