Peer Navigator

We are looking for an experienced and passionate Peer Navigator to work at our Brent Community Mental Health Service.

This is a Part Time Role working 28 Hours per week, Monday-Thursday.

Imagine being part of an organisation whose common purpose is to help those who are severely impacted by mental illness. We believe that everyone should be treated with respect and dignity – and that's why equity is one of our core values. We draw on the expertise, unique perspectives and lived experience of our people – regardless of who they are or their background – to help us become inclusive and anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider that reflect the diverse communities we support as a mental health charity.

The Role
To encourage, inspire, motivate and assist people aged 18+ who access CNWL services with multiple and complex needs. The WPSW will provide short-term support for patients leaving CNWL inpatient settings for 8-12 weeks to support them through the discharge process to reduce further admissions. This will help reduce delays in discharge from inpatient settings as a result of a wrap around support service. The WPSW will work alongside a Range of CNWL services including the Community Access Service team and inpatient wards to deliver a Peer Support Intervention Pathway.

The role of a WPSN has been developed specifically for people who have lived experience of mental distress and are able to use their peer experience to offer empathy and understanding to others, inspiring hope and recovery with others. WPSW's will have a strong professional background and a good understanding of professional boundaries and be able to fuse these elements together within their role.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
Diversity is important to us and we appreciate difference through difference, inclusiveness and belonging. It gives us a deeper understanding of the world, our society and the diverse communities we're working with. By including everyone, we are able to draw on the unique experiences and expertise of our people to help shape and enrich our workplace and improve our services. One way we are doing is through our valued staff networks which play a critical and highly valued role in keeping us focused on creating a diverse, inclusive and engaged employer.
We recognise and support staff networks and support groups for our ethnically diverse and LGBTQIA+ colleagues. We are also proud to have been awarded Disability Confident Employer status
*and are a signatory to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter.
We aim for our workforce to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve; for those who work for us to feel heard, valued and feel they belong; and for our work to help tackle wider mental health inequalities. We therefore actively encourage and welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience of mental illness, those who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning, Intersex, Asexual and any other gender identity not expressed here (LGBTQIA+); people who are neurodiverse, have a health condition, or a disability or hidden disability and people from an ethnically diverse background - regardless of your age, religious or spiritual belief, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, political view or socio-economic status.
Becoming a truly anti-racist organisation
We have an ambition of become a truly anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider -
and in our efforts to influence policy and wider societal factors impacting on mental health set out in our
anti-racist statement
.
*We have designed a multi-year anti-racist programme of work contained in our
Race Equality Action Plan
which demonstrates our intention to hold ourselves accountable and be judged on our progress on becoming a truly anti-racist organisation. You can read more about our progress
here
.
If you have any questions about the position, please contact -

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