Autism Peer Supporter — Flexible, Community Impact

NHS Jobs; Dawlish; Vor Ort; GBP 21.000 - 25.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Devon Partnership NHS Trust is seeking a Band 3 Peer Support Worker to use lived experience to support mental health service users within hospital-based teams. You will work both one-to-one and in groups, building supportive relationships and helping people set personal recovery goals.

The role requires compassionate listening, boundary awareness, and the ability to work with diverse individuals in a caring, non-judgmental manner. Training and supervision are provided.

Qualifikationen

• Have personal experience that helps you understand the people you will support.
• Be happy to use your experience to help other people.
• Understand that people recover in different ways.
• Have a basic understanding of mental and physical health.

Aufgaben

• Listen to people without judging them.
• Build safe and trusting relationships.
• Use your own experience to help others.
• Help people decide what recovery means to them.
• Support people to work towards their own goals.
• Keep clear and accurate records.
• Follow Trust policies and keep information private.

Kenntnisse

Empathy

Active listening

Boundary setting

Communication

Teamwork

Ausbildung

Care Certificate

Peer Support Worker training

DBS check

Jobbeschreibung

Devon Partnership NHS Trust is seeking a Band 3 Peer Support Worker to use lived experience to support mental health service users within hospital-based teams. You will work both one-to-one and in groups, building supportive relationships and helping people set personal recovery goals.

The role requires compassionate listening, boundary awareness, and the ability to work with diverse individuals in a caring, non-judgmental manner. Training and supervision are provided.