Peer Support Team Lead (CAMHS & Specialist)

Peer support is when people use their own experiences to help each other. There are different types of peer support, but they all aim to bring together people with shared experiences to support each other, provide a space where you feel accepted and understood. A peer supporter is someone that supports others by drawing on shared lived and life experiences rather than through professional interventions and approaches. This mutual, reciprocal, recovery focused support often happens quite naturally as we meet others who have similar experiences - whether these experiences are social, familial, cultural, emotional or physical. Peer Supporters are trained to provide safe, appropriate and effective peer support that is based on the strong value base underpinning peer support. It is non-hierarchical, non-directive, person-centred, trauma-informed and relational. The Inpatient Peer Support service works across our wards, and is there for our patients and service users. To support them through their recovery journey, providing hope as peers, through their own lived and living experiences., As the team lead you will be responsible for the leadership and management of peer supporters working across up to 10 services which may not all be geographically proximate and will require travel. You will contribute your 'lived experience' of recovery, working experience as a Peer Support Worker and specialist knowledge and expertise in supporting the organisation to deliver recovery-focused services, enhancing the contributions of lived experience across inpatient services, and from the Trusts Lived Experience Team. You will support the development of the Trust-wide Inpatient Peer Support Service, assuming deputised responsibility for the development, implementation and review of the inpatient peer support workforce, in line with the Trust strategy. You will contribute to the central leadership team by strategically planning and guiding peer support. Also contributing to the ongoing maintenance of our supervision and development framework which ensure safe practice and affords opportunities for career development for the peer support team.

EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including;

• Season Ticket Loans
• NHS discounts for staff
• Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
• Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
• The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
• Day One Flexible Employer
The Trust supports and actively encourages flexible working for all employees. We offer many options and you are encouraged to ask the recruiting manager what is possible for this role. If appointed, you will have the opportunity to apply for a flexible working request from the first day of your employment Join our Staff bank What is Staff Bank? Our EPUT NHS staff bank is an entity managed by the trust that hires clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals to take on shifts at our trust hospitals and community settings. Here at EPUT we maintain our own bank of specialist staff to ensure that we are able offer safe and effective care at all times. All our permanent staff are automatically enrolled onto the staff bank however this does not mean you have to work any additional shifts, but the option is there for you if you wish. If you are joining our Trust in a fixed term role, please indicate on your New Starter Paperwork that you wish to join our staff bank.