Perinatal Loss Pathway Peer support worker | Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust

Due to expansion of the Coventry and Warwickshire Perinatal Mental Health Loss pathwaywe have an exciting opportunity for a Peer Support Worker to join our Perinatal Mental Health Team to work within the Psychology 'Loss Pathway",

The loss pathway is embedded within the Perinatal Mental Health Team and will be made up of Clinical psychology, Assistant psychologist, Midwifery and peer support .

By using your own lived experience you will be supporting people who are accessing these services. You will evidence and show visible recovery; showing that change is possible and giving a strong message of hope and understanding. You will be a positive role model helping to inspire, motivate, guide and support our people to engage with services and work on their recovery. Using your lived experience you will offer emotional and practical support, helping people move to a positive, meaningful and fulfilled future.

The ideal person will work side by side and assist dynamic multidisciplinary teams of workers providing support to members of the local community with Perinatal loss. This is an ideal opportunity to develop your skills in a supportive environment as you work alongside experienced senior staff and receive regular supervision within the service. There will be a range of internal and external training opportunities. You will be in a position to develop the role and be a part of a service undergoing exciting organisational change.

Applicants must have lived experience of maternal loss and will ideally have received support within secondary care mental health services.

At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.

We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.

These include:

· generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us

· excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more

· salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more

· discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes

· wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more

· staff networks and support groups

We're always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.