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Support, Time and Recovery Worker
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Reference: 2383585
Job summary
Community Mental Health Services are transforming! Would you like to be part of this exciting development?
As a result of investment we are looking for 1 full time band 3 Support Time and Recovery Workers, ideally with community experience. Team serving the area covered by Wolverhampton South CMHT Based at Penn hospital. The post is for 37.5 hours per week
This is an excellent opportunity to develop your skills; with the support of healthcare professionals, the Clinical Lead and Team Leader. Working alongside the Care Co-Ordinator's, other Support Time and Recovery Workers and the wider Multi-Disciplinary Team you will learn their roles and also be able to practice autonomously with their guidance.
Main duties of the job
You will be a Healthcare Support Worker or in an equivalent role, ideally with community experience in assessing mental health and implementing individual plans and outcome measures for adults with mental health problems and have a current knowledge of NHS policies and practices in mental health.
You will have an understanding of the Care Programme Approach. There will be an opportunity to develop your skill base in therapeutic interventions. You will have an ability to work with partner agencies and be supported by Care Co-Ordinators, the Clinical Lead and Team Leader to support service users' care.
The Team is committed to provide safe, sound and supportive services; you will receive regular supervision with opportunities to develop clinical and professional practice in line with service user needs and organisational values.
About us
As a trust we are committed to ensuring staffs wellbeing, providing access to various networks, trust wide mindfulness groups, self-referral physio services, staff counselling. In addition to this you will have access to the Viv up services, Car lease schemes and other benefits.
Details
Date posted
05 October 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£25,760 to £27,476 a year pa
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
285-7263-MH
Job locations
Penn Hospital
Penn Road
Wolverhampton
WV4 5HN
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be part of a dynamic, supportive and diverse multi-disciplinary team. You will be responsible for supporting the Care Co-Ordinators with managing the mental health needs of service users referred to the team, under guidance from the Clinical Lead and Team Leader. You will also be part of developing and implementing therapeutic interventions underpinned by the Care Programme Approach. You will also have an understanding of the new national drivers and directives that are being introduced in mental health services as part of the national community transformation, such as the new mental health framework that will replace CPA. With the support of a Care Co-Ordinators, you will manage a caseload of service users who require additional input as well as a Care Co-Ordinator.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be part of a dynamic, supportive and diverse multi-disciplinary team. You will be responsible for supporting the Care Co-Ordinators with managing the mental health needs of service users referred to the team, under guidance from the Clinical Lead and Team Leader. You will also be part of developing and implementing therapeutic interventions underpinned by the Care Programme Approach. You will also have an understanding of the new national drivers and directives that are being introduced in mental health services as part of the national community transformation, such as the new mental health framework that will replace CPA. With the support of a Care Co-Ordinators, you will manage a caseload of service users who require additional input as well as a Care Co-Ordinator.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Good general education to GCSE level or equivalent
- Evidence of training / development
- NVQ level 2, working towards NVQ level 3 equivalent
- Ability to support service users with severe mental health needs to promote their own recovery
- To demonstrate skills that enable people to be independent of Mental health services
- Ability to provide practical support with activities of daily living essentials
- To be able to take responsibility for own work planning
- Understanding of Risk assessment and risk management
- Demonstrate an understanding of Clinical Governance issues
- Demonstrate professionalism, i.e. time-keeping, attitude, values
- Ability to acknowledge diversity and promote ant discriminatory practices and equal opportunities
- Ability to travel to numerous community settings around the Trust geographical area in a timely and effective manner
Desirable
- NVQ level 3 in health and social care
- Care certificate
- Positively promote independent living through use of the recovery model
- Awareness of Mental Health Act (1983)
- Awareness of and application of psychosocial interventions
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Good general education to GCSE level or equivalent
- Evidence of training / development
- NVQ level 2, working towards NVQ level 3 equivalent
- Ability to support service users with severe mental health needs to promote their own recovery
- To demonstrate skills that enable people to be independent of Mental health services
- Ability to provide practical support with activities of daily living essentials
- To be able to take responsibility for own work planning
- Understanding of Risk assessment and risk management
- Demonstrate an understanding of Clinical Governance issues
- Demonstrate professionalism, i.e. time-keeping, attitude, values
- Ability to acknowledge diversity and promote ant discriminatory practices and equal opportunities
- Ability to travel to numerous community settings around the Trust geographical area in a timely and effective manner
Desirable
- NVQ level 3 in health and social care
- Care certificate
- Positively promote independent living through use of the recovery model
- Awareness of Mental Health Act (1983)
- Awareness of and application of psychosocial interventions
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details
Employer name
Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Penn Hospital
Penn Road
Wolverhampton
WV4 5HN
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.blackcountryhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Penn Hospital
Penn Road
Wolverhampton
WV4 5HN
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.blackcountryhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)