Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Carer Peer Support Worker

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Job summary

Do you have personal experience of caring for a loved one with mental health difficulties?

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 caring for a loved one with mental health challenges to share this experience and support others.

We are looking for 'Carer Peer Support Workers'to work within our Mental Health Service based at the Welland Centre, St Mary's Hospital, Kettering.

Main duties of the job

Carer Peer Support Workers in our mental health hospitals have experience of caring for someone who has experienced mental distress and has been in hospital. The aim of the role is to support other families and carers of people experiencing mental distress directly, including one to one, in small family groups and wider carer groups.

The role is to complement the support given by healthcare professionals to inspire hope and empower families and other carers to support their family member to reach their own individual recovery goals and make sense of their personal recovery journey as well as manage their own wellbeing.

Please note, applicants who do not indicate that they have lived experience of supporting a family member or friend with 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 welcomes applications from people, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status or pregnancy or maternity status.

We would encourage applications from groups who are currently underrepresented in the organisation. In particular, applications from disabled people (with both visible and non-visible disabilities), people from black and minority ethnic communities and lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgendered (LGBT) people.

Date posted

10 November 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £24,336 a year pa, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

270-TE559-MH

Job locations

Welland Centre

London Road

kettering

NN15 7PW

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Lived experience of caring for others with mental health issues/difficulties
Knowledge of Peer Support, Recovery and Wellbeing in mental health and ability to apply this throughout your work
Completed PSW training or prepared to undertake Peer Support Worker training

Desirable

Completed or doing Peer Support Worker training
Experience of working with people with mental health needs in a paid or voluntary capacity
Experience of running groups, activities or training

Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge of services that can support carers and families in Northamptonshire

Skills and abilities

Essential

Good written skills
Willingness to share personal story
Experience of using computers

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Lived experience of caring for others with mental health issues/difficulties
Knowledge of Peer Support, Recovery and Wellbeing in mental health and ability to apply this throughout your work
Completed PSW training or prepared to undertake Peer Support Worker training

Desirable

Completed or doing Peer Support Worker training
Experience of working with people with mental health needs in a paid or voluntary capacity
Experience of running groups, activities or training

Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge of services that can support carers and families in Northamptonshire

Skills and abilities

Essential

Good written skills
Willingness to share personal story
Experience of using computers

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.