Peer Support Worker

Job description

Job responsibilities

You do not need to have prior peer support experience or training to apply for this role, however you will be expected to attend a peer support worker course if you have not undertaken prior training. You will need to be able to travel independently around the county and travel costs will be reimbursed.

Please ensure you read the job description attached. In the supporting information note down the relevant skills and experience you have that are related to the essential and desirable criteria, as your application will be shortlisted against these criteria. Please note, applicants who do not indicate that they have lived experience of mental health challenges relating to eating disorders in their application will not be considered for the role. Please also confirm on your supporting statement that you have your own personal experience of an eating disdorder of have been a family carer for someone with an eating disorder.

We also welcome applications from people seeking a part-time role (minimum 2 days per week).

ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE

-Personal lived experience of an eating disorder

-Experience of being in a supportive and enabling role.

-Experience of working in a team or group environment.

DESIRABLE

-Experience of working in the public sector.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS & ABILITIES

-Excellent written, verbal and non-verbal communication skills.

-Computer literate.

-Ability to share personal story of recovery in a professional manner.

DESIRABLE

-Presentation Skills

ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE & UNDERSTANDING

-Understanding and practical knowledge of recovery.

-Understanding of the issues and challenges for service users with eating disorders and their families.

OTHER

- Must be able to travel to other locations across the county.

Person Specification

Education and training

Essential

• Good standard of literacy and education post GCSE level
• Evidence of previous job-related training

Desirable

• Peer support worker training undertaken
• Mental health/MH awareness training
• Experience of presentation/training others

Experience and skills

Essential

• Evidence of high level interpersonal skills with examples
• Previous care responsibilities
• Understanding of personal recovery process with examples
• Understanding challenges and boundary issues in PSW role
• Has strategies to maintain own wellbeing in recovery
• Compassionate and empathic approach
• Experience of collaborative/MDT work
• Ability to communicate at all levels with clarity
• Highly motivated to improve services and advocate for service users

Desirable

• Previous mental health care experience
• Counselling skills

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

Newland House

Northampton

NN1 3EB

Employer's website

https://www.nhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)