Leader Peer Supporter

Do you have lived experience of the criminal justice system?

Do you have experience of supporting others?

Are you motivated to use your skills and experience to lead and influence others?

If you answer yes to the above questions, then GM Community Health and Justice pathway would love to hear from you and read your application for our Leader Peer Supporter role.

While we value indirect lived experience gained through personal and professional relationships, direct lived experience of the criminal justice system is an essential requirement for this role.

Successful candidate will work as part of a multidisciplinary team serving the GM area. Leading the Peer Support workforce with expertise derived from lived experience to support and steer effective, trauma-informed, recovery-focused services.

This will include working with people who have used our services into involvement, volunteering and employment opportunities.

We expect that the successful candidate will have experience of peer mentoring to support, build credible and mutual relationship with the peer workforce and wider clinical teams.

We are proud to have achieved the GOLD standard award from Career Matters in recognition of our efforts to promote open and inclusive recruitment and retention of individuals with lived experience of the criminal justice system. This means we will consider any convictions individually., To proactively engage with a range of internal services, including Engagement and Recovery Academy Leads, Human Resources and Occupational Health.

To ensure that individuals applying for posts are provided with the support they need during the recruitment process.

To challenge inequalities experienced by health and justice service users and carers and to address existing discrimination whilst ensuring a process of learning for the organisation.

To effectively co produce and co-deliver training, including team preparation sessions in readiness for peer support workers taking up post within the team, peer support training and training courses.

Support with the ongoing development of lived experience roles.

To effectively co-deliver training, including team preparation sessions in readiness for peer support workers taking up post within the team, peer support training and training courses.

To provide advice and support to managers, as agreed with the individual, which may include negotiating adjustments and on-going contact with the employer to resolve any difficulties that arise, The post holder will facilitate and support the expansion of peer support worker roles within the Trust. The role will include providing high quality supervision, training and employment support advice to peer support workers.

The postholder will work alongside Trust Engagement and Operational Leads to identify peer support placements to promote experiential learning and skill development for those interested in seeking formal peer support roles in the Trust. The post holder will work with clinical teams to prepare them for the introduction of peer support workers and run information sessions to increase understanding of the role.

The individual will also provide specialist peer support worker input into clinical service planning, development and evaluation.

All positions within the Trust are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, for further information on the checks required please visit the NHS Employers website (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..org

The Trust mandates all post holders who require a DBS for their role to subscribe to the DBS Update Service. You will be required to enrol for this service for a fee of £16 per year and maintain registration throughout your employment with GMMH., We are aspiring to ensure our workforce is representative of the diverse communities that we serve, and we are strongly committed to removing barriers to employment for candidates from under-represented groups, for example BAME, Disabled and LGBT+ communities.

If you would like to have an informal chat about the recruitment process for this role or would value some additional support, we'd love to hear from you.