Peer Support Worker

4 days ago

Reading, United Kingdom Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Full time

We are looking for a Peer Support Worker to join the growing newly commissioned integrated Op COURAGE Veterans Mental Health and Wellbeing Service. This service covers the East part of the South-East region (Berks, Bucks, Oxon, Hants and Isle of Wight). Within Op Courage we work with military veterans to identify and address psychosocial and practical needs by supporting veterans to connect with appropriate services. We offer psychological therapy to veterans with mental health needs such as PTSD, depression and moral injury. We also work more intensely with veterans that require this due to destabilisation and that might present with risk. Working alongside clinicians, offering support, advice and encouragement drawing on experience of working in mental health/social care sector. This may include support to carers (including friends enabling service users to work towards personal recovery goals, and facilitating engagement with NHS, military charities, and non-statutory services.

This is a permanent post and the post holder will be based out of our offices at Erlegh House, University of Reading and support clients who reside in the Berkshire, Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire area’s although may be asked to cover other parts of the region as required.

If you share our passion for people, we’d love to welcome you to our warm, friendly team, who want to help you to make your career reflect your ambitions.

Providing one-to-one support to service users, offering support, advice and encouragement drawing on your lived experiences of mental health issues. This may in addition include, support to carers (including friends and relatives) and their supporters in the community, enabling service users to work towards personal recovery goals, and facilitating engagement with NHS, military charities, and non-statutory services.

Promote the rights of individuals by recognising differences and acting in accordance.

Respond to the needs of individual with sensitivity with regard to their age, culture, race, gender, ethnicity, social class or disability.

Promote and maintain effective communication with people in order to build and sustain positive working relationships with Peer Support networks, individuals, families and carers, military charities, DCMHs, Police, and other agencies.

Maintain accurate, confidential records of patient activity, writing reports and letters

You will hold a small caseload of service users with mental health support needs related to their time serving in the military.

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire.

We value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall Top 100 Employer. We work hard to create an inclusive environment where you’ll be supported by friendly and professional colleagues to flourish.

**Our values at Berkshire Healthcare**:
Caring for and about you is our top priority

Committed to providing good quality, safe services

Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions

We welcome people who share these values to come and work for us.

**Benefits of working for us include**:
Flexible working options to support work-life balance.

27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell

Generous NHS pension scheme

Excellent learning and career development opportunities

‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme

Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services

Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants

Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities and armed forces community to support equality

Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave.

Free parking across Trust sites

**The “must haves” for you to be considered for this role**:
Served in the British Armed Forces.

An understanding and/or experience of working with mental health and social issues.

Ability to sustain and form trusting relationships with service users and carers.

Reside in the Berkshire, Oxfordshire or Buckinghamshire area

If you’re someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, join us and let’s be outstanding together.

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