Senior Peer Facilitator

The Methodist Church in Britain; Barrow-in-Furness; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Wellbeing resources

Job summary

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Senior Peer Facilitator for its Early Intervention Service. The role focuses on building a peer support network by recruiting, training and mentoring Peer Facilitators, and promoting recovery principles and lived-experience understanding Trust-wide.

It is designed for people who have personally used inpatient or community mental health services and have recovered from mental health difficulties.

Qualifications

• GCSE Maths and English at GCSE or equivalent.
• Level 3 Peer Worker Apprenticeship or equivalent, or commitment to work towards it.
• Experience in mental health peer support or facilitation.

Responsibilities

• Develop a supportive peer network across the Early Intervention service locality.
• Recruit, train and mentor Peer Facilitators.
• Build Trust-wide understanding of the role of peers in person-centred care.
• Promote recovery principles and education.
• Use your lived experience to support service users and their families.

Skills

Lived experience

Peer support

Therapeutic relationships

Adaptable

Education

GCSE Maths English

Level 3 Peer Worker Apprenticeship

Job description

Senior Peer Facilitator post in the Early Intervention Service at Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust. The job centres on building a peer support network across the service by recruiting, training and mentoring Peer Facilitators, and on promoting recovery principles and lived-experience understanding Trust-wide. It is designed for people who have personally used inpatient or community mental health services and have recovered from mental health difficulties. Prior experience of peer support work is essential.

What the job involves

• Develop a supportive peer network across the Early Intervention service locality
• Recruit, train and mentor Peer Facilitators
• Build Trust-wide understanding of the role of peers in person-centred care
• Promote recovery principles and education
• Use your own lived experience to support service users and their families

What’s required

Qualifications

• Good level of secondary education in Maths and English at GCSE or equivalent
• Level 3 Peer Worker Apprenticeship or equivalent, or commitment to work towards it

Experience

• Experience of working in a mental health peer support or facilitation role
• Ability to maintain boundaries and form positive therapeutic relationships with service users and carers
• Experience of liaising with other agencies and partners

Skills & knowledge

• Lived experience of mental health illness and of accessing secondary care services
• Wide range of life experiences to bring an enabling, positive view of opportunities for others
• Understanding of the issues and concerns of mental health service users
• Motivated and enthusiastic
• Works in a non-judgmental manner
• Adaptable to change

What’s offered

• Flexible working considered, including term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time
• Wide range of wellbeing resources, tools and support, in and out of work