Male Peer Support Workers

Male Peer Support Workers to work with and support ourpatients

Location: Northampton Northamptonshire

Salary: From24002 per annum pro rata

We are excited to be able to recruit to 4 Peer Support Worker positions

3 Positions - 15 hours per week (2 days)- working days will be flexible depending on the needs of the patients

1 Position 22.50 hours per week (3 days) - working days will be flexible depending on the needs of the patients

• Are you an expert by experience
• Do you have experience of mental health distress brain injuryor have accessed secure mental health services
• Could you use your own recovery to inspire hope and support others
• Wehave several opportunities on our Male wards

About us

• Were a Charity that provides specialist mental healthcare for some of societys most vulnerable people.
• We proudly continue to build world-class mental healthcare services.

Our patients and your colleagues will expect you to live the St Andrews CARE values of Compassion Accountability Respect and Excellence every single day.

About the roles:

• These exciting roles have been developed specifically for individuals who have lived experience of recovery from mental distress or brain injury.
• Youll use the knowledge gained through your own lived experience to inspire hope and belief that recovery is possible in others.
• Youll be working on a ward alongside the clinical team to help patients achieve their recovery goals.
• Working with people with complex psychological needs you will need to be emotionally and mentally resilient.
• Youll be expected to draw upon your experiences of recovery and will be given training on the most effective way to do this.
• The posts will also involve contributing to the development of the Peer Support Worker role particularly within secure mental health services.
• You will receive induction excellent training and on-going supervision and support including a network of other peer support workers employed within the Charity.

What youll do:

• Building supportive and respectful relationships with patients on the ward
• Supporting others using the personal experience and confidence you have gained having overcome similar challenges
• Assisting nursing staff to help people identify their own recovery goals
• Supporting patients to attend meetings engaging with activities
• Inputting into ward rounds and writing up patient notes
• Developing the peer support worker programme and role within the Charity
• Modelling personal responsibility self-awareness self-belief self-advocacy and hopefulness

What youll need:

• Personal experience of mental health distress or brain injury
• An understanding of your own recovery
• Past and lived experience of using secure mental health services
• Resilience and to be able to know when to ask for help
• An understanding of factors which can affect recovery in mental health
• IT literacy including Microsoft Office and Internet or a willingness to learn
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• The ability to work well in a team
• Empathy good listening skills approachability

We require at least 12 months without using secure services and for applicants to be discharged from forensic community services. All posts are subject to enhanced DBS checks howeverpast convictions will not necessarily be a barrier to employment.

Interested

If this sounds like you then wed love you toapplyor an application form. For further information regarding the application / interview process please contact Cass Ken Ainsworth

*This position is exempt under the Equality Act 2010 regarding gender specification (formerly Section 7(2)(d) of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975)