Job Summary
Are you looking for a new challenge? We are looking to recruit 1 x Support Time Recovery workers into our Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team covering Brighton & Hove.
Our crisis resolution and home treatment teams (CRHTs) are designed to provide safe and effective care to patients in their own home when experiencing a mental health crisis and would otherwise need to be admitted to hospital.
We offer home visits, medical reviews, psychology input and telephone support and facilitate supportive discharge from hospital and managing the transition back to community-based services. We work in close partnership with our Acute Care and Community Mental Health teams and we are often the link between the two.
Our teams consist of support workers, nurses, social workers, occupational therapists, peer and carer support workers, mental health nurses doctors and psychologists.
Main duties of the job
Your role will involve supporting patients and the wider multidisciplinary team with their complex caseload. You will undertake duty tasks including supporting patients in crisis and with medication related matters. Your role will also involve supporting with running of groups and providing long term social and practical support to service users by building up long term relationships with them.
About Us
The Trust provides mental health and learning disability care for all ages across Sussex and for children and young people in Hampshire.
Living & Working In Brighton
* Be spoilt for choice with Brighton's iconic seafront, vibrant lanes and array of shops and attractions
* Travel easily between coast and countryside, with a blend of picturesque villages and seaside towns on your doorstep
* Embrace the outstanding natural beauty spots including the renowned Devils Dyke and South Downs National Park
We'd love you to join our Trust, rated 'good' overall and 'outstanding' for caring by the CQC. Our staff agree, recent staff survey results told us that 82% recognise that care for patients is our top priority.
Key Staff Survey Results Include
* 70% highlighting flexible working opportunities as a key point for satisfaction at work
* 79% reporting feeling able to make suggestions to improve the work in their team
* 77% identifying the opportunities to show initiative in their roles
Details
Date posted
02 October 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 4
Salary
£27,485 to £30,162 a year pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
354-AB-20980
Job locations
Mill View Hospital
Hove
BN37HZ
Job Description
Job responsibilities
* To support, guide and liaise with Foundation STR Workers as part of the Foundation Workers overall support and development programme.
* To positively promote the recovery and independent living of service users within the community.
* To support service users in engaging effectively with their individual person centred care plan, and enable them to give feedback to their care co-ordinators on the care plan
* To be responsible for liaising with and providing information to other agencies involved in the support of the service user.
* To adhere to the recovery principles and therefore support and enable individuals to regain control, responsibility, hope and enjoyment.
* To develop meaningful relationships with service users within appropriate and transparent boundaries, and to seek support and use supervision to facilitate these relationships.
* To provide regular and practical support to service users and their carers (as appropriate) in developing and managing independence and maintaining dignity and self respect. This includes support with the tasks of daily living.
* To support service users in meeting holistic needs (education, welfare, financial, leisure, housing, spiritual etc) in partnership with other individuals and agencies.
* To promote physical, emotional, mental and spiritual well being.
* To support service users in identifying early signs of relapse and in accessing timely support from range of other individuals and agencies. To support service user in identifying possible triggers or cause of relapse.
* To maintain accurate records as required by existing policy, entering appropriate details on the service users case notes as necessary.
* To attend staff meetings, agreed training and development sessions and supervision.
* To contribute to service development as an equal partner alongside service users and carers.
* To undertake any such other duties as may be determined on occasion within the general scope of the post.
Job description
Job responsibilities
* To support, guide and liaise with Foundation STR Workers as part of the Foundation Workers overall support and development programme.
* To positively promote the recovery and independent living of service users within the community.
* To support service users in engaging effectively with their individual person centred care plan, and enable them to give feedback to their care co-ordinators on the care plan
* To be responsible for liaising with and providing information to other agencies involved in the support of the service user.
* To adhere to the recovery principles and therefore support and enable individuals to regain control, responsibility, hope and enjoyment.
* To develop meaningful relationships with service users within appropriate and transparent boundaries, and to seek support and use supervision to facilitate these relationships.
* To provide regular and practical support to service users and their carers (as appropriate) in developing and managing independence and maintaining dignity and self respect. This includes support with the tasks of daily living.
* To support service users in meeting holistic needs (education, welfare, financial, leisure, housing, spiritual etc) in partnership with other individuals and agencies.
* To promote physical, emotional, mental and spiritual well being.
* To support service users in identifying early signs of relapse and in accessing timely support from range of other individuals and agencies. To support service user in identifying possible triggers or cause of relapse.
* To maintain accurate records as required by existing policy, entering appropriate details on the service users case notes as necessary.
* To attend staff meetings, agreed training and development sessions and supervision.
* To contribute to service development as an equal partner alongside service users and carers.
* To undertake any such other duties as may be determined on occasion within the general scope of the post.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* NVQ 3 or equivalent, combined with a commitment to undertake continuing personal development (A,I)
Experience
Essential
* Experience of working with people with mental health problems
Person Specification
Essential
* Experience of working with people with mental health problems
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
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Mill View Hospital
Hove
BN37HZ
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Employer details
Employer name
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Mill View Hospital
Hove
BN37HZ
Employer's website
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