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Peer Support Worker Apprentice – Chiltern Community Mental Health Team
1 month ago
Job summary
Do you have prior lived experience of ill-mental health, either yourself, or as a carer?
This advert is recruiting for a Peer Support Worker within the Oxford Health Buckinghamshire Adult Mental Health Service.
Peer Support Workers (PSWs) are people who have their own lived experience of mental health challenges or have supported/cared for someone with mental health challenges. They use empathy informed by their own experiences to support service users/families who are accessing mental health services.
Is this right for me?
If you are thinking of applying, The Trust strongly recommends attendance at one of the Peer Support Worker information sessions. These sessions will help you understand more about the role so you can make an informed decision if the job is right for you.
There are two dates to choose from:
Thursday 25th July online via MS Teams
Wednesday 31st July online via MS Teams
Booking is essential. Please email: and state which session you would like to attend.
Main duties of the job
The core function of this post is to offer peer support to service users within Buckinghamshire mental health services. The Peer Support Worker will demonstrate best practice in relation to the application of recovery principles within their practice. Peer Support Workers model the recovery principles together with personal responsibility, self-awareness and self-care whilst undertaking the duties of the role.
The Peer Support Worker role sees the introduction of lived experience into everyday practice. Depending on service need, PSW's offer a variation of group and one to one work and will work within the multi-disciplinary team to support a service users recovery journey. The post holder will facilitate formal and informal learning, working with staff in clinical practice and supporting clinical teams to develop recovery-based practice.
Please see attached document regarding the eligibility criteria for this role and ensure you have read this carefully.
About us
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people's homes, delivering care as close to home as possible
Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: "Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team"
Our values are: "Caring, safe and excellent"
At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
Excellent opportunities for career progression Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers Competitive pension scheme Lease car scheme Cycle to work scheme Employee Assistance Programme Mental Health First Aiders Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply) Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team Job description
Job responsibilities
Please note, applications for this role close on Sunday 4th August. Interview dates will take place between Tuesday 27th August Thursday 5th September 2024
The Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) provides a range of psychiatric interventions for the adult population within Buckinghamshire. The CMHT is part of an integrated service that includes Inpatient and Urgent Care pathways and works closely with GPs, patients and carers, and other key partners including voluntary organisations.
The care we provide focuses on outcomes and recovery for patients as well as supporting carers and families and is based on delivering evidence-based interventions. Our team is committed to providing exceptional care and treatment to adults with mental health challenges, with the goal to deliver patient-centred care of the highest quality, while supporting our staff in their roles and fostering their professional growth.
The Peer Support Worker in the Chiltern CMHT Adult Mental Health Team will work alongside a multidisciplinary team that includes medical professionals, psychological therapists, social workers, occupational therapists, RMNs, and support workers. Regular supervision will be offered, and they will undertake Peer Support specific and other relevant training to enhance your professional growth.
The Peer Support Worker will use their lived experience of mental health challenges to provide empathy, hope, support, and encouragement to patients through sharing their mutual experiences. This can be achieved through a 1:1 session, group work or support within their community. This post is based in Buckinghamshire, with the successful candidate based at Amersham Health Centre. The role requires a drivers licence and access to a vehicle. The Peer Support Worker can work between hours per week hours per week. Please discuss preferred working days/hours at interview.
Were looking for people who are compassionate, can work well in a team, highly motivated and have excellent written and verbal communication skills. You will be provided with training for the role and given the opportunity to complete the national recognised care certificate.
Oxford Health offer the Peer Support Training programme as a nationally recognised accredited Level 3 Apprenticeship (fully funded by Oxford Health).
The Peer Worker Apprenticeship is completed over a period of 15-19 months depending on whether a Peer Support Worker works part time or full time ( hours).
Eligibility criteria to enrol on the Apprenticeship includes having GCSE/Level 2 Maths and English qualifications. You will be expected to provide evidence of these qualifications. If you do not have these qualifications, we would still welcome your application for consideration, but you would need to complete The Trusts functional skills courses on Maths and/or English whilst in the role before enrolling on the Apprenticeship. All new Peer Support Workers will be provided with training for the role and support from a tutor and supervisor within their working hours.
Lived experience:
To support service users to engage effectively with care being offered and access appropriate services Drawing upon lived experience & using active listening to inspire hope, offer empathy, empowerment, confidence building & validate a service users feelings To build relationships that are founded on the value of mutuality which will facilitate the provision of regular and practical support, both one to one and via group facilitation, to service users in developing and managing independence and maintaining dignity and self-respect To positively promote independent living of service users through role-modelling individual recovery journeys To have the individual service users needs always at the forefront of the PSWs practice and to use the skills incorporated in the Peer Support Training to underpin their practice. Person Specification
Experience
Essential
The ability to offer specialist support using their personal experience of recovery
Desirable
To have experience of working within a supportive and enabling role
Personal Qualities
Essential
Able to use own initiative when appropriate The ability to develop and maintain sound working relationships with all members of the multidisciplinary team
Knowledge/Qualifications
Desirable
Knowledge of mental health conditions