Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Peer Support Worker

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Job summary

Do you have personal experience of living with mental health challenges?

Do you want to use this experience to help others?

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust are expanding their peer support service.

Peer support is when people use their own lived experiences to support others who are having similar experiences.This is an exciting opportunity for someone with personal experience of living with mental health challenges to share this experience and support others.

We are looking for 'Service User Peer Support Workers'to work within our Mental Health Recovery Pathway which incorporates both inpatient rehabilitation and community recovery and rehabilitation.

Main duties of the job

Service User Peer Support Workers must have experience of living with mental distress and are managing their own recovery and wellbeing well. The aim of the role is to support other individuals experiencing mental distress.

The role is to compliment the support given by healthcare professionals to inspire hope and empower people to reach their own individual recovery goals and make sense of their personal recovery journey.

You do not need to have prior peer support experience or training to apply for this role, however you will be expected to attend a peer support worker course if you have not undertaken prior training.

You will need to be able to travel independently around the county and travel costs will be reimbursed.

Please note, applicants who do not indicate that they have lived experience of mental health challenges in their application will not be considered for the role.

Our experience is that the people most likely to be invited to interview are those who refer to the points on the person specification in their supporting statement.

About us

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

Date posted

22 May 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £24,336 a year Dependant on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working

Reference number

270-TD1232-MH-B

Job locations

Campbell House

Campbell Square

Northampton

NN1 3EB

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please ensure you read the job description attached. In the supporting information note down the relevant skills and experience you have that are related to the essential and desirable criteria, as your application will be shortlisted against these criteria.

Please also confirm on your supporting statement that you have your own experience of mental ill health and describe how you manage your wellbeing now.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please also confirm on your supporting statement that you have your own experience of mental ill health and describe how you manage your wellbeing now.

Person Specification

Lived experience

Essential

Lived experience of mental health
Managing own MH Recovery

Desirable

Previous employment experience
Recovery or rehabilitation ethos.
Attended peer support worker training or equivalent

Communication

Essential

Able to communicate effectively both written and verbal

Person Specification

Lived experience

Essential

Lived experience of mental health
Managing own MH Recovery

Desirable

Previous employment experience
Recovery or rehabilitation ethos.
Attended peer support worker training or equivalent

Communication

Essential

Able to communicate effectively both written and verbal

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.