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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic Acute Recovery Worker to join our Crisis and Resolution Home Treatment Team.
As an Acute Recovery Worker you will be required to work within a multi-disciplinary Age Independent 24/7 Crisis and Resolution Home Treatment Team. The home treatment team provide a service to people experiencing an acute psychiatric crisis (functional) who require urgent assessment to determine the required interventions using the least restrictive environment to facilitate recovery.We work collaboratively with Psychiatrists, Nurses, Social Workers, OTs and various other disciplines offering collective support and knowledge to enable you to do your role.
The health and wellbeing of our team members is very important to us and we offer a robust induction period, as well as regular supervision and support. You will have opportunities to progress your career with a structured learning journey that will enable you to achieve your long-term goals and work to your strengths.
We understand that you have a life outside of work and therefore offer a range of agile and flexible working opportunities for our staff.
Main duties of the job
The role of Acute Recovery Worker has been developed specifically to support people with mental health problems.The successful candidate will need to offer empathy and understanding to others, inspiring hope and recovery.The Acute Recovery Worker will work alongside practical support networks, in order to help people feel in control of their lives and identify their individual recovery pathway.
The Acute Recovery Worker will work as part of a home treatment team that provides services to vulnerable people with complex needs in a community setting, focusing on the direct needs of the individuals and working across boundaries of care, organisations and roles.For this role, your base will be at The Bradgate Mental Health Unit, however you will be working in the community and visiting patients in their homes.
Please note car driver is essential for this role.
About us
We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible.
About Us
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents.We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.
Job responsibilities
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Person Specification
Qualifications
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Experience
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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.
Employer name
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust
Address
Bradgate Mental Health Unit, Glenfield Hospital
Bradgate Mental Health Unit, Glenfield Hospital
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