Support Time & Recovery Worker (STR)

NELFT NHS Foundation Trust ,
London, Greater London
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An opportunity has emerged for a motivated and appropriately skilled Support, Time & Recovery Worker (STR Worker) to join the Havering Access Assessment and Brief Intervention Team. We are looking to appoint an experienced, highly motivated, enthusiastic, flexible and resourceful individual who is committed to providing support and assistance to service users in their recovery. You will also be expected to contribute towards supporting the continued development of the service. You will need experience of working with adults with mental health needs and an interest in working with service users in a community setting. The successful post holder will need to be flexible. You will need to be able to work autonomously in the community and use your own initiative under the guidance of qualified staff. You will work closely with the team's multi-disciplinary professionals to deliver effective and competent recovery focused care to adults with severe mental health needs, both in their own homes and in the local community. The Havering Access Assessment and Brief Intervention Team is the central point of initial referral and access to secondary mental health services within the London Borough of Havering for people from the age of 18, who present with mental health needs. The team acts as a gateway providing initial screening and assessment of referrals that are potentially for secondary mental health services, and will provide, after assessment, short-term intervention as indicated, or signposting to other agencies as appropriate. Havering Access Assessment and Brief Intervention Team works within the Recovery & Well-Being model. The successful applicant should: * Be able to evidence a good General Education to GCSE or equivalent * Have relevant experience in mental health services where a degree of autonomous working has been required. * Demonstrate a knowledge of an understanding of the need to use an enabling approach * Be able to demonstrate the ability to work on their own initiative, have good time management skills and be able to prioritise workload effectively. * Be able to demonstrate well developed interpersonal skills especially when handling conflict and change, and should have the appropriate skills to facilitate the resolution of difficulties. * Show willingness to work unsocial hours when necessary and be able to provide high levels of emotional support to service users and carers. * The post can be emotionally demanding and the applicant will be expected to be able to address and explore this within supervision, team meetings and also within informal work related support systems. The main responsibilities of the post include: * Visiting Service Users and, in conjunction with other qualified colleagues, devise and implement effective individualized programs of support. * Working independently as required and provide support with daily living to empower people to live independent lives. * Supporting service users to identify early signs of mental health relapse and alert appropriate staff involved in the person's care. * Working in isolated situations with Service Users who may be vulnerable or at risk. * Establishing supportive and empowering relationships with the Service User and their carers. * As identified in the support plan, enable the Service User to maintain own personal care needs. * Monitoring and reporting any changes, both positive and negative, within the Service Users life to the Team and at other relevant times. * Supporting Service Users to gain access to resources to include benefits, welfare rights and health promotion. * Ensuring that the Service User understands who to contact within the different agencies involved in the support plan. * To take appropriate courses of action in an emergency We work closely with a range of statutory and voluntary partners such as inpatient services, Home Treatment Teams, specialist drug and alcohol services, personality disorder services and psychological therapies. The Access, Assessment and Brief Intervention Team provide a single point of access to adult Mental Health Services in the Borough. The team provides assessment and advice and acts as a signposting service to other teams and organisations as appropriate. They offer short term individual interventions and groups for service users aimed towards recovery and independence. For further details / informal visits contact: Bola Mafe Service Manager 03003001570 Option 2 bola.mafe@nelft.nhs.uk Employment Type: FULL_TIME

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