Peer Support Worker (Waterside Primary Care Network)
About the role
Do you have lived experience of mental health difficulties? Are you able to inspire hope and belief for others that recovery is possible?
Peer support workers use their own lived experience of mental health problems to support, inspire and accompany patients on their recovery journey. You might meet people for a coffee and a chat in an informal setting, go for walks, help people to join groups, accompany them on a bus or train for an appointment, or anything else that will help them meet their goals to improve wellbeing.
You will work in the primary care mental health team at Waterside PCN, a network of GP surgeries in Hythe, Marchwood and Blackfield. The team works with patients with mild or moderate mental health difficulties. The team includes a GP, mental health practitioners and Solent Mind wellbeing assessors.You will consider together which patients under the care of the team would be suitable for peer support as part of their recovery.
Full training will be given, including a 6-day course run by Solent Mind’s in-house peer support experts.DBS NOTE TO APPLICANTS - This role requires an Enhanced level of disclosure.
About you
Tell us in your supporting statement how you meet each of the person specifications in the job description. We are especially interested to hear how you think you can use your lived experience of mental health difficulties and using mental health services to help others in their recovery journey.
About us
Solent Mind is the largest mental health charity in Hampshire, supporting over 48,000 people with mental health interventions annually. It is part of a network of 125 local Minds in England and Wales, which are independent charities affiliated to Mind, the national mental health charity.Solent Mind has its own Board of Trustees and raises its own funds to deliver its services, support and training tailored to the needs of people living in Hampshire, Southampton, Portsmouth, and the Isle of Wight. Solent Mind has a gold award for Workplace Wellbeing Index 2022/2023 and has signed up to be a Mindful Employer.