Peer Support Worker - Crewe Community Mental Health Team
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
We are recruiting for a Peer Support Worker in the Community Mental Health teams in Crewe. Our Mental Health services are committed to introducing peer support to strengthen the delivery of recovery focused support. The role of Peer Support Worker has been developed specifically for people who have lived experience of using a Mental Health service, to work alongside mental health professionals, inspire hope and provide a positive role model for people overcoming mental health challenges.
The posts are permanent, will be based in a specific team, but travel around the locality will be required. Flexible and part time working options available. Comprehensive training in Peer Support will be provided to successful candidates.
Main duties of the job
Our community Mental Health services support adults with a wide range of mental health conditions and experiences, including:
* Neuro diverse conditions, such as Autism and ADHD
* Cognitive impairment, including, but not limited to, Dementia
* Multiple long term physical and mental health conditions.
Providing intentional peer support and practical assistance, the Peer Support Worker (PSW) will model positive peer support and use parts of their recovery story to empower individuals to achieve their recovery hopes, dreams and goals.
A PSW will:
* Establish supportive, empathic, non-directive and respectful mutual relationships, so that individuals using mental health services recognize their own strengths, abilities and effectively manage their own Mental Health.
* Arrange access to information and education that can inform an individual about their decisions.
* Liaise with other professionals and individuals to plan delivery of care and support.
* Establish and maintain effective and appropriate communication and working relationships that respect everyone's views, autonomy, and culture.
About us
CWP provides health and care services for local people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care - including the provision of three GP surgeries. Our aim is to help people to be the best they can be, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do.
Job responsibilities
Please download a copy of the job description for full details. Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values. CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust's Values and Behaviours in their everyday life.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Good general education, GCSE or other relevant vocational training or knowledge acquired through experience.
* Completion of Peer Support Worker training OR a willingness to undertake.
* NVQ level 3 or equivalent knowledge or experience.
* Willingness to work towards appropriate health and care qualification e.g. NVQ3.
* Willingness to undertake training in line with development of the peer support role.
Knowledge and Expertise
* Able to demonstrate an understanding of the values and principles of Peer Support.
* Willing to positively share your own life experiences, personal experience of mental ill health with service users and carers.
* Knowledge of personal recovery and developed plans for managing own recovery.
* Evidence of good interpersonal skills and an ability to form peer relationships with service users and carers.
* Ability to communicate on all levels and to a broad scope of individuals, both internally and externally to the Trust.
* Good verbal and written communication skills.
* Ability to appreciate / understand other people's worlds.
* Basic knowledge of IT including Microsoft Office and willingness to learn specific Trust IT systems.
* Completion of a Wellness Recovery Action Plan or similar recovery plan.
* An understanding of voluntary and community resources and how to access them.
Experience
* Personal lived experience of mental health challenges.
* Personal experience of accessing secondary mental health services.
* Experience of supportive and enabling relationships.
* Experience of actively supporting individuals to identify and work towards achieving personal goals in a related social care or health setting (paid or unpaid).
* Experience of using techniques that support self-management.
* Experience of sharing own personal experience.
* Experience of supporting individuals access services beyond mental health.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer name
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
£22,816 to £24,336 a year (pro rata)
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