Job Description

Are you interested in joining a specialist psychosis service? The Early Intervention in Psychosis service works collaboratively with individuals and their families/carers who experience a first episode of psychosis. Approaches are recovery based incorporating biopsychosocial interventions.



We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic, caring and proactive Support Time Recovery Worker to engage with our client group - age range 14 - 65.



The successful candidate will work within our multi disciplinary team to hold a caseload of service users for time limited pieces of work. This work will be directly supported by Mental Health Practitioners and other clinical practitioners within the team. Your work will include supporting the physical wellbeing of service users.



Reducing social isolation/loneliness by supporting the person with social re-engagement



Introducing the person to community resources



Signposting and supporting people to groups within the community and accompanying them to groups initially to build confidence



Supporting person to leave the house to increase confidence as part of graduated program



To carry out anxiety management



To identify and develop lists of appropriate community resources available within the area



To introduce people to new hobbies /interests/ activities and link them with Life Rooms and other appropriate local provision



To support the person to develop social networks



To support the person to structure time/planning for week to increase engagement



To help facilitate transfers back into primary care services and or to Community Mental Health Team.



Taking and recording physical health measurements.



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 the attached & Person Specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities.