Mental Health Senior Peer Support Worker - Transitional Care Team
Job overview
We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic Band 5 Senior Peer Support Worker, to work in our brand-new Transitional Care Team, dedicated to help young people transition from Children's MH Services to Adult MH Services.
The role of Senior Peer Support Worker (PSW) has been developed specifically for people who have lived experience of recovery from mental health challenges and experience of professionally utilising these experiences within mental health settings as Peer Support Workers.Through sharing wisdom from their own experiences, you will inspire hope and belief that recovery is possible in others. In the context of The Young Persons Transition Pathway, you will, with guidance from the Trust-wide Lived Experience Leadership Team and Senior Peer Support Workers, facilitate and support the expansion of Peer Support Worker roles in the team.
Main duties of the job- To provide high quality individual supervision to Peer Support Workers in community services within the allocated location.
- To be actively involved in the process of recruitment of Peer Support Workers including being on interview panels.
- To proactively engage and work with a range of internal services including Human Resources and Occupational Health to ensure robust processes are in operation for the recruitment and maintenance of wellbeing of the Peer Support Workers.
- To effectively co-deliver training, including the accredited ‘Developing Expertise in Peer Support’, ‘Peer Support Worker Team Preparation’ sessions in readiness for peer support workers taking up post within teams; and learning and development activities within the Recovery College.
- To maintain professional relationships with particular attention to confidentiality and the maintenance of boundaries.
Working for our organisation
By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;- Supporting your career development and progression
- Excellent NHS Pension scheme
- Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- Options for flexible working
- Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
- Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
- If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
- Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
- Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
- Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
- Free car parking at all trust sites
- Free flu vaccinations every year
- Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)
And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.
Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Check out the videos below showcasing why you should grow your career here with us at MPFT:
Why Work for Mental Health Services at MPFT - YouTube
Development and Progression Within Mental Health Services at MPFT - YouTube
The Young Persons Transition Pathway provides mental health support to young people transitioning from Children’s Mental Health services to Adult Mental Health Services. We follow a “person centred” model of service delivery focusing on the direct needs of the Young Person, working across boundaries of care, organisation and role.
Regular hours would be 09:00 to 17:00 Monday to Friday. You will need to travel over a large geographical area so access to suitable transport is required for this role.
For further information or an informal chat about the role, please contact the Transitional Care Team Lead, Marlene Vernon – [email protected]
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- • Completed Peer Support Worker training (preferably accredited)
- • Evidence of further training in relation to personal recovery principles
- • Evidence of continuing professional and personal development
- • Accredited certificate in Life Coaching
Experience
Essential criteria- • Own personal lived experience of recovery from mental health challenges
- • Recent (experience of having transitioned from Young Persons to Adult mental health services.
- • Experience of having personally utilised secondary mental health services
- • Experience of positively sharing own life experiences, and personal recovery journey, with service users, carers and others
- • Undertaking evaluations, audit and research
- • Delivery of Recovery College courses
Skills & Knowledge
Essential criteria- • Ability to demonstrate first person experiential knowledge of recovery
- • Evidence of good interpersonal skills and an ability to form peer relationships with service users and carers
- • Ability to communicate on all levels and to a broad scope of individuals, both internally and externally to the Trust
- • Working knowledge of the principles of coproduction