Peer Support Worker

4 months ago


London, United Kingdom South West London and St Georges Mental Health NHS Trust Full time

The Trust is committed to the introduction of intentional peer support in its mental health services, and this job of Peer Support Worker is one where we believe that piloting intentional peer support will significantly improve intended outcomes. The post holder will pilot supporting service users with severe mental illness (SMI) under the care of Home Treatment Teams. It is our ambition that wherever possible, post holders should have personal lived experience of mental health conditions. In order to provide intentional peer support, you will need to have undertaken or be prepared to undertake accredited peer support worker training, and be willing to positively share your own life experiences, and personal experience of mental health conditions with service users, team members and carers.

**In providing intentional peer support, you will be expected**: To use your own experience to support service users in their recovery journeys, either in 1:1 or within a group setting To act as a role model to service users to inspire hope, share life experiences and lessons learned as a person in recovery You will also be expected to support other Peer Support Workers in their role providing advice/coaching/training where appropriate, and to participate in any reviews undertaken of Peer Support Workers, and advise any changes to the Recovery Lead or Head of Recovery and Social Inclusion. Job Summary Under the guidance of the Home Treatment Team Manager: To work autonomously, within the Home Treatment team to support patients with SMI at meaningful points of the recovery phase including transitioning between Home Treatment teamand discharge from the service. To promote and model peer support in this role To listen to and provide peer support for service users receiving services of the Home Treatment Team.. Duties will include practical as well as the emotional support of service users to assist themin their recovery, with a specific focus on engaging with onward Community health and support services.

To engage and participate in Shared Learning Networks when required. Promoting and encouraging service user feedback within the team Under the supervision of an RMN, ensuring Crisis plans are regularly reviewed and meet the individual service user To support service users in developing self-management strategies


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