About this role
Job summary
This is a fantastic opportunity to join the Hull Community Team and play a key role in supporting individuals on their recovery journey within community mental health services.
Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, you will support service users to achieve their recovery goals, promote independence, and enhance wellbeing within their local communities. The role involves delivering recovery-focused interventions that help individuals develop the skills, confidence, and resilience needed to improve their quality of life.
With appropriate supervision and support, the post holder will:
Plan and deliver person-centred interventions and therapeutic activities that support identified recovery goals. Implement and evaluate evidence-based interventions that promote wellbeing, independence, and community participation. Support individuals to develop daily living skills, social networks, confidence, and opportunities for education, employment, volunteering, and meaningful occupation. Work collaboratively with service users, carers, partner agencies, and multidisciplinary colleagues to deliver high-quality, recovery-focused care. You will be a valued member of the Hull Community Team, contributing to coordinated care that meets individual needs and supports recovery in the least restrictive environment.
Main duties of the job
£750 Refer a Friend Scheme - Know someone who would be a great addition to our team? Hull CMHT is eligible for the referrer and successful candidate can receive a £750 payment (terms and conditions apply).
Relocation Support Available - Relocating to join us? Financial support may be available in line with the Trust's Relocation Policy to help you make the move and settle into your new role.
The successful candidate will support people with mental ill health in the community, working independently and within a multidisciplinary team under the supervision of registered professionals. They will promote recovery through meaningful activity, community engagement, education, employment, and vocational opportunities. The role includes contributing to assessment, planning, delivery, and evaluation of person-centred, evidence-based interventions that promote recovery, independence, wellbeing, and inclusion, while complying with Trust policies, CQC standards, and legislation. Strong communication, partnership working, and a compassionate, values-based approach are essential. The Hull Community Team offers excellent supervision, training, and development opportunities.
About us
We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website
We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.
We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started.
We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.
Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.
We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.
From city to countryside, market towns to moors you'll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.
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Job description Job responsibilities
For further information with regard to this vacancy please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Relevant qualification (for example Level 3 City and Guilds) and/or demonstratable working experience in construction and the build environment (joinery, carpentry, plastering, bricklaying, DIY etc) Relevant teaching qualification or demonstrable experience teaching or coaching in relevant work area Evidence of continued professional development in relevant working area
Desirable
Relevant qualification (Level 4 or Level 5 qualification) relevant to undertaking role
Knowledge Essential
Awareness of clinical risk issues relevant to mental health, setting and general health and safety issues within workplace
Desirable
Knowledge of role of Assistant Practitioners and NHSE Support worker framework Knowledge of multidisciplinary or multiprofessional working within therapy teams or wider context
Experience Essential
Experience of facilitating individual or small group teaching/coaching/development/therapy in a workshop setting Evidence of promoting/supporting active service user/carer involvement and participation Experience of developing learning plans/support plans based on a review of individual learning needs
Desirable
Experience of working with adults with mental illness or learning disabilities or personality disorder Experience of working within a forensic or secure environment/setting
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details Employer name Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust
Address Hull Community team
18 Brunswick Avenue,
Hull
HU2 9AY
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.humber.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)