Senior Peer Supporter

Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (CNTW) is seeking to recruit two full time Senior Peer Supporters to join the Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Service. This service provides an assessment and treatment service for adults who are experiencing difficulty with symptoms of ADHD. The Team is located at Keegan Court, Gateshead but appointments are offered in various outpatient settings throughout Northumberland, Newcastle, Gateshead, and South of Tyne. The Peer Supporter role is a vital part of our plan to continually improve the service that we provide. This position is newly established within the ADHD service, and individuals in this role will collaborate closely with the team and the Peer Support Supervisor to fully develop its functions within the service The roles are aimed at people with personal lived experience of ADHD who have a deep understanding of the challenges and impacts this condition can have on daily life. Post holders will have previous experience of working in a Peer Supporter Role and will be confident in taking on mentoring responsibilities within the Peer supporter Network in CNTW.Main duties of the job Support may be provided at any stage, from referral to discharge, but post holders will particularly focus on facilitating the delivery of psycho-education. This includes offering information on ADHD and its management, empowering our Service Users with the essential skills needed to manage their symptoms effectively. This is a unique opportunity to work as part of a Clinical Team, utilising your personal experience to;

• Sharing your own experiences of ADHD to find a mutual connection with service users and their families
• Sharing ideas to promote wellbeing whilst empowering service users to develop their own coping strategies
• Provide pre and post-diagnostic support
• Facilitate Group work and some 1:1 work, supporting service users throughout their journey whilst working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Empower service users to gain a better understanding of ADHD
• Empower Service Users to access external resource
• Recording progress and concerns, working in a manner which ensures confidentiality and security.
  
  We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.
As an employee of CNTW the wellbeing of all of our staff is vitally important. The post holder will have several avenues of support but should also feel confident in their own personal skills and abilities to draw upon their own resilience and strengths to sustain their own wellbeing throughout this role. The Post will also involve contributing to the continuing development of the Peer Supporter role and linking in with Third sector and/or recovery colleges where appropriate.If you are looking for a job that has a lot of structure and routine then this may not be the role for you, however if you are looking for a role that offers autonomy and the freedom to help develop the role, then this may be for you. For more details on the post, we invite you to come along to an Open Morning/Afternoon where we will be delivering a presentation and there will be lots of opportunities to ask questions of our Peer Supporters and other members of the Peer Team.