Carer Peer Support Specialist
| Posting date: | 06 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | £26,530.00 to £29,114.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £26530.00 - £29114.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 19 June 2025 |
| Location: | Eastbourne, BN21 2UD |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9354-25-0584 |
Summary
To share and discuss common experiences with families and carers, establishing and maintaining relationships while developing trust and rapport. Support carers directly with improving wellbeing, making sense of difficult experiences and developing skills and confidence for planning ahead. Signpost and mentor families and carers by providing information about support and services available and support them to access them. Work collaboratively with the other Carer Peer Support Specialists locally to develop best practice, share learning and support each other. Identify and strengthen families and carers partnerships with the service provider in order to improve the support they receive. Actively seek to understand, communicate and support families and carers views and needs to internal and external stakeholders in a variety of settings. Develop links to other organisations that support carers and local networks across statutory and voluntary services. Participate in professional supervision with a Senior Peer Support Coordinator as well as local clinical supervision.