Job Title
Carer Peer Support Worker
Summary
Do you have experience caring for a loved one with mental illness or dementia? An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Carer Peer Support Worker to work in the intensive home treatment team within the Nottinghamshire Healthcare Trust’s community mental health service.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated individual who can share their personal experiences to inspire hope and encourage recovery in others.
Responsibilities
- Work collaboratively with other professionals to improve the wellbeing of families using older adults community mental health services.
- Support carers directly by sharing experiences and engaging in practical activities to help them feel in control of their lives.
- Provide support to carers’ groups and develop and maintain relationships with several Community and Inpatient services throughout Nottinghamshire.
- 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.
- Share personal experiences of caring, recovery and coping to build connection and inform support.
- Use active listening skills to help people develop self‑understanding and identify their personal recovery goals.
- Support others in achieving the goals they have identified for themselves, including signposting to other organisations and opportunities.
- Role‑model recovery, personal responsibility and self‑awareness.
- 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.
- 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.
- Maintain strengths‑focused clinical records.
Support
This job can be emotionally challenging at times. The successful applicant will receive support, guidance and training from colleagues within the intensive home treatment team, the Community Mental Health Team, and the wider organisation.
Contact
Name: Carla JacksonJob title: Team LeaderEmail address: carla.jackson@nottshc.nhs.ukTelephone number: 01623 403278
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