Perinatal Family Hub Senior Peer Support Worker

Job description

Job responsibilities

To take the lead on designing and delivering a range of perinatal courses centred around the area of peer support using their specialist knowledge, skills and lived experiences

Support individuals to access their local family hub and engage in follow up services where relevant

To lead on the promotion of perinatal mental health and engagement with LPFT and wider services

To role model the values of peer support and recovery by being the lived example of their own ongoing recovery journey in order to support, educate and instil hope that students attending the Recovery College can improve their mental health and physical health, and that there is a way to live the lives they want for themselves.

To work with expert peers and expert professionals, applying the principles of co-production by developing a learning environment that promotes equality and mutuality.

To act as a connector within Family Hubs and work collaboratively to establish and develop links with the wider peer support network both internal and external to LPFT.

To work with students to assess their learning needs with the aim being to enhance understanding and self-management of their physical and mental health and wellbeing.

To ensure that the Recovery College compliments the Trusts strategic direction and IMROC recovery model, particularly the concept of co-production and peer support

To monitor and recommend changes to peer support courses to improve their quality based on student feedback and local and national developments in line with quality assurance processes.

To ensure the training environments used to deliver courses comply with Health and Safety legislation, and be responsible for the management of the equipment and resources.

As a core member of the multi-disciplinary team, the Senior Peer Support Worker will take a lead role in working alongside the students on a group basis and provide a supportive and leadership role within the college. They will also have the opportunity to co-work with other colleagues.

Model personal responsibility, self-awareness, self-belief, self-advocacy and hopefulness via the telling of own recovery story to inspire and instill confidence in students and staff alike.

To utilise own wellbeing plan and be able to adapt this to use as an appropriate teaching method to support students in the creation of their own wellbeing plan.

Share/teach coping, self-help and self-management techniques within the peer relationship.

Support students to identify and overcome fears and within a relationship of empathy, trust and honesty, challenge negative self-talk and promote the use of recovery focused language

Within the Recovery College sessions the Senior Peer Support Worker will share contacts, resources and signposting of additional services, community groups and networks that enable students to participate in their local community and seek support as required.

Have a focus on the rights of students at all times

Work in a way that acknowledges the personal, social, cultural and spiritual strengths and needs of the individual.

To work flexibly across the week, this may include some weekend and evening work

Person Specification

Skills

Essential

• Ability to plan, allocate and evaluate own work, being able to deal with pressure and prioritisation
• Able to demonstrate commitment to high quality care and service provision
• Excellent written, verbal and non-verbal communication skills.
• Computer literate and experience of using multi-media presentation software
• Be able to take the lead in the co-production of a variety of courses
• Be able to take the lead in the design and delivery of specific courses relating to the role of PSW.
• Ability to multi-task in a busy environment
• Professional in appearance and behaviour
• Able to manage conflict and to help others to do so
• Ability to maintain a healthy home/work life balance
• High level of self-awareness - ability to critically appraise own performance
• Critical thinker
• Ability to share personal story of recovery in a professional manner
• Ability to assist people to develop recovery plans
• Ability and willingness to reflect on work practice and be open to constructive feedback
• Ability to work in an enabling and creative way
• Ability to manage stress and to plan and prioritise workload
• Excellent skills required to motivate, negotiate, persuade, train others, empathise, provide reassurance

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in a classroom setting
• Lived experience of perinatal mental health problems
• Lived experience of mental health services
• Experience of working/volunteering as a PSW for a considerable time period

Desirable

• Experience of using the Recovery College
• Experience of partnership working skills in establishing good relationships
• Experience of supporting people with a range of needs to meet their recovery goals

Qualifications

Essential

• Level 2/GCSE Grade C or 4 preferable for English and Maths
• NVQ Level 3 Qualification in relevant subject or equivalent experience
• Completion of specific PSW training and have considerable experience of working or undertake this as part of their roleas a mental health PSW
• Basic training qualification e.g. Train the Trainer, PTLLS with experience of developing and delivering training programmes or a willingness to achieve this upon employment
• To have taken the lead on the delivery of sessions to a wide variety of people with differing educational and emotional needs

Desirable

• Mental Health related qualification

Knowledge and understanding

Essential

• Understanding and practical knowledge of recovery
• Understanding of the issues and concerns of mental health service users
• Knowledge and commitment to service users rights
• Understanding of the impact of stigma and discrimination
• Knowledge of Mental Health Legislation
• Knowledge of the principles of co-production
• Knowledge of the principles of recovery and the concept of social inclusion
• Knowledge of IMROC principles and the core values and principles of peer support
• Knowledge of the national agenda for mental health, the Competence Framework for Mental Health Peer Support Workers (Health Education England)

Desirable

• Appreciation of the community resources within the geographical location of the post and key partners
• of local policies in respect of safeguarding children and the protection of vulnerable adults

Special Requirements

Essential

• Positive approach to people of all ages
• Recognise people's right to privacy and dignity, treating every person with respect
• Willingness to embrace new ways of working.
• Willingness to be flexible in approach and attitude
• Must be able to travel to a range of locations independently without the use of public transport
• A willingness to work flexibly through prior arrangement as the needs of the job dictate including unsocial hours and weekends between 08.00 - 20.30

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 details

Employer name

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

To be confirmed

Lincoln

LN1 1EJ

Employer's website

https://www.lpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)