Perinatal CMHT Peer Support Worker
NHS AfC: Band 3
Main area Perinatal Mental Health Service Grade NHS AfC: Band 3 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - hours per week Job ref -SPE-6- Site Radbourne Unit Town Derby Salary £, - £, pa, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing //6 :
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Job overview
Permanent, hours per week
Permanent hours per week
We are looking for 2 Peer Support Worker to join the Derbyshire Perinatal Community Mental Health Team and support The Beeches Mother and Baby Psychiatric Unit.
Both roles are part time 1 role for hours and 1 role for hours
The perinatal mental health service cares for women who are suffering with severe and complex mental health problems, from the end of the first trimester in pregnancy up until the baby is two years old. We work with women and their families, from Derby City and North and South Derbyshire. We have two team bases; the South base is on the Royal Derby Hospital site and the North base is located at Scarsdale in Chesterfield and also have an inpatient unit at The Beeches Radbourne Unit in RDH
This role has been developed specifically for individuals who have lived experience of mental distress and have experience of accessing Perinatal Mental Health Services.
The successful applicant will work as a member of our multi-disciplinary community mental health team, which is made up of nurses, nursery nurses, psychiatrists, psychologists, a social worker occupational therapists and peer support workers.
Main duties of the job
Under the supervision of a qualified practitioner, you will support the delivery of a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary community/inpatient mental health service for women. You will do this through providing emotional support to women and families within the perinatal service to help them meet their treatment goals. Through sharing your own experience, you will inspire hope and belief that recovery is possible, helping women to feel more positively about their future
This role has been developed specifically for individuals who have lived experience of mental distress and have experience of accessing Perinatal Mental Health Services.
You will be able to promote peer support amongst women open to the perinatal service, and contribute to the development of women’s involvement and participation, in service development
In addition to this you will be required to liaise with other services involved with the patient, demonstrating good communication and interpersonal skills and an understanding of operating in an environment that requires confidentiality
Working for our organisation
We are a well established team, with a wealth of experience in this area and pride ourselves on delivering quality care to our patients and their families. Our service has been accredited for many years by the Royal College of Psychiatrists Care Quality Network for Perinatal Mental Health, as we have met and adhere to the required standards for delivering perinatal care in the community, ensuring best practise is adhered to.
Local induction, along with the Trusts corporate induction, will be provided and there are opportunities available to access training to support the development of your knowledge and skills in this area. Induction will also include shadowing experienced members of the team and regular clinical, managerial and team supervision.
We have a developed a hybrid way of working, which includes working from home and working from the office on a rota basis. This is subject to change. We have also invested in technology and we are one of the leading services in our organisation providing video consultations. this is as well as face to face home visits or visits in community settings
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see our job description which details all of the requirements for this post. This includes the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience the successful candidates will need to demonstrate
Person specification
Attainment/Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. GCSE English A-C grade (or working towards
2. Able to demonstrate a good standard of English
3. Willingness to undertake further training to support development of the role
Desirable criteria
4. Mental Health or Health and Social Care related qualification
5. Level of education to NVQ 3/AS level equivalent
6. Recovery college course qualification
Skills
Essential criteria
7. Good written, verbal and non verbal communication skills
8. IT skills
9. Able to share personal story of recovery in a supportive manner under guidance
10. Be patient, non judgemental, respectful and compassionate
11. Understand the impact of stigma and discrimination
12. Able to demonstrate and model self-care skills
13. Good organisational skills, including time management
14. Able to reflect on practise and open to constructive feedback
15. Able to ask for help
16. Able to work creatively and use initiative
17. Able to work well within a team
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
18. Lived experience of mental health issues
19. Lived experience of accessing perinatal mental health services
20. Understanding of operating in an environment that requires confidentiality
21. Experience of being in a supportive and enabling role
Desirable criteria
22. Lived experience of mental health services
23. Experience working with women and families
24. Experience of working in a team
25. Experience of working across different organisational boundaries
Further details / informal visits contact
NameLouisa NeethlingJob titlePerinatal Clinical and Operational ManagerEmail numberAdditional information
Helen Trubridge PSW
If you have problems applying, contact
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