About this role
Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity to join our Criminal Justice Liaison and Diversion Service in a new post.
The role of a Peer Support Worker (PSW) within our CJL&D has been developed specifically for individuals who have recent lived experience of mental health difficulties and/or criminal justice services to support those coming into contact with our service.
It is essential as part of this role the peer support worker uses their own lived experience of accessing mental health/criminal justice services. Peer Support Workers inspire hope and belief that recovery is possible in others. You will provide formalised peer support and practical assistance to patients in order for them to regain control over their health and wellbeing to lead meaningful lives and to develop their own unique recovery process.
The Criminal Justice Liaison and Diversion Service work with service users to support them to access services and live their best lives in the community. We do this by providing holistic assessments, signposting and ongoing support for our patient group. This role will primarily work to support those who have come into contact with CJL&D through either custody or the courts.
This is an ideal 1st time opportunity to join an established service.
This is a fixed-term 18-month contract.
Main duties of the job
Under the supervision of an experienced member of staff, you will support the delivery of our main service by providing emotional support to help people access services to meet their needs. Through sharing your own experience, you will inspire hope and belief that recovery is possible, helping service users to feel more positively about their future.
You will work under the supervision of the Team manager and will have access to support, training and supervision to enable development within the role.
As this is a new role within our service, this offers the right candidate the opportunity to develop and shape Peer Support and will potentially offer developmental opportunities/career progression within LPFT.
About us
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,900 staff, and serving a population of over 768,400, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.
You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of 'outstanding' for well-led and 'good' overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We're really proud of this!
We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.
Whether you're taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire has arange of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that's friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life.Visitbeinlincolnshire.comto find out more.
Job description Job responsibilities
Due to the UKVI immigration changes we are no longer able to offer sponsorship for this role. Please provide details of the visa type and expiry date in your application. Failure to provide the required information will result in your application being rejected.
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for complete details regarding this post.
When completing your application, please demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
We can also offer you many staff benefits to help support you which include:
Early access to Psychological Therapies and Physiotherapy
Competitive annual leave allowance
Car leasing scheme
NHS pension scheme
Free eye tests
Money saving options through our salary sacrifice scheme
Discounts on major high street retailers and restaurants
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Satisfactory level of secondary education to GCSE English A-C grade or 9-4 grade or equivalent (may be working toward this) Be able to demonstrate a good standard of English To have or be willing to enrol on a specific Peer Support Worker accredited course, eg through LPFT Reccovery College or with an accredited training providerwhen starting in post, complete and pass the training as part of your contract with LPFT Willingness to undertake further training to support development of peer support role
Desirable
Mental Health or Health and Social Care related qualification Completion of Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) or use of similar self-management techniques -Awareness/ability of how to adapt this to make it suitable to share within the work place
Experience Essential
Recent Lived experience of mental health issues Recent Lived experience of mental health services Recent Lived experience of the CJS Experience of being in a supportive and enabling role Experience of operating in an environment that requires confidentiality
Desirable
Experience of accessing specialist services Able to relate to a wide range of people across different organisational boundaries
Skills Essential
Good written, verbal and non-verbal communication skills Ability and confidence to use a computer Ability to share personal story of recovery in a professional manner while working within appropriate guidelines Able to relate empathically with people Ability to assist people to develop their own recovery plans Willingness to promote the concept of recovery in all work carried out Ability to support people to make the best of local resources including support networks Willingness to reflect on work practice and be open to constructive feedback Able to manage conflict and support others to do so Able to demonstrate a patient, non-judgemental, respectful and compassionate attitude Ability to work collaboratively within a multi disciplinary team
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.
Employer details Employer name Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address To be confirmed
Lincoln
LN1 1FS
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.lpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)