Peer Support worker Psychosis

The role and responsibilities include; being an integral and highly valued member of the multi-disciplinary team, PSWs will provide structured peer support and practical assistance to their allocated caseload of service users: enabling them to regain control over both their lives and their recovery process. Participating in the ongoing assessment, planning, delivering and review of care to meet identified physical and mental health, social and well-being needs.

They will model the values of recovery within and outside of MHSOP and share wisdom gained from their own experiences. Being active in their own recovery and showing a willingness to share these recovery experiences while supporting us in embedding the Recovery Principles of Hope, Control and Opportunity across training, service delivery and design.Clinical supervision and support will be provided by the CNS for 'Psychosis'. The PSW will be under the overarching supervision of the Clinical Lead nurse and the MHCB Peer Support Lead.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.

Our mission is "Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together", and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.