Mental Health Recovery Worker

Mental Health Recovery Worker Manchester, England

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Full Time Manchester, England 21730 - 23177 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description

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.

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 and achievement of goals 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, other accommodation providers and especially in the community.

The post holder will provide support to an allocated group of service users and promote their on-going rehabilitation and recovery.
They will assist the Care Coordinators and the wider multi-disciplinary team to assess, plan, implement and evaluate individual care plans.

The successful applicant will work under the supervision of the lead practitioner, focusing on the direct needs of service users working across boundaries of care and organisations.

The post holder will need to provide flexible working pattern that meets the needs of the service.

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 6,400 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 160 locations.

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.

Please see attached job description and person specification

Staff benefits

  • 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

Mental Health Recovery Worker
Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

www.nhs.uk
London, United Kingdom
Amanda Pritchard
$5 to $25 million (USD)
10000+ Employees
Government
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1946
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