Peer Support Specialist

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and compassionate Peer Support Specialist to join our team at the Hellingly Centre. We are looking for someone whose personal values and behaviours are in keeping with our Trusts values: People first:People are at the heart of everything we do Future focused:We are optimistic, we learn and we always try to improve Embracing change:We are bold, innovative and disciplined about making use of our resources to continuously improve Working together:We provide services in partnership with patients, families and others Everyone counts:We value, appreciate and respect each other If you are passionate about using your lived experience to support others in their recovery, to achieve their goals and live more fulfilling lives, this could be the perfect role for you.,

• Effectively communicating the core values and underpinning principles of peer support to service users, carers and other professionals, aiding others' understanding of peer support roles and their value within teams and service users' care.
• Working alongside the multidisciplinary team, establishing professional relationships with colleagues.
• Establishing mutual and reciprocal relationships with service users by listening to their experiences and journey, including leading to their admission to hospital and support them to consider their current goals and hopes and plans for the future.
• Working with service users individually and in groups, in a peer-led way, supporting them to meet needs holistically, e.g. education, welfare, employment, financial, leisure, housing and spiritual.
• Utilising your lived experience to support individuals and sharing parts of your own recovery story, where appropriate, to inspire hope. Being a positive role model for others overcoming mental health challenges, including service users, other workers and families or carer.
• Supporting and enabling individuals to resolve conflicts and regain control, responsibility, hope and enjoyment based on the principles of peer supported recovery.
• Supporting service users to engage in participation, co-production and service development opportunities, through the Working Together Group and other means and working on service development projects aligned with these areas.
  
  The Hellingly Centre is a modern purpose built medium secure unit specialising in the assessment and treatment of people with complex and enduring mental health needs, who have had contact with the criminal justice system.
There are 4 specialist wards (3 male medium secure wards ) and 1 female blended secure ward, each with a strong multi-disciplinary team. There area range of therapy facilities within the centre including: a gym, shop, music, woodwork and art rooms and Badger's Caf and allotment space on-site. The centre is situated within the beautiful Hellingly Country Park and the Cuckoo Trail is also very close by. The local town, Hailsham is under 10 minutes away by car. There is a direct bus link to Eastbourne. There is a small gym on-site which is available for staff to use. Badger's Cafe is on site and sells a good selection of hot drinks, meals and snacks. There is a large car park and parking is free.