Peer Support Practitioner
6 days ago
Job summary
We have an exiting opportunity for a full time Peer Support Practitioner to join our team within the FOLS team based at TGU Unit located in Maidstone.
Our vision is to improve the patient experience, promote physical well being, as well as supporting our patients through recovery and discharge into the community and support patients in the community. We strive to provide a smooth transition for our patients from inpatient services into the community.
The team consists of a multi-disciplinary support workers, nurses, occupational therapists, psychologists, junior doctors and consultants.
Main duties of the job
The main purpose of this role is to support service users to establish greater control over their lives. Helping to identify aspects of life that give meaning, hope, value and purpose, whilst recognising that each individual's recovery is a distinctive and deeply personal process.
As an integral and valued member of the multi-disciplinary team, the post holder will provide support to individuals within the service, by role modelling and using lived experience.
About us
Come and work with us in the Garden of England where we combine exceptional professional development opportunities with a tremendous quality of life.
We are Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), providing mental health, learning disability and specialist services, serving million people across the county.
The Trust (rated Good overall by the CQC and Outstanding for care) has 3,283 staff working in 66 buildings across 33 locations, covering an area of 1,450 square miles.
You will be joining friendly, passionate colleagues, rich in their diversity, who are committed to providing excellent care to our service users and their loved ones.
The nature of our work attracts kindness and compassion as standard and everyone from our cleaners and porters to the chief executive and chairman are recognised as playing a vital role in providing an exemplary service.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description for full details of the main responsibilities of the role.
Person Specification
Training
Desirable
NVQ level 2 or equivalent
Experience
Essential
Lived experience of a vulnerability that TGU currently identify, including but not limited to: mental health issues, learning difficulties, social care needs, drug/alcohol misuse, homelessness, financial or employment problems. Personal experience of using services that support wellbeing/recovery from the above vulnerabilities.
Desirable
Personal experience of contact with the criminal justice system police or courts. Experience of working or volunteering with people with similar vulnerabilities.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
Good written and verbal communication skills.
Desirable
Good IT skills including Word, Outlook and the ability to use the RiO electronic records system, or be willing to undergo training.-
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