Peer Support Specialist

1 month ago


Derby, Derby, United Kingdom Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Full time
Job Summary

This role will support the ongoing success of a peer worker offer within our Living Well teams, specifically for individuals with Complex Emotional Needs (CEN) who may attract a diagnosis of 'personality disorder'.

About the Role

As a Peer Support Worker, you will have an important role in raising the profile and voice of people with lived experience and ensuring services more accurately reflect the requirements, resources, and understanding of the people who access them.

Main Responsibilities
  • Support the provision of high-quality patient services that are clinically safe, evidence-based, delivered cost-effectively, and meet the Trust's Standards.
  • Work with a caseload providing peer support to individuals with CEN, ensuring peer support is delivered in a person-centred manner, enabling individuals accessing the service and those close to them (who are important in their care) to be involved in treatment decisions.
  • As a member of the Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust team, you will be expected to reflect the values and key behaviours of the organisation, adopt the policies and philosophy of the service, and provide interventions based on the recovery philosophy.
About Us

Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a talented, compassionate, and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of 'making a positive difference in people's lives'. We are proud to have been rated 'GOOD' overall by the CQC, commenting on how our colleagues 'treated patients with compassion and kindness' and 'felt positive and proud about working for the Trust.'

Benefits
  • Commitment to flexible working where this is possible.
  • 27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years' service.
  • Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training.
  • Generous NHS pension scheme.
  • Good maternity, paternity, and adoption benefits.
  • Health service discounts and online benefits.
  • Incremental pay progression.
  • Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7.
  • Access to our LGBT+ network, BAME Network, and Christian Network.
  • Health and wellbeing opportunities.
  • Structured learning and development opportunities.


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