Recovery Support Worker - H.T.T. Kingston
South West London and St George's Mental Health Trust NHS Trust
Job overview
This is an exciting time to join our Trust. South West London St. Georges is at the beginning of an exciting journey of transforming our community mental health services.
TITLE OF POST: Recovery Support Worker Band 4 If you want to live locally and work locally, with an employer that offers flexible and agile working with great development and carer progression opportunities, then this may be the role you!
The post holder MUST have a valid driving licence and access to a car to enable them to carry out home visits. Please do not apply if you do not fit these criteria.
Main duties of the job
The Kingston Home Treatment Team is a tertiary service complementing Community Mental Health Teams in the Borough of Kingston targeting people between the ages of 18 and 75 years with wide ranging psychiatric disorders. The service comprises of a Consultant Psychiatrist, Nurse Practitioners, Recovery Support Workers and Administrators. The primary role of the service is to provide an alternative to acute hospital admission through short term intensive treatment at home whilst assessing and managing risk in the community. The service is responsible for gatekeeping and bed management of the acute ward based at Springfield University Hospital, operating 24hrs/7days a week.
The post holder will contribute to the growth and maintenance of key functions of the clinical area by carrying out assigned tasks, involving direct and indirect care to clients, under minimal supervision and as directed by the Shift Co-ordinator and/or Team Manager.
Following personal development planning and targeted training, you will be in a position to work more autonomously in supporting clients. As a result you will have developed a broad underpinning knowledge at intermediate level, and have the ability to evaluate information and communicate effectively with a range of professionals.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Key areas of responsibilities:-
- - engaging clients in crisis - participating in assessment and treatment - providing a range of bio/psycho/social interventions for service users and carers - planning for robust and sustainable discharge/transfer and aftercare - involving clients in planning and evaluating care given - working as part of the team to achieve the best possible care for clients - support clients in developing a Collaborative Crisis Plan
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This advert is for Recovery Support Worker - H.T.T. Kingston with South West London and St George's Mental Health Trust NHS Trust in London, London, England. It is listed as a Band 4 Healthcare support worker role. The advertised salary is £33,262 - £36,027 per annum inclusive of Outer London HCAs. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 18 Jun 2026.
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