Job overview
Join our new Assertive Outreach Team as a Support, Time & Recovery (STR) Worker (Band 4) and help shape a service that makes a real difference for adults with severe and enduring mental health needs.
This is an exciting opportunity to work with individuals who find it difficult to engage with traditional services, often facing challenges such as substance misuse, homelessness, or social isolation.
You'll be part of a dynamic, multi-disciplinary team, providing intensive, flexible, and person-centred support that empowers service users to achieve greater stability, independence, and quality of life. If you're passionate about inclusion, recovery, and helping people overcome barriers, we want to hear from you. Be part of a team that values compassion, innovation, and evidence-based practice, and help build a service that truly transforms lives.
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You will be required to travel independently around the county and will need to hold a full UK driving licence* and have the use of a vehicle. Unfortunately, public transport will not provide enough reliable transportation to enable you to meet the needs of the service. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.
*DVLA have a number of reciprocal arrangements with overseas countries, for further information please visit the DVLA website.
* As an STR Worker in the Assertive Outreach Team, you will directly engage with adults experiencing complex mental health conditions who struggle to access or engage with services. Working under the supervision of registered practitioners, you'll provide practical and emotional support, help implement care and treatment plans, and promote recovery and inclusion within the community.
* Your role will involve building trust, assessing immediate needs and risks, and co-ordinating care to help service users sustain housing, improve quality of life, and move towards greater independence.
* You'll support access to activities and appointments, contribute to risk management, and work collaboratively with colleagues and partner agencies. Commitment to safeguarding, equality, and continuous professional development is essential.
Working for our organisation
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health & social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health & wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting & empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.
Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services not only via inpatient and primary care setting but also with the community. These services include Children, Adult & Older Peoples mental & physical health, Forensic & Specialist mental health, Learning Disabilities, Primary Care & Liaison psychiatry, Substance misuse, Social care, Research & Development.
To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high calibre candidates that share our vision & values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people & members of our ethnic minorities & LGBTQ+ communities.
Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.
Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.
1. To support the care co-ordinator and other staff in the team to manage patient care, including practical interventions and supporting patients when there is a crisis, under supervision of a registered clinician.
2. Under the supervision and direction of registered professionals develop therapeutic relationships with patients and carers within appropriate and transparent boundaries.
3. To engage service users effectively with the agreed care plan and to ensure access to appropriate services are obtained on a needs led basis.
4. To be the second clinician accompanying clinical staff to assess or review patients off base where needed.
5. To participate in group work where appropriate.
6. To deliver medication and facilitate wellbeing by supporting the consultant psychiatrist, registered professionals, outpatient appointments including physical health appointments.
7. Plan and organise own work diaries in an effective and efficient way, under supervision of registered practitioners.
8. Develop an alliance based upon collaboration and mutual respect and within appropriate and transparent boundaries.
9. Support patients to gain access to resources to include benefits and welfare rights, using internal and external expertise as required.
10. Where appropriate help to identify early signs of relapse by monitoring the patients progress, level of functioning and mental state and alert the appropriate staff involved in the individual's care
Here at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) we are dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion. We deliver many of the NHS services that are provided outside of hospital and in the community such as physical, mental health and specialist services.
We are a health and social care organisation, offering a wide range of services, including:
* Integrated physical and mental health services for adults and older people;
* Specialist mental health and learning disability services;
* Children and young people's mental health services;
* Children's community services in Peterborough;
* Social care;
* Ground-breaking research
We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people and members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities. For further information about our positive equality, diversity and Inclusion work, please visit
CPFT is looking to build upon its pool of temporary workers with Temporary Staffing Services (TSS). You will be asked at interview if you would be willing to register with TSS. This is an excellent opportunity for those looking to take on additional hours that are flexible around your personal circumstances.
Please be advised that in line with the WHO Health Workforce Support and Safeguards List, 2020 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust currently are unable to accept applications from overseas candidates whose country of residence is classed as a 'Red List' country.
Applicants who require entry into the UK will be required to provide a valid police certificate from the relevant authority from each country (except the UK) where the applicant has been present for 12 months or more, 10 years before the date of visa application, while aged 18 or over.
If you are successful at interview you will be subject to pre-employment checks, including a DBS (if appropriate), references and Occupational Health. To ensure a smooth process please bring all identity documents to your interview. A list of required identity documents will be attached to your interview invitation.
All communications will be sent to you via TRAC Systems. By applying for this post you are agreeing to CPFT transferring the information contained in this application to TRAC. If you are made an offer, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.