Peer Support Worker | East London NHS Foundation Trust
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 27 Mai 2025 |
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| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £24,625 - £25,674 per annum pro rata Inc HCAs |
| Oriau: | Rhan Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 26 Mehefin 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | London, E9 7TA |
| Cwmni: | East London NHS Foundation Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7195106/363-FOR7195106 |
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- To work as an integral and highly valued member of the East London Community Forensic Service , facilitating client-centred activities which inspire hope, control and opportunity for services users who are working towards, or who have already made, the transition from hospital into the community.
- Through sharing aspects of their own lived experience of mental health challenges and of accessing services, the Peer Support Worker (PSW) will inspire hope and the belief that recovery is possible in others. This may include working with service users who have issues with addiction, and/or dual diagnosis.
- To support East London Community Forensic Service’s commitment to addressing inequalities within mental health and criminal justice services, by sharing their own life experiences and by supporting people from diverse backgrounds in their recovery journeys.
- The PSW will act as an ambassador of Recovery with other Trust Recovery Champions, working with external agencies and partner organisations.
1. To get to know the service users within the team, and to understand their recovery goals in order to improve their quality of life and to support them to do the things they want to do and live the life they want to lead.
2. To support individuals in identifying personal recovery goals to improve the service users' quality of life and to support them to do the things they want to do and live the life they want to lead.
3. The post holder will develop relationships based on mutuality so they can facilitate and support information sharing to promote choice, self- determination and opportunities for the fulfillment of socially valued roles.
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
· *To assist individuals in their Recovery process through sharing lived experiences as Peer Support Workers
· To support service users to direct their own Recovery process through encouraging them to work collaboratively with the team to identify their own goals and needs
· To assist service users to identify their strengths, personal interests and goals and support them toaccess and participate in activities which meet these whilst demonstrating acceptance of and respecttowards service users' personal beliefs, uniqueness and identity.
· To promote and support service users to maintain and/or develop positive relationships with those within their community and learn how to improve or eliminate unhealthy relationships.
· To positively promote and support inter-dependent living with their community through developing and maintaining extensive knowledge and links within the communities served by ELFT and NELFT and/or in the area the individual service users wish to return to, and supporting them to access these resources, e.g. in relation to vocation, education and leisure.
· To act as a role model and mentor for Recovery using their own experience to inspire hope in others; demonstrating coping skills, sharing life experiences and lessons learned where appropriate.
· To adhere to ELCFS and ELFT Health and Safety protocols To ensure any concerns regarding an individual's wellbeing, including issues of safeguarding, are raised with the team.
· To participate in the promotion of the Recovery Peer Support Worker role and the delivery of activities to all services users and professionals within the team.
· To offer practical and emotional support, through lived experience, with the challenges associated with making the transition from hospital to the community.
*Peer Support Workers do not provide psychotherapy or counselling services and the support given is best described as life coaching. They also do not provide assistance with general household tasks, in particular there will be absolutely no handling of cash or driving service users to healthcare appointments.
This advert closes on Sunday 8 Jun 2025