Job overview

We are looking to recruit a peer support worker to join our Community Rehabilitation Service (CRS) in Brighton and Hove. We are a supportive, well-resourced and staffed team located across Brighton General Hospital and Millview Hospital, which is well served by public transport, as is the whole city. We have use of a pool car, or bus passes for staff to use on visits. Brighton is a vibrant, inclusive city with much to offer those who work here. We are open to discussing flexible working requirements to ensure we best support the recruitment and retention of our staff and will always try to support a positive work/life balance

As a Peer Support Worker, you will be using your lived experience of mental health to work alongside individuals to understand their experiences and to maximise their strengths, resources and skills. You will help run peer led groups and link with resources in the third sector and community.

The job is for 15 hours per week/two days (working pattern can be negotiated/discussed).

This job will be open to band 4 workers. Band 4 workers will need to have a recognised peer support qualification as well as significant experience working with service users with mental health needs.  

Main duties of the job

The CRS is a specialist mental health team working with service users with a primary diagnosis of psychosis who have complex needs including drug and alcohol misuse. Service users under CRS require an intensive level of support to ensure their recovery; some have a history of difficulty forming relationships with mental health services/professionals and may have had multiple admissions to hospital. You will work in partnership with a diverse team of clinicians and support staff including Social Workers, Occupational Therapists, Psychologists, Psychiatrists, Nurses and our third sector partners.

In line with our Trust value of ‘People First’, evidence shows that people who are treated in community and in the least restrictive manner, have better outcomes. In this role you will work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team, to help us provide this opportunity for our service users in line with national agendas of The Getting It Right First Time a whole system approach to recovery from mental ill health, maximising an individual's quality of life and social inclusion.

You will be working under the guidance of a qualified professional in the team and there will mentoring and support available from more experienced peer workers within the Trust. Full training and induction will be provided as well as supervision.

Working for our organisation

We are a committed team of individuals, like-minded in our devotion to the mental health of our service community.

We are a large NHS Mental Health Trust in South East England. We're looking for people to help us provide high quality services for patients, carers and local communities we serve.

We want patients and staff to recommend our organisation as a place where they would be happy for their friends and family to be treated. You can help us do this by bringing your skills, experience and commitment to Sussex Partnership.

Sussex Partnership NHS FT is committed to supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our communities. Our workforce is currently under-represented from Black and Minority, Ethnic and disabled communities and we would welcome applications from these communities.