Halton and Warrington EIP are looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated Support Time and Recovery (STR) Worker to join our Team. We are a highly regarded, well led service, offering care, treatment and support to those who are at suspicion of developing a first episode of psychosis.
You will work as part of an MDT, offering support to our service users. This will include 1-1 interventions, as well as co-facilitating Community Support Groups and assisting with other service duties.
If you enjoy working as part of a supportive team, with the opportunity to make a real difference in people`s lives, then this job is for you!
In your role as STR Worker, you will work as part of Halton and Warrington Early Intervention in Psychosis Team, providing care, treatment and support to service users with significant mental health concerns for those suspected to be experiencing a first episode of psychosis.
This role will require you to undertake home visits and assist service users to access local support and network opportunities. You will promote positive mental health and wellbeing for individuals, encouraging independence and providing opportunity. You will help to co-facilitate our groups and offer of carer support meetings.
All under the guidance and supervision of our highly qualified, experienced and supportive MDT staff.
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
Please refer to attached Job Description & Person Specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities.
This advert closes on Thursday 14 Nov 2024