Support Time Recovery Worker
Job summary
Please note: at this stage, the role is open only to colleagues currently employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts and the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB).
We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Support Worker who is keen to support our service users by providing Dialog+ and supporting with delivering interventions.
A Support Worker is a key staff member within the multidisciplinary care team and will have continuing responsibility to assess and plan alongside the needs of the service user, liaise with our Clinical Pathway Leads, Following Dialog+, deliver group-based interventions, influence and drive change, promote health and best practice, patient safety and experience.
You will contribute to assessing clients referred to Mental Health Together or Mental Health Together Plus. Work with individuals to facilitate access and engagement in a range of leisure and other community-based activities, working across boundaries of care within either Mental Health Together or Mental Health Together Plus. Assist in delivering a high standard of support to service users and their carers, promoting their equality, dignity and mental well-being at all times. Actively listen to help the service user make sense of their mental health problems using a basic CBT formulation model and enable people with mental health needs to develop coping strategies, based on a CBT and mindfulness approach.
Main duties of the job
What is Mental Health Together +?
In Kent and Medway, the community mental health transformation has created a new service model called Mental Health Together.
It is a multi-agency offer, which means bringing all the services and agencies that support people with varying mental health needs much closer together. This ensures that people get the right care, without having to navigate service boundaries and without repeatedly telling their story.
Mental Health Together will introduce new roles as part of a new, joined-up model of care that bridges the current gap between primary care (i.e., GPs) and community mental health (i.e., KMPT). It will treat people with complex mental health needs by:
- Providing someone with support in a person-centred, holistic way
- Removing barriers to access, and thresholds across services, working together
- Involving service users and carers as equal partners in their care
- Building in involvement and co-production at all levels of service design and delivery
- Delivering needs-led and personalised trauma-informed care.
About us
Come and work with us in the Garden of England where we combine exceptional professional development opportunities with a tremendous quality of life.
We are Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), providing mental health, learning disability and specialist services, serving 1.8 million people in Kent and Medway, as well as specialist services for adults in Sussex and Surrey. We are rated Good overall by the CQC.You will be joining friendly, passionate colleagues, rich in their diversity, who are committed to providing excellent care to our service users and their loved ones.
Our strategyOur mission is what we set out to do every dayWe deliver brilliant care through brilliant peopleOur vision is where we want to be in the futureTo provide outstanding care and to work in partnership to deliver this in the right place, for every service user, every time.
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Details
Date posted
18 September 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
380-WK0323
Job locations
Highlands House, Tunbridge Wells
10-12 Calverley Park Gardens
Tunbridge Wells
TN1 2JN
Job description
Job responsibilities
NHS experience is not essential, so please do apply if you feel your skills and experience align with our requirements
Please refer to the attached job description for full details and the main responsibilities of the role.
Job descriptionJob responsibilities
NHS experience is not essential, so please do apply if you feel your skills and experience align with our requirements
Please refer to the attached job description for full details and the main responsibilities of the role.
Person Specification
Role Experience
Essential
- Previous Experience in health care
Desirable
- Previous Mental Health experience
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ Level 2 in Care/ community Mental Health Care or agreed equivalent experience
- Commitment to undertake and to gain appropriate Level 3 qualification within an agreed time limit
Desirable
- NVQ Level 3 in Care/Certificate in Community Mental Health Care or agreed equivalent
Skills/Knowledge
Essential
- Basic written communication skills to enable completion of records etc
Desirable
- Ability to listen effectively and communicate effectively at all levels
Role Experience
Essential
- Previous Experience in health care
Desirable
- Previous Mental Health experience
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ Level 2 in Care/ community Mental Health Care or agreed equivalent experience
- Commitment to undertake and to gain appropriate Level 3 qualification within an agreed time limit
Desirable
- NVQ Level 3 in Care/Certificate in Community Mental Health Care or agreed equivalent
Skills/Knowledge
Essential
- Basic written communication skills to enable completion of records etc
Desirable
- Ability to listen effectively and communicate effectively at all levels
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.
Employer details
Employer name
Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust
Address
Highlands House, Tunbridge Wells
10-12 Calverley Park Gardens
Tunbridge Wells
TN1 2JN
Employer's website
https://www.kmpt.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust
Address
Highlands House, Tunbridge Wells
10-12 Calverley Park Gardens
Tunbridge Wells
TN1 2JN
Employer's website
Salary range
- £24,937 - £26,598 per year