Job summary
- Main area
- Recovery College
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Fixed term: 9 months (Secondment would need to be agreed by manager)
- Hours
- Full time
- Job share
- Flexible working
- Compressed hours
- Job ref
- 246-COR7201980
- Employer
- Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- NSFT
- Town
- Trustwide
- Salary
- £29,970 - £36,483 gross per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Practitioner Tutor - ASD/ADHD
Band 5
Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people's and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk.
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams. We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience
Please note, NSFT uses tools to screen any applications generated by Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Job overview
Are you passionate and enthusiastic about personal recovery?
Would you like to work in a dynamic team that has recovery at its core?
Do you have experience and an interest in working with people with neurodiversity?
Please note this is a 9 month fixed term post based in Suffolk only. For a secondment please seek agreement before applying.
This is a unique and exciting opportunity to be part of an evolving team taking NSFT Recovery College on to the next stage of its development.
The Practitioner Tutor role will support the Senior Practitioner tutor and Peer tutor and learning support advisers in the development and delivery of the Recovery College’s psycho educational package of support for ASD and ADHD, including webinars, courses, and workshops to all stakeholders in Suffolk. This will include in person events.
Recovery College provides educational courses and workshops, with a focus on personal recovery to anyone in Norfolk and Suffolk over the age of 16 who are experiencing mental health challenges. The courses and workshops are designed to support people to learn skills and strategies to empower them on their recovery journey. All our courses are co-produced and co-delivered by people with lived and learnt experience of mental health difficulties.
Main duties of the job
Support with the development, implementation and evaluation of ASD and ADHD psycho educational and recovery focused curriculum.
To co-tutor in Recovery College using specialised clinical knowledge.
To co-produce new courses for delivery in the Recovery College.
To participate in the Quality Assurance Process of course creation and delivery.
To co deliver courses to external organisations as required.
To carry out enrolment sessions/promotional events as required.
Working for our organisation
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.
Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.
Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you’ll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We’re an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To use strong facilitation skills and relationship building to create a safe and inclusive learning environment for students.
- To support the Recovery College Manager and team in delivering the College core business with a focus on principles of recovery, social inclusion and developing opportunities for life beyond illness.
- The post holder is expected to tutor a mixture of online facilitating and classroom-based facilitating.
- To develop and review of courses including chairing and participating in quality assurance panels to assess suitability of new courses being added to the timetable.
- To ensure The Recovery College provides a high quality, evidence-based service that is focused on Personal Recovery and the principles that underpin it in line with the Recovery College Operational Policy.
- To have learned experience of a broad range of the Recovery College timetable topics and be able to evidence knowledge of practice in facilitation of the courses. Specifically, courses based on a wide range of mental health conditions and therapy-based courses.
- The post holder will use their clinical experience, skills and knowledge within a healthcare setting to complement the personal recovery narratives, skills, experience and knowledge offered by peer tutors.
- Post holder must be able to travel in an efficient way.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- A health or social care degree or equivalent level of knowledge and experience.
Desirable criteria
- Teaching qualification e.g., City and Guilds Level 3 Certificate in Education and Training or PTTLLS or relevant teaching/training experience.
- Experience of coaching, supervision or mentoring.
- Experience of public speaking and presenting.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of supporting people who experience Mental health challenges/neurodiversity
- Experience of working within mental health services and using a broad range of strategies and knowledge to support people in their recovery.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of a wide range of Recovery College topics including courses based on mental health conditions and therapy-based courses.
- Knowledge and understanding of Recovery Philosophy in Mental Health.
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of learning and development processes.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Ash Moorcroft
- Job title
- Recovery College Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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