Band 5 Peer Support Educator

7 months ago


Moseley, United Kingdom Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Support the project lead to design, develop, implement, evaluate and review programmes of education that enable peer support staff to acquire and maintain the necessary skills to safely care for mental health patients within the boundaries of peer support intervention.

To work collaboratively with our contracted training partner, IMROC, in the ongoing development and delivery of training that remain consistent to best practice and alignment to service needs
- Assist in education programmes support staff recruitment and retention.
- Support the development of robust induction programmes for all new peer support staff.
- Provide pastoral and tutorial support for services embedding a new peer support workforce, and to staff completing courses and programmes.
- Ensure any training and competency assessment is in line with Trust and programme policy, and ImROC core standards.
- Participate, promote and contribute to relevant Trust wide initiatives to improve standards of peer support intervention through education and training.
- Act as an educational resource for the staff; ensuring staff are kept up to date with relevant development opportunities in line with their agreed development plans.
- Ensure delivery of formal and informal teaching and training that ensures staff have the necessary skills, knowledge and competence to deliver safe and effective peer support care.
- Maintain a flexible approach to education and learning in the clinical and community environment in order to be responsive to the changing needs of service delivery.
- Record and maintain an accurate record and evaluation of staff training and attendance at courses, conferences and training days.

Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.

Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people’s lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.

For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification.



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