Peer Support Worker Intensive Life Skills Shropshire

Job overview

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. If it is identified that you require sponsorship to undertake this role your application may be withdrawn

We are looking for a person who has lived experience of utilising secondary mental health services due to complex emotional needs to fulfil a peer support worker role in our Intensive Life Skills (ILS) Shropshire service.

Our Peer Support Worker will be a valued member of the ILS multi-disciplinary team, using lived experience to support service-users with their goals and recovery journey in one-to-one and group settings in the Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin area, alongside co-production and codelivery of training sessions.

We are a friendly and supportive team who work closely together to deliver high-quality, evidence-based care through individual formulation-led approaches. We value and welcome the unique experiences and perspectives a Peer Support Worker brings to the team.

Candidates should demonstrate an ability to reflect on their recovery experiences and use their journey to support others. They should demonstrate strong communication and person-centred skills, using lived experience to build trusting, mutual relationships that promote hope, opportunity and choice.

You will need to travel independently over a large geographical area and will require suitable transport

Main duties of the job

• To work directly with an identified caseload of individuals and their carers through a range of methods including, video/telephone call.

Virtual and in person face to face sessions.

• To work with identified individuals and members of the wider MDT to ensure care plans are truly co-produced.
• To draw on own lived experience to offer understanding, support and hope to individuals accessing the service and promote independence and recovery.
• Contribute to the overall care of an individual, helping to identify any early warning signs of deteriorating wellbeing by monitoring an individual’s mental health, level of functioning and mental state, escalating any areas of concerns to the relevant senior staff member.
• Drawing on personal experience to help individuals to identify their strengths and triggers and supporting them to establish the things that are important to them in their life, identifying goals and the steps they wish to take to achieve them.
• Supporting individuals to identify and overcome any barriers which may impact their recovery.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Lived Experience of receiving care from mental health services is essential to fulfil the person specification requirements for this role. We are aware that this role may be based in a team where you are currently been treated. Please be aware that if this is the case, your application will not be disadvantaged but upon beginning employment with us, a transfer of care to another team (or potentially organisation) will be coordinated to ensure safe working for your care and employment needs. Similarly, if you need mental health services input whilst in role, we would arrange a transfer to another team to separate your care and your employment. This is in line with our organisational practices for all staff working at MPFT.

This role includes a two stage interview process. The first stage will be an informal group session with shortlisted candidates, where you can meet the team, learn more about the role, and decide if it feels like the right fit for you. There will also be a group exercise as part of this session. Candidates who are successful at this stage will be invited to attend a second stage, which will be a one-to-one interview.

For further information relating to this role please contact Stephanie Leach (Operational Lead)

Please also review the attached job description and job specification.