About this role
Job summary
**Please note - due to current Immigration rules and regulations, this post is not eligible for sponsorship.**
PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY
Peer support is based on the recognition that there is no better person to support the path to recovery than someone who has walked the same path as that individual. As such we would actively seek peers who have lived experience of maternal mental health such as lived experience of pregnancy loss, fear of childbirth, birth trauma or neonatal trauma.
The Peer Support Worker will provide formalised peer support and practical assistance to service users in order for them to engage with appropriate services, develop an identity, regain control over their lives and their own unique recovery process. The Peer Support Worker will come alongside a service user through their recovery journey and assist them when aspiring and considering the initial steps on their recovery journey.
Main duties of the job
Using personal lived experience to support women and birthing people through their maternal mental health journey in both 1-1 interventions and group support.
You will work as part of the multidisciplinary team, linking in with external agencies to support people through their time with the service.
About us
As a Trust we remain bold and ambitious with plans for both service and system collaborative transformation over the coming years to improve the health and wellbeing of our local people through high quality care.
We pride ourselves onensuring our team has their wellbeing put first and as such provide a range of wellness opportunities including flexible working.
We are committed to the Greener NHS national ambition to becoming the world's first 'carbon net zero' national health system by 2045 (Greener NHS (england.nhs.uk). As part of this, sustainability is embedded in our strategy as one of our four key enablers. In order to deliver on this commitment, we recognise that we need a workforce that is as passionate as we are about achieving these goals, for the benefit of our service users, workforce, local communities and the planet alike.
The Trust is committed to ensuring that a diverse workforce is representative and inclusive at all levels. We would very much welcome applications from all under-represented groups including women, people with disabilities, people from global majority backgrounds, and those from the lesbian, gay, bi and trans communities.
The Trust is committed to the Step into Health scheme and actively encourages applicants from the Armed Forces Communities to apply.
Job description Job responsibilities
To establish a supportive and respectful relationship with service users, sharing own narratives to raising hope for change and aspirations of live.
To work primarily in direct work with service users on a 1:1 and in group settings as agreed with team supervisor and team manager.
To help individuals identify strengths, interests and their own achievable and meaningful recovery goals.
To support the implementation of groups
To support service users in developing other areas of interest.
Draw upon own lived experience to inspire hope, model self-awareness and facilitate service users in developing their own resourcefulness for managing their health and wellbeing.
Facilitate access to community groups and networks that enable participation in activities, to maximise service user's opportunities for socially valued roles and positive identity.
To actively engage with colleagues and other professionals to ensure the needs of the client group are met through promoting recovery orientated, strengths based practice.
To attend and participate in multi-disciplinary team meetings.
To work under the regular supervision of the team supervisor and guidance of other professional colleagues within the team.
To participate within Trust peer training and peer working networks.
To have an awareness of the maternal mental health pathways.
To actively take responsibility for own health and wellbeing discussing/reviewing within supervision as necessary.
To be willing to develop self through specialist training opportunities, relevant to your role as agreed with team supervisor and team manager.
To ensure that all duties are carried out to the highest standard and in accordance with currently quality initiatives within the work area.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
oEnglish language literacy and numeracy skills to the standard necessary to provide clear, understandable records on computerised system (Lorenzo/ Rio) and fulfil job description.
Desirable
Related Health or Social Care qualification
Experience Essential
Personal lived experience of Maternal mental health. (These may include lived experience of maternity loss, fear of childbirth, birth trauma or neonatal trauma). Experience of recovering a meaningful life Experience of being in a supportive and enabling role Experience of using a range of self - management or recovery tools and technique
Desirable
Experience of supporting others Experience of team working
Knowledge Essential
Able to relate to a wide range of people, with excellent interpersonal skills Ability or capability to learn IT and literacy skills to the standard required for clinical record keeping Professional in behaviour and appearance Able to manage conflict and to help others do so Self-awareness and ability to question self and effectively reflect on practice Able to use own lived experience to the benefit of those using the service and the advancement of the 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 North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust
Address Parent and Baby unit Bennet centre
Richmond Terrace
Stoke-on-Trent
ST1 4ND
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.combined.nhs.uk/working-together/join-our-team/ (Opens in a new tab)