Peer Support Worker

NSFT Jobs; Norwich; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

A mental health support service in Norwich is seeking a part-time Peer Support Worker to assist women with perinatal mental health challenges. Candidates should have relevant lived experience and be capable of sharing their recovery journey. Responsibilities include home visits and supporting clients in achieving their personal goals. The role offers ongoing training and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Ongoing training and development

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Must be able and willing to discuss personal experiences.
• Required to complete NSFT Peer Support Certificate training.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals to achieve their recovery goals.
• Conduct home visits and community-based support.

Skills

Lived experience of perinatal mental health

Ability to inspire hope

Effective communication skills

Job description

Overview

The Lotus Team supports women and/or birthing people who have experienced psychological distress as a result of their perinatal experiences. This may be due to a traumatic birth or pregnancy experience, pregnancy loss, neonatal death, or being separated from their baby due to social care procedures. The trauma may also exist prior to conception, e.g. when tokophobia (severe fear of birth) prevents a woman from achieving a wanted pregnancy. Women can be eligible for care from the Lotus Team without being pregnant or having their baby with them.

Responsibilities

We are looking to recruit a highly motivated individual with lived experience of perinatal mental health challenges relevant to the Lotus Team as a part-time band 3 Peer Support Worker. It is essential for candidates to be willing and able to talk about relevant parts of their experiences and recovery journey with service users. Successful applicants will be required to undertake in-house training to complete and pass the NSFT Peer Support Certificate.

As a PSW you will be acting as a role model by using your own lived experience of recovering from mental health challenges, to inspire hope and help service users meet their individualised recovery goals. You will work with service users to help them to develop a belief in their own abilities to deal with various situations; the confidence to have control over their own motivation, behaviour, and social environment and the ability to successfully achieve their goals in life.

The Lotus Team provides care for individuals across Norfolk and Waveney. Our Peer Support Workers conduct home visits and other community-based support and therefore must be able to travel independently across the county.

About NSFT

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.

Why work for us?

We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.

Why Norfolk and Suffolk?

The people here are warm and welcoming, you’ll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We’re an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.

How to apply

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Katie Morris Job title: Community Team Manager Email address: [e-mail]