Inpatient Recovery Worker

Job overview

The Complex Psychosis Pathway provides a whole system approach to Mental Health Rehabilitation and Assertive Community Treatment in Leeds, which includes Newsam Ward 5 (Level 2 Rehab & relocating to Parkside Lodge), Asket Croft and Asket House inpatient settings, (Level 1 Rehab), the Community Rehabilitation Team and Assertive Outreach Team. The pathway also includes Rehabilitation practitioners embedded within the Community Hubs providing early rehabilitative and reablement interventions and enabling transitions for service users between Community Services and more intensive Assertive Outreach and Community Rehabilitation Support.  These are clinical delivery services.

The pathway includes an out of area /Trust case management role and mental health placement reviewer for people with complex psychosis who are placed in Level 2 rehabilitation Independent Hospitals outside of the Trust or in funded residential placements.

In addition, Leeds Recovery College, Arts and Minds and the Volunteers Service are included within the pathway, providing innovative networks supporting social inclusion and a recovery ethos, while continuing to serve the citywide populations of Leeds, LYPFT and care services directorates.

Main duties of the job

The pathway provides treatment, intervention and vocational opportunities for people and their families living with complex needs, associated with psychosis and with significant reductions in quality of life, described within NICE guidance as “severe and treatment resistant symptoms”. Many people also experience other serious and cooccurring conditions that severely affect activities of daily living, social functioning, physical health, welfare, and limit vocational opportunities.  The pathway provides a strong recovery ethos, with flexibility for differing levels of need and longer term support where necessary, and in the least restrictive environment possible. The pathway aims to provide a whole person approach working together with individuals and their families on agreed goals that improve mental and physical health, welfare, social inclusion and psychological wellbeing that maximises independence and quality of life.

We are looking for 1x Inpatient Recovery Worker on a permanent full time basis to work at Asket House, Level 1 Rehabilitation Unit. The inpatient service is a 7 day service and the post holder will be expected to work shifts across 24 hour rotation that supports the provision of patient care, this could include working on units across the Trust as occasionally required.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will work in a way that promotes positive partnership working between all members of the Complex Psychosis Pathway  They will have an excellent understanding of the principles of recovery, models  and will practice clinically in a way that promotes therapeutic optimism and hope with service users.

The role of the Recovery Worker is to deliver specific components of prescribed care packages as directed by the multi disciplinary team under indirect supervision from registered colleagues. The post holder will provide formalised support and practice assistance to service users in order for them to take control over their own lives and engage actively in their unique recovery process.

The post requires effective liaison with service users, carers, and other professionals and agencies as required.  It will involve the provision of direct physical and psychological care, offering therapeutic time to a defined client group working at all times within the principles of recovery.