We are currently looking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated Recovery Support Worker to join the Zinnia Community Mental Health Team.
The role will be within the Community Mental Health Team, offering support to patients in a community and outpatient setting. The applicant must have significant experience working within a health/social care setting, and it is desirable to have experience or knowledge of working with mental health issues. The post holder will take responsibility for an identified caseload and provide outreach and community follow-up to support service users through their recovery using low-intensity psychosocial interventions.
You will be working alongside a highly skilled and experienced multi-disciplinary team of Nursing, Psychiatry, Occupational Therapy, and Psychology to collaboratively set goals with patients to aid recovery from their eating disorder.
1. You will ensure that there are effective care pathways to a range of services that will enhance individual recovery. This will be achieved by ensuring close liaison with identified partners and community organizations, including employment/training providers, housing, and mental health. You will also provide low-intensity psychosocial interventions to service users on your caseload. You will be able to signpost service users to the appropriate facilities and provide support and help through a CBT approach.
Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialized services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing, and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.
Our population is culturally diverse, characterized in places by high levels of deprivation, which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive, and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people’s lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.
For further details/informal visits contact: Name: Sarah Turton Job title: Team Manager Email address: s.turton@nhs.net Telephone number: 0121 301 5300.
Please do contact Sarah Turton, the team manager, if you have any questions or wish to know more about this role or other opportunities within the team.
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