Company Overview
Norfolk Integrated Housing & Community Support Services (NIHCSS) is a collaborative initiative between Together for Mental Wellbeing and St Martins Housing, dedicated to supporting adults with severe mental health needs.
Summary
Our senior recovery workers provide highly individualised and intensive support to individuals with the most complex mental health needs in the Norwich locality area. The team supports clients who do not engage with statutory services - they may have multiple challenges including psychosis, substance misuse and dual diagnosis.
As a senior recovery worker within NIHCSS, you will focus on providing face to face, non-medical support, tailoring your involvement to the individual's specific needs and goals through a person centred, recovery based approach.
Your role will involve supporting individuals to engage with the NIHCSS Intensive Service and overcome barriers to accessing support.
We know that working with people with serious mental health problems can be as rewarding as it is demanding. You will be dealing with unpredictable situations, challenging behaviours, and complex needs which can be taxing. So your attitude and aptitude are what is important to us!
Responsibilities
- Assist clients in developing and implementing personalised care plans.
- Monitor clients’ progress and report any changes in behaviour or condition.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure comprehensive care.
- Maintain accurate documentation of client interactions and progress notes.
Requirements
- You will have excellent communication skills, be compassionate, respectful and value individual client’s needs. You will have the ability to recognise and manage challenging situations in a calm and empathetic manner, be resilient and emotionally intelligent.
- You must be able to drive and have access to a car that you are happy to use for work purposes as you will be taking clients to appointments
Some of what we offer you as a valued team member
Complimentary therapies (massage & reflexology), 25 days annual leave (rising by 1 day per year to 30 days maximum after 5 years completed service), Perkbox discount portal, Blue Light Card, Shiny Mind app, Care Friends recruitment reward system, Employee Assistance Programme - 24 hour helpline providing counselling, legal information, assistance with family issues and medical information, Staff led Workforce Inclusion Groups, discounts at local garages and gym, staff events and more.........
If this sounds like your ideal role, then please apply and start the process to become part of a forward thinking and dynamic mental health service where you are truly valued for the work that you do.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £27,965.00 per year
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Bereavement leave
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Employee mentoring programme
- Enhanced paternity leave
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Private medical insurance
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
- Store discount
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends
Application question(s):
- Please tell us why you feel you would be an ideal person to fill this role. What is your work or volunteer experience you feel is relevant to this role?
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Willingness to travel:
- 100% (required)
Work Location: In person
