About this role
Job summary
The service focuses on supporting people to:
*Build independence and confidence
*Develop daily living skills
*Strengthen social connections
*Sustain their recovery in the community
Peer Support Workers are a key part of the team, bringing a unique and valued perspective through lived experience.
As a Peer Support Worker, you will:
*Work alongside individuals to share experience, offer encouragement and support recovery
*Develop mutual, collaborative relationships that promote empowerment and choice
*Support people to access opportunities and reconnect with their communities
*Act as an ambassador for recovery within the team and wider system
*Contribute to the ongoing development of peer support within the service
This is a community-based role, involving travel, lone working and supporting people in a range of settings.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will:
*Use personal lived experience of mental health recovery to inspire hope and support others
*Build supportive, non-judgemental relationships with service users
*Support individuals to identify their own goals and recovery priorities
*Provide practical and emotional support to promote independence and self-management
*Encourage access to community activities, social networks and opportunities
*Share experiences appropriately to role model recovery and resilience
*Work alongside the MDT to support coordinated, person-centred care
*Maintain accurate records and communicate effectively with the team
Key skills required:
*Ability to use lived experience in a safe, appropriate and professional way
*Strong communication and listening skills
*Ability to engage and motivate others
*Compassionate, non-judgemental and person-centred approach
*Ability to maintain boundaries and self-awareness
About us
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.
Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.
We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.
Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence
Job description Job responsibilities
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.
We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Lived experience of mental health challenges and recoveryCommitment to complete peer support training/accreditation
Desirable
Relevant training or qualifications in peer support, mental health or recovery approaches
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 Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address Parklands House
London Road
Basingstoke
Hampshire
RG21 4AP
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)