Job overview
Do you have personal experience of supporting your partner through the perinatal period?
Are you passionate about peer support and family wellbeing?
Do you have excellent communication and listening skills?
We are excited to offer a brand new opportunity for a Partner Peer Support Worker to join the Perinatal Mental Health Team. This post is key in our ambition to offer family focused care for women accessing the service.
Drawing on your own lived experience of supporting a loved one through the perinatal period, you will carry out wellbeing checks with Dads & Partners, helping signpost and ensure Dads & Partners feel heard and valued during this key period.
You will work closely with the multi-disciplinary team to ensure Dads & Partners are included in the care pathway, and their vital role is recognised.
This post is based in the South of the county, covering Cambridge, Ely and the surrounding areas. We have another position available in the North of the county (Peterborough, Huntingdon, Fenland and the surrounding areas). Please view this advert for details.
Main duties of the job
Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence and have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.
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1. Conduct one to one wellbeing conversations with partners of women accessing the Perinatal Service.
2. Develop and maintain excellent links with local organisations offering support and advice to partners.
3. Support partners to self-identify their needs and help signpost to community organisations and other services.
4. Be a valued and contributing member of the wider multi-disciplinary team.
5. Advocate for the role of partners in the Perinatal period, recognising the vital role they play in family mental health and recovery.
Working for our organisation
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.
Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.
To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.
Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.
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