Job summary
An exciting role has arisen for a Perinatal Peer Support Worker based at The Margaret Oates Mother and Baby Unit. This is a new role for the team and we are looking for a Perinatal Peer Support Worker, with your own lived experience of perinatal mental illness, having reached a level of recovery that allows you to use your experiences to help others.
As a Perinatal Peer Support Worker, it is essential that you have your own lived experience of perinatal mental illness, and have reached a level of recovery that allows you to use your experiences to help others.
The Margaret Oates Mother and Baby Unit is accredited by the Perinatal Quality Network within the Royal College of Psychiatrists, and provides high quality assessment, care and treatment of mothers, from 32 weeks gestation to one year post partum, accompanied by their babies who are experiencing a severe mental illness.
Main duties of the job
As an integral and highly valued member of the multi-disciplinary team, the PSW will provide nurturing peer support and practical assistance to mothers using services in order for them to regain control over their lives nurture their relationship with their new baby. Within a relationship of mutuality and information sharing, they will promote choice, self-determination and positive living for both the mothers they support and their wider family networks. This will include helping mothers connect or re-connect with their local communities and establish their own coping strategies.
The PSW will act as a positive role model within the team and an ambassador of recovery for the Trust with external agencies and partner organisations. There is also an expectation that PSWs will be involved in the ongoing development of peer roles in the Trust including the Peer Support Training Programme and evaluation.
Please see attached documents.
About us
#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.
We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.
We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.
The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.
The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for a full list of the role requirements
Please note that this post does not meet the pay level required for a Skilled worker visa.
Successful applicants with no prior NHS experience would normally be placed at the bottom of the band in line with Agenda for Change. This salary is below the minimum salary required for sponsorship for a Skilled Worker / Health & Care visa. In these circumstances the Trust would not, therefore, be able to sponsor for a Skilled Worker / Health & Care visa.
Applicants requiring a Skilled Worker Visa can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship against the relevant criteria here https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for a full list of the role requirements
Please note that this post does not meet the pay level required for a Skilled worker visa.
Successful applicants with no prior NHS experience would normally be placed at the bottom of the band in line with Agenda for Change. This salary is below the minimum salary required for sponsorship for a Skilled Worker / Health & Care visa. In these circumstances the Trust would not, therefore, be able to sponsor for a Skilled Worker / Health & Care visa.
Applicants requiring a Skilled Worker Visa can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship against the relevant criteria here https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Lived experience of perinatal mental illness
- Experience of working in a team
- Experience of using personal experiences to support and empower others
Desirable
- Lived experience of a severe mental illness related to childbirth
- Experience of receiving care under secondary mental health services
- Experience of facilitating groups or providing 1:1 support
Skills
Essential
- Ability to build supportive, peer relationships based on shared trust and lived experience
- Ability to use the Trust IT systems including MS Teams
- Ability to use personal experiences to support others and demonstrate empathy
- Excellent written, verbal and nonverbal communication skills
Desirable
- Ability to facilitate groups
- de-escalation skills
Qualifications
Essential
- Successful completion or intention to complete the Notts Healthcare 10-day foundation training in peer support or equivalent.
- Good level of secondary education
Desirable
- Level of educational attainment to NVQ 3/AS Level or equivalent
Values and Behaviours
Essential
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The ATrust's expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation
- Able to demonstrate a patient, non-judgmental, respectful, and compassionate attitude
- Ability to reflect on experiences and working practice personally and in group settings
- Commitment to continuing personal development
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Lived experience of perinatal mental illness
- Experience of working in a team
- Experience of using personal experiences to support and empower others
Desirable
- Lived experience of a severe mental illness related to childbirth
- Experience of receiving care under secondary mental health services
- Experience of facilitating groups or providing 1:1 support
Skills
Essential
- Ability to build supportive, peer relationships based on shared trust and lived experience
- Ability to use the Trust IT systems including MS Teams
- Ability to use personal experiences to support others and demonstrate empathy
- Excellent written, verbal and nonverbal communication skills
Desirable
- Ability to facilitate groups
- de-escalation skills
Qualifications
Essential
- Successful completion or intention to complete the Notts Healthcare 10-day foundation training in peer support or equivalent.
- Good level of secondary education
Desirable
- Level of educational attainment to NVQ 3/AS Level or equivalent
Values and Behaviours
Essential
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The ATrust's expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation
- Able to demonstrate a patient, non-judgmental, respectful, and compassionate attitude
- Ability to reflect on experiences and working practice personally and in group settings
- Commitment to continuing personal development
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.
