# Support, Time and Recovery Worker > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/support-time-and-recovery-worker/d6dad68d-8775-4c2e-a4b7-201b71daa405 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/support-time-and-recovery-worker/d6dad68d-8775-4c2e-a4b7-201b71daa405.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Prescot - **Region:** North West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Healthcare support worker - **Grade:** Band 3 - **Salary:** £25,760 - £27,476 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-07-09T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-07T23:01:21.686Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Merseyside/Edge_Lane/Mersey_Care_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Early_Intervention_Mental_Health_Services/Early_Intervention_Mental_Health_Services-v8082714 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8082714?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.merseycare.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you interested in joining a specialist psychosis service? The Early Intervention in Psychosis service works collaboratively with individuals and their families/carers who experience a first episode of psychosis. Approaches are recovery based incorporating biopsychosocial interventions. We are looking to recruit a caring Support Time Recovery Worker to engage with our client group - age range 14 - 65. You will work within our multi disciplinary team to hold a caseload of service users for time limited pieces of work. This work will be directly supported by Mental Health Practitioners and other clinical practitioners within the team. Your work will include supporting the physical and mental wellbeing of service users. ### Main duties of the job Reducing social isolation/loneliness by supporting the person with social re-engagement Introducing the person to community resources Signposting and supporting people to groups within the community and accompanying them to groups initially to build confidence Supporting person to leave the house to increase confidence as part of graduated program To carry out anxiety management To identify and develop lists of appropriate community resources available within the area To introduce people to new hobbies /interests/ activities and link them with Life Rooms and other appropriate local provision To support the person to develop social networks To support the person to structure time/planning for week to increase engagement To help facilitate transfers back into primary care services and or to Community Mental Health Team. Taking and recording physical health measurements. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details and requirements of the role. ## Job Details Are you interested in joining a specialist psychosis service? The Early Intervention in Psychosis service works collaboratively with individuals and their families/carers who experience a first episode of psychosis. Approaches are recovery based incorporating biopsychosocial interventions. We are looking to recruit a caring Support Time Recovery Worker to engage with our client group - age range 14 - 65. You will work within our multi disciplinary team to hold a caseload of service users for time limited pieces of work. This work will be directly supported by Mental Health Practitioners and other clinical practitioners within the team. Your work will include supporting the physical and mental wellbeing of service users. ## Job Description Reducing social isolation/loneliness by supporting the person with social re-engagement Introducing the person to community resources Signposting and supporting people to groups within the community and accompanying them to groups initially to build confidence Supporting person to leave the house to increase confidence as part of graduated program To carry out anxiety management To identify and develop lists of appropriate community resources available within the area To introduce people to new hobbies /interests/ activities and link them with Life Rooms and other appropriate local provision To support the person to develop social networks To support the person to structure time/planning for week to increase engagement To help facilitate transfers back into primary care services and or to Community Mental Health Team. Taking and recording physical health measurements. ## Responsibilities Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details and requirements of the role. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Ability to communicate and engage with Service Users. - Able to present factual information and refer questions to others where appropriate - Able to deal with sensitive issues with tact and diplomacy - Ability to develop effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues in the health care setting . - Ability to work alone in a range of community environment ### Values **Essential** - Continuous improvement – committed to making improvements to our services for the benefit of all. - Accountability – taking ownership to anticipate, develop and deliver high quality care. - Respect – how we treat others in an inclusive and supportive way - Enthusiasm – demonstrate our passion and pride for what we do and how we do it. - Support – actively supporting others with compassion and courage. ### Knowledge **Essential** - An understanding of the organisation of nursing care - Basic understanding of NHS issues ### Experience **Essential** - Ability to function effectively as a team member - Experience of working with persons within the appropriate care setting and their carers. ### Qualifications **Essential** - NVQ 3 or equivalent level of experience within a care setting ## Documents - [employee benefits (pdf, 950.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2853) - [a great place to work (pdf, 2.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1400) - [your recruitment journey (pdf, 291.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2941) - [eis str worker oh risk b3 (pdf, 496.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10375240) - [our people promise and charter (pdf, 5.8mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2513) - [job description and person specification (pdf, 382.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10404312) - [guidance for applicants: using ai to support your application (pdf, 92.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3044) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.