Recovery Support Worker: Sponsorship Available

South West London and St Georges Mental Health NHS Trust

Job Summary

We have an exciting opportunity to recruit Recovery Support Worker working closely care coordinators and a full MDT in the community team of nurses, occupational therapists, psychologists etc.

This role is an exciting opportunity to which allows you to use initiative, working as part of a close-knit team. If you haven’t worked in the community before, this may be your chance to take a new direction in your career, if you have worked in the community before, you will know the flexibility, and variety that community work offers.

In this role you will be expected to facilitate Recovery through activities and be creative in the way you work with service users. Even more so we want our staff to engage with service users and understand their interests and passions and adapt working styles to suit them. RSWs also do 1:1 work with clients, in community settings, care homes, supported living environment and in client’s own homes. This includes focusing on work surrounding self-care, productivity, activities geared at social inclusion (getting into employment or college) and leisure (participating in interests or group activities).

Main duties of the job

The main duties of the role include working with service users in the community andfacilitating activities that foster inclusion, self esteem, daily living skills and general wellbeing. We are always looking for new and creative ways to engage service users in the community and are open to RSW’s input in this area.

The other main duties include 1:1 work which could be anything from trying to motivate a service user to engage in social activities, such as taking them out to a coffee shop on a weekly basis, supporting service users to health care appointments, benefits, getting them involved in fitness, the gym, or sports, looking at people’s interests and supporting them to engage in these.Social inclusion would be a main part of the role, making connections and links in the community in order to integrate and support our service users to engage in meaningful activity.

Working with service users in the community, some of who may have forensic history, means risk assessment is one of the key areas to keep in mind. We are looking for someone thorough in their skills to risk assess, as well as use themselves therapeutically through rapport with service users.

About us

We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust.

We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’ – we aspire to be ‘outstanding’.

This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services.

We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.

We offer flexible working, career development and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.

Person Specification

Training & Qualification

Essential

  • Education to GCSE level or equivalent (with minimum of 5 A-E qualifications which must include Maths and English)
  • Achieved NVQ Level 3 Health and Social Care or equivalent plus post qualifications or further study/training to diploma level or NVQ level 4 in Mental Health and/or WLMHT Assistant Practitioner Course OR Equivalent level of experience
  • Evidence of consistent pattern of learning from Education, training and experience.
  • Care Certificate ( to be completed within 6 months of starting the role) .

Desirable

  • Ability to demonstrate competency in specific clinical skills relating to role.
  • Computer qualifications or experience/skills.
  • Degree, higher diploma or equivalent in Nursing, Psychology, counselling or Health and Social Care

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of mental health and/or learning disability services or demonstrable interest in mental health and/or learning disability either paid or voluntary.
  • To be knowledgeable, have understanding about the factors that cause/impact on mental health in learning disability clientele and interventions.
  • Experience of developing relationships with a wide variety of people and organisations
  • Proven ability to recognise and manage risk.
  • Ability to work on own initiative without direct supervision, understanding where clinical input is needed .

Desirable

  • Personal experience of mental health problems and use of Mental Health Services
  • Experience of working as a Recovery Support Worker
  • Previous experience of working in Health or Social Care settings in paid or voluntary position.
  • Demonstrate knowledge/understanding of: a) Awareness of the Mental Health Act and its use in practice or relevant legislation that pertains to Learning disabilities b) equivalent Health or Social Care legislation appropriate to service area
  • Experience of managing a caseload

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

  • Able to demonstrate an acceptable level of oral & written, literacy and numeracy.
  • Good level computer literacy
  • Evidence of interpersonal skills and an ability to form therapeutic relationships with service users and carers.
  • Ability to listen effectively and communicate at all levels in a non- judgemental way.
  • Ability to demonstrate empathy, compassion and patience.
  • An ability to act calmly in emergencies and to respond in a professional manner to distress, disturbance and unpredictability.

Desirable

  • Knowledge of benefits/employment systems
  • Understanding of NHS Recovery Approach
  • Awareness of local services

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Closing Date: 17 November 2024

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