Lived Experience Practioner - Leatherhead, United Kingdom - Mary Frances Trust

Description

• Lived experience of mental illness or of caring for somebody who has mental health problems
• Experience accessing primary and / or secondary mental health services
• Paid or unpaid experience of working in a lived experience role
• Numeracy and Literacy at a Key Stage 3 level or equivalent
• Driving license suitable for driving in the United Kingdom
• Computer literate in Microsoft office, and willingness to use the Organisations' IT systems
• Experience of recovering a meaningful life
• Experience of being in a supportive and enabling role
• Ability to share personal story of recovery in a professional manner
• Ability to assist people to develop recovery and crisis plans
• Ability and willingness to reflect on work practice and be open to constructive feedback
• Ability to work in an enabling and creative way
• Willingness to support people with a range of needs to meet their recovery goals
• Ability to manage stress, and to plan and prioritise own workload and activities
• Ability to carry out practical tasks
• Ability to maintain a healthy home / work life balance
• High level of selfawareness ability to critically appraise own performance
• Critical thinker
• Understanding and knowledge of recovery; of the issues and concerns of mental health service users ; and of the impact of stigma and discrimination
• Understanding and knowledge of trauma informed care, and ability to use trauma informed care principles to benefit yourself and others
• Knowledge and commitment to service users rights
• Excellent written, verbal and nonverbal communication skills
• Ability to communicate effectively with a range of service users, carers, professionals and agencies
• Receiving highly complex and sensitive information. Persuasive and reassurance skills required
• Ability to develop and maintain sound working relationships with all members of the multidisciplinary teams
• To be aware of professional roles within the therapeutic relationship
• Professional in appearance and behaviour
• Able to manage conflict and to help others to do so
• Good team working skills

• Peer support worker training, e.g. ImROC Peer Support Training course
• NVQ Level 3 Diploma in Health & Social Care or equivalent level of knowledge, training and experience

• Work alongside an agreed number of people using the GPiMHS / MHICS service on a 1:1 and / or group basis, in person and / or virtually, from a lived experience perspective
• Work as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Deliver peer support interventions as agreed within the multidisciplinary team, and within a peer relationship
• Use personal, experiential knowledge and to share lived experience when appropriate to benefit others
• Assist others to create their own recovery and crisis plans, particularly people who are transitioning from the service to another Mental Health service (e.g. SABP Community Mental Health Recovery Service)
• Establish supportive and respectful relationships with people using the service
• Help people identify their own recovery goals
• Support people using the service to identify and overcome fears within a relationship of empathy and trust
• Share ideas about ways of achieving Recovery goals, drawing on personal experiences and a range of coping, selfhelp and selfmanagement techniques
• Model personal responsibility, selfawareness, selfbelief, selfadvocacy and hopefulness
• Signpost to various resources, opportunities and activities within the Organisation and in communities to promote choice and informed decision making
• Accompany people who use the service to appointments / meetings / activities of their choice and performing a range of practical tasks, aligned to recovery goals
• Assist in risk assessments with multidisciplinary staff, highlighting any changes in service users presentation relevant to their safety and feedback accordingly
• Support the service in promoting a recovery orientated environment by identifying recoveryfocused activities and imparting information and education as required
• Act as a recovery champion within the service, and as an ambassador of recovery for the Organisation with external agencies and partner organisations.
• Be actively involved in the continued development of and in the ongoing evaluation of the Lived Exp Pract role
• Attend and complete an agreed induction programme and a peer support worker training programme, if not already completed
• Identify personal developmental needs in conjunction with Line Manager and supervision, undertaking further training as necessary.
• Participate in mandatory training as required.
• Participate in regular supervision
• Maintain a working knowledge of current trends in mental health, recovery and peer support by reading books, journals and accessing peer support networks.
• Work in accordance with the Organisations' Policies, Proce