Peer Support Coordinator - London, United Kingdom - Bromley, Lewisham & Greenwich Mind

Bromley, Lewisham & Greenwich Mind

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London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Peer Support Coordinator
- £28,949 per year

Full time
Permanent contract
Based in Royal Borough of Greenwich
Some hybrid working considered, in line with policy

This role will work as part of an integrated team with Bridge, BLG Mind and Oxleas NHS Trust.

Bromley, Lewisham & Greenwich Mind_ and _Bridge Support_are working in partnership with Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust to deliver the
Greenwich Community Wellbeing
Hub. This will form part of the new transformation of mental health services in the Royal Borough of Greenwich under the NHS Long Term Plan. The service will bring together the expertise of local primary, secondary and voluntary sector mental health care providers with the aim of providing flexible, holistic and integrated services for adults with mental health problems.

You will draw on your personal experiences and good communication skills to coordinate and deliver recovery-orientated peer support to people with long-term mental health problems.

This support will enable individuals to access community groups, attend appointments, and generally get them more involved in the community.

A future vision will be to recruit and train volunteers to undertake this work as well.

You will use your knowledge and skills to support you to build good rapport with your clients and ensure your approach is meaningful.

You will need to be organised, resilient and empathetic in supporting clients to achieve their goals.

The role will involve:

Line managing Peer Support Workers
Recruiting and supporting Peer Support Volunteers
Working with a small caseload of clients to provide recoveryorientated peer support to adults with mental health problems
Collaborative working with all partners involved in the Community Wellbeing Hub
Commitment to regular training and supervision
Effective contribution to the development and continuous improvement of the service

Successful applicants will be expected to undergo an Enhanced Level Disclosure and Barring Service check

Closing date:
Monday 8thMay (11:59pm)

Likely interview date:
Thursday 18thMay

About us

Bridge Support_began in 1986 and has grown into the main service provider for mental health in the Royal Borough of Greenwich with a current workforce of 130 staff. We work with several strategically selected partners to support people with longterm mental health problems by providing the framework they need to work towards independent living. Our aim is for every person to be able to enjoy the freedoms, opportunities, and pleasures that most people take for granted.
BLG Mind_ is a local Mind with a diverse workforce of over 400 staff and volunteers, working to support people with mental health problems and dementia in the boroughs of Bromley, Lewisham and Greenwich. Read about the _benefits_ of working for us.
People from culturally diverse communities
Disabled people
People with diverse sexual orientations and gender identities
Under 25s