As a Community Forensic Mental Health Recovery Worker, you will play a vital role in supporting individuals with complex mental health needs and forensic backgrounds.

You will be helping them achieve recovery, rehabilitation, and successful reintegration into the community. Working within a psychologically informed environment (PIE), you will provide tailored support, enabling participants to build independence and resilience.

Penrose Jigsaw Service: Is a forensic mental health service, delivered in partnership with South London and Maudsley NHS Trust (SLaM).

We offer support to male and female residents with a formal diagnosis of severe and enduring mental disorders, a history of offending, and other complex needs. The service primarily supports high-risk individuals referred by the Lewisham Community Mental Health Team.

We provide intensive accommodation-based support (six flats) and floating support (dispersed flats) designed to address the complex and challenging needs of our residents and participants.

Our focus is on successful community reintegration and a sustained quality of life, guided by a recovery model that enables clients to live, work, learn, and participate fully in their communities through interactive and preventative approaches.

Shift Pattern: 37.5 hours per week on a rota including weekends and bank holidays. Shifts can vary between the following patterns: Monday to Friday: 08:30 - 16:30, 13:00 - 21:00, 08:30 - 21:00 Weekends: 10:00 - 18:00.