Life Skills Recovery Worker

7 months ago


London, United Kingdom East London NHS Foundation Trust Full time

West Ferry Ward is a Specialist High Dependency (PICU) Ward for males situated in Medium Secure services. Our mission is to provide safe, individualised and specialist care and treatment for detained in-patients.

We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and innovative person to take up the post of Life Skills Recovery Worker, Band 4 at the John Howard Centre. This is a fantastic opportunity to actively form therapeutic, meaningful relationships with patients using a range of interventions/activities to enhance their care and improve their inpatient experience.

Please state "three reasons to shortlist me" in the first paragraph of the supporting statement in order to be considered for shortlisting.

The post holder will focus on forming therapeutic, meaningful relationships with patients, they will use a range of interventions/activities to enhance their care and improve their inpatient experience. This will include assuming a lead role in specified areas, e.g. bi-lingual support, vocational and employment advice to service users, activities coordination, assisting in individual and therapeutic group work.

They will work with the qualified nurses to deliver individual treatment packages with an emphasis on shared patient/staff ownership that forms on the recovery / rehab process and the need to work towards discharge.

The post holder will be emotionally self-aware, be able to emotionally regulate themselves and have a real ability to empathise, understand and work with patients within a low secure/forensic rehabilitation.

The post holder will work with other members of the MDT to both organise and facilitate activities appropriate to the individual needs of the patient group looking into consideration capabilities, limitations and risk management.

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

Kindly refer to the job description and person specification that is attached to the vacancy profile.



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