Job summary
Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (CNTW) are recruiting for a Peer Supporter to work within their Learning Disability Specialist Assessment and Treatment Unit based at Rose Lodge in Hebburn.
The Peer Supporter role is a vital part of our plan to continually improve the services that we provide.
This role is aimed at people with personal lived experience of caring for someone with a learning disability, and the main duties of the role will be to support carers & families with their own wellbeing, help them navigate the health care system and empower them to have a greater input with the care of their loved one.
This is a unique opportunity to work as part of a Clinical Team, utilising your personal experience to support the carers and families of our service users.
Main duties of the job
An exciting opportunity has arisen in Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust's (CNTW) South Locality. The role will be for a full time Carer Peer Supporter based at Rose Lodge, Hebburn.
The Carer Peer Supporter role is a vital part of our plan to continually improve the service that we provide. The role is aimed at people with personal lived experience of caring for someone with a learning disability, and integrating this at the heart of the role, which is engaging with and supporting families and carers of loved ones who are receiving Inpatient care.
About us
Carer Peer Support Open event.
Monday 31st July 1-3pm
Sunderland Recovery College
Fulwell Day center,
51 Fulwell Road,
Roker,
Sunderland
SR6 9QW
We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.
For an informal chat please contact daniel.briggs@cntw.nhs.uk
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please note to apply for this role you must have the right to work in the UK. CNTW NHS Foundation Trust will not provide sponsorship for this role.
This is a unique opportunity to work as part of a Clinical Team, utilising your personal experience to:
- Support & engage with families and carers
- Offer families and carers a safe space where they can discuss their own mental health
- Empower families and carers by providing family friendly resources
- Family and carers as partners amplify the voices of families via engagement with units
- Sharing stories to find a mutual connection.
This will be a challenging, but rewarding role, working with the families and carers of our service users. The post holder must have the ability to communicate where there are barriers to understanding, and they must be able to work as part of a team. They must be confident in working and communicating with people.
As an employee of CNTW, the wellbeing of all of our staff is vitally important. The post holder will have several avenues of support but should also feel confident in their own personal skills and abilities to draw upon their own resilience and strengths to sustain their own wellbeing throughout this role.
The Post will also involve contributing to the continuing development of the Peer Supporter role and linking in with Third sector and/or recovery colleges.
If you are looking for a job that has a lot of structure and routine then this may not be the role for you, however if you are looking for a role that offers autonomy and the freedom to help develop the role, then this may be for you.
Please find attached job description for full details.
Advertising date : 14th July2023
Closing date : 15th August 2023
We welcome your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please note to apply for this role you must have the right to work in the UK. CNTW NHS Foundation Trust will not provide sponsorship for this role.
This is a unique opportunity to work as part of a Clinical Team, utilising your personal experience to:
- Support & engage with families and carers
- Offer families and carers a safe space where they can discuss their own mental health
- Empower families and carers by providing family friendly resources
- Family and carers as partners amplify the voices of families via engagement with units
- Sharing stories to find a mutual connection.
This will be a challenging, but rewarding role, working with the families and carers of our service users. The post holder must have the ability to communicate where there are barriers to understanding, and they must be able to work as part of a team. They must be confident in working and communicating with people.
As an employee of CNTW, the wellbeing of all of our staff is vitally important. The post holder will have several avenues of support but should also feel confident in their own personal skills and abilities to draw upon their own resilience and strengths to sustain their own wellbeing throughout this role.
The Post will also involve contributing to the continuing development of the Peer Supporter role and linking in with Third sector and/or recovery colleges.
If you are looking for a job that has a lot of structure and routine then this may not be the role for you, however if you are looking for a role that offers autonomy and the freedom to help develop the role, then this may be for you.
Please find attached job description for full details.
Advertising date : 14th July2023
Closing date : 15th August 2023
We welcome your application.
Person Specification
Education and Qualification
Essential
- Good level of secondary education
- Commitment to complete the CNTW Peer Supporter Educational Programme
Desirable
- Completion of Peer Support Specialist Training or other similar peer support training
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Personal lived experience of caring for someone with a learning disability
- Experience of being in a supportive and enabling role
Desirable
- Experience of a person-centred approach
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Understanding of personal values and beliefs
- Good interpersonal and team-working skills
- Ability to share personal story of being a carer in a professional manner
- Ability draw on own resilience while working with challenging situations
Desirable
- Experience of secondary mental health services
- Understanding of issues affecting mental health and well-being
Role/Team specific requirements
Essential
- Has an understanding of learning disabilities
- Understands the role families and carers can play in a person care
Desirable
- The ability to effectively challenge practice and language use
- Ability to work as a bridge between carers and clinical team
Personal Characteristics
Essential
- Enthusiasm towards and understanding of the specialist nature of the Carer Peer Support role
- Motivation towards the promotion and development of the role
- Reliable and professional
- Non-judgemental, tolerant, compassionate and respectful
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Ability to meet the mobility requirements of the post
Person Specification
Education and Qualification
Essential
- Good level of secondary education
- Commitment to complete the CNTW Peer Supporter Educational Programme
Desirable
- Completion of Peer Support Specialist Training or other similar peer support training
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Personal lived experience of caring for someone with a learning disability
- Experience of being in a supportive and enabling role
Desirable
- Experience of a person-centred approach
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Understanding of personal values and beliefs
- Good interpersonal and team-working skills
- Ability to share personal story of being a carer in a professional manner
- Ability draw on own resilience while working with challenging situations
Desirable
- Experience of secondary mental health services
- Understanding of issues affecting mental health and well-being
Role/Team specific requirements
Essential
- Has an understanding of learning disabilities
- Understands the role families and carers can play in a person care
Desirable
- The ability to effectively challenge practice and language use
- Ability to work as a bridge between carers and clinical team
Personal Characteristics
Essential
- Enthusiasm towards and understanding of the specialist nature of the Carer Peer Support role
- Motivation towards the promotion and development of the role
- Reliable and professional
- Non-judgemental, tolerant, compassionate and respectful
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Ability to meet the mobility requirements of the post
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
