The Peer Support/Carer Peer Support Worker is a new key role in the Older Adults Service. They collaborate with the clinical staff, other practitioners and support workers to assist in improving the wellbeing of service users who use NHFT Older Adults services and their carers/relatives. This service is for people who are over 65 and experiencing mental health problems including dementia. The role will be based in community settings in the Kettering/Corby and Northampton areas. The aim of the Peer Support role is to: Support service users directly including one-one or in small groups. Support service users with their integration into the community. Initiate, establish and maintain relationships with service users in a variety of settings (including, inpatients, homes, NHFT sites and in the community) Share and discuss common experiences with service users in an appropriate manner. Work under the direction and leadership of registered professionals, undertaking duties using a recovery focus Support people with their emotional, personal, and physical needs. Develop a trusting and mutually beneficial rapport with service users Act as a coach and mentor to service users by providing information about support and services available to them within NHFT and the local community. Develop links across other organisations that support service users. Identify and strengthen service user partnerships with the Older Adults teams to improve the support they receive. Support service users with transitions between services. Involvement in developing and facilitating service user groups. Actively seek to understand and communicate service user views and needs to internal and external stakeholders in a variety of settings. Participate in professional supervision and training opportunities. Contribute a service user perspective for Recovery College Courses Contribute to service development, delivery of Peer Support training and the promotion of Peer Support. Represent the service users voice at leadership meetings Promote principles of peer supported recovery and self-managed care Report regularly to the Supervisor and wider team, in meetings and reviews, progress of the service users you are working with. Provide advice and facilitate service user participation in Service User Involvement and Co-production activities. To use appropriate skills to engage with services users, e.g asking open ended questions, validating strengths and experiences and using empowering language. To support and enable service users to resolve conflicts and regain hope, enjoyment and control over their own lives based on the principles of peer supported recovery. To ensure that up to date written and electronic records and activity data are maintained in accordance with NHFT standards. The aim of the Carer Peer Support role is to: Support families and carers directly including one-one, in small family groups and wider carer groups. Initiate, establish and maintain relationships with families and carers in a variety of settings Share and discuss common experiences with families and carers in an appropriate manner. Work under the direction and leadership of registered professionals, undertaking duties using a recovery focus Support people with their emotional, personal and physical needs. Develop a trusting and mutually beneficial rapport with families and carers Act as a coach and mentor to families and carers by providing information about support and services available to them within NHFT and the local community. Develop links across other organisations that support carers such as Northamptonshire Carers. Identify and strengthen families and carers partnerships with the Older Adults services to improve the support they receive. Involvement in developing and facilitating a Families and Carers Network. Actively seek to understand, communicate, and support families and carers views and needs to internal and external stakeholders in a variety of settings. Participate in professional supervision and training opportunities. Contribute a carers perspective for Recovery College Courses Contribute to service development, delivery of Peer Support training and the promotion of Peer Support. Represent the carers voice at leadership meetings Promote principles of peer supported recovery and self-managed care Report regularly to the Supervisor and wider team, in meetings and reviews, progress of the clients you are working with. Provide advice and facilitate families and carers participation in Service User Involvement and Co-production activities. To use appropriate skills to engage with families and and carers, e.g asking open ended questions, validating strengths and experiences and using empowering language. To support and enable carers and families to resolve conflicts and regain hope, enjoyment and control over their own lives based on the principles of peer supported recovery. To ensure that up to date written and electronic records and activity data are maintained in accordance with NHFT standards.