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Pennine Lancashire is seeking experienced Band 3 Recovery Support Workers to join our Restart and Recovery Team at Whalley. This is an exciting opportunity and the successful candidate will be part of an evolving service that has the needs of our service users at its heart. We are looking for people who are enthusiastic to come and join a forward thinking, dynamic and constantly developing team.

You must have excellent communication skills,  a good working knowledge and understanding of adult mental health and the needs of individuals in this group.

The post requires specialised expertise and is expected to drive group and individual activities focussing on physical health, health promotion and leisure activities which support the promotion of mental health and well-being.  They will be expected to manage specified duties and take responsibility for their own work within a broad framework taking on the role of a champion of wellbeing through healthy lifestyles.

The adult mental health inpatient services are designed to meet the holistic needs of service users/patients and carers, in a working environment conducive to staff development and wellbeing. The post holder supports the delivery of the recovery model through an understanding of mental health and physical well-being. 

Main duties of the job

Working alongside the occupational therapists and part of the multidisciplinary team they will plan and provide a range of activities to enable the promotion of the five ways to well-being for patients experiencing mental health issues and the importance of being engaged in meaningful activity as part of a person’s recovery. 

The successful candidate will have knowledge and interest in supporting those who have required to be admitted into hospital back into their community and skills in a range of leisure and recreational activities which can promote recovery. 

They will have ability and confidence to facilitate group and individual interventions as directed by the senior members of the team to service users on the acute functional mental health wards but may be required to provide support to other wards on site such as PICU, if directed to support service user recovery plans. 

Under supervision they will work as part of a team towards goals defined by recovery care plans.  The post is an essential part of the recovery process in supporting service users to identify their health & well-being needs and to assist in planning, implementing and evaluating activity within individual therapy treatment and recovery plans.

The post holder will have a good knowledge of and maintain up to date information and links with community resources and actively support service users to develop occupational skills to access these resources and promote social inclusion. 

Working for our organisation

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.

The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT