Job summary
Waltham Forest Integrated Care Directorate invites applications for the post of Support Time & Recovery Worker (STR Worker) within Community Mental Health Services. The services are undergoing a Transformation project to enhance the delivery of mental health provision in the area and these additional posts have been created as part of this service improvement.
We are looking to appoint enthusiastic, flexible individuals with a passion for supporting service users with mental health conditions on their recovery journey. As a team, we embrace and promote the Recovery Model and expect our staff to work within these models, working with Service Users within their homes, the wider community and clinical settings.
The successful applicant should:
- Be able to evidence a good General Education to GCSE or equivalent
- Have relevant experience in mental health services where a degree of autonomous working has been required.
- Demonstrate a knowledge of an understanding of the need to use an enabling approach
- Be able to demonstrate the ability to work on their own initiative, have good time management skills and be able to prioritise workload effectively.
- Be able to demonstrate well developed interpersonal skills especially when handling conflict and change and should have the appropriate skills to facilitate the resolution of difficulties.
Main duties of the job
- Show willingness to provide high levels of emotional support to service users and carers.
- The post can be emotionally demanding and the applicant will be expected to be able to address and explore this within supervision, team meetings and also within informal work related support systems.
The post holder needs to be able to work autonomously in the community and use their own initiative under the guidance of qualified staff. They work closely with the team's multi-disciplinary professionals to deliver effective and competent recovery focused care to adults with severe mental health needs, both in their own homes and in the local community. The role has a strong focus on recovery and wellbeing.
The services work with people aged 14 to 65 in the London Borough of Waltham Forest. The team supports people with mental healthneeds fromtheir initial referral to secondary mental health services, through to those with severe and enduring mental illness. The teams focus on patients presenting with first episode of psychosis.
The successful candidate will be expected to support the groups run by the team, as well as engaging with patients who requires extra support to engage in activities and intervention.
About us
COVID-19 Vaccination
We continue to encourage all staff to ensure that they have been double vaccinated and received their booster. We recognise that taking the vaccine provides the best defence against COVID 19 for our patients, our staff and their families.
Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).
Starting with NELFT
NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focusing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.
High Cost Area Supplement - London
This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,313 and a maximum payment of £5,436 per annum pro rata).
Job description
Job responsibilities
The main responsibilities of the post include:
- Visiting Service Users and, in conjunction with other qualified colleagues, devise and implement effective individualised programs of support.
- Working independently as required and provide support with daily living to empower people to live independent lives.
- Supporting service users to identify early signs of mental health relapse and alert appropriate staff involved in the persons care.
- Working in isolated situations with Service Users who may be vulnerable or at risk.
- Establishing supportive and empowering relationships with the Service User and their carers.
- As identified in the support plan, enable the Service User to maintain own personal care needs.
- Monitoring and reporting any changes, both positive and negative, within the Service Users life to the Team and at other relevant times.
- Supporting Service Users to gain access to resources to include benefits, welfare rights and health promotion.
- Ensuring that the Service User understands who to contact within the different agencies involved in the support plan.
- To take appropriate courses of action in an emergency.
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details on this vacancy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The main responsibilities of the post include:
- Visiting Service Users and, in conjunction with other qualified colleagues, devise and implement effective individualised programs of support.
- Working independently as required and provide support with daily living to empower people to live independent lives.
- Supporting service users to identify early signs of mental health relapse and alert appropriate staff involved in the persons care.
- Working in isolated situations with Service Users who may be vulnerable or at risk.
- Establishing supportive and empowering relationships with the Service User and their carers.
- As identified in the support plan, enable the Service User to maintain own personal care needs.
- Monitoring and reporting any changes, both positive and negative, within the Service Users life to the Team and at other relevant times.
- Supporting Service Users to gain access to resources to include benefits, welfare rights and health promotion.
- Ensuring that the Service User understands who to contact within the different agencies involved in the support plan.
- To take appropriate courses of action in an emergency.
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details on this vacancy.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ level 2 or equivalent standard of literacy and numeracy
- Relevant NVQ level 3 or equivalent
Desirable
- Demonstrates a commitment to further learning and development
Experience
Essential
- Relevant experience in mental health setting
- Ability to work as part of a team
Experience
Essential
- Knowledge about Mental Health
Desirable
- Some experience in Mental Health
Experience of delivery time orientated clinical out come measures
Essential
- Evidence when you have used outcome measures
Desirable
- Experience with using data to form practice
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ level 2 or equivalent standard of literacy and numeracy
- Relevant NVQ level 3 or equivalent
Desirable
- Demonstrates a commitment to further learning and development
Experience
Essential
- Relevant experience in mental health setting
- Ability to work as part of a team
Experience
Essential
- Knowledge about Mental Health
Desirable
- Some experience in Mental Health
Experience of delivery time orientated clinical out come measures
Essential
- Evidence when you have used outcome measures
Desirable
- Experience with using data to form practice
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details
Employer name
NELFT North East London Foundation Trust
Address
Jane Atkinson Health and Wellbeing Centre
714 Forest Road
Walthamstow, London,
E17 3HP
Employer's website
https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
