Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a Peer Support Development Worker to join Aneurin Bevan's Mental Health & Learning Disabilities Division on a 12-month fixed-term basis.
As a Peer Support Development Worker, you'll be an ambassador of lived & living experience for the Health Board. Working to improve understanding of peer support whilst supporting the employment and ongoing development of Peer Support Worker roles across the Health Board. You'll play an integral role in offering all peer support workers and employing teams support, supervision, consultation, and training.
The post holder will be required to provide planned and ad-hoc support to peers and teams which may be communicated at short notice. Planning and organising a wide range of complex and potentially conflicting activities in own workload, including liaison across departments and third sector services for activities such as meetings, training delivery, and peer supervision.
The role requires communicating effectively with service users, carers, family members, and professionals across a variety health care settings (including conferences and representing the health board at national service user forums).
Please note only candidates who have their own living and lived experience of mental health challenges and/or learning disabilities will be eligible for shortlisting. Therefore, please make explicit reference to this within your written application in order to be shortlisted for this role.
Main duties of the job
The Peer Support Development Worker will:
- Be an ambassador for recovery/maintaining wellbeing for the Health Board to teams internally & external agencies.
- Improve understanding of peer support across ABUHB, working with key stakeholders in these services to identify potential challenges and benefits of peer support.
- Adapt peer support training resources for specialist groups (children, older adults experiencing mental health difficulties and individuals with learning disabilities).
- Co-deliver training alongside third sector partners to prospective peer workers.
- Support the ongoing development of a variety of peer support roles across the Health Board, taking into account the particular needs of the service in which they are working.
- Develop training and supervision/support packages for Peer Support Workers and other team members.
- Deliver team preparation training to clinical teams to ensure that Peer Support Workers are used effectively and appropriately within their service, embedding recovery principles within the service setting.
- Support the development and implementation of the Health Boards Peer Support Strategy.
- Provide support and development opportunities for Peer Support Workers via a Peer Development programme and group supervision opportunities.
- Develop a communication strategy in order to keep in contact with all Peer Support Workers within their specialist areas.
- Model personal responsibility, self-awareness, self-advocacy and hopefulness.
About us
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.
We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.
Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
This post is fixed term for 12 months due to - meet the needs of the service
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
This post is fixed term for 12 months due to - meet the needs of the service
Person Specification
Qualifications and/or Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of administrative procedures, project management and training to Degree level or extensive equivalent experience.
- Successful completion of accredited Peer Support Worker/Peer Support training. (E.g. ImROC Peer Support Training, Intentional Peer Support Training, Growing Space Peer Support Training).
- In-depth knowledge of Peer Support and recovery-oriented approaches to care.
- Up to date knowledge and understanding of best practice in supporting Peer Support Workers.
- Knowledge of Mental Health Legislation.
- Knowledge of local and national policies in respect of confidentiality, safeguarding children and the protection of vulnerable adults.
Desirable
- Additional clinical knowledge e.g. range of mental health conditions.
- Knowledge of therapeutic interventions such as DBT, CBT, ACT or CFT.
Experience
Essential
- Lived experience of mental health and or learning disability challenges.
- Experience of co-producing and co-delivering training relevant to the development of Peer Support Worker roles.
- Previous experience of working as a Peer Support Worker in a health setting or experience of being in a supportive and enabling role.
- Experience in supervising others.
- Experience of providing support and supervision alongside helping individuals develop Wellbeing plans.
- Experience of working in a team or group environment.
- Experience of offering specialist support via sharing experiences of receiving, sharing and utilising therapeutic interventions and strategies and personal expertise in achieving and maintaining recovery.
- Demonstrate importance of maintaining client confidentiality, professional boundaries and actively promote commitment to recovery principles and positive role modelling.
- Demonstrate in depth knowledge and experience of peer Supporting work practice, the theoretical principles underpinning it and an extensive knowledge of recovery-oriented approaches to care.
- Experience of audit, service evaluation and/or research.
Desirable
- Experience of working in the public sector.
- Experience of working across different organisational boundaries.
Aptitude and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to offer specialist support using personal experience of recovery.
- Ability to use local health board IT systems and other computer packages relevant to the role. (E.g. Microsoft 365, Canva, Zoom).
- Ability to communicate effectively with a range of people in a variety of settings. Excellent written, verbal, and non-verbal communication skills.
- Ability to develop and maintain sound working relationships with all members of multi-disciplinary teams.
- Providing, receiving and documenting complex information which requires tact or persuasive skills.
- Ability to manage conflict and to help others to do so. Critical thinker and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to manage and prioritise workload.
- Understanding of the issues and concerns of mental health service users.
- Understanding of the impact of stigma and discrimination.
- Ability to maintain a health home/work life balance.
- Ability and willingness to reflect on work practice and be open to constructive feedback.
Desirable
- Presentation skills
- Ability to speak Welsh
- Experience of working in a variety of clinical settings
Values
Essential
- Strong commitment to principles of recovery focused/ person-centred care.
- Strengths focused, positive and non-judgmental approach.
- Professional disposition.
- Flexible & adaptable.
- Must be able to travel to a range of locations.
- A willingness to work flexibly through prior arrangement as the needs of the job dictate.
Person Specification
Qualifications and/or Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of administrative procedures, project management and training to Degree level or extensive equivalent experience.
- Successful completion of accredited Peer Support Worker/Peer Support training. (E.g. ImROC Peer Support Training, Intentional Peer Support Training, Growing Space Peer Support Training).
- In-depth knowledge of Peer Support and recovery-oriented approaches to care.
- Up to date knowledge and understanding of best practice in supporting Peer Support Workers.
- Knowledge of Mental Health Legislation.
- Knowledge of local and national policies in respect of confidentiality, safeguarding children and the protection of vulnerable adults.
Desirable
- Additional clinical knowledge e.g. range of mental health conditions.
- Knowledge of therapeutic interventions such as DBT, CBT, ACT or CFT.
Experience
Essential
- Lived experience of mental health and or learning disability challenges.
- Experience of co-producing and co-delivering training relevant to the development of Peer Support Worker roles.
- Previous experience of working as a Peer Support Worker in a health setting or experience of being in a supportive and enabling role.
- Experience in supervising others.
- Experience of providing support and supervision alongside helping individuals develop Wellbeing plans.
- Experience of working in a team or group environment.
- Experience of offering specialist support via sharing experiences of receiving, sharing and utilising therapeutic interventions and strategies and personal expertise in achieving and maintaining recovery.
- Demonstrate importance of maintaining client confidentiality, professional boundaries and actively promote commitment to recovery principles and positive role modelling.
- Demonstrate in depth knowledge and experience of peer Supporting work practice, the theoretical principles underpinning it and an extensive knowledge of recovery-oriented approaches to care.
- Experience of audit, service evaluation and/or research.
Desirable
- Experience of working in the public sector.
- Experience of working across different organisational boundaries.
Aptitude and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to offer specialist support using personal experience of recovery.
- Ability to use local health board IT systems and other computer packages relevant to the role. (E.g. Microsoft 365, Canva, Zoom).
- Ability to communicate effectively with a range of people in a variety of settings. Excellent written, verbal, and non-verbal communication skills.
- Ability to develop and maintain sound working relationships with all members of multi-disciplinary teams.
- Providing, receiving and documenting complex information which requires tact or persuasive skills.
- Ability to manage conflict and to help others to do so. Critical thinker and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to manage and prioritise workload.
- Understanding of the issues and concerns of mental health service users.
- Understanding of the impact of stigma and discrimination.
- Ability to maintain a health home/work life balance.
- Ability and willingness to reflect on work practice and be open to constructive feedback.
Desirable
- Presentation skills
- Ability to speak Welsh
- Experience of working in a variety of clinical settings
Values
Essential
- Strong commitment to principles of recovery focused/ person-centred care.
- Strengths focused, positive and non-judgmental approach.
- Professional disposition.
- Flexible & adaptable.
- Must be able to travel to a range of locations.
- A willingness to work flexibly through prior arrangement as the needs of the job dictate.
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).
