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Peer Support Worker
| Posting date: | 27 September 2024 |
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| Salary: | £25,147.00 to £27,596.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £25147.00 - £27596.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 13 October 2024 |
| Location: | London, NW9 9QY |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9333-24-2145 |
Summary
Job Description Key Responsibilities Central and North West London NHS Trust is committed to providing safe, effective services and providing those who use the services; and those who support them, with a positive experience. Clinical Responsibilities 1. To work autonomously alongside other professionals within the Autism Team in the support of service users, with a particular focus on providing support in the waiting period before diagnosis and signposting them to other support services after the diagnostic assessment. This will entail working in sensitive and complex situations, with individuals who may be neurodiverse or autistic. 2. To assume a coaching role supporting service users, delivered with a neuroaffirmative approach either individually or in groups. 3. To act as a role model to service users to inspire hope, and share life experiences and lessons learned from own lived experience of autism. 4. To contribute to the assessment, planning, implementation and review of care with the Autism Team. 5. To positively promote and support independent living for service users in the community by maintaining extensive knowledge and links with community resources and actively supporting service users to access them e.g. in relation to employment, specialised support, community living and leisure. This will assist service users to identify their strengths, personal interests and goals. 6. To participate in group activities and community groups alongside service users and sometimes team members. Communication 7. To meet, welcome, introduce and orientate the service user, their carer and families to the service. 8. To support the service user to prepare for meetings regarding their care e.g. assessments, reviews etc. 9. To help service users to access information on health promotion, mental and physical well-being and substance use. 10. To accept and respect service users personal beliefs, uniqueness and identity as well as assist the service user to understand their rights and choices within the service. 11. To report any untoward incidents or unusual occurrences to the manager/senior clinician immediately. Service Development and Delivery 12. To maintain up to date knowledge of legislation, national and local policies and issues in relation to both autism and peer support. 13. To comply with all relevant Trust policies, procedures and guidelines, including those relating to Equal Opportunities, Health and Safety and Confidentiality of Information and to be aware of any changes in these. 14. To be aware of, teach others and challenge issues in relation to stigma, low expectations and anti-discriminatory practice as appropriate. 15. To attend clinical, business & service development meetings as required. 16. To raise the profile of peer support both within CNWL, and externally, through co-delivery of presentations, workshops, and participation in Trust-wide peer-related projects and audits: and information sharing as required and as agreed with the line manager. Health and Safety 17. To maintain the service environment in line with Trust Infection Control and Health and Safety procedures. Learning and Development 18. To participate in Trust mandatory training & development opportunities considered appropriate to the PSWs role and as identified in the Personal Development Plan (PDP) 19. To undertake professional development in peer support 20. To contribute and commit to undertaking an annual Development Review/ Appraisal 21. To engage in Peer Support supervision in line with Trustwide policies. 22. To receive regular line management supervision as arranged by the ward/ service manager. 23. To make full use of supervision, peer support with other peer workers and other support as necessary in order to remain well and safe in the peer support role, and in order to work with the challenges of using lived experience to support people with potentially difficult and distressing issues. Documentation 24. To ensure timely and accurate recording of clinical related data and information on the electronic patient record system. 25. To maintain accurate supervision records of peer support workers as defined in Trust Guidelines, including the maintenance of a supervision record log.