Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Community Recovery Worker to join the new and developing Home Engagement and Recovery Team (HEART).
HEART aims to provide bespoke, intensive, and individualised interventions and care to service users living with complex, enduring mental health problems to enable them to live fulfilling lives in the community.
The post holder will promote the independence and well-being of service users; assist social inclusion and enable the widest possible expression of each individual's chosen lifestyle..
Main duties of the job
As a recovery worker you will be working intensively with service users, enabling them to live their lives and achieve their own goals - with support from a multi-disciplinary team of nurses, occupational therapists, social workers, psychologists, and medical staff.
The post holder will support individuals in their recovery through using a variety of interventions to promote independence, functioning and social inclusion.
Interventions may involve activities of daily living, vocational and educational aspirations, development of family and social relationships, attending appointments, accessing meaningful activities, housing related support as examples.
The post holder will support services users in a variety of settings including their own homes, supported accommodation providers and especially in the community.
The post holder will need to provide flexible working pattern that meets the needs of the service, which operates 8 am - 8 pm 7 days per week
About us
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over7000members of staff, who deliver services from more than160locations.
We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford,Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.
Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.
Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.
Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification
Staff benefits
Band
Saturday (midnight to midnight) and any week day after 8pm and before 6am
All time on Sundays and Public Holidays (midnight to midnight)
1
Time plus 47%
Time plus 94%
2
Time plus 41%
Time plus 83%
3
Time plus 35%
Time plus 69%
4 9
Time plus 30%
Time plus 60%
- 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
- Excellent pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary sacrifice car scheme
- Wellbeing programme
- Blue Light Card Discounts
- fuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles)
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification
Staff benefits
Band
Saturday (midnight to midnight) and any week day after 8pm and before 6am
All time on Sundays and Public Holidays (midnight to midnight)
1
Time plus 47%
Time plus 94%
2
Time plus 41%
Time plus 83%
3
Time plus 35%
Time plus 69%
4 9
Time plus 30%
Time plus 60%
- 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
- Excellent pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary sacrifice car scheme
- Wellbeing programme
- Blue Light Card Discounts
- fuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles)
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of mental health issues and how these impact on individuals
- Ability to work well in an MDT
Desirable
- Experience of working within rehabilitation services
Skills
Essential
- Able to work autonomously and manage small caseload
- Be able to work creatively and compassionately to support service users and to develop collaborative goals
- Ability to form therapeutic relationships with service users.
- Demonstrate good time management skills/ability to prioritise needs.
Desirable
- Possess good IT skills
- Ability to be able to travel across the trust footprint as this is trust wide role
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of mental health issues and how these impact on individuals
- Ability to work well in an MDT
Desirable
- Experience of working within rehabilitation services
Skills
Essential
- Able to work autonomously and manage small caseload
- Be able to work creatively and compassionately to support service users and to develop collaborative goals
- Ability to form therapeutic relationships with service users.
- Demonstrate good time management skills/ability to prioritise needs.
Desirable
- Possess good IT skills
- Ability to be able to travel across the trust footprint as this is trust wide role
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).
