Senior Peer Support Worker in Coventry

Here at CWPT, we value lived experience and the impact it can have in the recovery of the people we care for. It is why we are embedding lived experience roles across our acute mental health and learning disability services, and we are looking for a senior peer support worker (PSW) to join us at this exciting time.

This role is for someone with lived experience of receiving inpatient care and can represent our learning disability and/or neurodiverse communities. We are looking for someone who feels comfortable using their experiences, empathy and understanding to help others and to inspire hope and recovery. As this is a senior role, you will need a peer support qualification and have completed or be willing to complete the PSW supervisor training.

As a senior PSW, you will support and provide supervision to more junior PSWs to help them safely navigate and thrive in the role. You will also work alongside ward teams to prepare for this unique new role. Your impact will be wide-reaching. As well as working alongside a number of multidisciplinary teams, you will work closely with the Recovery and Wellbeing Academy, which delivers educational courses and workshops to anyone over the age of 18 living in Coventry and Warwickshire. You will contribute to the co-creation and delivery of these workshops and support more junior members of the team to do the same.

Main duties of the job:

For more information on this role please see the attached support information. This will give you a better overview of the role and requirements.

About us:

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.

• 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 are 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.

Job responsibilities:

For more information on this role please see the attached support information. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements.

Person Specification:

Qualifications:

• Further relevant qualifications e.g. ILM LEVEL 5 in leadership and management OR coaching practices or willingness to work towards

Knowledge and Experience:

• Lived experience of receiving secondary care and have a learning disability and/or neurodivergence
• Experience of using knowledge, skills and experience to provide a programme of activity to engage and support people accessing services to participate in activity.
• Experience of working with individuals with multiple and complex needs in a PSW role
• Training experience and experience sharing self to support others in a training environment

Disclosure and Barring Service Check:

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.