Peer Support Worker - Liverpool, United Kingdom - Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust
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Liverpool, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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1.0 WTE Permanent, B3 Peer Support Worker


This is an exciting opportunity for a Peer Support Worker (PSW) to join the Sefton Child and Adolescent Mental Health Team (CAMHs).

The PSW will provide intentional peer support (emotional and practical support) to parents of services users in the community who are accessing, or waiting to access, specialist CAMHS services.


This support is designed to support parents and adult service users in progressing in their individual recovery journeys and access activities which are meaningful to their recovery.


The PSW will take a lead role in embedding recovery values (mutuality, individual responsibility, agreed goals, individual narratives etc.) within the services in which they are based.


The PSW will work alongside health care professionals to support service users and co-facilitate groups embedding the ethos of peer support and recovery in clinical teams.

The PSW will work with an agreed number of service users on a 1-2-1 and group basis. They will also attend clinical team meetings, business meetings, training sessions and reviews providing a recovery/ service user perspective.

The role will be based at Burlington House and Southport Wellbeing Hub.


To work as an integral and highly valued member of the Multi-Disciplinary Team in facilitating and leading patient-centred activities which inspire hope, control and opportunity for service users.


To support individuals in identifying personal recovery goals to improve their quality of life and to support them to do the things they want to do and live the life they want to lead.

Through sharing aspects of own lived experience of mental health challenges and of accessing services the Peer Support Worker will inspire hope and belief that recovery is possible in others

Sefton CAMHS comprise multi-disciplinary teams including staff from varied backgrounds, including psychology, psychiatry, social work, nursing and psychotherapy.

In addition, our team members are trained in a wealth of different therapeutic interventions and approaches, making the teams truly multi-disciplinary.

Please see Job Description and person specification for further information in relation to main duties and responsibilities. It is too long to add in here.
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