EIIP Support Time and Recovery Worker- Nepali Speaking
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Hours / week
- 22.5
- Posted
- 01/09/2026
- Closes
- 15/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
Join the Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIIP) Team in West Surrey and North East Hampshire as a part-time Nepali-speaking Support Time and Recovery Worker. This role focuses on providing culturally sensitive support, education, and advocacy to people experiencing a first episode of psychosis and their families. You will work to strengthen engagement with the local Nepali community and promote independent living for service users. The position requires fluency in Nepali and English, excellent communication skills, and a passion for improving mental health outcomes.
Essential criteria
- NVQ level 2 or 3 in Health and Social Care (or equivalent)
- Fluent in Nepali and English language - speaking and writing
- Experience of mental health services (as a worker, service users or carer)
Desirable criteria
- NVQ Level 2 or 3 in Health and Social Care (or equivalent)
- Additional Requirements
- NVQ level 2 or 3 in Health and Social Care (or equivalent)
- Fluent in Nepali and English language - speaking and writing
- Experience of mental health services (as a worker, service users or carer)
- NVQ Level 2 or 3 in Health and Social Care (or equivalent)
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 3 at £24,625 – £25,674 a year, across England.
This advert: £27,106 – £28,850 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
EIIP Support Time and Recovery Worker- Nepali Speaking
The closing date is 15 September 2026
Job summary
EIIP Support Time and Recovery (STR) Worker - Nepali Speaking (22.5 hours per week- 3 days)
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our award-winning Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIIP) Team in West Surrey and North East Hampshire as a part-time Nepali-speaking STR Worker, from 9am-5pm, working ideally on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Work days can be discussed at the interview.
Our EIIP service is a supportive, innovative multidisciplinary team, committed to delivering high-quality, recovery-focused care to people experiencing a first episode of psychosis. This role is key to strengthening our engagement with the local Nepali community by providing culturally sensitive support, education and advocacy to people and their families.
We are looking for someone who is fluent in Nepali and English ( written and speaking ). Who has excellent communication and organisational skills, enjoys working as part of a team, and is passionate about improving mental health outcomes within the local community.
Based primarily at Aldershot Centre for Health, with our main team base at Unither House, Chertsey, you will work across the locality, including attending team meetings in Chertsey.
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