Job Overview
Come and Join Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, where we offer a wide variety of challenging and rewarding roles within a supportive, innovative and dynamic work environment. This is an opportunity to work within the Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) and Older Adults Services at Northwest Leicestershire, Coalville ((Base location may change)
We only accept applicants who have completed and passed the Peer Support Worker Training (Implementing Recover Through Organisational Change) programme at the time of submitting your application form for this position.
We have a number of roles across various locations and due to the nature of the locations majority of these roles will require you to hold a full valid UK driving licence and access to your own vehicle
The role of Peer Support Worker has been developed to specifically utilise the skills of people who have lived experience of having received Secondary Care Mental Health services. Through sharing wisdom from their own experiences, Peer Support Workers will inspire hope and belief that recovery is possible in others.
The role will provide formalised peer support and practical assistance to service users in order for them to regain control over their lives and their own unique recovery process. Within a relationship of mutuality and information sharing, they will promote choice, self-determination and opportunities for the fulfilment of personally valued roles and connection to local communities. Individual roles may target specific age groups for example young people or older people whilst other roles may work across an age range.
Contact Details:
Vicky Petit - vicky.pettit@nhs.net - 07500915627
Job Description Summary (Main duties and responsibilities)
The Peer Support Workers within the Team will hold a caseload of the more stable, lower risk patients, using their own lived experiences to support the people they work with. The work may include individual pieces of work, such as putting together a recovery plan, supporting with completion of paperwork, or longer-term support in relation to social isolation, including accessing support or activities within the local community, supporting with appointments for their physical/mental health. They may also support other clinical team members to facilitate groups.
In addition to
* Establishing supportive, positive and respectful relationships with all people you come in contact with.
* Providing peer support, maintaining professional boundaries.
* Helping people identify recovery goals themselves.
* Supporting service users to identify and overcome fears within a relationship of empathy and trust.
* Undertaking appropriate administrative duties for delivering effective and timely care, including updating patient records.
We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible.
About Us
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.
Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents.
We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.
For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).
All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.
For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.
Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.