Carer Peer Support Worker

Do you have experience of being a carer for a loved one with mental illness or dementia?

If so, an exciting opportunity has arisen for a Carer Peer Support Worker to work in the intensive home treatment team based in the community mental health service within the Nottinghamshire Healthcare Trust.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual who will be able to share wisdom, from their own experiences, to inspire hope and belief that recovery is possible in others.

The role will involve working collaboratively with other professionals, to assist in improving the wellbeing of the families that use older adults community mental health services. This will be achieved by supporting carers directly, by sharing experiences and engaging in practical activities to enable them to feel in control of their lives. The role will also involve providing support to carers' groups and developing and maintaining relationships with several Community and Inpatient services throughout the Nottinghamshire area.

This job can be emotionally challenging at times, but the successful applicant will receive support, guidance and training from colleagues within the intensive home treatment team and the Community Mental Health Team as well as the wider organisation.

To establish supportive relationships with carers and people using mental health services based on the core principles of peer support (mutuality, reciprocity, strengths-focused, safe, progressive, non-directive, recovery-focused and inclusive).

To share personal experiences of caring, recovery and coping to build connection and inform support.

To use active listening skills to help people develop self-understanding and identify their personal recovery goals.

To support others in achieving goals that they have identified for themselves, including signposting to other organisations and opportunities.

To role model recovery, personal responsibility and self-awareness.

To raise awareness of recovery language among Trust staff by modelling positive, strengths based, non-discriminatory, non-jargon, non-medicalised language in all areas of work.

To embrace every opportunity to work with people in a recovery focused way, supporting the community team by undertaking duties that would be a reasonable expectation of the role.

To maintain strengths focused clinical records.

#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire,Leicestershire,Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.

We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.

The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.

The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Carla Jackson Job title: Team Leader Email address: ***email_hidden*** Telephone number: 01623 403278