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From the employer's careers site First seen 10 Nov 2026

Recovery Support Worker

Description

The Recovery Support Worker will contribute to the health and wellbeing of patients and service users, delivering high-quality, personalized, safe, and compassionate care.

The role involves:

  • Supporting people to improve and maintain their mental, physical, and behavioral health and wellbeing
  • Active involvement in the prevention of and protection against disease and ill health
  • Engaging in public health, community development, and reducing health inequalities
  • Implementing the principles of 'recovery', encouraging and supporting patients to engage with healthy lifestyles
  • Advocating for patients' needs and rights within Trust policy
  • Encouraging and empowering individuals to take responsibility for their care program

The Trust offers flexible working, career development, and various benefits to enable a positive work environment.

Responsibilities include:

  • Acting professionally and adhering to Trust policies
  • Making evidence-based decisions and solving problems in the best interests of patients
  • Providing person-centered, safe, compassionate care
  • Monitoring patients' conditions and health needs
  • Communicating effectively with colleagues and patients
  • Recognizing and reporting situations that could result in poor care outcomes

Requirements:

  • Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register
  • Nursing Associate foundation degree qualification
  • English and Mathematics basic qualifications
  • Understanding of the scope of the Nursing Associate role
  • Knowledge of when to seek advice and escalate concerns

Desirable skills and experience:

  • Experience in different clinical care settings
  • Experience in supervision of staff
  • Training and experience in specialist skills such as ECG, Vital Signs, Phlebotomy
  • Experience in facilitating groups

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Skills

Required

  • Nursing Associate
  • public health
  • community development
  • health inequalities
  • recovery principles

Nice to have

  • ECG
  • Vital Signs
  • Phlebotomy
  • group facilitation

Ready to apply?

You apply with the employer directly. Their original posting is here: https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9294-26-0491

Apply on South West London and St Georges Mental Health NHS Trust