Peer Supporter

Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (CNTW) are recruiting for a Peer Supporter to work within their eating disorders services that covers the full trust, based out of St Nicholas Hospital, Walkergate Park Hospital and Newcastle RVI in Newcastle.
The Peer Supporter role is a vital part of our plan to continually improve the services that we provide. The roles are aimed at people with personal lived experience and/or experience of caring for someone, who has lived with an eating disorder.
The principal role of the posts will be to support carers throughout their loved ones journey through our services.
This is a unique opportunity to work as part of a Clinical Team, utilising your personal experience to inspire people through their own recovery journey. The roles focus on creating trusting relationships whilst supporting carers in their journey of recovery., The principal role of the post holder will be to support carers by developing mutual peer relationships based on their own lived experience.
A key feature of the post will be the person's unique lived experience of caring for someone who has used eating disorder services and their recovery and how the wisdom that comes with this can support others on their their caring journey.
The majority of the post holder's time will be devoted to having direct contact with carers, mainly on a one to one basis but at times in group settings., A key feature of the peer supporter role will be the successful candidate's unique lived experience of caring for someone with an eating disorder.
The post holder will be expected to work with other peer supporters across the Trust, and this will include spending time working into our Recovery Colleges.
Ongoing peer support and individual clinical supervision will be a key aspect of the role to ensure adequate support in what will be a new and challenging position.
We have a very active Lived Experience Advisory Group (LEAG) within the service and the successful candidate would provide a key link between the clinical team and this advisory group whilst recognising these distinct and separate roles.
They will be able to role model compassionate care that is based on empathy, kindness, respect, and dignity.
The post holder will contribute to the further delivery of this service in line with the NICE Guidance, DOH, NHS England and trust policy and process in determining developmental priorities.

We are so delighted you are considering coming to work with us at Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (CNTW)., Due to the expansion of the Eating Disorder Service an opportunity has arisen to expand the existing multidisciplinary team (MDT).

We know the power of looking into an organisation, one you might want to work in, or one where you are going to get help, and being able to say, 'I've seen somewhere I can fit in and be myself.' We're on a journey to make the Trust an inclusive employer, representative of the community we serve and we want more of our community to consider applying for jobs with us.
Opportunities for you
Spanning east to west coasts from Northumberland to Cumbria and from the Scottish Borders down to Middlesbrough we've got exciting new opportunities available at every level and in every area.
We offer flexible working, helping work fit around family and caring responsibilities, or training and development needs and there's lots on offer in the way of benefits, such as, lease cars, childcare schemes, staff discounts, season tickets for travel and a cycle to work scheme. All this in a vibrant workplace supported by the following staff networks.
+ Cultural diversity staff network
+ Disabled staff network
+ LGBT+ staff network
We also have a number of staff support groups which are open to any staff to attend. These Include:
+ Armed Forces and Veterans Staff Association
+ Mind, Health and Wellbeing Community
+ Menopause toolkit and cafes and staff carer support group
We offer fantastic personal development opportunities through our Collective Leadership Programme and other Organisational Development initiatives. Whatever you are looking for, you will be joining a supportive, friendly team, offering varied and interesting roles, with opportunities for career progression.
Always improving
CNTW is regulated by the national healthcare regulator, the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Our last two inspections have rated us as an outstanding organisation. We're always seeking to improve as an organisation. Do you want to be part of that?