Carer / Parent Peer Support Worker

The role of Eating Disorders Peer Support Worker (PSW) has been developed specifically for peoplewho have personal lived experience of being a parent/carer of a young person who has accessed

Eating Disorder Services. Through sharing wisdom from their own experiences, the Eating Disorders

Parent/Carer PSW will inspire hope and belief that recovery is possible, and support parents/carersthrough their own recovery journey.

As an integral and highly valued member of the multi-disciplinary team, the Eating Disorders

Parent/Carer PSW will provide formalised peer support and practical assistance to parents and carersin order for them to regain control over their lives and their own unique recovery journey as a parent orcarer of a young person accessing eating disorder services. They will also work collaboratively withothers to assist in improving the wellbeing of parents/carers of individuals accessing eating disorderservices.

Through sharing the wisdom of their own lived experience of caring for a young person with recoveryfrom an eating disorder, the Eating Disorders Parent/Carer PSW will inspire hope and belief thatrecovery is possible. Within a relationship of mutuality, they will facilitate and support information

sharing to promote choice, self-determination and opportunities for the fulfilment of socially valued rolesand connection to local communities., As a core member of a busy multi-disciplinary team, the Eating Disorders Parent/Carer PSW will carryout some generic duties. They will work alongside parents/carers of young people accessing eatingdisorder services on a 1:1 basis and in a group setting. The Eating Disorders Parent/Carer PSW willalso have the opportunity to co-work with other colleagues.

The Eating Disorders Parent/Carer PSW will take a lead role in embedding recovery values within the service setting in which they work, alongside other Trust recovery champions, and act as an ambassador of recovery for the Trust with external agencies and partner organisations and also work alongside the Patient and Carer Involvement Team. The Eating Disorders Parent/Carer PSW will also work with the Recovery and Wellbeing College (RWBC) in order to deliver local courses appropriate to parents/carers of young people accessing eating disorder services.

Central and North West London NHS Trust is committed to providing safe, effective services and providing those who use the services; and those who support them, with a positive experience.