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Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Peer Support Worker

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Job summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic Senior Peer Support worker on a fixed term appointment, ending 31st March 2025. This is to support the Wellbeing Recovery Employment Service (WRES) project, funded by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF).

The East Riding of Yorkshire has been allocated £10.4 million through the UKSPF to cover the period from April 2022 to March 2025 and £1.8m through the Rural England Prosperity Fund (REPF) to cover the period from April 2023 to March 2025.

The project is being managed by East Riding of Yorkshire Council with Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust as a project delivery partner. The project funding is for the delivery of year 3 of the UKSPF for the 'People and Skills' grant, to deliver on the following investment areas:

  • Support for the unemployed
  • Skills support for the workforce

The project is due to complete 31st March 2025 and to achieve the aims and objectives we are looking to recruit a team of people to deliver the project outcomes.

WRES will provide support to individuals, aged 16+, to engage or re-engage in employment through skills development workshops and job search support and advice .

The successful candidates need to be forward thinking, innovative and able to work under pressure.The posts involve developing connections both internally and externally and building networks with local organisations. Regular reporting is required.

This role is a fixed-term or secondment opportunity and is funded by the UKSPF

Main duties of the job

The Peer Support Worker (PSW) uses lived experience to provide peer support, advice and practical assistance to help service users gain a sense of hope, independence of action, and support to regain some control over their lives within their unique recovery process.To give information to the service user and signposting to other useful resources for support.To support the WRES staff in employment support for the service users.To promote and educate internal and external agencies/services across the East Riding on the services criteria by attending events and meetings.As an integral and highly valued member of the WRES team, the Peer Support Worker (PSW) will provide formalised peer support and practical assistance to clients using lived experience and empathy to help people with their wellbeing, recovery and employmentThe Peer Support Worker will support the Employment Advisors in group and 1:1 sessions with WRES clientsThe Peer Support Worker will support the delivery of courses and sessionsthrough the Recovery & Wellbeing CollegeThe Peer Support Worker will take an active role in embedding recovery values and the principles within the service setting in which they work, alongside Trust colleagues.

About us

We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website

We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.

We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started.

We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.

We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.

From city to countryside, market towns to moors you'll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.

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Details

Date posted

30 April 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £24,336 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

338-5999521-24

Job locations

East Riding Community Hospital

Beverley

HU17 0FA


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for full detail of related roles and responsibilities

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for full detail of related roles and responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications and Knowledge

Essential

  • Working knowledge of relevant policy, legislation drivers and their application to clinical and service area, e.g. Mental capacity Act, Social Inclusion, with a willingness to undertake further training in line with the development of peer support
  • Understanding of the issues and concerns of mental health service users, with an understanding of the impact of stigma and discrimination and self-awareness and recognition of your own limitations

Experience

Essential

  • Lived experience of Primary mental health services and able to reflect on their personal experience of Recovery that has followed this
  • Experience of being in a supportive and enabling role alongside an ability and willingness to disclose personal experience of recovery in order to influence others positively

Desirable

  • Experience of training, teaching, coaching/mentoring others and of working in a team or a group environment

Skills and Competencies

Essential

  • Good written, verbal and non-verbal communication skills e.g. ability to communicate their personal experience of Recovery, with an ability to relate to a wide range of people
  • High level of self-awareness - ability to critically appraise own performance - and be open to constructive feedback, and resilient to occasional distressing and emotional circumstances when speaking with patients and carers

Desirable

  • Ability to motivate others and travel independently.
Person Specification

Qualifications and Knowledge

Essential

  • Working knowledge of relevant policy, legislation drivers and their application to clinical and service area, e.g. Mental capacity Act, Social Inclusion, with a willingness to undertake further training in line with the development of peer support
  • Understanding of the issues and concerns of mental health service users, with an understanding of the impact of stigma and discrimination and self-awareness and recognition of your own limitations

Experience

Essential

  • Lived experience of Primary mental health services and able to reflect on their personal experience of Recovery that has followed this
  • Experience of being in a supportive and enabling role alongside an ability and willingness to disclose personal experience of recovery in order to influence others positively

Desirable

  • Experience of training, teaching, coaching/mentoring others and of working in a team or a group environment

Skills and Competencies

Essential

  • Good written, verbal and non-verbal communication skills e.g. ability to communicate their personal experience of Recovery, with an ability to relate to a wide range of people
  • High level of self-awareness - ability to critically appraise own performance - and be open to constructive feedback, and resilient to occasional distressing and emotional circumstances when speaking with patients and carers

Desirable

  • Ability to motivate others and travel independently.

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).

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.

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

Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust

Address

East Riding Community Hospital

Beverley

HU17 0FA


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust

Address

East Riding Community Hospital

Beverley

HU17 0FA


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Support Manager

Fernanda Marbrow

fernanda.marbrow1@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

30 April 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £24,336 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

338-5999521-24

Job locations

East Riding Community Hospital

Beverley

HU17 0FA


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