Mental Health Support Team Lead

3 weeks ago


Colchester, Essex, United Kingdom Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust Full time
Job Title: Mental Health Support Team Lead

Salary: £52,000 - £62,000 per annum

About the Role:

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced mental health professional to join our team as a Mental Health Support Team Lead. This is an exciting opportunity to lead and manage a team of peer supporters working across multiple services.

As a Mental Health Support Team Lead, you will be responsible for providing leadership and management to the team, contributing your lived experience of recovery and specialist knowledge to enhance the contributions of lived experience across inpatient services.

You will support the development of the Trust-wide Inpatient Peer Support Service, assuming deputised responsibility for the development, implementation, and review of the inpatient peer support workforce, in line with the Trust strategy.

Main Responsibilities:
  • To support and supervise peer specialists within the service, including identifying support and training needs and carrying out regular supervision sessions.
  • To work with stakeholders to identify opportunities for the development of the service, to improve service user experiences and outcomes.
  • To work with the service manager and ward staff to monitor and adapt delivery according to localised needs and feedback from staff and service users.
Person Specification:

Essential qualifications include a bachelor's degree or equivalent, and specialist peer support certification in line with NHS-E's peer support competency framework.

Desirable skills and experience include managing teams and monitoring their performance, and experience of working as a peer supporter in CAMHS or secure services.



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