Mental Health Peer Support Specialist

1 week ago

Cannock, Staffordshire, United Kingdom Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking two enthusiastic and dedicated individuals to join our team as Peer Support Workers in our brand-new Young Persons Transition Pathway. This exciting opportunity will enable you to make a positive impact on the lives of young people transitioning from Children's Mental Health services to Adult Mental Health Services.

Main Responsibilities

As a Peer Support Worker, you will provide formalised peer support and practical assistance to service users, empowering them to regain control over their lives and embark on their unique recovery journey. You will share your lived experience and inspire hope and belief that recovery is possible in others.

You will work collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary team to facilitate and support information sharing, promoting choice, self-determination, and opportunities for socially valued roles and connection to local communities.

As a Recovery Champion, you will take a lead role in embedding recovery values within the service and act as an ambassador of recovery for the Trust with external agencies and partner organisations.

About Us

By joining Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, you will be part of a diverse and inclusive organisation that values its employees. We offer a range of benefits, including career development opportunities, excellent NHS Pension scheme, generous maternity, paternity, and adoption leave, and options for flexible working.

We are committed to supporting your career progression and providing a positive work-life balance. Our team is passionate about delivering high-quality care and making a difference in the lives of our service users.

Person Specification

We are looking for individuals who possess a strong commitment to obtaining underpinning knowledge through work-based learning and mandatory training. You will have a willingness to undertake or completion of ImROC Peer Support training and have a personal lived experience of mental health challenges.

Desirable qualifications include accredited peer support worker training, and experience of actively supporting individuals to identify and work towards achieving personal goals in a related social care or health setting.

We are seeking individuals who can demonstrate first-person experiential knowledge of recovery, good interpersonal skills, and the ability to form peer relationships with service users and carers.

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