Inpatient Peer Supporter — Recovery-Focused (Part-Time)

Wight Healthcare; Newport; Hybrid; 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

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.