Job summary
0.4 WTE , B3 Peer Support Worker
This is an exciting opportunity for a Peer Support Worker (PSW) to join the Liverpool Child and Adolescent Mental Health Team (CAMHs). The PSW will provide intentional peer support (emotional and practical support) to parents of services users in the community who are accessing, or waiting to access, specialist CAMHS services.
This support is designed to support parents and adult service users in progressing in their individual recovery journeys and access activities which are meaningful to their recovery.
The PSW will take a lead role in embedding recovery values (mutuality, individual responsibility, agreed goals, individual narratives etc.) within the services in which they are based.
The PSW will work alongside health care professionals to support service users and co-facilitate groups embedding the ethos of peer support and recovery in clinical teams.
The PSW will work with an agreed number of service users on a 1-2-1 and group basis. They will also attend clinical team meetings, business meetings, training sessions and reviews providing a recovery/ service user perspective.
The role will be based at Innovation Park and the main Alder Hey site..
Main duties of the job
To work as an integral and highly valued member of the Multi-Disciplinary Team in facilitating and leading patient-centred activities which inspire hope, control and opportunity for service users.
To support individuals in identifying personal recovery goals to improve their quality of life and to support them to do the things they want to do and live the life they want to lead.
Through sharing aspects of own lived experience of mental health challenges and of accessing services the Peer Support Worker will inspire hope and belief that recovery is possible in others
About us
Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust is a provider of specialist health care to over 275,000 children and young people each year. In addition to the hospital site located in the West Derby area of Liverpool, Alder Hey has a presence in community outreach sites and, in collaboration with other providers, our clinicians help deliver care closer to patients' homes by holding local clinics at locations from Cumbria to Shropshire, in Wales and the Isle of Man. The Trust also provides inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs at our Alder Park building in the nearby borough of Sefton.
We currently have more than 4,000 staff working across our community and hospital sites. We're also a teaching and training hospital providing education and training to around 540 medical and over 500 nursing and allied health professional students each year.
As black and minority ethnic (BME) employees are currently under-represented in this area, we particularly welcome applications from members of our BME communities. All appointments will be made on merit.
You can expect a warm welcome at Alder Hey Childrens NHS Foundation Trust, our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trusts values and behaviours.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see job description and person specification for further information in relation to main duties and responsibilities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see job description and person specification for further information in relation to main duties and responsibilities.
Person Specification
Education and Training
Essential
- oSatisfactory level of Secondary education to GCSE English A-C grade or 9-4 grade or equivalent
- oLevel 3 recognised PSW Training or willingness to undertake this within 6 months of appointment to role
- oGood ability in written and spoken English
Desirable
- oMental Health or Health and Social Care related qualification.
Experience
Essential
- oExperience and/or significant knowledge of mental health conditions and recovery.
- oUnderstanding of the CYPMH services and pathways, including treatment and support for mental health for young people
- oExperience of using a range of self-management or recovery tools and techniques and working in a team
Desirable
- oExperience working with children and young people
- oExperience of working across different organisational boundaries
Knowledge
Essential
- oA range of self-management or recovery tools and techniques
- oKnowledge and understanding of confidentiality, health & safety legislation, complaints management and risk management.
- oWorking knowledge and relevant permissions of legislation and regulations in relations to DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) and the impact on working practices
- oService user involvement and participation and why it is important.
Desirable
- oCurrent issues that impact on children and young people's mental health, including the impact of stigma and discrimination
Skills
Essential
- oGood written, verbal and non-verbal communication skills
- oUse a range of communication skills to ensure young people and families are engaged in a meaningful way.
- oUse of lived experience to role model to young people, inspire hope, share life experiences and demonstrate coping strategies.
- oFacilitating peer recovery and other recovery-focused groups.
- oAn ability to recognise and manage own stress, demonstrate and model self-care skills
- oAbility to work creatively and use initiative
Desirable
- oProviding tailor made packages of peer support to allocated service users.
- oTraining to support young people to access community interventions and achieve holistic wellbeing.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Professional with ability to be tactful and diplomatic and maintain discretion and confidentiality appropriately
- Self motiviated, flexible, proactive and conscientious
- Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team
- Compassionate - open minded treats colleagues, parents, carers and relatives with dignity and respect.
Person Specification
Education and Training
Essential
- oSatisfactory level of Secondary education to GCSE English A-C grade or 9-4 grade or equivalent
- oLevel 3 recognised PSW Training or willingness to undertake this within 6 months of appointment to role
- oGood ability in written and spoken English
Desirable
- oMental Health or Health and Social Care related qualification.
Experience
Essential
- oExperience and/or significant knowledge of mental health conditions and recovery.
- oUnderstanding of the CYPMH services and pathways, including treatment and support for mental health for young people
- oExperience of using a range of self-management or recovery tools and techniques and working in a team
Desirable
- oExperience working with children and young people
- oExperience of working across different organisational boundaries
Knowledge
Essential
- oA range of self-management or recovery tools and techniques
- oKnowledge and understanding of confidentiality, health & safety legislation, complaints management and risk management.
- oWorking knowledge and relevant permissions of legislation and regulations in relations to DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) and the impact on working practices
- oService user involvement and participation and why it is important.
Desirable
- oCurrent issues that impact on children and young people's mental health, including the impact of stigma and discrimination
Skills
Essential
- oGood written, verbal and non-verbal communication skills
- oUse a range of communication skills to ensure young people and families are engaged in a meaningful way.
- oUse of lived experience to role model to young people, inspire hope, share life experiences and demonstrate coping strategies.
- oFacilitating peer recovery and other recovery-focused groups.
- oAn ability to recognise and manage own stress, demonstrate and model self-care skills
- oAbility to work creatively and use initiative
Desirable
- oProviding tailor made packages of peer support to allocated service users.
- oTraining to support young people to access community interventions and achieve holistic wellbeing.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Professional with ability to be tactful and diplomatic and maintain discretion and confidentiality appropriately
- Self motiviated, flexible, proactive and conscientious
- Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team
- Compassionate - open minded treats colleagues, parents, carers and relatives with dignity and respect.
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).
