Lived Experience Practitioner & Trainer

NHS; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Reading is seeking a full-time Lived Experience Practitioner and Trainer to join their team. The role involves co-designing training and consultations for staff working with clients experiencing personality disorders. Candidates should have lived experience of personality disorders and relevant qualifications. The position offers a compassionate work environment and the opportunity for personal development.

Benefits

Flexible working options

27 days' annual leave

Excellent training and development opportunities

Access to wellbeing tools

Discounts at popular retailers

Free parking across Trust sites

Qualifications

• Experience of teaching or training facilitation.
• Willingness to undertake continuing personal development.
• Personal lived experience associated with personality disorder.

Responsibilities

• Co-design and co-deliver trainings and consultations.
• Support staff with understanding vulnerabilities.
• Participate in reflective spaces and supervision.

Skills

Lived experience of personality disorder

Effective verbal communication skills

Ability to work collaboratively

Compassion and empathy

Education

Degree in health and social care or equivalent experience

Completed accredited peer support training

Tools

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for a full time (37.5 hours/week) band 5 Lived Experience Practitioner and Trainer, to join our Psychologically Informed Consultation and Training (PICT) team. This team sits within the Intensive Management of Personality Disorder and Clinical Therapies Team (IMPACTT).

The role of PICT is to support Berkshire Healthcare staff and partner organisations who work with clients that may meet criteria for the diagnosis of 'personality disorder'. We are a team of Psychologists, Psychotherapists and Lived Experience Practitioners (people who have their own experiences of accessing services for personality disorder and living with this diagnosis).

The PICT approach is to consult with the staff, individuals or teams, rather than working directly with the person using services. We offer consultation, training and support to community and inpatient settings, and to Primary Care Networks across Berkshire.

The post holder will bring lived experience and knowledge of personality disorder/difficulties to support the delivery of consultation and training, focusing on the upskilling of a wide range of professionals and teams, helping them to understand and work with compassion and confidence with people with difficulties that may be associated with the diagnosis of 'personality disorder'.

You will work closely and collaboratively with PICT colleagues to ensure a co-produced approach. You will have regular supervision and support in this role.

Main duties of the job

Your main base will be at Erlegh House, Reading, whilst also having an option to work from home when appropriate. The post will involve travel across all localities in Berkshire.

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About us

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we're committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we're committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.

Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:

• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions

Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:

• Flexible working options to support work-life balance
• 27 days' annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• 'Cycle to Work' and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
• Free parking across Trust sites

Job responsibilities

The must haves for this role:

• Lived experience of difficulties associated with a diagnosis of personality disorder.
• Experience and passion for working as a team and working with and supporting lived experience colleagues.
• An ability to be self-reflective, open to learning and to reflect sensitively on your personal experience to support others.
• Willingness to bring compassion and empathy to both training and consultations.

For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.

We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.

Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.

We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please dont hesitate to call: Jennie Parker on 0300 365 8000 or email: [e-mail] wholl be delighted to help (Tuesday to Friday 9am to 4.30pm).

Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications/Training

• Degree in relevant subject such as health and social care or equivalent experience.
• Completed an accredited peer support training or coaching.

Continuous Professional Development

• Evidence of, or willingness to undertake continuing personal development.

Previous Experience

• Personal lived experience of the difficulties associated with the diagnosis of personality disorder.
• Experience of teaching or training facilitation.
• Previous experience of using lived experience in a work role (either voluntary or paid employment).
• Experience of working in a health or social care-related setting
• Trained in Knowledge & Understanding Framework (KUF).

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Well-developed listening skills and effective verbal communication skills to be able to engage appropriately with colleagues, statutory and voluntary agencies - face to face, online and by telephone.
• Able to work reflectively, drawing on knowledge around and lived experience of the difficulties associated with the diagnosis of personality disorder.
• Willingness to appropriately share your own life experiences, where relevant to the role.
• Ability to understand and create healthy boundaries.
• Ability to remain calm and respond in a professional manner across a range of situations.
• Able to manage own workload in an effective and timely manner.
• Ability to use initiative appropriately, making decisions within the guidelines set.
• Demonstrate a general understanding of mental health difficulties with a positive non-judgemental approach.
• Demonstrate an understanding of confidentiality and work within local policy framework.
• Sensitive understanding of diversity issues and ability to promote anti-discriminatory practice and equal opportunities.
• Ability to be non-judgmental, demonstrate empathy, compassion, and patience.
• Ability to engage effectively in supervision and to be able to raise concerns or personal difficulties which may affect the work being undertaken.
• Enthusiasm for learning and development.
• Flexible and adaptable to change.
• Skills in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, basic Excel skills, and online working
• Ability to use / learn to use on-line social communication platforms (Teams, Zoom)
• Willingness to run trainings on-line as well as face to face.
• Good understanding of NHS mental health services and trauma-informed ways of working.

Additional Requirements

• Access to transport and able to travel freely and flexibly across the local area in order to work effectively with colleagues.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Advanced Lived Experience KUF Development Lead

£32,602 to £39,686 a yearper annum (inc. of HCAS)