Recovery College Senior Lead

8 months ago


Bedford, United Kingdom East London NHS Foundation Trust Full time

We are committed to the development of a recovery-orientated service. Our Recovery College offers an educational approach to supporting people with their recovery journey. Our courses are co-produced by experts by personal experience alongside experts by professional training. We are looking to recruit applicants with strong demonstrable commitment to recovery with experience of working/supporting people with mental health conditions.

This is a countywide role covering Bedford Borough, Central Bedfordshire and Luton.

The post holder will provide managerial and professional lead for the Recovery College. Support and guide the team in developing partnership and strategic pathways, working within our integrated model which brings together primary care, social care, mental health services, the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise sector to provide joined-up, flexible and recovery based offer for all our local communities.

This post is in the Bedfordshire and Luton Mental health and wellbeing services directorate. The Recovery College will be delivered by working with ELFT Peer Tutors, carers and staff in partnership with a range of statutory and third sector organisations across the directorate. The post holder will be expected to forge and maintain partnerships across a range of organisations to delivering the college to support the individual journey to recovery and social inclusion and wellbeing.

This post holder will be required to develop and deliver the strategic vision of the college delivering the implementation of the Recovery College ensuring the quality and consistency of College provision in the Directorate and ensuring that students, carers and staff are active partners in the co-production process.

The post holder must comply with and promote the organisation’s Equal Opportunities Policy and avoid any behaviour which discriminates against colleagues, potential employees, patients or clients on the grounds of gender, sexuality, age, race, ethnic or national origin, religion, disability or social class.

You are at all times required to carry out your responsibilities with due regard to the Trusts Equal Opportunities Policy and to ensure that staff receive equal treatment throughout their employment with the Trust.
- Provide and participate in staff supervision, appraisal, sickness monitoring, recruitment and selection
- The post holder will be positive, energetic with a proactive approach, and have excellent communication / interpersonal skills which will enable him / her to support students and staff involved in the co-production of the Recovery College courses
- The continued leadership of the Recovery College and its promotion throughout the directorate.
- The post holder will be aware of and meet the targets of the Recovery College
- Ensuring the principles of recovery, co-production, co-delivery and co-learning are embedded in all of the Recovery College activities.
- Co-ordinating the day to day running and management of the Recovery College, and participation in the development of agreed standards for the college.
- Oversee the planning, development and commissioning of courses as identified through the student questionnaires



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