Support Time Recovery WorkerNHS

Job summary

Are you passionate about making a real difference in people's lives? We are looking for a dedicated and compassionate Support Time Recovery Worker to join our collaborative multi-disciplinary team.

In this role, you will work across traditional boundaries of care to provide meaningful, direct support to individuals accessing our secondary mental health services.

Your focus will be to give time, space, and dedicated support to an allocated group of service users--empowering them to thrive within their community, achieve their personal goals, and build their own sustainable support networks.

What We Are Looking For

We believe that recovery is a journey best taken together. We are looking for someone who is values-driven, adaptable, and genuinely invested in helping others rebuild their independence.

• A team player who enjoys working across different roles and care boundaries.
• Excellent listening and communication skills, with the ability to build trust and rapport easily.
• A proactive approach to problem-solving and goal-setting alongside service users
• Commitment to delivering high-quality, person-centered care.

The post holder must hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car/vehicle to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).

Main duties of the job

Key Responsibilities

• Empower Recovery: Put the individual needs of service users at the heart of everything you do, supporting them to work toward their self-identified goals.
• Collaborative Care: Assist Care Coordinators in planning, implementing, and reviewing personalized care plans, ensuring our service users are active participants in their own recovery journey.
• Deliver Initial Interventions: Play an active role in delivering early-stage interventions, working under the supportive guidance and mentorship of our team Psychologists and Occupational Therapists.
• Community Connection: Help service users transition smoothly across different care settings and organizations, promoting independence and helping them weave strong support networks into their daily lives.
• Value-Driven Practice: Bring empathy, respect, and evidence-based skills into your day-to-day work to foster a safe and encouraging environment.

Job description

Please refer to the attached job description for the full details on the responsibilities and person specification

What is High Cost Area Allowance?

The High-Cost Area (HCA) allowance, also referred to as London Weighting is a payment made to employees who work in London and the surrounding areas.

As this post is based in Dartford, Gravesham or Swanley, the successful applicant will receive an additional payment each month.

• 5% of basic salary, subject to a minimum payment of £1,346 per year and a maximum payment of £2,270 per year (the agreed annual amount will be divided into 12 equal amounts and paid monthly) (2026/27 figures)

About us

We are Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway and are rated 'Good' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Our teams support children, young people and adults with a wide range of mental health needs. We also provide specialist services, including all-age eating disorder services and neurodevelopmental assessments for children and young people, such as autism and ADHD.

Because we work across the whole county and across hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the people we serve.

Our vision is simple: we are here to help communities not just live with mental illness, but live well. It's why we're passionate about working with communities to make mental health care better for everyone. Everything we do is guided by our values: caring, inclusive, curious and confident.

Join us if you share our passion for better mental health care and want to be part of a team that's working well together.