Senior Perinatal Peer Support Worker
2 months ago
Job summary
An opportunity has arisen to work within Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust as a Perinatal Family Hub Senior Peer Support Worker (PSW). "Mental health PSWs give support, companionship and encouragement to people experiencing mental health difficulties. A quality that makes them stand out from other staff is that MH PSWs draw directly on their own lived experiences of mental health". (The Competency Framework for mental health peer support workers 2020).
As a Senior PSW you will be role modelling and using your own lived perinatal mental health experience to support individuals through the delivery of specific online perinatal mental health courses as well as offering time limited sessions or group work within the Family Hubs of Lincolnshire. You will be the key link to the Recovery College where you will be able to communicate what individuals accessing the Family Hubs are requesting in relation to specific educational courses around mental health and wellbeing. These courses will then be co-produced and co-delivered via a digital offer.
There are 3 posts available so please can you state the locality within Lincolnshire that would best suit you?
If you require further information on this post please contact:
Lucy Pearce: or Sara Brewin:
Main duties of the job
Working alongside Lincolnshire Family Hubs and within LPFT Recovery College to benefit from the Government's Family Hubs Programme. To offer perinatal mental health support and long term outcomes for children and their families through the peer support workers lived experience.
Co-production and co delivery of perinatal Recovery College courses to be delivered virtually.
Working in partnership with key stakeholders to promote perinatal support.
About us
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,800 staff, and serving a population of over 766,000, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.
You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England, in an area heralded as a fantastic place to live and work. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of 'outstanding' for well-led and 'good' overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We're really proud of this
We are also leading the way in transforming care, with multi-million-pound transformation of patient environments and radical redesign of community services.
This is the time to join and help redesign our services of the future. We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To take the lead on designing and delivering a range of perinatal courses centred around the area of peer support using their specialist knowledge, skills and lived experiences
Support individuals to access their local family hub and engage in follow up services where relevant
To lead on the promotion of perinatal mental health and engagement with LPFT and wider services
To role model the values of peer support and recovery by being the lived example of their own ongoing recovery journey in order to support, educate and instil hope that students attending the Recovery College can improve their mental health and physical health, and that there is a way to live the lives they want for themselves.
To work with expert peers and expert professionals, applying the principles of co-production by developing a learning environment that promotes equality and mutuality.
To act as a connector within Family Hubs and work collaboratively to establish and develop links with the wider peer support network both internal and external to LPFT.
To work with students to assess their learning needs with the aim being to enhance understanding and self-management of their physical and mental health and wellbeing.
To ensure that the Recovery College compliments the Trusts strategic direction and IMROC recovery model, particularly the concept of co-production and peer support
To monitor and recommend changes to peer support courses to improve their quality based on student feedback and local and national developments in line with quality assurance processes.
To ensure the training environments used to deliver courses comply with Health and Safety legislation, and be responsible for the management of the equipment and resources.
As a core member of the multi-disciplinary team, the Senior Peer Support Worker will take a lead role in working alongside the students on a group basis and provide a supportive and leadership role within the college. They will also have the opportunity to co-work with other colleagues.
Model personal responsibility, self-awareness, self-belief, self-advocacy and hopefulness via the telling of own recovery story to inspire and instill confidence in students and staff alike.
To utilise own wellbeing plan and be able to adapt this to use as an appropriate teaching method to support students in the creation of their own wellbeing plan.
Share/teach coping, self-help and self-management techniques within the peer relationship.
Support students to identify and overcome fears and within a relationship of empathy, trust and honesty, challenge negative self-talk and promote the use of recovery focused language
Within the Recovery College sessions the Senior Peer Support Worker will share contacts, resources and signposting of additional services, community groups and networks that enable students to participate in their local community and seek support as required.
Have a focus on the rights of students at all times
Work in a way that acknowledges the personal, social, cultural and spiritual strengths and needs of the individual.
To work flexibly across the week, this may include some weekend and evening work
Person Specification
Skills
Essential
Ability to plan, allocate and evaluate own work, being able to deal with pressure and prioritisation Able to demonstrate commitment to high quality care and service provision Excellent written, verbal and non-verbal communication skills. Ability to multi-task in a busy environment Professional in appearance and behaviour Able to manage conflict and to help others to do so Ability to maintain a healthy home/work life balance High level of self-awareness - ability to critically appraise own performance Critical thinker Ability to share personal story of recovery in a professional manner Ability to assist people to develop recovery plans Ability and willingness to reflect on work practice and be open to constructive feedback Ability to work in an enabling and creative way Ability to manage stress and to plan and prioritise workload Excellent skills required to motivate, negotiate, persuade, train others, empathise, provide reassurance
Experience
Essential
Lived experience of mental health problems Lived experience of perinatal mental health problems Lived experience of mental health services Experience of working/volunteering as a PSW for a considerable time period
Desirable
Experience of partnership working skills in establishing good relationships Experience of supporting people with a range of needs to meet their recovery goals
Qualifications
Essential
Level 2/GCSE Grade C or 4 preferable for English and Maths NVQ Level 3 Qualification in relevant subject or equivalent experience Completion of specific PSW training and have considerable experience of working or undertake this as part of their roleas a mental health PSW
Desirable
Mental Health related qualification
Knowledge and understanding
Essential
Understanding and practical knowledge of recovery Understanding of the issues and concerns of mental health service users Knowledge and commitment to service users rights Understanding of the impact of stigma and discrimination Knowledge of Mental Health Legislation Knowledge of the principles of co-production Knowledge of the principles of recovery and the concept of social inclusion Knowledge of IMROC principles and the core values and principles of peer support Knowledge of the national agenda for mental health, the Competence Framework for Mental Health Peer Support Workers (Health Education England)
Desirable
Appreciation of the community resources within the geographical location of the post and key partners of local policies in respect of safeguarding children and the protection of vulnerable adults
Special Requirements
Essential
Positive approach to people of all ages Recognise people's right to privacy and dignity, treating every person with respect Willingness to embrace new ways of working. Willingness to be flexible in approach and attitude Must be able to travel to a range of locations independently without the use of public transportWe have other current jobs related to this field that you can find below
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