Job summary
The
Complex Needs Service (CNS) supports patients with Complex Emotional and
Relational Needs using the Structured Clinical Management framework. This role
is working as part of a well-resourced team where your contributions will play
a significant part in a persons transformative recovery. We are looking for up to 2 experts by
experience who have lived experience of mental ill health to work within the
service.
This is a part time post for 15 hours per week over 3 OR 4 days and will be on
a fixed term contract of 18 months. The post is based at Covercroft but
successful applicants will be required to travel to community bases throughout
the county of Worcestershire.
We are looking for individuals who can bring
their invaluable insight into mental health to assist in the continued
development of the service and support the patients during their recovery both
within a group and individual basis.
If you are shortlisted, you will be invited to
take an active part in a group teaching session with the team before interviews
(on the same day) take place to help inform your decision to apply for the role.
This is a fixed term post due to time
limited nature of the funding which will end in 18 months. We reserve the right to
end this contract sooner with appropriate notice.
Please note the Trust is unable to provide
sponsorship to work for this role, to apply you must have current right to work
in the UK status.
Main duties of the job
The post
holder acts as an ambassador of recovery through positively sharing and drawing
upon aspects of your own lived experience, to inspire others, challenge stigma
and discrimination whilst promoting hope and recovery.
We are
looking for a motivated individual, with good communication and interpersonal
skills who can work flexibly under supervision, to meet the demands of this
exciting and very varied position.
Regular
clinical and peer support supervision and training will be provided and is a
mandatory part of the role.
You will
work as part of the Complex Needs service Multidisciplinary team and work with
our patient group in 1-1 sessions and group settings.
You will
support patients using your experience to gain and maintain independence with an
improved sense of wellbeing and hope.
About us
At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust,
we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals
and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health
and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of
all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over
100 sites.
We will support you to thrive; offer flexible
working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions,
and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value
diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures,
and ethnicities.
What we offer;
-
27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to
33 days with long service
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Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work
unsocial hours
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Flexible and agile working opportunities
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Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
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Wide range of supportive staff networks
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Health and wellbeing opportunities
If you would like to know more, please visit our
website.
We encourage you to read the attached applicant guidance notes.
Sharing
your data - As a data controller we may sometimes need to process your data to
pursue our legitimate business interests, for example to request a survey from
you (optional), to support the Trusts understanding of where you gained
interest in working for the Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Work alongside members of the Team to engage
with mental health service users to show empathy, share experience, inspire
hope and promote recovery with the aim of assisting service users to gain and
maintain independence.
Support service users in accessing activities
run by the service and a range of community groups, and maximise service user's
opportunities for socially valued roles and positive identity that will help
promote recovery e.g. assisting with travel training, assisting team with
leading group sessions alongside autonomous facilitation of peer support
groups.
Develop rapport based upon a shared
understanding of the experience of mental ill health but within appropriate and
transparent boundaries and assist the clients in developing further
relationships away from professional ones.
Communicate regularly with the team, ensuring
involvement integrates with overall care plan.
Attend and actively participate in training
sessions, teams/care review meetings and supervision as appropriate.
For full details of the duties and criteria
for the role please refer to the job description and person specification
attached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Work alongside members of the Team to engage
with mental health service users to show empathy, share experience, inspire
hope and promote recovery with the aim of assisting service users to gain and
maintain independence.
Support service users in accessing activities
run by the service and a range of community groups, and maximise service user's
opportunities for socially valued roles and positive identity that will help
promote recovery e.g. assisting with travel training, assisting team with
leading group sessions alongside autonomous facilitation of peer support
groups.
Develop rapport based upon a shared
understanding of the experience of mental ill health but within appropriate and
transparent boundaries and assist the clients in developing further
relationships away from professional ones.
Communicate regularly with the team, ensuring
involvement integrates with overall care plan.
Attend and actively participate in training
sessions, teams/care review meetings and supervision as appropriate.
For full details of the duties and criteria
for the role please refer to the job description and person specification
attached.
Person Specification
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Role modelling good behaviour.
- A positive attitude and able to act on feedback
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Able to provide practical support to clients
- Basic IT skills in Outlook and Word and a willingness to learn
Qualifications
Essential
- Ability/willingness to obtain appropriate knowledge to achieve NVQ level 2 qualifications
- Agreement to undertake specific Peer Support training
- A commitment to undertake continuing personal development
- Good standard of education
- The post holder will be expected to meet the Care Certificate standards within 12 weeks of commencing employment with the Trust
- I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of the principles and practice of Recovery in Mental Health
- Understanding of the range of difficulties experienced by those recovering from mental ill health
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Able to meet the travel requirements of the role
- You understand that we will not provide sponsorship to work for this role.
Experience
Essential
- Lived experience of secondary mental health services and able to reflect on their personal experience of Recovery that has followed this
- Wide range of life experiences to bring an enabling and positive view of opportunities for others.
- Experience of being in a supportive and enabling role.
Desirable
- Experience of liaising with other agencies
- Experience of recording information
- Experience working with people from a wide range of backgrounds (e.g., age and educational level)
- Experience of delivering care/support in a formal setting (employment or volunteering)
Person Specification
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Role modelling good behaviour.
- A positive attitude and able to act on feedback
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Able to provide practical support to clients
- Basic IT skills in Outlook and Word and a willingness to learn
Qualifications
Essential
- Ability/willingness to obtain appropriate knowledge to achieve NVQ level 2 qualifications
- Agreement to undertake specific Peer Support training
- A commitment to undertake continuing personal development
- Good standard of education
- The post holder will be expected to meet the Care Certificate standards within 12 weeks of commencing employment with the Trust
- I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of the principles and practice of Recovery in Mental Health
- Understanding of the range of difficulties experienced by those recovering from mental ill health
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Able to meet the travel requirements of the role
- You understand that we will not provide sponsorship to work for this role.
Experience
Essential
- Lived experience of secondary mental health services and able to reflect on their personal experience of Recovery that has followed this
- Wide range of life experiences to bring an enabling and positive view of opportunities for others.
- Experience of being in a supportive and enabling role.
Desirable
- Experience of liaising with other agencies
- Experience of recording information
- Experience working with people from a wide range of backgrounds (e.g., age and educational level)
- Experience of delivering care/support in a formal setting (employment or volunteering)
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.
