Peer Mentor Development Worker

Job summary

"Peer support happens when people who have similar experiences of something difficult come together to support each other."

As a Peer Mentor Development Worker, within the Peer Mentor Development Team you will be an ambassador of Peer Mentoring for the Health Board. Working to improve the understanding of peer mentoring whilst supporting the employment and ongoing development of Peer Mentor roles across Aneurin Bevan University Health Board. Working in the Development team, you will play an integral role in offering all peer mentors and employing teams support, supervision, consultation, and training throughout each phase of recruitment, employment, development, and evaluation of the role.

Due to being community services, it would be advantageous if you have a driving licence and access to your own transport but this is not essential.

Main duties of the job

The role of the Peer Mentor Development Worker will:

• Be an ambassador of well-being for the Health Board to teams internally, external agencies and partner organisations.
• Improve understanding of peer mentoring across Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, working with key stakeholders in these services to identify potential challenges and benefits of peer support.
• Adapt peer mentor training resources for specialist groups (children, older adults experiencing mental health difficulties and individuals with learning disabilities).
• Co-develop and co-deliver training to prospective peer mentors.
• Support the ongoing development of Peer Mentor roles across the Health Board, considering the particular needs of the service in which they are working.
• Develop supervision/support packages for Peer Mentors.
• Deliver team preparation training to clinical teams to ensure that Peer Mentors are used effectively and appropriately within their service, embedding recovery principles within the service setting.
• Support the development and implementation of the Peer Mentor Strategy including evaluating and auditing the role across the Health Board to support the continued development of Peer Mentors.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.