Peer Support WorkerinHerefordinHerefordPUBLISHED FRI 25 OCT 2024
Key responsibilities include establishing supportive relationships, facilitating peer support within professional boundaries, helping service users set and achieve recovery goals, and promoting health education. The role also involves supporting service users in accessing local resources and activities, assisting in group settings to foster social inclusion, and collaborating with healthcare professionals. The Peer Support Worker will act as a recovery champion and will participate in the ongoing development of peer roles and training within the Trust.
We have an exciting opportunity for a part-time Band 3 Peer Support Worker (Expert by experience)- 0.6 wte (22.5 hours per week) , 18-month fixed term/secondment within the Herefordshire Early Intervention Services.
The services address the needs of people aged 14-65 who have recently experienced a first episode of psychosis, or aged 14-35, who may be at risk of developing psychosis.
The role requires you to have had a personal experience of psychosis and be at least one year post-discharge from an Early Intervention In Psychosis Service. The post holder must be able to provide formalized peer support and practical assistance to patients within the service to understand their experience and promote an individual and unique recovery process. Within a relationship of support and peer information sharing, the post holder will promote choice, self-determination, and opportunities for the fulfillment of personally valued roles and connections to local communities.
For further information or an informal discussion, please contact : Sarah Lewis
If you wish to be considered for a secondment please gain permission from your Substantive Manager before applying
The main duties for a Peer Support Worker includes
Establishing supportive and respectful relationships with service users
To provide peer support whilst maintaining professional boundaries
Sharing ideas about ways of achieving Recovery goals, drawing on personal experiences and a range of coping, self-help and self-management techniques.
Sign-post to various resources, opportunities and activities within the Trust and in local communities (Voluntary sector).
Supporting service users to attend appointments/meetings/activities of their choice and to offer support in practical tasks.
Provide and promote health education; support and encourage the patient to meet their own health and wellbeing needs.
Provide support to the carers of patients/service users on their caseload.
Assist in groups to promote social inclusion, health and wellbeing and independence/recovery.
Complete documentation accurately and contribute to reports of patients activity and progress in a timely manner.
Participate in discussions about patient care including MDTs and supervision.
Maintain and develop skills through training and supervision.
Liaise effectively and work collaboratively with colleagues, other health professionals, teams and voluntary agencies
To complete (if not already completed) the Trusts Peer support worker training programme
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The PSW will act as a recovery champion and an ambassador of recovery for the Trust with external agencies and partner organizations. There is also an expectation that PSWs will be involved in the ongoing development of peer roles in the Trust including the Peer Support Training Programme and evaluation.
For full details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.
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