Band 4 Support Time Recovery Worker - Acute Day Services

Job summary

We are currently looking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated Recovery support worker to join the Acute Day Services Team at Zinnia centre and Small heath Health Centre.

The role will be within Day Service Team team offering support to patients from Acute and Urgent care settings; the applicant must have significant experience of working within a health/social care setting, and it is desirable that you have experience or knowledge of working with Mental Health issues. The post holder will take responsibility for an identified psych ed group session and provide outreach and signposting to third sector support services.

You will be working alongside a highly skilled and experienced multi-disciplinary team of Nursing, Psychiatry, Occupational Therapy and Psychology to collaboratively set goals with patients to aid recovery .

Main duties of the job

You will ensure that there are effective care pathways to a range of services that will enhance individual recovery. This will be achieved by ensuring close liaison with identified partners and community organisations including employment /training providers, housing and mental health. You will also provide low intensity psychosocial interventions to service users on caseload. You will be able to signpost services users to the appropriate facilities and provide support and help through a CBT approach.

About us

Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.

Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people's lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.

Details

• Date posted: 24 August 2026
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 4
• Salary: £28,392 to £31,157 a year per annum, pro rata
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: 436-8140870
• Job locations: Zinnia Centre, 100 Showell Green Lane, Birmingham, B11 4HL, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification.

We highly recommend you submit your application as soon as possible, this post may close earlier than the indicated closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received.

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