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Job summary

Main area
Mental Health
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 4
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
354-PC-20651
Employer
Sussex Partnership NHS FoundationTrust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Wentworth House, Crawley Hospital
Town
Crawley
Salary
£26,530 - £29,114 pa
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
Today at 23:59

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Sussex Partnership NHS FoundationTrust logo

Veteran Peer Support Worker

NHS AfC: Band 4

Welcome from our Chief Executive

Our organisation is expanding and we're looking for people with the right values, skills and/or potential to join us. We need people with energy, expertise, enthusiasm to help us provide the very best possible specialist NHS mental health and learning disability care. This involves helping us achieve our strategy to improve the quality of life for the communities we serve through People, Prevention and Partnerships.

So what can we offer you in return?

We're an organisation which puts people first. We'll do everything possible to help you feel respected, valued and included. We'll help you learn, acquire new skills and gain further experience to support your career development. And we'll provide the opportunity for you to bring your fresh ideas to work about how we can do things differently and continue improving.

You will also be joining a health and care system committed to working together to do the best we can for the communities we serve. Above all, at Sussex Partnership you'll have the chance to make a difference to the lives of the patients, carers and families across our communities.

As a Trust we are committed in making a difference. Your development is important to us, so don't forget to ask us during interview what opportunities we can offer. We can offer fully funded lifelong learning opportunities such as an apprenticeship from GCSE to Masters level.

If you like the sound of that, then come and join our team.

Job overview

Would you like the opportunity to work in a specialist Veteran mental health team?

If you are a veteran of the British armed forces and have an understanding of mental health recovery or have had your own lived experience journey with mental health, then you could be an ideal candidate for our service.

We are looking for a dynamic and passionate individual to work in our integrated veteran's mental health and wellbeing service.

We support veterans in Surrey, Sussex and Kent, this post requires working across Sussex and Surrey with occasional cross cover in Kent.

You will be a positive role model for other veterans overcoming mental health challenges and will inspire hope. You will support veterans in identifying both strengths and early signs of relapse and support them in identifying possible triggers or causes of relapse.

Main duties of the job

The main duties of this role include:

To support others who are overcoming mental health challenges in their journey to recovery and wellbeing

To plan, promote and deliver delegated activities in accordance with the service user’s needs to meet goals identified in the individual’s Recovery Plan

Working for our organisation

We are an expanding and exciting specialist service within SPFT, working regional in the south east and nationally as part of the NHS armed forces networks for Op courage.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Further details of role and responsibilities can be seen within attached  Veteran Peer Support Worker job description.

Person specification

QUALIFICATIONS

Essential criteria
  • Health care or relevant NVQ Level 3 or equivalent skills acquired through experience or formal teaching qualification
  • Evidence of a commitment to lifelong learning

KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE

Essential criteria
  • Ex member/veteran of the British armed forces
  • Significant experience of working with people with mental health needs in a paid or voluntary capacity in health/social care/teaching setting
  • Experience of working with people with mental health difficulties
  • Experience of working with groups/activities
  • Experience of supervising others
  • Comprehensive knowledge of Peer Support, Recovery and Wellbeing in mental health and ability to apply this throughout your work
  • Experience of working as part of a team

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyDisability confident leaderDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - BronzeCare quality commission - GoodArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardStep into healthPride In Veterans

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Sam Taylor
Job title
Clinical Service Manager for Op Courage
Email address
[email protected]
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