Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for two Peer Support Navigators within the Greater Manchester Children and Young People Positive Health Pathway Team. The base for this Team is Wigan and supports children and young people across the ten boroughs of Greater Manchester. There will be an expectation for the Peer Support Navigator to independently travel across Greater Manchester.
The Greater Manchester Children's and Young People's Positive Health Pathways Team is part of a Greater Manchester wide multi-disciplinary pathway working collaboratively with the children and young people in contact with the criminal justice system, SARC and secure welfare provision. Through a trauma informed and biopsychosocial model of care the service facilitates assessment; joint care planning; intervention and evaluation of outcomes.
The team aims to support the children and young people in understanding and making informed decisions about their health and wellbeing, offering access to opportunities that can contribute to breaking the cycle of offending and building resilience.
We are inviting people with lived experience of any one or more of the following: criminal justice system, care system, childhood adversity, neurodiversity, health adversity, mental health and or emotional difficulties to join our peer informed and developing service; acting as a positive role model and showing a professional and caring attitude and approach to children and young people.
Main duties of the job
The role of the Peer Support Navigator is to draw on their lived experience to support children and young people to enhance their health, wellbeing, and quality of life by assisting children and young people to connect with and access health services, voluntary sector services and community-based activities and support. Through sharing wisdom informed by experience and knowledge the post holder will:
- Support and promote social prescribing as a user led concept with a playful, accepting, curious and empathic approach.
- Emphasise hope and optimism, setting and inspiring goals with the child and young person.
- Value experiential learning.
- Focus on strengths rather than deficits taking a child focussed and centred approach.
- Taking a trauma-informed approach to care.
- Age-appropriate open communication adapting to the child's age, vulnerability, health needs, diversity, and protective characteristics.
- Creating a safe space for ideas to be discussed
About us
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over6,400members of staff, who deliver services from more than160locations.
We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford,Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the northwest of England and beyond.
Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.
Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.
Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Staff benefits
- Pay Enhancements 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
- 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
- Excellent pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Wellbeing programme
- Blue Light Card Discounts
Job description
Job responsibilities
Staff benefits
- Pay Enhancements 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
- 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
- Excellent pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Wellbeing programme
- Blue Light Card Discounts
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Good level of secondary education
- Willingness to work toward attainment of NVQ 3 or equivalent in relevant subject.
Desirable
- Willingness to undertake further training in line with the development of the RPSW role
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of pro social behaviour (e.g empathy, actions that benefit others)
- Experience of mental vulnerability and contact with the Criminal Justice System.
Desirable
- Experience of working in a team
- Experience of training, teaching, coaching/mentoring others
- Experience of using a range of self-management or recovery tools and techniques
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Good written, verbal and non-verbal communication skills.
- Willingness to use the Trust IT systems.
- Able to relate to a wide range of people.
- Knowledge and commitment to service user's rights
- 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.
- Good team-working skills
- 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.
- Ability to carry out practical tasks
Desirable
- Computer literate
- Experience of participation in service user involvement and consultation work.
- Experience of being supervised
Other Requirements
Essential
- Demonstrate a commitment to respecting and displaying the Trust Values at all times.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Good level of secondary education
- Willingness to work toward attainment of NVQ 3 or equivalent in relevant subject.
Desirable
- Willingness to undertake further training in line with the development of the RPSW role
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of pro social behaviour (e.g empathy, actions that benefit others)
- Experience of mental vulnerability and contact with the Criminal Justice System.
Desirable
- Experience of working in a team
- Experience of training, teaching, coaching/mentoring others
- Experience of using a range of self-management or recovery tools and techniques
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Good written, verbal and non-verbal communication skills.
- Willingness to use the Trust IT systems.
- Able to relate to a wide range of people.
- Knowledge and commitment to service user's rights
- 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.
- Good team-working skills
- 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.
- Ability to carry out practical tasks
Desirable
- Computer literate
- Experience of participation in service user involvement and consultation work.
- Experience of being supervised
Other Requirements
Essential
- Demonstrate a commitment to respecting and displaying the Trust Values at all times.
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT
Address
Base - Lance Burn Medical Centre Salford
Community work is in the Greater Manchester area
M6 5QX
Employer's website
https://www.gmmh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
