Lived Experience Development Worker - ERP short-term offer

NHS; Ilkeston; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Lived Experience Development Worker for their Emotion Regulation Pathway. The role involves supporting individuals with complex emotional needs and developing peer support initiatives. Candidates should have lived experience of mental health challenges, strong interpersonal skills, and experience in leading teams. The position includes flexible working and generous annual leave. Join a compassionate team making a positive impact in the Derbyshire community.

Benefits

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Yearly appraisal and ongoing training

Good maternity, paternity, and adoption benefits

Health service discounts

Free employee assistance program

Access to support networks

Qualifications

• Experience of working in the field of patient, public involvement or improvement.
• Lived experience of mental health services as a recipient of care.
• Experience of managing and/or leading a team, service, or project.

Responsibilities

• Support and deliver peer support in the ERP.
• Evaluate and co-produce ERP offers.
• Manage a small caseload providing peer support.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Leadership

Organizational skills

Understanding of mental health issues

Education

Educated to degree level

Peer support qualification or training

Job description

Lived Experience Development Worker - ERP short-term offer

We have a Lived Experience Development Worker role in our Emotion Regulation Pathway to work across our Living Well & Derby Wellbeing community teams in Derbyshire with a focus on supporting the delivery of effective interventions for people with complex emotional needs (CEN).

Covering various locations across Derbyshire including: Killamarsh, Bolsover, Chesterfield, Ripley, Ilkeston, Buxton, Matlock, Ashbourne Derby and Swadlincote.

In the ERP (Emotion Regulation Pathway) we work with people with complex emotional needs, who may be diagnosed with 'Borderline Personality Disorder'. We use evidence-based interventions to support people who have problems in regulating emotions, impulsivity and interpersonal relationships using evidence-based approaches.

The role offers opportunities to co-develop and deliver peer support in the ERP. This post will support the ongoing success of bringing the expertise of people with lived experience into our Living Well teams; specifically by bringing that expertise into our pathway for people with complex emotional needs.

If we receive a high volume of applications, we may close this post early so please submit your applications as soon as possible.

Main duties of the job

The Lived Experience Development Worker is someone with their own experience of mental health challenges who can use this understanding to support ERP service development and help others with self-management, recovery, connection and engagement.

The Lived Experience Development Worker joins the ERP and will have a central role in raising the profile and voice of people with lived experience of CEN. They will help to evaluate, co-produce and develop ERP offers and support the delivery of CEN peer support. They will be involved in wider peer networks and trust wide training and co-production of services. The post holder will ensure high quality, effective, peer support is delivered in the ERP. They will work with a small caseload providing peer support to people with CEN and provide ongoing support to recruit and retain a small team of peer support workers in the ERP. They will actively manage their workload, effectively and efficiently prioritising competing demands. They will be committed to multidisciplinary team working, have relationship building skills, able to manage variable demands and be capable of supporting a small, team, dispersed across a large geographical area.

As a member of the Derbyshire Healthcare Foundation NHS Trust team, the post holder will be expected to reflect the values and key behaviours of the organisation, adopt the policies and philosophy of the service and provide interventions based on the recovery philosophy.

About us

Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of 'making a positive difference in people's lives'.

CQC rated us as 'GOOD' overall, commenting on how our colleagues "treated patients with compassion and kindness" and "felt positive and proud about working for the trust."

Benefits include:

• Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
• 27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years' service
• Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
• Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
• Health service discounts and online benefits
• Incremental pay progression
• Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7
• Access to our LGBT+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
• Health and wellbeing opportunities
• Structured learning and development opportunities

You would be welcomed into a vibrant, flexible, forward thinking Trust and Division, where ideas and innovation are welcomed. Working across beautiful Derbyshire delivering in local communities with MDT colleagues.

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

Education

• Educated to degree level
• Peer support qualification or training

Experience

• Lived experience of mental health services as a recipient of care
• Experience of working in the field of patient, public involvement or improvement.
• Practiced as an expert by experience in any setting
• Experience of managing and/or leading a team, service or project
• Experience of listening, collecting information and representing a diverse voice
• Experience of group facilitation, supporting groups or workshops
• Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team

Knowledge and skills

• An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with mental health issues and those presenting with Complex Emotional Needs
• The ability to effectively manage, organise and prioritise own workload and meet set deadlines
• Good interpersonal skills to facilitate communication with colleagues and other service providers
• Able to act as a role model and demonstrate leadership skills
• Able to recognise and constructively challenge poor practice
• Able to support staff to deliver person-centred care that enables recovery
• Knowledge of trauma informed practice and how this applies in an adult mental health setting
• Understanding and application of evidence-based practice
• Good understanding of NHS standards and relevant national standards
• Able to demonstrate commitment to continuous learning and professional development

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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