Senior Support, Time and Recovery Worker – EI Team Job Vacancy in South Tyneside, England, UK

Job summary

A vacancy has arisen for a senior support time recovery worker in the Early Intervention Service – a community based mental health service, working with those who have experienced a First Episode of Psychosis or people at risk of developing a First Episode of Psychosis. The base for this post is open to negotiation, with bases in Burton and Lichfield, Cannock and Stafford, covering the south Staffordshire locality.

We are looking for someone who has experience, relevant knowledge and a passion to be working with mental health service users, contributing to delivery of a package of care to promote recovery. You will need to be able to demonstrate drive and motivation in providing recovery based interventions. There will be an expectation that you will hold a caseload of service users with whom you will provide recovery led interventions, working closely with and under supervision of the qualified professionals. This will involve working in service users’ homes and within their communities, supporting them in a practical way to achieve their recovery goals.

Main duties of the job

• You will support the delivery of timely access to integrated, high quality, service user- and carer-centred services that enable people with or at-risk of developing FEP to improve their well-being and functionality, with a focus particularly on the specialist needs of the younger population.
• You will assist in the assessment of care needs and the formulation, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care for individuals aged 14-65.
• You will deliver relevant forms of mental health care under agreed levels of supervision.
• You will assist in identifying strategies to support mental wellbeing and in the promotion of self-care and social inclusion.
• You will communicate and work collaboratively with your Early Intervention colleagues across both First Episode Psychosis (FEP) branch and the At Risk Mental State (ARMS) branch to meet the needs of your patients.

About us

MPFT provides physical and mental health care, learning disability, and adult social care services across Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Shropshire, and Telford & Wrekin. In addition, we provide services on a wider regional and national basis. We serve a population of million and employ around 8,500 members of staff.

By joining MPFT you will become part of a diverse and inclusive team who are empowered and supported to deliver care in a way which is consistent with our values:

• putting people at the heart of what we do
• empowering people to improve care and wellbeing
• delivering better health, better care in partnership

We are embedding values based and inclusive recruitment practices to ensure that all applicants, from any backgrounds, from under-represented groups, such as black, Asian or other ethnic groups, individuals with a disability, or LGBTQ+ individuals. All have an equal chance of success in achieving a role with us.

We will support your career development and progression. Membership of the excellent NHS pension scheme, generous maternity, paternity, adoption leave, pay and the option for flexible working. You will receive up to 27 days annual leave (increasing to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional annual leave.

We are also proud to have a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.