Support Time and Recovery Worker - SECONDMENT

We are looking to recruit a motivated and enthusiastic Support Time and Recovery Worker to join the Mental Health Intensive Support Team (MhIST), an award winning and forward-thinking intensive community mental health rehabilitation service.

This is a 12 month fixed term post to cover maternity leave

This service provides specialist assessment, treatment, interventions & support, to help people recover from complex mental health problems & to regain the skills & confidence to live successfully in the community. The team are incorporating an open dialogue approach when working with patients and families., As a Support Time and Recovery Worker, you will be expected to support the MDT in providing intensive rehabilitation support to a small cohort of patients, providing high quality levels of care in order to assist people to live more independent lives.

You will be working alongside the Primary Workers to ensure effective and needs-led patient care with a strong focus on dialogical practice, recovery, identifying relapse indicators, skill development and promoting independence. You will also be responsible for supporting engagement in the agreed care plan and assist in encouraging inclusion in local community services, to promote daily living skills.

As a service we value personal development,therefore we are looking for candidates with a willingness to develop, particularly in skills around dialogical practice/Open Dialogue.

Alongside the MDT you will take an active role in training of care staff/third party organisations supporting the patient, such as Supported Living or Care Agency staff.

MHIST are proactive in pre-empting crisis and preventing admission into hospital, and therefore you must be able to demonstrate excellent skills in risk management, proactive care planning and communication skills across a range of scenarios.

Candidates are welcome to apply from a range of health or social work backgrounds, or similar experience, however experience in working with complex patients is encouraged.

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) provides health and care services for a population of over one million people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care, as well as the provision of three GP surgeries in Cheshire.

We employ around 4,500 staff across 73 sites and have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton, Liverpool and Stockport.

Our aim is to help improve the lives of everyone in our communities, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We are rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission, with a Good rating overall.

As a Disability Confident Employer, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran Aware organisation and proud holder of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award, CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible and developing a culture that values differences, and welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.All new starters will commence in post on one fixed start date each month, in line with our Prepare to Care (P2C) induction programme date. P2C offers up to 3 weeks training to support you to meet the induction / initial training requirements of the role.

Whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your existing skills and experience in a new role, you'll find something to suit you at CWP.