Peer Support Worker

at  Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

There has never been a more exciting time to join the Perinatal Trauma & Loss Care Service (P-TLC), as we continue to expand our pathways. We are seeking a passionate Peer Support Worker with a special interest in supporting women and birthing people who have experienced perinatal trauma and / or baby loss for a 12 month fixed term role.
P-TLC is a psychologically driven service, providing countywide individual, group, and systemic support to people who have experienced perinatal trauma and loss. P-TLC Service prides itself on being a collaborative, innovative and supportive team to work in. We are a team motivated to provide the best service & advocate for trauma informed care.
As this is a specialised role we strongly welcome applications from those who have their own lived experience of baby loss (including but limited to miscarriage, stillbirth, neonatal death, molar, TRMR) and/or perinatal trauma.
You may have completed an accredited peer support work programme previously or alternatively be willing to complete this within LPFT as part of your employment. We work closely with the wider Perinatal CMHT and you will have the support of four experienced peer support workers in that team.
Our service is county wide and it is expected you will be able to travel independently to complete home visits. We can offer Lincoln, Grantham or Boston as a staff base which will be discussed at interview. Our service working hours are Monday-Friday 9:00-17:00.
The role of a Peer Support Worker (PSW) has been developed specifically for individuals who have lived experience of Psychological distress following perinatal trauma and / or baby loss.
Under the supervision of a qualified member of staff, the PSW will support the delivery of a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary service. The PSW will do this through providing emotional support to help them meet their treatment goals. Through sharing their own experience, PSW’s will inspire hope and belief that recovery is possible, helping service users to feel more positively about their future.
The post holder will work as part of a wider team including Psychologists, Assistant Psychologists & Specialist Midwife
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,800 staff, and serving a population of over 766,000, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.
You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England, in an area heralded as a fantastic place to live and work. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of ‘outstanding’ for well-led and ‘good’ overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We’re really proud of this!
We are also leading the way in transforming care, with multi-million-pound transformation of patient environments and radical redesign of community services.
This is the time to join and help redesign our services of the future. We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.
To model principles of hope, recovery and self-belief in all aspects of their work with women and families.
Share coping, self-help and self-management techniques with women and their carers, in an appropriate and supportive manner.
To support women to meet treatment goals and enable them to access to the community to promote their emotional and social development.
Co facilitate psychologically informed groups.
Liaise with maternity care where appropriate.
Liaise with representatives from universal services, as appropriate, and facilitate and model good communication between services.
Contribute to the development of peer support opportunities amongst women who are currently open to the Perinatal service.
Contribute to the development of women’s involvement and participation within the perinatal service.
To be actively involved in the continued development of the PSW role in the Perinatal Service and the wider service, including training and on-going evaluation.
Comply with and carry out safe practice in accordance with Trust policies and procedures, and local and national policy and legislation.
Engage in a period of induction, supervision and work-related training, as required.
Maintain strict confidentiality of patient information at all times and ensure accurate record-keeping in accordance with Trust Policy

Please refer the Job description for details