Peer Support Worker

Are you passionate about promoting independence for people with complex mental health needs?

Specialist Treatment and Recovery Service (STaRS) is a unique, multi-disciplinary team offering both in-patient and community adult mental health rehabilitation services. Peer support workers are highly regarded within the team and the role is valued for promoting independence for people with complex mental health needs by working collaboratively with service users, nurses, recovery workers, social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists, and occupational therapy staff, as well as external agencies.

As well as working to the Trust values, STaRS have identified team values which shape the way staff work. These are open, trustworthy, honest, empathetic, and respectful.

The team works with up to 40 people in the community and has 5 in-patient beds (3 male/2 female). There is an expectation that the post holder will base themselves at the STaRS team bases at Townend Court in Hull as well as being willing to work shifts and weekends as required.

Provide peer support, advice, and practical assistance to help service users gain a sense of hope, independence of action, and support to regain some control over their lives within their unique recovery process.

Establish positive relationships, mutuality, and information sharing, that will promote choice, self-determination and opportunities for service users, their valued roles and connection to local communities.

Act as a Recovery Champion and an Ambassador of Recovery for the Trust with external agencies and partner organisation.

With the support of the registered healthcare professional, plan, organise and implement tasks, activities, and care/treatment programmes for identified service users.

Promote a caring environment where equality and diversity issues are respected, and service users and families/carers are enabled to be partners in their care.

Participate in regular line management and clinical supervision, and to identify personal developmental needs.

To maintain up to date knowledge and skills.

Have a knowledge and understanding of relevant legislation and policy and implications of these to service users and their care.

Follow Trust Policies, Procedures and Value-based Framework all times

Participate in regular supervision as per Trust policy

Develop one-self and contribute to the development of others

We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website

We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.

We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you’ll need to get you started.

We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.

From city to countryside, market towns to moors you’ll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.

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