Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (CNWL) is seeking a Support Time Recovery Worker to join the Pathway Services – PIPE team. This is a fantastic opportunity for a compassionate and motivated individual to support individuals on their recovery journey within a psychologically informed environment.
This role offers a Certificate of Sponsorship, making it a great opportunity for international candidates seeking a career in the NHS. CNWL provides excellent staff benefits, ongoing professional development, and a supportive work environment.
If you’re looking for a rewarding career in mental health support with one of the UK’s leading NHS trusts, apply today and become part of a dedicated team making a real difference.
About the NHS Trust
By joining LPP and CNWL, new team members become part of a large department of psychologists and psychological therapists providing a wide range of mental health and OPD services across London and the home counties. The department fosters a dynamic and welcoming environment, with networking and CPD opportunities playing a central role in its service ethos. Active research forums contribute to the promotion of services and work through academic and clinical platforms. All staff receive regular supervision and are supported in their career aspirations and progression.
The organization offers excellent staff benefits, with some of the best benefit packages available in London, including:
- Health and wellbeing services
- Season ticket loans
- Cycle to work scheme
The trust values its staff, providing access to MyTrustBenefits, an online portal available to all CNWL employees, as well as their family and friends. This platform offers over 1,400 discounts at retailers nationwide, helping staff save on weekly shopping, toiletries, cosmetics, cinema tickets, dining out, holidays, travel, and entertainment. Additionally, free online courses are available, covering a variety of professional and personal development topics, including business management, languages, law, and teaching.
HMP High Down is conveniently located within easy reach of London and the surrounding areas. The facility provides staff with free access to onsite leisure amenities and free parking.
Position: Support Time Recovery Worker – Pathway Services – PIPE
Salary: £29,460 -£31,909 per annum
Job Type: Full Time
Location: Sutton Surrey, UK
About the Role
This is an exciting opportunity to join a newly commissioned Offender Personality Disorder (OPD) Service. The service provides an OPD outreach service to men within HMP High Down and a specialist residential Psychologically Informed Planned Environment (PIPE) unit for men with learning disabilities. The services form part of the national Men’s OPD pathway and will be a national first.
You will be joining a new staff team that will include Psychologists, a Neurodiversity Practitioner, Occupational Therapists, a Speech & Language therapist, Prison Officers and an Advanced Lived Experience Practitioner. We are seeking a compassionate & enthusiastic Support Time Recovery Worker with an interest in helping service users to develop the skills and knowledge needed to live independently on progression from the service.
This is a London Pathways Partnership (LPP) service, with CNWL as the lead provider. LPP is a consortium of 5 NHS Trusts working in partnership to deliver a network of services to complex and high-risk service users in London & the Southeast. LPP deliver integrated services, primarily within the OPD pathway across London community & within several local prisons, thus ensuring a supported prison to community pathway. LPP also have an active staff development programme which may include training & accredited supervision in specialist therapies provision. We actively support research and have close relationships with academics from several local universities.
Main Duties
- To assist in the day to day running of the Progression PIPE and Outreach service, including facilitating group skills and social-creative sessions and contributing to multi-disciplinary meetings.
- To work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team supporting and enhancing the psychological wellbeing of residents within the OPD services in HMP high Down.
- To support the work of occupational and psychological therapists and work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team supporting and enhancing the psychological wellbeing of residents within the OPD services in HMP High Down.
- To assist in the day to day running of the Progression PIPE and Outreach service, including facilitating group skills and social-creative sessions and contributing to multi-disciplinary meetings.
Clinical:
- To support the PIPE team in the organisation and facilitation of groups and creative sessions.
- To attend and participate in relevant multi-disciplinary meetings, including formulation meetings.
- To support the day to day running of the PIPE completing relevant organisational and administration tasks
- To support referrals to the PIPE service by conducting assessment interviews of potential new residents.
- To contribute to the writing of reports on residents within the service, where appropriate and in agreement with the resident.
- To support psychological staff in service review through collection of outcome measures including questionnaires and resident self-report.
- To maintain adequate records as required by existing procedures, entering appropriate details on the service users case notes as necessary.
- To undertake other duties as may be determined from time to time within the general scope of the post.
- To report regularly to qualified staff.
- To be up to date with both de-escalation, physical breakaway and PMVA techniques appropriate to the service environment.
Professional:
- To dress and behave in a professional manner appropriate to the role.
- To be able to function effectively as a member of a multi-disciplinary team.
- To liaise effectively across agencies.
- To fully participate in the Trusts Appraisal review and personal development planning process on an annual basis.
- To develop skills and competencies that assist in the delivery of current duties.
- To maintain appropriate levels of confidentiality, within OPD information sharing guidelines.
- Ensure residents are treated with dignity and respect.
- To contribute to a healthy and safe working environment by adhering to health and safety regulations and Trust policies.
- To participate in Clinical Governance activities and Quality Assurance initiatives.
- To be aware of your responsibilities in working within the prison environment, being mindful of security and relevant policies/procedures such as the ACCT process.
Training and supervision:
- Undertake training as necessary in line with the development of the post and as agreed with line manager as part of the personal development planning process.
- To attend HMP High Downs induction training and complete CNWL mandatory training.
- Receive and utilise clinical supervision to develop and maintain safe practice.
- To contribute to delivery of staff awareness training as required by the PIPE team.
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ Level 3 or 4 or demonstrable equivalent in health or social care
Knowledge/Experience (Essential)
- Experience of mental health services (as a worker, service user or carer)
Other (Essential)
- Commitment to promoting healthy functioning of people with personality disorders
- An ability to act calmly in emergencies and to respond in a professional manner to stressful and challenging behaviour
Desirable
- Awareness of forensic mental health
- An understanding of the mental health system
- An understanding of safeguarding adults and children
Benefits
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.
Required Documents
- CV/Resume
- Cover Letter
Application Process
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Application Deadline
February 14, 2025