Recovery Support Worker
South Cumbria Nhs Foundation Trust, Ormskirk, Lancashire
Recovery Support Worker
£25760-£27476
South Cumbria Nhs Foundation Trust, Ormskirk, Lancashire
- Full time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
Posted 6 days ago, 31 Jul | Get your application in now to be included in the first week's applications.
Closing date: Closing date not specified
Job ref: d6d5412ed3004434a303af07d646baed
Location ref: Ormskirk, Lancashire
Full Job Description
Are you passionate about supporting people on their recovery journey? We are looking for compassionate motivated and reliable Recovery Support Worker to join our dedicated team on the Scarisbrick Inpatient Mental Health Unit, Ormskirk.
As a Recovery Support Worker, you will play a vital role in providing person-centred care and promoting recovery for individuals experiencing acute mental health challenges. You will work support patients in their daily activities, run and develop therapeutic programmes and contribute to maintaining a safe and positive environment.
During times of pressure due to workload or staffing difficulties, the post holder will liaise with Occupational therapy staff to provide a prioritised service.
The adult mental health inpatient services aim to meet the holistic needs of service users/patients and carers while they recovery from their mental illness. The post holder plays an essential part of a service user's recovery by supporting the clinical team to provide a meaningful and therapeutic day for service users. They will support service users to identify and engage in the diversional activities offered. Such activities may take place on the ward, in the unit or grounds or in the community.
Working alongside the ward staff, occupational therapists, and the rest of the multidisciplinary team, the post holder will provide a holistic person centred approach to care. Using their skills in a range of leisure and recreational activities, they will plan and deliver a range of group and individual activities across 7 days and into the evenings, to enable the promotion of the five ways to well-being (connect, take notice, be active, learn, giving something back to others) for patients experiencing mental health issues.
LSCFT support 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 and flexi-time.
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