Recovery Practitioner

Location: Edinburgh Area

Contract Type: Full Time – Permanent

Closing Date: 15 February 2022 at 7pm

Salary: £21,358 - £22,509 per annum (£10.95 - £11.54/hr equivalent)

Specific Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Recovery Practitioner

Job Summary

To assist people who use the service to establish and maintain a meaningful and fulfilling life in the community. Recovery Practitioners play a central role in the planning and provision of quality, recovery focused support to people who use the service.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Establish an effective relationship with people who use the service in accordance with Penumbra’s policies and procedures.
• Develop outcome-based personal recovery plans for each supported person that promote self –management and social inclusion.
• Co-ordinate delivery of recovery focused support.
• Provide practical support and supervision to Recovery Workers and/or Peer Workers as required.
• Develop effective relationships with other groups and agencies in your area and take opportunities to promote mental health awareness in the wider community.
• Be responsible for maintaining the relevant systems of documentation.
• Provide accurate information and reports as required.
• Provide formal input to Care Management reviews as required
• Be flexible and responsive to meet the changing needs of supported people and the organisation, within the agreed criteria.
• Work effectively with other members of the team, and liaise effectively with families, agencies, colleagues and other stakeholders.
• Participate in training activities and meetings as required.
• Uphold Penumbra’s Code of Practice.
• Register with the SSSC as appropriate (Supervisor) and maintain post-registration training and learning log to meet ongoing registration requirements.
• Other duties, deemed appropriate to this grade, as and when required.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Working towards SVQ 3 or equivalent as defined by the SSSC, or commitment to achieve within 12 months of starting the role.

Desirable

• SVQ3 or equivalent as defined by the SSSC

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Experience of being in a supportive and enabling role
• Demonstrate understanding of mental health and recovery
• Experience of working in the mental health and recovery field
• Experience of taking a lead role in the planning and delivery of support to supported people.
• Experience of a person-centred approach to recovery
• Core IT skills and ability to input data, basic word processing, manage emails.

Working with Others

Essential

• Builds good working relationships with team members and colleagues throughout the organisation.
• Is aware of and understands unspoken thoughts, concerns or feelings and is skilled at helping individuals to voice these safely.

Desirable

• Builds co-operative relationships, develops networks and promotes partnership working with other professionals.

Learn and Apply

Essential

• Makes best use of own strengths and finds ways to overcome personal challenges.
• Demonstrates commitment to keeping knowledge, understanding and skills up to date

Communication

Essential

• Produces structured, accurate and concise written reports.
• Can explain complex information in a way which makes it understandable.

Managing Self

Essential

• Sustains effort to overcome obstacles and feelings of frustration, and is able to maintain a positive view.
• Engages in open and reflective debate and provide constructive comments about proposed changes.
• Take responsibility for managing own work life balance.

Professionalism

Essential

• Maintains sound ethical and professional standards at all times, reporting wrongdoing and encouraging others to do the same.
• Is proactive in identifying areas for improvement and implements creative developments.
• Manages time effectively to ensure tasks are completed and deadlines are met.
• Plans ahead for meetings and busy periods.
• Ensures the delivery of efficient, effective, high quality services.
• Acts as a role model by setting clear standards for service delivery.

Supporting People

Essential

• Supports individuals in line with organisational values, policies and procedures.
• Understands recovery and works with a recovery focused approach.
• Consistently works with a person-centred approach.
• Supports supported peoples’ rights to control their lives and make informed choices about the services they receive.
• Promotes the independence of supported people while protecting them as far as possible from danger or harm.
• Protects the rights and promote the interests of supported people.