Address Are you passionate about helping others? Do you have lived experience of mental illness or caring for someone who has a mental health condition?
Would you like to use this experience to help people affected by mental health challenges?
We have exciting opportunities for both Peer Support Workers in Ealing Southall with lived experience of recovery from mental health challenges or supporting someone with mental health challenges to join our new Mental Health Integrated Network Teams (MINT) based across the trust.
The Peer Support work service is growing in West London NHS Trust, and it is a really great time to be joining us. We need people who are prepared to use their own experience to support and encourage others to develop an independent and meaningful life. The posts are people who have never worked as a Peer Support Worker and want to move into a role which will prepare them for a career within Peer Support work, sharing the wisdom of their own lived experience both within the team and with clients to embed Peer Support and recovery values within the service setting.
The Peer Support Worker (PSW) will be required to work as part of a multidisciplinary team within the MINT service.
The PSW will act as a role model by providing recovery focussed support for service users to support them to establish a greater sense of autonomy and ownership within their lives.
Service users within the MINT service may have been discharged after a long length of stay in an in-patient setting, or have been placed in supported accommodation or be stepping down into a more independent setting after residing in a supported environment.
The PSW will act as an advocate for recovery within the MINT Service and an ambassador for recovery for the Trust and with partner agencies.
The PSW will encourage and support service users to use available resources whenever possible and will share their personal life experiences to foster a relationship of trust and mutuality.
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.
Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ 4,500 staff, of whom 56% are BME. Our turnover for 2023-24 is £426m.
The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.
The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
