Job summary
The Lotus Service (Maternal Mental Health Service) is looking for individuals with lived experience of maternity services, that can offer insight and inspire and give hope to aid recovery. The Peer support worker will provide peer support and practical assistance to enable a more positive engagement with services and experience with maternity services and opportunity to address issues through accessing the appropriate interventions.
Main duties of the job
The 'Maternal Mental Health Service' (MMHS) which will offer NICE recommended therapy to women with moderate-severe or complex mental health difficulties resulting from the maternity experience, including birth loss and birth trauma. The service will provide consultation, advice, signposting and/or targeted interventions. Presentations related to the above-mentioned mental health difficulties may include (but not limited to) Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) following birth trauma, repeated IVF, PTSD following perinatal loss (including recurrent miscarriage, stillbirth, termination of pregnancy for any reason, and severe fear of childbirth (tokophobia).
Peer support is recognised as a key component of modern mental health and wellbeing provision
A key feature of this post is to promote individual person-centred recovery by drawing on the peer support workers own personal lived experience of mental health challenges and of accessing mental health services, particularly within the perinatal period
About us
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Peer support is recognised as a key component of modern mental health and wellbeing provision.
A key feature of this post is to promote individual person centred recovery by drawing on the peer support workers own personal lived experience of mental health challenges and of accessing mental health services, particularly within the perinatal period.
As a pivotal and highly valued member of the team, peer support workers will have a case load of identified patients and their families who they will work with on both an individual basis and by delivering group interventions, working in collaboration with the wider multi-disciplinary team.
Male applicants are welcomed to apply
For further information please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
Please be aware that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in completing application forms will be monitored to ensure fairness and transparency. If you have used AI you must state this in your application.
Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Peer support is recognised as a key component of modern mental health and wellbeing provision.
A key feature of this post is to promote individual person centred recovery by drawing on the peer support workers own personal lived experience of mental health challenges and of accessing mental health services, particularly within the perinatal period.
As a pivotal and highly valued member of the team, peer support workers will have a case load of identified patients and their families who they will work with on both an individual basis and by delivering group interventions, working in collaboration with the wider multi-disciplinary team.
Male applicants are welcomed to apply
For further information please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
Please be aware that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in completing application forms will be monitored to ensure fairness and transparency. If you have used AI you must state this in your application.
Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- English language literacy and numeracy skills to the standard necessary to provide clear, understandable records on computerised system (RiO) and fulfil job description
- Willingness to develop self through engaging in educational / apprenticeship and/or special interest advancement
- Completion of own Health and Wellbeing / Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) and/or Advanced Statement
- Health Education England Peer Support Work training or equivalent experience and willingness to complete this.
Desirable
- Other evidence of training or development relevant to working within mental health settings (statutory or voluntary).
Experience
Essential
- Personal lived experience of maternal/perinatal mental health problems
- Experience of working independently and as a part of a team (paid or voluntary).
- Experience of using own history in a boundaried approach to support others in similar situations.
- Experience of recovering a meaningful life
- Experience of being in a supportive and enabling role
- Independent living
Desirable
- Previous experience of being in a peer support role (paid or voluntary).
- Previous experience of being involved in involvement, engagement and co-production opportunities.
- Experience of team working
- Experience of working in the public sector experience of using range of self-management approaches
- Experience of working flexibly and creatively
Skills
Essential
- Basic knowledge of the principles of peer support.
- Able to relate to a wide range of people, with excellent interpersonal skill
- To take a compassionate approach in all that you do.
- Ability or capability to learn IT and literacy skills to the standard required for clinical record keeping
- Professional in behaviour and appearance
- Able to manage conflict and to help others do so
- Ability to challenge any stigma and discrimination which may exist.
- Ability to positively share your own experience of mental ill health and recovery with the people you work with.
- Good time management skills and ability to manage own caseload with guidance from senior colleagues
- Self-awareness and ability to question self and effectively reflect on practice
- Able to manage stress and to plan and prioritise workload
- Able to take personal responsibility for own healthcare, willing to discuss, review and seek support appropriately
- Able to use own lived experience to the benefit of those using the service and the advancement of the team
- Able to acknowledge service users' unique experience and to support them finding their own recovery path
- Able to use supervision and guidance from colleagues appropriately
- Ability to effectively appraise where need to seek advice and guidance and willingness and ability to do so
- Capability to travel as appropriate in working with service users
Desirable
- A basic understanding of coproduction and community asset development.
- Understanding of personal values and beliefs.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- English language literacy and numeracy skills to the standard necessary to provide clear, understandable records on computerised system (RiO) and fulfil job description
- Willingness to develop self through engaging in educational / apprenticeship and/or special interest advancement
- Completion of own Health and Wellbeing / Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) and/or Advanced Statement
- Health Education England Peer Support Work training or equivalent experience and willingness to complete this.
Desirable
- Other evidence of training or development relevant to working within mental health settings (statutory or voluntary).
Experience
Essential
- Personal lived experience of maternal/perinatal mental health problems
- Experience of working independently and as a part of a team (paid or voluntary).
- Experience of using own history in a boundaried approach to support others in similar situations.
- Experience of recovering a meaningful life
- Experience of being in a supportive and enabling role
- Independent living
Desirable
- Previous experience of being in a peer support role (paid or voluntary).
- Previous experience of being involved in involvement, engagement and co-production opportunities.
- Experience of team working
- Experience of working in the public sector experience of using range of self-management approaches
- Experience of working flexibly and creatively
Skills
Essential
- Basic knowledge of the principles of peer support.
- Able to relate to a wide range of people, with excellent interpersonal skill
- To take a compassionate approach in all that you do.
- Ability or capability to learn IT and literacy skills to the standard required for clinical record keeping
- Professional in behaviour and appearance
- Able to manage conflict and to help others do so
- Ability to challenge any stigma and discrimination which may exist.
- Ability to positively share your own experience of mental ill health and recovery with the people you work with.
- Good time management skills and ability to manage own caseload with guidance from senior colleagues
- Self-awareness and ability to question self and effectively reflect on practice
- Able to manage stress and to plan and prioritise workload
- Able to take personal responsibility for own healthcare, willing to discuss, review and seek support appropriately
- Able to use own lived experience to the benefit of those using the service and the advancement of the team
- Able to acknowledge service users' unique experience and to support them finding their own recovery path
- Able to use supervision and guidance from colleagues appropriately
- Ability to effectively appraise where need to seek advice and guidance and willingness and ability to do so
- Capability to travel as appropriate in working with service users
Desirable
- A basic understanding of coproduction and community asset development.
- Understanding of personal values and beliefs.
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Lotus Team, c/o Brockington Parent & Baby Unit
St George's Hospital, Corporation Street
Stafford
ST16 3AG
Employer's website
https://www.mpft.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
