Job overview
*You must have personal lived experience before you apply for this role*
CNWL is looking to recruit a Carer Peer Support Worker for the Westminster Older Adults and Healthy Ageing Community Mental Health Team and Home Treatment Team. This role has been developed specifically for people who have lived experience of caring for people with mental health challenges or who might also have their own lived experience of mental health challenges. Through sharing wisdom from their own experiences, carer peer support workers will inspire hope and belief that recovery is possible in others.
Westminster Older Adults and Healthy Ageing Community Mental Health Team and Home Treatment Team is a dynamic service that supports people with functional mental health needs and/or a primary diagnosis of dementia to manage their mental and physical health, reside in the least restrictive setting and promote recovery. The service is co-located and works closely with the Westminster City Council mental health service to provide a holistic service to service users and carers. Additionally, we are part of the CNWL project in the implementation of Open Dialogue, an innovative person centred and recovery orientated model of crisis and continuing mental healthcare.
Main duties of the job
We believe in making a real difference to the lives of older adults by providing a service that is non-hierarchical, multi-functional and multi-disciplinary, drawing on the expertise of all team members to deliver person-centred assessment, care and support. We work continuously to instil a caring and compassionate culture. We have created a cohesive and proactive team of professionals who are empowered to work across functional divides to deliver the best care for our service users and carers. The team consists of medical staff, nursing, occupational therapists, social workers, administrators, support workers, assistant and clinical psychologists. This enables us to deliver holistic and person-centred care that avoids the need for multiple handoffs and improves patient experience.
As an integral and highly valued member of the multi-disciplinary team, the carer peer support worker will provide formalised peer support and practical assistance to service users and carers in order for them to regain control over their lives and their own unique recovery journey. They will also work collaboratively with others to assist in improving the wellbeing of families and carers of people with mental health issues
Working for our organisation
Values Central and North West London NHS Trust expects the Advanced Lived Experience Practitioner to act in a way that shows an understanding of our core values. and is active in putting them into practice with service users, their friends, family, carers and also other staff members.
COMPASSION: contribution to a caring and kind environment and recognition that what you do and say can help to improve the lives of others.
RESPECT: acknowledge, respect and value the diversity of each individual and recognition of uniqueness.
EMPOWERMENT: commitment to providing information, resources and support to help others make their own decisions and meet their own needs. The Trust endeavours to support all staff to enable them to develop and grow.
PARTNERSHIP: work closely with others and behave in a way that demonstrates understanding that commissioners and users of our services are the people who generate and fund our work
Please note: This vacancy does not meet the criteria for Skilled Worker sponsorship, unless you meet the criteria by temporary exemption from current changes to immigration rules put in force on 22/07/2025. “Separate provisions are applied to workers who have been sponsored and held continuously Skilled Worker visa since prior to 04/04/2024."
As such, if you don’t meet the Transitional Provision (above) we are unable to consider your application unless you can provide documentary evidence of your right to work in the United Kingdom. If you believe you are eligible for sponsorship or already hold a valid right to work in the UK, please ensure you provide full details of your immigration status in the Pre-Screening Immigration section of your application form.
Please note role eligibility also depends on whether the role meets the salary threshold for the relevant occupational code (SOC CODE).
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