Peer Support Worker

To model principles of hope, recovery and self-belief in all aspects of their work with offenders and their families.

Share coping, self-help and self-management techniques with offenders and their carers, in an appropriate and supportive manner.

To support offenders to meet treatment goals and enable them to access to the community to promote their emotional and social development.

Support offenders who may be struggling with transitions out of, or across, services.

Liaise with representatives from universal services, as appropriate, and facilitate and model good communication between services.

Contribute to the development of peer support opportunities amongst offenders who are currently open to the service.

Contribute to the development of offenders 's involvement and participation within the service.

To be actively involved in the continued development of the PSW role in the MHTR Service and the wider service, including training and on-going evaluation.

Comply with and carry out safe practice in accordance with Trust policies and procedures, and local and national policy and legislation.

Engage in a period of induction, supervision and work-related training, as required.

Maintain strict confidentiality of patient information at all times and ensure accurate record-keeping in accordance with Trust Policy.

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,900 staff, and serving a population of over 768,400, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.

You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of 'outstanding' for well-led and 'good' overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We're really proud of this!

We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.

Whether you're taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire has arange of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that's friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life.Visitbeinlincolnshire.comto find out more.

Qualifications

Experience

Desirable: - Experience of accessing specialist services; - Able to relate to a wide range of people across different organisational boundaries

Skills