Peer Support Worker

1 week ago

Cambridge, United Kingdom Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities. 1. Work in the community on a 1:1 basis to provide formalised peer support to adults with physical and/or mental health challenges. This is usually in the peers home or at a community venue but may occasionally be online/via phone depending on the peers needs.
2. Work towards recovery focussed goals within a time frame of up to 6-8 weeks. This may include supporting access to community groups and networks that enable peers to participate in community activities in order to maximise opportunities for living well. 3.
Effectively manage your own diary and travel time to support seeing a minimum of 3 peers a day. 4. Contribute to the wider overall care of your peer by writing recovery focussed notes on NHS systems and seeking regular feedback via service set outcome measurements. 5.
Assist peers in creating a Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) or similar life plan. 6. Support peers to overcome fears and within a relationship of empathy, trust and honesty, challenging negative self-talk and refocussing on the unique strengths your peer has. 7.
Value, respect and promote the personal, social, cultural and spiritual uniqueness each peer has. 8. Contribute in a recovery focussed way to weekly meetings where you will feedback progress on your peers recovery goals to the wider team. 9.
Act as a positive role model showing professional and caring attitudes and behaviour towards other multi-disciplinary team members, peers and carers. 10. Raise awareness of recovery language with Trust staff by modelling positive strengths based, non-discriminatory, non-jargon, non-medicalised language in all areas of work. 11.
Support other members of the multi-disciplinary team in promoting a recovery orientated environment and in identifying recovery focused activities imparting information/ education as required. 12. Abide by the PSW Code of Conduct, so that the central focus of your work to inspire recovery is not compromised at any time. 13.
Attend regular operational and professional supervision (monthly) in accordance with good practice guidelines and Trust policy.

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