Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people's and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk.
At any one time, around 23,000 people in Norfolk and Suffolk are receiving care and attention from the Trust. We believe in whole life care - seeing people in the context of their whole lives, understanding the importance of good physical health, friends, family, spirituality, culture, home, work, education and a sense of purpose and achievement to experience good mental health.
Nearly 3,800 full and part-time practitioners care for our service users in hospitals, in the community and in their own homes, whilst an additional 1,400+ staff provide non-clinical support, including cleaning, catering, delivering supplies, ward administration, information technology, human resources and financial services.
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams. We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience.
We are committed to delivering quality driven mental health services. Every individual makes a valuable contribution. We are proud of our staff who have been commended for the care they provide. Do you value working positively, respectfully and together? If so, we’d love you to join us!
Please read the job description/person specification carefully and ensure your application reflects the knowledge, skills and experience needed.
Job overview
We are pleased to be able to offer an exciting new opportunity to join our peer support lead development team as a Peer Support Lead.
Are you an experienced Peer Support Worker, with a minimum of 2 years experience of working as a PSW in secondary mental health services, who would like the opportunity to support the ongoing development of our PSW workforce within NSFT? Would you like to use your skills, experiences, knowledge and understanding of peer support to support the development of the next generation of peer support workers? Do you have experience of developing, delivering and assessing training, providing supervision, coaching and/or mentoring new PSWs, and supporting recruitment processes? If so, please consider applying for this exciting role.
This role covers all of our trust so independent travelling is required.
Main duties of the job
* Delivery of our in-house PSW training including assessing students
* Providing support, coaching and supervision for new PSWs
* Providing ongoing CPD training sessions, refresher training and professional development for all PSWs
* Supporting team managers with the recruitment process
* Providing teams with individual team prep sessions for teams who are new to peer support
* Provide coaching and professional supervision when required
* Collaborating with locality management care groups to identify new opportunities for peer support workers
* Work with colleagues and senior managers to create a career pathway and support structures for our peer support workforce
* Work and support PSWs and team managers, as required, to ensure the role embeds effectively and is valued
* Be an ambassador/champion for recovery and advocate for peer support.
Working for our organisation
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.
Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.
Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you’ll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We’re an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Some of the benefits you can expect:
* NHS pension
* A comprehensive in-house & external training programmes
* Career progression
* Starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
* Staff physio service
* NHS discounts and many more
Interview dates are yet to be set; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
* Lived experience of mental health difficulties, recovery and wellness planning
* Experience of delivering training courses including assessments
Desirable criteria
* Providing mentoring and coaching to staff and other colleagues
* Experience of co-developing and co-producing training resources and courses
Knowledge
Essential criteria
* A thorough understanding of recovery history, principles, application to practice
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* Degree or equivalent level of experience
* Care Certificate
* Peer Support Training Programme
Desirable criteria
* Coaching qualification
* Award in adult education and training - level 4 or equivalent
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES Apart from its legal duties in relation to equality and diversity, the Trust recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief.
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