Job summary
The Recovery Coach Team (RCT) is a time-limited service available to individuals aged 17 and over. The team provides a supportive step-down pathway for patients transitioning from secondary care services back into the community.
Using a combination of coaching techniques delivered by Recovery Coaches, educational sessions delivered by Peer Trainers and lived experience offered by Peer Support Workers, the service delivers a mix of one-to-one and group sessions designed to help patients reconnect with and engage in their communities.
As the RCT prepares for an exciting relaunch, we are seeking a motivated and passionate peer with a clear understanding of how empowering individuals through education can support their discharge from NHS services, so they can continue their ongoing recovery journey within their local community.
You will be confident and creative in engaging adult learners and have previous experience of delivering to a wide range of differing audiences.
This role can be hybrid however weekly face to face work is essential.
Main duties of the job
As a Peer Trainer within the Recovery Coach Team you will be expected to deliver sessions based around empowerment, resilience and independence. These sessions have been co-produced and will be co delivered with either a Recovery Coach or a Peer Support Worker.
You will be expected to take on board feedback alongside other facilitators and bring examples of development/best practice to team meetings and supervision for further exploration and implementation.
You will role model that peers can live and thrive outside of NHS services - connecting them to the Peer Support Workers within the team who can continue to support them in their ongoing recovery journey.
About us
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting andempowering them to lead a fulfilling life.
Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.
To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.
Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.
Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.
For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at www.cpft.nhs.uk
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.
1. Co-deliver high quality, evidence based co-produced courses that last between 90 minutes and 7 hours in length. These courses will be a mix of online and face to face teaching and this may be in the community or based in CPFT sites/inpatient wards.
Timetabling/demand permitting you will be expected to deliver training around 80% of your working week.
2. Role model living well and authentic recovery to staff and patients by appropriately sharing your own practical lived experience and recovery journey within an educational setting/framework and environment.
3. Contribute to weekly RCT meetings where you will feedback on work priorities/commitments to the wider team.
4. Represent, promote and network for the RCT online via social media platforms and face to face/remotely via community and Trust events within the county.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.
1. Co-deliver high quality, evidence based co-produced courses that last between 90 minutes and 7 hours in length. These courses will be a mix of online and face to face teaching and this may be in the community or based in CPFT sites/inpatient wards.
Timetabling/demand permitting you will be expected to deliver training around 80% of your working week.
2. Role model living well and authentic recovery to staff and patients by appropriately sharing your own practical lived experience and recovery journey within an educational setting/framework and environment.
3. Contribute to weekly RCT meetings where you will feedback on work priorities/commitments to the wider team.
4. Represent, promote and network for the RCT online via social media platforms and face to face/remotely via community and Trust events within the county.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Good level of English (written, reading and spoken) Level of educational to A Level or equivalent
- At least a Level 3 Award in Education and Training or Train The Trainer qualification
- Peer Support training qualification (or willingness to complete in role)
Desirable
- Related Health or Social Care qualification
- Coaching qualification
Experience
Essential
- Lived experience of a long-term health condition
- Sustained recovery and 'living well with'
- Experience of working in a team or a group environment
- Experience of teaching/training/facilitation or group work activities
Desirable
- Experience of supporting students with Individual Learning Plans or similar
- Being involved in co-production
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Competent and confident IT literacy using Microsoft Office including PowerPoint and Word
- Ability to relate to a wide range of people
- High level of self-awareness with the ability to critically appraise own performance
Desirable
- Networking experience within local community
Physical Requirements
Essential
- Ability to travel countywide due to the demands of the service need
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Good level of English (written, reading and spoken) Level of educational to A Level or equivalent
- At least a Level 3 Award in Education and Training or Train The Trainer qualification
- Peer Support training qualification (or willingness to complete in role)
Desirable
- Related Health or Social Care qualification
- Coaching qualification
Experience
Essential
- Lived experience of a long-term health condition
- Sustained recovery and 'living well with'
- Experience of working in a team or a group environment
- Experience of teaching/training/facilitation or group work activities
Desirable
- Experience of supporting students with Individual Learning Plans or similar
- Being involved in co-production
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Competent and confident IT literacy using Microsoft Office including PowerPoint and Word
- Ability to relate to a wide range of people
- High level of self-awareness with the ability to critically appraise own performance
Desirable
- Networking experience within local community
Physical Requirements
Essential
- Ability to travel countywide due to the demands of the service need
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).
