Peer Support Worker - Mental Health Conditions
Band 3
Main area: Peer Led Self-Management - Gloucestershire Health and Wellbeing College Grade: Band 3 Contract: Permanent Hours: Part time - 22.5 hours per week (Short days may be considered to support health conditions. Post holder will be required to work on a Tuesday each week.) Job ref: 327-24-1161 Site: NHS Training Hub - Invista Town Brockworth Salary: £24,071 - £25,674 per annum, pro rata Salary period: Yearly Closing: 15/01/2025 23:59 Interview date: 31/01/2025 We love what we do and we think you will, too! At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (GHC), we provide joined-up mental health, physical health and learning disability services to people of all ages across Gloucestershire. We are on a mission to enable people to live the best life they can and we have a vision to work together to provide outstanding care. We put people at the heart of our services, focusing on personalised care by asking ‘what matters to you’. Our application process aims to understand each candidate's knowledge, skills and experience. We discourage over-reliance on AI-generated applications as it will lessen your chances of success in securing an interview with us. Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Peer Support Worker with lived experience of a mental health condition(s) to join the Gloucestershire Health and Wellbeing College. If you have experience of using secondary mental health services and feel that you could use your recovery to inspire and promote hope to others, we would like to hear from you. The Gloucestershire Health and Wellbeing College provides peer-led health education to support people to learn self-management skills to live well with their condition and promote recovery. Our Peer Support Workers facilitate a range of both mental and physical health courses and are an integral part of co-producing the content to best meet the needs of our participants. This role will involve the organisation, leading on the delivery of courses, and to support participants with their learning needs to reach their potential. This post will be supported through regular supervision within our team line management structure. You will also have access to training to support your professional development. Main duties of the job
Facilitate and participate in course design, development and delivery under the direction of the college manager. Safely use your own lived experience in a carefully considered way to enable participants to learn self-management skills. Promote and engage in coproduction, working alongside clinicians, Experts by Experience and health and voluntary sector staff. Communicate effectively with a variety of people, teams and services. Keep accurate and up-to-date records in line with the Health and Wellbeing College's procedures. Provide learning support and guidance to participants in a professional manner. Organise learning/course materials, and operate IT equipment as required. Participate in supervision and reflect on your own practice. Consider suggestions for improving services alongside senior colleagues. Teach on courses and facilitate a group. Support participants to develop their self-management skills while maintaining your own personal development. Act in a manner that promotes and supports equality, values diversity and promotes dignity and respect. Promote and model a trauma-informed care approach. Undertake any other duties as required by the Health and Wellbeing College Manager and/or Lead Peer Support Worker. Person specification
Qualifications
Education to GCSE level or equivalent. Knowledge of health and wellbeing issues, and training to NVQ level 3 or equivalent. Experience
Lived experience of mental health condition(s) and use of secondary mental health services. Knowledge and personal experience of self-management interventions, shared decision making and goal setting. Experience of participation in formal or informal group education or settings, including curriculum and lesson planning and delivery to adult learners. When joining us, you will also enjoy: Free car parking at many of our sites. 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service. A broad range of training and development opportunities. A multi-professional preceptorship programme for all Newly Qualified Nurses and Allied Health Professionals. Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay for unsocial hours. Flexible, family-friendly working opportunities. Applicants are advised to apply early as we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date if a large number of applications are received. Good luck with your application. Employer certification / accreditation badges
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975, and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. Name: Holly Fry Job title: Health and Wellbeing College Manager Email address: holly.fry@ghc.nhs.uk Telephone number: 0300 4214414 Contact with the team to discuss the role and its responsibilities is highly recommended. Please call or e-mail for any further details.
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Band 3
Main area: Peer Led Self-Management - Gloucestershire Health and Wellbeing College Grade: Band 3 Contract: Permanent Hours: Part time - 22.5 hours per week (Short days may be considered to support health conditions. Post holder will be required to work on a Tuesday each week.) Job ref: 327-24-1161 Site: NHS Training Hub - Invista Town Brockworth Salary: £24,071 - £25,674 per annum, pro rata Salary period: Yearly Closing: 15/01/2025 23:59 Interview date: 31/01/2025 We love what we do and we think you will, too! At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (GHC), we provide joined-up mental health, physical health and learning disability services to people of all ages across Gloucestershire. We are on a mission to enable people to live the best life they can and we have a vision to work together to provide outstanding care. We put people at the heart of our services, focusing on personalised care by asking ‘what matters to you’. Our application process aims to understand each candidate's knowledge, skills and experience. We discourage over-reliance on AI-generated applications as it will lessen your chances of success in securing an interview with us. Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Peer Support Worker with lived experience of a mental health condition(s) to join the Gloucestershire Health and Wellbeing College. If you have experience of using secondary mental health services and feel that you could use your recovery to inspire and promote hope to others, we would like to hear from you. The Gloucestershire Health and Wellbeing College provides peer-led health education to support people to learn self-management skills to live well with their condition and promote recovery. Our Peer Support Workers facilitate a range of both mental and physical health courses and are an integral part of co-producing the content to best meet the needs of our participants. This role will involve the organisation, leading on the delivery of courses, and to support participants with their learning needs to reach their potential. This post will be supported through regular supervision within our team line management structure. You will also have access to training to support your professional development. Main duties of the job
Facilitate and participate in course design, development and delivery under the direction of the college manager. Safely use your own lived experience in a carefully considered way to enable participants to learn self-management skills. Promote and engage in coproduction, working alongside clinicians, Experts by Experience and health and voluntary sector staff. Communicate effectively with a variety of people, teams and services. Keep accurate and up-to-date records in line with the Health and Wellbeing College's procedures. Provide learning support and guidance to participants in a professional manner. Organise learning/course materials, and operate IT equipment as required. Participate in supervision and reflect on your own practice. Consider suggestions for improving services alongside senior colleagues. Teach on courses and facilitate a group. Support participants to develop their self-management skills while maintaining your own personal development. Act in a manner that promotes and supports equality, values diversity and promotes dignity and respect. Promote and model a trauma-informed care approach. Undertake any other duties as required by the Health and Wellbeing College Manager and/or Lead Peer Support Worker. Person specification
Qualifications
Education to GCSE level or equivalent. Knowledge of health and wellbeing issues, and training to NVQ level 3 or equivalent. Experience
Lived experience of mental health condition(s) and use of secondary mental health services. Knowledge and personal experience of self-management interventions, shared decision making and goal setting. Experience of participation in formal or informal group education or settings, including curriculum and lesson planning and delivery to adult learners. When joining us, you will also enjoy: Free car parking at many of our sites. 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service. A broad range of training and development opportunities. A multi-professional preceptorship programme for all Newly Qualified Nurses and Allied Health Professionals. Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay for unsocial hours. Flexible, family-friendly working opportunities. Applicants are advised to apply early as we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date if a large number of applications are received. Good luck with your application. Employer certification / accreditation badges
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975, and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. Name: Holly Fry Job title: Health and Wellbeing College Manager Email address: holly.fry@ghc.nhs.uk Telephone number: 0300 4214414 Contact with the team to discuss the role and its responsibilities is highly recommended. Please call or e-mail for any further details.
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