Job overview

Please note: This role is not eligible for sponsorship. If you are currently in the UK on a Skilled Worker Visa & sponsored for a Healthcare Assistant role, you will not be able to transfer this sponsorship to this position.

Are you passionate about helping people engage in meaningful activities and achieve their recovery goals?  Do you enjoy helping others to engage in their hobbies, interests, or new activities? We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Recovery Worker to join our Forensic Inpatient Mental Health Team at Guild Lodge.

This is not a healthcare assistant role but a role in which you will focus on creating a positive ward environment by planning and leading social, recreational and hobby activities that support wellbeing, confidence, and recovery. Working closely with service users and the wider multidisciplinary team, you will encourage participation in activities such as arts, music, sport, wellbeing groups and community opportunities.

Working Pattern: This is a standard Monday-to-Friday position and does not involve shift work. 

Main duties of the job

The adult mental health inpatient services aim to meet the holistic needs of service users/patients and carers while they recovery from their mental illness. The post holder plays an essential part of a service user’s recovery by supporting the clinical team to provide a meaningful and therapeutic day for service users. They will support service users to identify and engage in the diversional activities offered. Such activities may take place on the ward, in the unit or grounds or in the community.

Working alongside the ward staff, occupational therapists, and the rest of the multidisciplinary team, the post holder will provide a holistic person-centred approach to care. Using their skills in a range of leisure and recreational activities, they will plan and deliver a range of group and individual activities across 7 days and into the evenings, to enable the promotion of the five ways to well-being (connect, take notice, be active, learn, giving something back to others) for patients experiencing mental health issues. 

Working for our organisation

LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.

Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. If you’d like to discuss your application, please ask.

We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.

LSCFT support flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time.

The wellbeing of our people is at the heart of everything we do. We offer a wide range of resources, tools and support to help you thrive both in and out of work.

Explore our full wellbeing offer here: Keeping our workforce well