Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust
Liaison and Diversion/RECONNECT Lived Experience Worker
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Job Overview
Come and Join Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, where we offer a wide variety of challenging and rewarding roles within a supportive, innovative, and dynamic work environment!
We have an exciting opportunity for a Peer Support Worker to join our team within the RECONNECT Service in the Directorate of Mental Health.
The role of the Liaison & Diversion/RECONNECT Peer Support Worker has been developed specifically for individuals who have lived experience within the Criminal Justice System as an offender. The value of lived experience is pivotal in this role in supporting this population of people as this adds value to the support offered. The Peer Support Worker uses their own unique, life-altering experience to guide and support others who are in a similar situation. Peer Support Workers provide support from the perspective of someone who has first-hand experience, something that professionals cannot learn from training or education.
The post holder will have a keen interest in health and justice and a passion for supporting vulnerable individuals in contact with the Criminal Justice system under the supervision of a Liaison & Diversion/RECONNECT practitioner. The post holder will work as part of a team and liaise closely with Criminal Justice Partners to work with individuals who have been referred. The peer support worker will support service users to access and engage with community support services for their identified needs.
This role will operate over Monday-Friday 09:00-17:00, covering 22.5 hours per week.
The health and wellbeing of our team members is very important to us and we offer a robust induction period, as well as regular supervision and support. You will have opportunities to progress your career with a structured learning journey that will enable you to achieve your long-term goals and work to your strengths.
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We Also Offer
- A generous pension contribution and holiday allowance starting at 27 days, increasing to 29 days after 5 years of service and 33 days after 10 years of service
- Free onsite parking
- Access to a wide range of additional benefits (attached) such as discounted shopping, recognition schemes, and various other packages you can draw from to help support your work-life balance
- Health and Wellbeing Support
- Various Staff Support Networks
For this role, you will be based at County Hall; however, you will be required to work across sites in Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland, therefore it is essential that you are able to drive and have access to a vehicle.
For more information, please contact clinical team Lead Shannon Selby - shannon.selby1@nhs.net
Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
We understand that applicants may use AI tools to support their application; however, all applications must be personalised and reflect your own qualifications, skills, knowledge, and experience. AI should not be used to generate or copy responses, and candidates will be required to confirm that all information provided is accurate, as misrepresentation may affect the outcome of your application or future employment.
Job Description Summary (Main Duties And Responsibilities)
- To work with and develop supportive relationships with service users.
- To use own lived experience to guide and support others who are in a similar situation to make positive changes within their recovery journey and support engagement with support services.
- To share own recovery story to provide hope, self-belief, and self-awareness and inspire and instil confidence in peers.
- Promote and facilitate access to community groups and networks that enable service users to participate in community activities and with partner agencies.
- Support service users to identify and overcome fears within a relationship of empathy and trust.
- Work with key stakeholders involved with supporting the service user.
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About Us
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health, and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland.
We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.
Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours, and other important information including AI in our recruitment process can be found in the Information for Applicants document attached.
We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.
For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).
All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.
For all jobs, the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.
Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.
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