This is a fixed term post for 12 months, due to funding.            

If you are a Hywel Dda Health Board employee this post will only be offered on a secondment basis and you will need to have gained your line managers approval for the secondment prior to going to interview

This is a innovative and brand new concept in the formulation of ‘Peer Mentor Support Worker’, emphasising the significant and integral role of ‘peer support’, which focuses on the importance of establishing ‘strong therapeutic relationships’ with the women who use our service, building trust, and promoting confidence and self esteem, promoting the ability to make informed choices regarding care and treatment.

Full training and supervision will be provided for the successful candidate of this new and exciting opportunity. The post holder will assist in the facilitation of our Specialist Interventions, via group work, and 1 – 1 work, and will work closely with our midwifery and Health Visiting colleagues, whilst carrying a small and designated caseload for specific 1 – 1 intervention’s.

The successful candidate will be based with the Specialist Perinatal Service in Ty Myddfai in Carmarthen; however some travel would be expected dependant upon workload and priority.

Those with lived experience of Perinatal Mental Health Issues/problems are strongly invited to apply, but this is not an essential requirement, however, the ability to demonstrate genuine empathy and clinical integrity regarding their work is.

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

Interviews will be held on Monday the 4th March 2019.

Hywel Dda University Health Board operates a bilingual policy.  All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.

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These processes are in line with Fair and Lawful processing in line with current Data Protection Legislation especially those in relation to your personal or sensitive personal data (sensitive personal data is defined as any declared physical or mental health conditions, racial or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, trade union membership, political opinion, religious beliefs). As an organisation, we ensure that the legislation defining confidentiality is observed such as use of data for specific, defined purposes, and use of data that is relevant and not excessive whilst practicing data accuracy and security of all held personal identifiable information (PII)

If you are successfully appointed, by completing the application form you authorise the UHB to obtain any previous NHS service details including all electronically held sickness information, via the Inter Authority Transfer process on the national Electronic Staff Record (ESR).