Senior Recovery Worker - Smi Rehab Team

SENIOR RECOVERY WORKER - SMI REHAB TEAM

Final date to receive applications: 5 September 2026

Department: Operations

Employment Type: Fixed Term - Full Time

Location: SMI Rehab in Complex Psychosis

Reporting To: Jon Kingham

Compensation: £ 27570.78 per annum (Basic Salary) plus £ 1454.67 per annum (Recruitment and Retention Allowance)

£ 27570.78 per annum (Basic Salary) plus £ 1454.67 per annum (Recruitment and Retention Allowance)

Fixed Term Contract ending on the 31st of March 2027

SENIOR RECOVERY WORKER – SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS (SMI) REHABILITATION PROJECT

• 37.5 hours per week
• Flexible Working
• Based at The River Centre, Hellesdon Hospital, Norfolk
• Monday to Friday
• NO SHIFT WORK OR PERSONAL CARE

Join us in transforming mental health support across Norfolk

At Together for Mental Wellbeing, we believe that people are experts in their own lives. Through our commitment to Service User Leadership, we work alongside people to help them achieve the goals that matter most to them and lead fulfilling, independent lives.

Our values of Collaboration, Choice, Integrity, Resilience and Continuous Improvement are at the heart of everything we do.

We are excited to be recruiting a Senior Recovery Worker to join an innovative new Serious Mental Illness (SMI) Rehabilitation Project, supported by £1.25 million of investment and designed to improve outcomes for people living with complex psychosis.

This pioneering project brings together partners from health, social care and the voluntary sector, including Together for Mental Wellbeing, Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust, Norfolk County Council, Change Grow Live and Norfolk Community Law Service.

Working from a dedicated hub within the new £45 million River Centre development at Hellesdon Hospital, the service will initially support people across the City, South and North Norfolk areas.

As a Senior Recovery Worker, you will work alongside people experiencing significant mental health challenges, helping them identify their strengths, make informed choices and achieve the outcomes that are important to them.

You will be part of a truly integrated multidisciplinary team comprising legal advisers, specialist support workers, occupational therapists, nurses, psychologists and psychiatrists.

Together, you will develop creative and person-centred approaches that improve wellbeing, reduce barriers and support recovery.

Collaboration – Achieving Together

You will work closely with colleagues, partner organisations and local services to provide coordinated, holistic support. You will build meaningful relationships that help people access the right support at the right time.

Choice – Through Involvement

You will empower individuals to lead their own recovery journey by using person-centred planning tools, listening to what matters to them, and supporting them to make informed decisions about their future.

Integrity – Doing What We Say

You will build trusted relationships through honesty, transparency and consistency, ensuring that support is delivered respectfully and reliably.

Resilience – Never Giving Up on People

You will support people facing complex challenges, recognising strengths, promoting hope and maintaining a recovery-focused approach even when circumstances are difficult.

Continuous Improvement – Learning and Evolving

You will contribute to a new and innovative pilot service, sharing learning, championing good practice and helping shape future approaches to supporting people with severe mental illness.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

• Working directly with individuals experiencing complex mental health needs, including psychosis.
• Delivering person-centred support, reviews and recovery planning.
• Championing areas such as psychoeducation, physical health and wellbeing.
• Working jointly with healthcare, social care and voluntary sector colleagues.
• Developing strong links with local services and community resources.
• Sharing knowledge, expertise and learning across the wider team.
• Supporting individuals to improve both their mental and physical wellbeing.
• Contributing to the development and success of an innovative partnership…