Job summary
"Please note that this advertised vacancy does not meet the UKVI eligibility requirements for a Skilled Worker Visa and therefore HTFT would not be able to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role."
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Peer Support Worker to join our wider team. The role of the Peer Support Worker (PSW) has been developed for the Perinatal Mental Health Service specifically for people who have lived experience of having received secondary care mental health services.
The successful candidate will support women and families who live in North Lincolnshire.
The Peer Support Workers will be involved in the ongoing development of peer roles in the Trust, and play an active role with training in the development and co-facilitation of courses in the Recovery and Wellbeing College, which will also provide the oversight for training, development and peer supervision of all those who are employed in PSW roles. Through sharing knowledge and learning from their own experiences, Peer Support Workers will inspire hope and belief in others that recovery is possible.
If you have the belief that you can make a real difference to others in their recovery journey, and have the knowledge, communication skills and personal qualities to do this role, then please do apply.
Main duties of the job
The role will provide formalised peer support and practical assistance to service users who live in North Lincolnshire. This post supports women to regain control over their lives, and their own recovery process.
Peer Support Workers will form trusting relationships with service users that promote mutual respect and the sharing of information, which helps to promote choice, self-determination and opportunities for the fulfilment of personal valued roles and connection to location communities.
Perinatal Peer Support Workers are employed for the reason that having used Perinatal mental health services, they are able to draw upon these experiences in a positive and enlightening way to help and support others who are commencing their own journey of recovery. Peer Support Workers should inspire in others the hope and belief that recovery is possible.
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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Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information with regard to this vacancy please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information with regard to this vacancy please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- Have or be willing to work towards the Peer Support Worker Training
- Willingness to undertake further training in line with the development of peer support
- Working knowledge of relevant policy, legislation drivers and their application to clinical and service area, e.g. Mental capacity Act, Social Inclusion
- Understanding of the issues and concerns of mental health service users and recovery
Desirable
- Appreciation of the community recourses within the geographical location of the post and key partners
- A recognised qualification in an area related to the service e.g. counselling, coaching, social or healthcare or equivalent technical / life skills
Experience
Essential
- Appropriate knowledge/experience of mental health environments
- Lived experience of Perinatal mental health services and able to reflect on their personal experience of Recovery that has followed this.
- An ability and willingness to disclose personal experience of recovery in order to influence others positively
Desirable
- Experience of the health and social care service either paid or as a volunteer
- Experience of working in a team or a group environment
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Evidence of effective inter-personal communication skills
- Basic IT skills in Outlook and Word and a willingness to learn the Trust's IT systems
- Good written, verbal and non-verbal communication skills e.g. ability to communicate their personal experience of Recovery
Desirable
- Ability to motivate others
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- Have or be willing to work towards the Peer Support Worker Training
- Willingness to undertake further training in line with the development of peer support
- Working knowledge of relevant policy, legislation drivers and their application to clinical and service area, e.g. Mental capacity Act, Social Inclusion
- Understanding of the issues and concerns of mental health service users and recovery
Desirable
- Appreciation of the community recourses within the geographical location of the post and key partners
- A recognised qualification in an area related to the service e.g. counselling, coaching, social or healthcare or equivalent technical / life skills
Experience
Essential
- Appropriate knowledge/experience of mental health environments
- Lived experience of Perinatal mental health services and able to reflect on their personal experience of Recovery that has followed this.
- An ability and willingness to disclose personal experience of recovery in order to influence others positively
Desirable
- Experience of the health and social care service either paid or as a volunteer
- Experience of working in a team or a group environment
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Evidence of effective inter-personal communication skills
- Basic IT skills in Outlook and Word and a willingness to learn the Trust's IT systems
- Good written, verbal and non-verbal communication skills e.g. ability to communicate their personal experience of Recovery
Desirable
- Ability to motivate others
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).
