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Job overview

Transition from child to adulthood is a complex struggle for many young people,  multiple changes are happening all at once. In education, employment, housing, relationships, social and emotional expectations of self and from others, causing increased anxiety, for both young people and their families/carers.

The role of young person transition peer support worker has been developed specifically for people who have lived experience of transition from child to adult services who have lived experience of mental distress.

Peer support workers use their experiences to offer empathy and understanding to others, inspiring hope and belief that recovery is possible. In this role, the peer worker will offer peer support alongside practical assistance to help people feel in control of their lives and their own unique recovery process. Within a relationship of mutuality and information sharing, they will promote choice, self-determination and opportunities for the fulfilment of socially valued roles and connection to local communities.

The PSW will act as a transition champion within the team and an ambassador for young people for the Trust. Peer workers will also be expected to invest in their own personal and professional development as well as supporting ongoing development of peer roles in the Trust.

To work to enhance the mental and emotional well-being of young people as they transition from child to adult services within Nottinghamshire.

Main duties of the job

The Peer Support Worker (Young person transitions hub) will be required to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team supporting transitions from child to adult services. The focus will be on service-user engagement and building and maintaining strong relationships with young people. The post holder will create links between the service user and Community professionals, enhancing the young person transition experience, from the point of access ensuring that service users are at the heart of all communications. Peer Support Worker will use their relationship with the young person so to assist in overcoming barriers to access.

As a new role, the post-holder will be required to participate in shaping and developing the peer support approach within the young person transition hub mental Health Services in Nottinghamshire.

Working for our organisation

Nottinghamshire Healthcare employs over 10,000 colleagues who help #MakeADifference every day. We provide intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and South Yorkshire. Care is delivered from over 120 sites within the community from acute settings and across low, medium and high secure environments including prisons.

As one of the largest mental health and community trusts in the East Midlands and one of the biggest employers in Nottinghamshire.  We are also home to national and regional services such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We are committed to flexible and agile working, including the opportunity to join our bank.

Your health and wellbeing is our priority and as such we invest significantly in this via our in-house Occupational Health Service, Staff Counselling Service and Health and Wellbeing Team.

We offer a number of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) groups, our Green Champions Network, Freedom to Speak Up Network. Health and Wellbeing Champions Network and Menopause Champions.  We provide care to a diverse range of communities and are passionate about supporting diversity and inclusion in the Trust.

If you believe in our values of Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion and Teamwork, then we would love to hear from you!

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