Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a number of peer roles for people who have personal experience of mental health challenges and previous experience as a Peer Worker to join a newly developed team in our Crisis Prevention Houses. Peer support has an integral role in the model of care we are developing as part of our community transformation as well as providing career development opportunities for Peer Workers. Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health Trust is developing a new model of service delivery at the Crisis Prevention Houses, a bridge between in patient and community care, in which service users they can attend peer led and co-developed recovery programmes. The ethos is based on the Enablement Approach, facilitated by a clinical team, and majority delivered by staff in Peer roles to support people who use the service with their mental health, wellbeing, education, community engagement, and goals.
Applicants successful in recruitment to Haringey will be part of an exciting transformation programme with the proposed move of the existing crisis house to a new integrated service alongside Safe Haven and Recovery College at the Canning Crescent Centre in Wood Green. This move is expected to take place in late 2024/25.
Please apply if you have permission to work in UK as sponsorship is not available for this post
Main duties of the job
- Promote the Peer Worker role, through the provision of information and a range of learning opportunities for the multi-disciplinary team and others across the Trust.
- Promote embedding recovery values within the service and act as an ambassador of the Enablement principles with external agencies and partner organisations.
- Engage in co-production activities or projects and support clients to engage in co-production within service development.
- Promote recovery best practice and role model jargon and medical free language across the Trust.
- Contribute to the on-going development of the Peer workforce
- The post holder will utilise their own lived experience of Mental Health Services, drawing on recovery based strategies and role modelling hope.
- They will work within the Peer Worker team for the house and play a fundamental role in developing and supporting current and new Peer Workers roles in the Crisis Prevention House.
- These posts will have a clinical caseload by working directly with people referred to the Crisis Prevention Houses. In addition, working closely with the clinical team, and other Peer worker colleagues and collaboratively will work to continue to develop and embed the new service within the Crisis Prevention Houses across Barnet, Enfield and Haringey.
About us
BEHMHT is a multiple award-winning, combined mental health (MH) and community Trust providing local, regional and national healthcare services. We are one of the largest employers in North London with over 3000 staff delivering a range of mental health and community services to a population of over one million. In Enfield, we provide a full range of child and adult community health services, which over the last few years has been integrating with its mental health services to provide better and more holistic care.
BEH manages the renowned North London Forensic Services (NLFS) which delivers MH care across some of the prisons and provides MH services as HM Young Offenders Institutions in Aylesbury. We are rated as 'Outstanding' by the CQC. We have also been appointed as the lead provider of forensic mental health services across North London managing the devolved New Models of care budget of £170m from 2018/19.
This vacancy has been advertised in accordance with the new NHS pay rate which will take effect from autumn 2024. Please note if your employment starts before the 24/25 pay scales are implemented you will be paid under the 23/24 pay scales and any backpay will be adjusted accordingly. Further information can be found at https://www.nhsemployers.org/articles/pay-scales-202425.
Job description
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Job description
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Please kindly refer to the job description and person specification by clicking on the JD/PS attachment in the advert.
Person Specification
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- Good level of secondary education to GCSE level, or equivalent
- Level of educational attainment to NVQ 3 / AS Level or equivalent
- Completion of the BEH Peer Worker Training within 6 months of the contract start date
- Completion of a Wellness at Work plan within 2 months of the contract start date
- Willingness to undertake further training relevant to and in line with the development of peer support role
Desirable
- Related Health or Social Care qualification
EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- Lived experience of mental health problems and experience of using secondary care services.
- Wide range of life experiences to bring an enabling and positive view of opportunities for others
- Experience of being in a supportive and enabling role
- Experience of working in a team or a group environment
- Experience of using a range of self-management or recovery tools and techniques
- Understanding and practical knowledge of recovery
- Understanding of the issues and concerns of mental health service users Understanding of the impact of stigma and discrimination
- Knowledge of Mental Health Legislation
Desirable
- Psychiatric hospital admission
- Experience of working in the public sector
- Experience of training, teaching, coaching/mentoring others
- Experience of working across different organisational boundaries
- Appreciation of the community resources within the geographical location of the post and key partners
- Understanding of CPA and the role of care co-ordinator and knowledge of Trust Policies and procedures
- Understanding of the service delivery goals of the care pathway
- Knowledge of local policies in respect of safeguarding children and the protection of vulnerable adults
SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Essential
- Excellent written, verbal and non-verbal communication skills.
- Computer literate
- Ability to work collaboratively with team and wider Trust
Desirable
- Presentation skills Able to speak and understand more than one language
- Computer literate in software applications such as Microsoft Word, Excel, Internet Explorer, Outlook Express etc.
- Able to speak and understand more than one language
PERSONAL QUALITIES
Essential
- Motivated and enthusiastic Flexibility and Reliability
- Flexibility and Reliability
Person Specification
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- Good level of secondary education to GCSE level, or equivalent
- Level of educational attainment to NVQ 3 / AS Level or equivalent
- Completion of the BEH Peer Worker Training within 6 months of the contract start date
- Completion of a Wellness at Work plan within 2 months of the contract start date
- Willingness to undertake further training relevant to and in line with the development of peer support role
Desirable
- Related Health or Social Care qualification
EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- Lived experience of mental health problems and experience of using secondary care services.
- Wide range of life experiences to bring an enabling and positive view of opportunities for others
- Experience of being in a supportive and enabling role
- Experience of working in a team or a group environment
- Experience of using a range of self-management or recovery tools and techniques
- Understanding and practical knowledge of recovery
- Understanding of the issues and concerns of mental health service users Understanding of the impact of stigma and discrimination
- Knowledge of Mental Health Legislation
Desirable
- Psychiatric hospital admission
- Experience of working in the public sector
- Experience of training, teaching, coaching/mentoring others
- Experience of working across different organisational boundaries
- Appreciation of the community resources within the geographical location of the post and key partners
- Understanding of CPA and the role of care co-ordinator and knowledge of Trust Policies and procedures
- Understanding of the service delivery goals of the care pathway
- Knowledge of local policies in respect of safeguarding children and the protection of vulnerable adults
SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Essential
- Excellent written, verbal and non-verbal communication skills.
- Computer literate
- Ability to work collaboratively with team and wider Trust
Desirable
- Presentation skills Able to speak and understand more than one language
- Computer literate in software applications such as Microsoft Word, Excel, Internet Explorer, Outlook Express etc.
- Able to speak and understand more than one language
PERSONAL QUALITIES
Essential
- Motivated and enthusiastic Flexibility and Reliability
- Flexibility and Reliability
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).
