Acute Peer Support Worker

Wight Healthcare; Newport; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 16,000; Part time

Job summary

Wight Healthcare on the Isle of Wight is seeking a Peer Support Worker to join our Inpatient team. This role is offered to someone with lived experience of mental health difficulties who can support service users and families on their recovery journey.

The post is part-time, 22.5 hours per week, and requires empathy, resilience and the ability to work within an inpatient multi-disciplinary team. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK at the time of application.

Qualifications

• Lived experience of mental health difficulties and empathy to support others.

Responsibilities

• Support patients on their recovery journey within inpatient teams.
• Work as part of an inpatient multi-disciplinary team to deliver care.

Skills

Lived experience

Job description

Do you have lived experience of mental health difficulties, or have you cared for someone who has?

Peer Support Workers are people with lived experience of mental health conditions and mental health services. They use their experiences and empathy to support other people and their families receiving mental health services, and to model recovery.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, compassionate, highly motivated Peer Support Worker to join our Inpatient team. The successful candidate will work as an integral member of our Inpatient multi-disciplinary teams, helping to support people on their recovery journey. This is a part time role for 22.5 hrs per week.

We serve a population of approximately 150,000 residents, making the services we offer variable and personalised with a flexible approach to our service users.

The Isle of Wight is a unique and stunning gem located off the South Coast of England, a short ferry journey from Portsmouth and Southampton. London can be reached in 90 minutes by rail from Southampton or Portsmouth. There is a regional airport at Southampton, with flights to many European destinations as well as UK mainland cities. The island offers an amazing coastline with beautiful countryside, year round events, festivals and award-winning attractions.

At present, the Trust is unable to offer Skilled Worker visa sponsorship for this post. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK at the time of application.