Opening times / out of hours opening
- Monday - Friday : 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wakefield Community Rehabilitation Team
We are a recovery and independence focused service that supports people to develop or rediscover life skills they may have lost due to their mental health. We support people to stay out of hospital by building confidence and personal resilience so people can manage the demands of their life alongside their mental health, independently.
Contact details
01924 316938Age range / who can access the service
18 to 65
Key support offer
- Confidence Building
- Routine building
- Activities of Daily Living – self care, budgeting, home management, leisure activity, community access confidence.
What we don't offer
General support. Transporting people in our cars. Medication.
| Category | Notes | Yes / No |
| Self Help | including guided self-help e.g. recovery college. | yes |
| Community Based | GP practices, primary care team, live well social prescribing, Voluntary and community sector support. | yes |
| Professional Referral | further info about local clinical teams, accessed by professional referral (SPA, info on CORE AND ENHANCED, IHBT MH Teams). | yes |
Website / Social Media Links
- https://www.southwestyorkshire.nhs.uk/services
Accessibility information for service
All efforts will be made to make Community Rehabilitation Team accessible for all service users, through adaptation and adjustment.
Waiting times / triage timescales
Usually within two weeks of referral
How to access - self or professional referral
Referral through allocated Care Coordinator or Lead Healthcare Professional
Accessment process
Standard assessment process lasts about 2 weeks and involves regular face to face visits from your allocated Occupational Therapist. The frequency of contact within this two weeks can be agreed with you, but generally we would see people daily or every other day during this time.
Key partners
Enhanced Teams, Core Teams, Insight Teams, Turning Point, Recovery College
Signposting to services that can offer support if this service can't
Upon discharge from Community Rehabilitation Team recommendations for other services and ongoing support will be made to your Care Coordinator to explore with you.
