If you have experience as a carer for a loved one with complex emotional needs, often associated with a diagnosis of ‘personality disorder’, an exciting opportunity has arisen for a Carer Peer Support Worker to work in ‘personality disorder’ services at Nottinghamshire Healthcare Trust.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual who will be able to share wisdom from their own experiences to inspire hope and belief that recovery is possible in others.
The role will involve working collaboratively with other professionals to assist in improving the wellbeing of the families that use ‘personality disorder’ services. This will be achieved by supporting carers directly, sharing experiences, and engaging in practical activities to enable them to feel in control of their lives. The role will also involve providing support to carers' groups and developing and maintaining relationships with several Local Mental Health Teams throughout the Nottinghamshire area.
This job can be emotionally challenging at times, but the successful applicant will receive support, guidance, and training from colleagues within the ‘personality disorder’ team and the wider organization.
Responsibilities include:
1. Establishing supportive relationships with carers and people using mental health services based on the core principles of peer support (mutuality, reciprocity, strengths-focused, safe, progressive, non-directive, recovery-focused, and inclusive).
2. Sharing personal experiences of caring, recovery, and coping to build connection and inform support.
3. Using active listening skills to help people develop self-understanding and identify their personal recovery goals.
4. Supporting others in achieving goals they have identified for themselves, including signposting to other organizations and opportunities.
5. Role modeling recovery, personal responsibility, and self-awareness.
6. Raising awareness of recovery language among Trust staff by modeling positive, strengths-based, non-discriminatory, non-jargon, non-medicalized language in all areas of work.
7. Embracing every opportunity to work with people in a recovery-focused way, supporting the community team by undertaking duties that would be a reasonable expectation of the role.
8. Maintaining strengths-focused clinical records.
#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.
We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.
We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.
The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.
The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialized Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment.
For further details or informal visits, please contact: Name: Drew Szmit, Job title: Lived Experience Development Lead, Email address: drew.szmit@nottshc.nhs.uk, Telephone number: 07989208141.
Seniority level
* Entry level
Employment type
* Full-time
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* Other
* Industries: Hospitals and Health Care
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