Peer Support Worker

EIP Suffolk is currently able to offer an exciting opportunity to join our highly skilled and experienced team delivering bespoke and timely interventions to our service users, aged 14 - 65 years, and their families in line with the National Institute of Clinical Excellence Quality Standards for Early Intervention Services.

As a service we recognise the importance of holding our service user and families voice within all we do.

Peer Support work is an essential component to ensuring this service aspiration.

Our model, philosophy and ethos advocates to always reduce stigma, promote hope and 'walk alongside people within their Recovery journey'.

We would wish to recruit a part time PSW to join our existing PSW team across the service., As PSW, your time will involve direct contact with service users on a one-to-one basis as well as in group settings. You will be a valued member of our specialist multidisciplinary team, attend our regular team meetings and be provided with supervision and training.

As a PSW you will be acting as a role model by using your own lived experience of recovering from mental health issues, to inspire hope and help service users regain control over their own lives. You will work with service users to help them to develop a belief in their own abilities to deal with various situations; the confidence to have control over their own motivation, behaviour, and social environment; and the ability to successfully achieve their goals in life.

You will work alongside PSW colleagues and also offer this role modelling and advocacy for service users voice and rights within the EIP Suffolk MDT and in interactions with other NSFT pathways and external agencies / professionals.

EIP Suffolk offers regular clinical and management supervision with an emphasis on reflective practice both as 1:1 and group sessions. We hold a strong belief in team and individual development. We will offer you a full EIP induction program and have extensive training and career development that can be accessed across our Trust.

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.

Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.

Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.