Recovery Support Worker

Site CYPMH The Cove Town Morcambe Salary £25,760 - £27,476 per annum pro rata (subject to confirmation) Salary period Yearly Closing 18/11/2026 23:59

Our Vision is to provide the best mental health, learning disability, autism, community, and physical health services for the populations we serve.

As an integrated Trust, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCFT) delivers a comprehensive range of services, including:

• Primary and secondary mental health care for children and adults, including specialist inpatient child and adolescent mental health provision, perinatal mental health, and forensic services with low and medium secure care.
• Specialist mental health inpatient care for individuals with learning disabilities, alongside specialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support.
• Extensive community physical health and well-being services for children and adults, covering prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and long-term condition management.

The Trust was first established in 2002 and employs approximately 7,500 staff who provide care from more than 400 sites. The organisation offers opportunities for medics, mental health, general nurses, children’s nurses, allied health professionals, psychology, administration and clerical staff, apprentices and volunteers, as well as those specialising in learning disabilities and community physical health services.

This role is not eligible for sponsorship. Applicants must have an existing right to work in the UK and be able to maintain that right for the duration of employment without sponsorship from the Trust.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work as a CYPMH inpatient recovery support worker at The Cove, Heysham and Lancashire. The aim of this team is to offer responsive and effective assessments and treatment of all young people aged 13-18 accessing CYPMH inpatient care. The team devise collaborative care plans and risk assessments based on positive risk taking and least restrictive practice principles. The service is committed to delivering quality care and being able to reflect on the importance of the service user journey and experience is critically important to this role.

The Occupational Therapy team is a well-established and valued part of the multidisciplinary team, providing support Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 5:00pm.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a supportive and dynamic team dedicated to helping young people engage in meaningful activities that promote recovery, independence, and wellbeing. The Occupational Therapy team works towards a shared goal of supporting young people to achieve outcomes that are meaningful to them, using occupation and activity to promote function, independence, confidence and overall wellbeing.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will use their skills, creativity, and enthusiasm to encourage, engage, and motivate young people through a range of individual and group-based therapeutic activities. You will be supported to develop the confidence and skills required to facilitate and co-produce interventions tailored to the needs and interests of the young people we support.

Working alongside Occupational Therapists, you will receive regular guidance and supervision while also having the opportunity to use your initiative, develop your own ideas, and work independently as part of the wider Occupational Therapy service.

Effective communication and collaborative working are essential to this role. The successful applicant will work closely with colleagues across the multidisciplinary team to ensure a coordinated and person-centred approach to care. There may also be opportunities to liaise with external organisations and community resources to strengthen local links, enhance the therapeutic opportunities available to young people and support effective signposting to community-based services and activities.

Working for our organisation

LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce.

We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.

Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. If you’d like to discuss your application, please ask.

We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.

LSCFT support flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time.

The wellbeing of our people is at the heart of everything we do. We offer a wide range of resources, tools and support to help you thrive both in and out of work.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Person specification

Qualifications

• NVQ 3 or equivalent in health related area of practice or equivalent experience time served experience in a CYPMH mental health role.
• Ability to undertake Positive and Safe training
• First Aid training or be willing to gain within 6 months of appointment
• Teaching experience

Knowledge

• Ability to network with other agencies
• A knowledge of the benefits of occupation as an intervention in mental health
• An awareness of community resources that support this in your area of expertise.

Experience

• Working with people who experience mental health/learning difficulties and a range of physical health needs.
• Previous experience working in inpatient settings or social services agency/department & community

For all posts which require a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check please be aware of the Disclosure and Barring Service Code of Practice, a copy of which is available by logging on to the DBS website. If the post is subject to DBS disclosure, a charge will be made to the successful candidate(s).

Employer certification / accreditation badges

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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