Peer Support Worker | Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 17 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £34,089 - £41,498 pro rata per annum incl. HCAS |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 17 May 2024 |
| Location: | London, SW10 9NH |
| Company: | Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6215674/289-SC-2128 |
Summary
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the leading providers of services for the LGBTQI+ communities including our surgical service, Chelsea Centre for Gender Surgery, the gender dysphoria clinic ‘TransPlus’, trans sexual health service ‘56T’. Our trans services are recognised for their inclusivity & diversity and our ambition is to be the leading healthcare provider for trans and non-binary service users in the UK, building on the specialist expertise and knowledge of our clinical teams.
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital has been commissioned by NHS England to provide a comprehensive gender surgery centre including masculinising lower surgery, masculinising chest and feminising lower surgery. Our vision is for an innovative and patient-centred service, based on the principle that patients must have equal access to surgical services whatever their gender identity with reasonable adjustments to the delivery of care to match the individual’s needs and circumstances.
Peer Support Workers will promote and support the health and well-being of trans and non-binary people.
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is proud to be one of the top performing and safest trusts in England. We have two main acute hospital sites—Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital, plus our award-winning clinics across North West London and beyond.
• To work with the Gender Affirmation Surgery team both within and outside the trans health sector to ensure a high-quality service to trans and non-binary people.
• To supervise and co-ordinate volunteers and provide remote and face-to-face contact with CCGS service users.
• To work alongside the CCGS MDT to coordinate and facilitate a range of groups that address trans and non-binary health and support patients throughout their surgical journey.
• To support patients to develop an individualised care plan.
• Support patients to support patients as appropriate to increase involvement in their care, and confidence in decision making.
• To link patients in with local services where appropriate.
This advert closes on Wednesday 1 May 2024