Job summary
Working as a Peer Trainer for the Recovery College is a rewarding opportunity to use your lived experience to support students with their recovery journey. You will join a passionate team and work in partnership with other trainers to develop and deliver high quality training. The role enables you to harness your personal experiences and expertise to inspire individuals in their recovery.You will be a positive role model for lived experience and its role in high-quality training. The role requires you to be able to deliver training at sites across Hampshire and comfortable supporting with student enrolment and support plans. A knowledge of self-management and capacity to manage your own wellbeing is extremely important.Being a Recovery College Peer Trainer is a fulfilling and hope-inspiring role, if you are interested in joining our team, please apply.
Main duties of the job
Work with trainers to co-develop and deliver recovery & self-management related training.Use lived experience constructively in the design and delivery training.Be a role model in promoting lived experience within a recovery.Take an active role in the engagement and promotion of the college.Support students with enrolment, learning and support plans as required.Take a supportive and collaborative role within the college team, contributing to the achievement of team objectives.
About us
Southern Health is one of the largest NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK, specialising in mental health and learning disabilities, as well as offering physical health community-based services.
As a Trust, our footprint spans more than 200 sites across Hampshire, wholeheartedly committed to providing the best possible healthcare, reaching a range of diverse communities.
- We function as a unified team, placing patients and staff at the forefront of all our endeavours.
- Our 7,000+ workforce is skilled and diverse, with a deep commitment to ongoing staff development. We offer customised training, leadership pathways, and a plethora of career opportunities.
- We respect and listen to your thoughts, ideas, and concerns via well-established network of staff groups to increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion.
Building on all this, we are currently working closely with other local NHS Trusts to integrate all our collective community, mental health, and learning disability services across Hampshire and Isle of Wight. Our new organisation is set to launch in April 2024 and will incorporate Southern Health, Solent, Isle of Wight and Sussex Partnership Trusts.
While the new Trust will be substantially bigger, it will continue to cater to the unique needs of different communities, streamlining services and making healthcare across the county more accessible.
Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare in Hampshire.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.
We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.
We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Evidence of study to degree level or equivalent experience
- Training qualification and or WRAP seminar 1 & 2
Desirable
- Educated to
- Degree level or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Personal experience of using secondary mental health services (within last 5 years)
- Current experience and evidence of using lived experience in a work/voluntary capacity
- Recent experience of designing and delivering training/groups related to recovery and self-management
- Experience of supervising/mentoring/managing staff/volunteers
- Recent experience of working in a team and autonomously
- Experience of dealing professionally with challenging people and difficult situations
- Current experience of managing own mental health in the workplace i.e. self-management plan
Desirable
- Working in an educational establishment
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Evidence of study to degree level or equivalent experience
- Training qualification and or WRAP seminar 1 & 2
Desirable
- Educated to
- Degree level or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Personal experience of using secondary mental health services (within last 5 years)
- Current experience and evidence of using lived experience in a work/voluntary capacity
- Recent experience of designing and delivering training/groups related to recovery and self-management
- Experience of supervising/mentoring/managing staff/volunteers
- Recent experience of working in a team and autonomously
- Experience of dealing professionally with challenging people and difficult situations
- Current experience of managing own mental health in the workplace i.e. self-management plan
Desirable
- Working in an educational establishment
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).
