Peer Support Worker - Band 3

Job summary

Here at CWPT, we value lived experience and the impact it can have in the recovery of the people we care for

It is why, for the first time, alongside our inpatient transformation we're embedding lived experience roles across our acute inpatient, and we're looking for Peer Support Worker's (PSW's) to join us at this exciting time on one of our female wards at St Michael in Warwick.

This role is for someone with lived experience of receiving inpatient care on a ward, who feels comfortable using their experiences, empathy and understanding to help others and to inspire hope and recovery. As this role is within an inpatient setting, we are looking for someone who has resilience, great communication skills and willing to utilise and share their lived experiences to support others.

In this role the appointed candidate will take on further training such as their ImROC PSW training and Care Certificate. The PSW's employed will be supported by the Senior PSW to have supervision and them to safely navigate and thrive in the role. The PSW's will also work alongside ward teams to help engage and deliver services and promote recovery.

Your impact will be wide-reaching. As well as working alongside a number of multidisciplinary teams, you'll work closely with the Recovery and Wellbeing Academy, which delivers educational courses and workshops to anyone over the age of 18 living in Coventry and Warwickshire. You will contribute to the co-creation and delivery of these workshops and courses.

Main duties of the job

For more information on this role please see the attached support information. This will give you a better overview of the role and requirements.

About us

At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.

We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities. These include:

• generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
• flexible working opportunities
• excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
• salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
• discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
• wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
• staff networks and support groups.

We're always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.