Support, Time and Recovery Worker (STR Worker)

Redbridge Integrated Care Directorate invites applications for the post of Support, Time & Recovery Worker (STR Worker) within Redbridge Mental Health and Wellness Team - South.
This is an exciting time to join the team. NELFT has recently launched the mental health transformation programme. In February 2023 Redbridge completed the final stage of mental health transformation to become 3 Mental Health and Wellness Teams. Our integrated teams provide assessment, brief intervention, and recovery services to clients in Redbridge.
The team consists of Occupational Therapists, Nurses, Social Workers, Psychiatrists, STR workers, Peer support workers, employment advisor, and Psychologists.
We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, motivated, flexible individual with a passion for supporting service users with mental health conditions on their recovery journey. As a team, we embrace and promote the Recovery Model and Open Dialogue approach and expect our staff to work within these models, working with Service Users within their homes, the wider community, and clinical settings.
Support, Time & Recovery Workers have a key role to play within the team, supporting clients in their mental health journey and recovery and social inclusion., The teams operational working hours is Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm although some flexibility may be needed, and a car driver would be desirable but not essential for the role.
Quality Improvement is promoted and there are opportunities for participating in service development projects.
MHWT-South support people aged 18 and over with mental health needs such as: anxiety, depression, psychosis, schizophrenia, bipolar affective disorder, and personality disorders.
The successful applicant should, High-Cost Area Supplement This post also attracts payment for High-Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,313 and a maximum payment of £5,436) pro rata for part time staff.
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The main responsibilities of the post include:
+ Visiting Service Users and, in conjunction with other qualified colleagues, devise and implement effective individualised 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.
Please refer to the job description and person specification for further details.
Equality and diversity
We are an organisation that is proud of its diversity and the richness our colleagues bring to our Trust and the diverse communities we serve. NELFT is a place where we want all staff to feel safe, protected and listened to by developing an Equality, Diversity and Inclusion strategy that demonstrates our support and commitment.
Commitment to staff health and wellbeing
NELFT are an organisation who are committed to staff health and well-being. We have a WELLNEL hub, occupational health services and employee assistant programmes that all staff can access.
We are committed to our well-being and engagement strategy and have monthly events that staff can attend and participate. We have a staff well-being forum that staff can join to put forward any well-being initiatives.
NELFT
Redbridge council is situated in the eastern edge of London and provides services to over 300,000 residents. Redbridge is very diverse with over 50 nationalities. 84% of residents are either white or Asian but over 100 languages are spoken throughout the area. Redbridge is one of London's greenest Boroughs with more than 35 parks, playgrounds and other open spaces to enjoy.
Agile working
We are a Trust that is leading in Agile working. Agile Working aims to find the most appropriate and effective way to carry out a task by re-shaping how people, processes, connectivity, technology, time and place works together to deliver a better service'. We empower people to work in a way that is productive, innovative and ultimately delivers the best value for the organisation and its service users. This undoubtedly leads to an improved work & personal life balance and supports a greater level of flexible working for staff.
Benefits
We believe in bringing your authentic and best self to work, in order to deliver the best care to our patients. We are committed to supporting our employees holistically. Here is a snapshot of what is on offer at NELFT:
+ A long-standing and award-winning approach to equality and diversity with supportive networks for ethnic minority staff, staff with disabilities or long term/chronic conditions and LGBT staff.
+ A commitment to supporting colleagues to achieve a work life balance, through flexible working opportunities and our efforts to support our working parents and carers. This has resulted in us being recognised as a 'Top 10 Family Friendly Employer' from the Working Families Charity.
+ Proactive health and wellbeing support, including access to our employee assistance programme, staff psychological support, individual wellbeing conversations and a network of health and wellbeing ambassadors.
+ Detailed information about our wellbeing and benefits offer can be found in this link.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that's a job share, part time hours or another flexible pattern.
Supporting our Armed Forces
We recognise the valuable contribution that the Armed Forces community make to our organisation. We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and achieved Gold Award under the Armed Forces Employer Recognition Scheme. We have supportive policies, guaranteed interview schemes for veterans. reservists and military spouses and give additional leave to our Reservists so that they can attend their annual camp.

Be able to evidence 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.
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.

Joining #TeamNELFT means you'll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We're CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.
The Trust has award winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for three consecutive years, and we have achieved a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Along with our staff networks and training opportunities, we work hard to embed a just and compassionate culture here at NELFT.
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