Peer Support Worker - part time

Job summary

As an integral and highly valued member of the multi-disciplinary team, the Peer Support Worker (PSW) will provide formalised peer support and practical assistance to service users in order for them to regain control over their lives and their own unique recovery journey. Through sharing the wisdom of own lived experience, the PSW will inspire hope and belief that recovery is possible in others.Within a relationship of mutuality, they facilitate and support information sharing to promote choice, self-determination and opportunities for the fulfilment of socially valued roles and connection to local communities.

Main duties of the job

The PSW will provide formalised peer support and self-management assistance to service users to help promote recovery and prevent relapse for people being discharged from Home Treatment Team services following a period of mental health crisis.

This will involve offering up to 10 sessions of peer support to service users.In their role, PSWs will support service users in using a self-management booklet to develop a personal recovery plan, including steps to move on following a crisis, plans for keeping well, planning responses to signs of a future crisis developing and how to achieve goals and ambitions.

Through sharing the wisdom of their own lived experience, the PSW will inspire hope and belief that recovery is possible. Within a relationship of mutuality, they facilitate and support information sharing to promote choice, self-determination and opportunities for the fulfilment of socially valued roles and connection to local communities.

The PSW will work under the supervision of line management within the Peer Support Services. The PSW will also attend specific training in delivering formalised peer support and ongoing supervision with an appropriate Trust clinician. The PSW will also be responsible for providing records regarding their activity as required for the Peer Support Services.

About us

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.

We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.

Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast.

Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach.

For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.

Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.

Working from home contracts do not attract high cost area payments.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Employer details

Employer name

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Theta

Theta Hub, Lyon Way

Frimley

GU16 7ER

Employer's website

https://www.sabp.nhs.uk/working-for-us (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Theta

Theta Hub, Lyon Way

Frimley

GU16 7ER

Employer's website

https://www.sabp.nhs.uk/working-for-us (Opens in a new tab)

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