About this role
Job summary
We are looking for a person who is passionate about working with a range of patients who experience eating disorders (some of whom are difficult to engage). The post is part-time (22.5 hours per week).
The role involves a range of supportive tasks including direct clinical contact with service users; co-facilitating groups; offering support and motivation to patients on their recovery journey.
The role will require good organisation skills, creative thinking and problem solving, as well as teamwork and passion. It is essential that you have personal lived experience of an eating disorder from which you have recovered.
Main duties of the job
The Adult Eating Disorders service is a large well-established service with an experienced multidisciplinary team of clinicians. The post holder would be working in the Out-Patient team. The team works with a caseload of approximately 200 clients with eating disorders from the 5 boroughs that the Trust serves.
We are excited to add peer support worker roles to the service. The team enjoys agile working so there is the opportunity to do some work from home but there is an expectation of face-to-face sessions so the ability to travel to our main base at Springfield and other Trust and community locations is essential. There is opportunity for joint working, monthly in house CPD meetings, a robust induction, support from our Involvement Team and excellent supervision.
About us
We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust.
We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good' - we aspire to be 'outstanding'.
This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services as we invest a further £120m to upgrade and modernise our estate by 2027.
We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.
We offer flexible working, career development and a variety ofbenefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.
Come and join our inclusive teams and help our patients on their recovery journey.
About our location:
This post will be based at Springfield Hospital
Unless expressly stated in the job advert this role is not subject to sponsorship, please be advised that all offers of employment are subject to evidence of right to work in the UK.
Job description Job responsibilities
To work with the multi-disciplinary team to provide additional support to people with eating disorders using the principles and values of peer support
Delivering time-limited, outcome focused interventions individually or via groups that build on peoples existing resources and personal resiliencies
To assume a coaching role supporting service users in developing personal recovery and/or Crisis & Contingency plans
To assist service users to identify their strengths, personal interests and goals
To provide opportunities for service users to direct their own recovery process
To facilitate the individual to move through and beyond mental health services
To model/mentor a recovery process and demonstrate coping skills, using own experience of recovery.
To act as a role model to service users to inspire hope, share life experiences and lessons learned as a person in recovery.
To signpost and support access to a breath of culturally appropriate services that support mental wellbeing in the community this may include access to social care, welfare benefits and housing support.
To support service users in attending appointments, therapeutic or social community based activities as appropriate to enable them to manage in the absence of peer support in the future
To support services you who might be interested in developing professionally within the peer support field, by identifying their needs and facilitating access to vocational, professional and training opportunities.
To work independently following all lone-working, safeguarding and other relevant policies in order to maintain personal safety and safety of people accessing services, their carers, friends and families and the public
To raise the profile of the lived experience workforce at SWLStG
To develop and maintain effective monitoring and reporting processes that clarify the value of peer support alongside clinical roles and the impact of delivered interventions.
To continue the development and implementation of existing peer support interventions or to plan and deliver new peer support work both in theory and practice.
Person Specification
Training & Qaulifications Essential
Good standard of education with a relevant qualification AS Level, NVQ 3 or equivalent OR Key Skills in Literacy and Numeracy Level 2 (or willing to achieve within 2 years) and equivalent experience of providing peer support in the mental health sector and willingness to complete accredited PSW training Evidence of mental health specific training
Desirable
Peer Support Worker training Safeguarding Adults and Children Training
Experience Essential
Experience of representing someone's views or advocating on their behalf Lived experience of an eating disorder from which you have recovered Experience of using wellbeing or recovery focussed tools to manage own mental health Experience of working within a team Experience of using wellbeing or recovery focused tools to support someone else in managing their mental health Recent experience of working in the mental health sector
Desirable
Experience of having used secondary mental health services Experience of participating in and contributing to peer-led groups Experience of recording and reporting on service improvement initiatives in any setting
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship 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).
Employer details Employer name South West London and St Georges Mental Health NHS Trust
Address Springfield Hospital
15 Springfield Drive
London, Tooting
SW17 0YF
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.swlstg.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)