Peer Support Worker

General Requirements: To act as part of the multi-disciplinary team in a way that reflects the core values and principles of the recovery values and the team/service ethos Aspire to instil hope and optimism in relation to service users, their families and colleagues. Principal Duties: The post holder will work flexibly in collaboration with others to undertake a number of duties. Below are some examples: Working with service users and their families or carers: To draw upon your lived experience to enhance the approaches offered to service users to support their recovery. Understand a persons experiences in relation to their mental health. Ensure that people are treated with dignity and respect. To work as part of the team providing approaches to support the service user with their recovery. Build and maintain safe and effective therapeutic recovery relationships. Contribute to the collaborative planning and review of recovery goals with service users and team members To ensure that
interactions are sensitive and responsive to the service users ethnic, cultural and social background, using a range of communication and engagement skills as appropriate to the context Support people using services and staff to develop recovery plans and implement them collaboratively and creatively using initiative. Understand a persons coping strategies and strengths and support people to use these at times of distress or difficulty. To accompany service users to appointments/meetings/activities of their choice and in performing a range of practical tasks, aligned to recovery goals. To enable service users to develop self-management skills, taking an empowering approach to promote independence (doing with and empowering, not doing for people) Be responsible for maintaining up-to-date records to reflect service users care and treatment packages and needs. To report untoward incidents and areas of concern as soon as they arise Promote anti-discriminatory activities. Working with
colleagues as part of a team: To work collaboratively with other members of the teams and to build and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues. Support colleagues by promoting systems of work, which promote safe practice Contribute to review systems and team meetings. Co-produce staff training: To co-produce and deliver training (with team members and other Peer Support Workers across SHSC) Personal responsibilities: Work flexibly to meet service needs. Administrative responsibilities: Keep clinical records up to date including using mobile working technology in accordance with legislation. Maintain records to a high standard and record activity data in a timely manner. Service development: Contribute to service development and change processes within the team and the SHSC PSW network. Act as a role model- demonstrating trust values, credibility with the team, the wider health community and external agencies. Ensure compliance with SHSC policies,
procedures and guidelines for self and others, by acting and alerting managers or senior clinicians if practice appears to contravene policy, or if concerned about any aspect of service user care. Adhere to SHSC standards of behaviour and expected performance. Maintain a healthy, safe and secure working environment, ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, maintaining accurate documentation and reporting any concerns. Participate in promotion of the team and PSW to the directorate and wider trust. Be involved in recruitment processes. Supervision, training, reflective practice and continual professional development: Take responsibility for own learning and development by recognising and taking advantage of all opportunities to learn, including full participation in PDR appraisal and supervision Attend and complete all required Trust Mandatory training as per the Trust Mandatory Training Policy To attend and contribute to reflective practice and
case/ team formulation to encourage compassion and understanding. Participate in regular individual and group supervision/reflective practice; within the service and PSW colleagues. Participate in the development of the service and the SHSC PSW offer. To take a proactive stance towards the maintenance of your well-being at work using supervision as appropriate.