Female* Peer Recovery Navigator

Job responsibilities

• Build trusting and collaborative relationship with the service user.
• Carry out role adhering to Mental Health Bristol Partnerships policies, procedures, values, code of conduct and current legislation using a Recovery orientated, psychologically informed, equalities based approach
• To be an expert through personal lived experience of mental health recovery; to draw upon lived experience of mental health support needs and recovery to assist people to move forward positively.
• To be active in own recovery and show a willingness to share recovery experience
• Co produce, implement and review recovery plan, crisis plan and other self management tools e.g Wellness Recovery Action Plan, in partnership with service users in line with best practice.
• To act as a specialist resource within the service, by offering a unique perspective to service users. To act as an expert on recovery resources.
• To facilitate positive culture change within the workplace , as defined by system leadership.
• Identify, assess, contribute, maintain, feedback and manage risk to ensure risk is minimised. Work in a safe manner using a positive risk-taking approach, ensuring the health and safety policies of Mental Health Bristol are implemented and fully adhered to ensure all safeguarding issues are properly managed.
• Have up-to-date safeguarding training and ensure that Safeguarding policies and procedures are fully adhered to and that a Think Family approach is embedded within working practice.
• Support facilitation of delivery of the recovery plan to enable service users to make informed decisions about their mental wellbeing, maximising their independence and providing advocacy role where appropriate.
• Work in a culturally sensitive way for all service users, tailoring service to meet their individual needs, challenging stigma and discrimination, advocating for person if appropriate, and ensuring up-to-date community knowledge. Work with a range of needs e.g from young people to older people, LGBT service users , disabled people and with people with a range of backgrounds and ethnicity.
• To provide specialist support to women using the service and advice and guidance to other team members regarding womens mental health issues
• To provide specialist support and screening regarding domestic abuse/sexual violence and provide advice and guidance to the team on pathways into DVA and sexual violence services.
• Participate actively in supervision and reflective practice. Proactively seek advice and support from colleagues and other agencies as relevant
• Promote and facilitate service user involvement and inclusion within Mental Health Bristol and the community in line with Mental Health Bristol Partnership objectives.
• Contribute to project work, development initiatives and implementation of policies and procedures with guidance from Team Manager and Partnership and Recovery Development Managers.
• Contribute to Recovery College delivery and promote college activities to service users, family, carers and enable access.
• Support caseload management and documentation effectively, ensuring up to date and clear record keeping in line with MHB policies, making best use of supervision, training and staff development. Ensuring up to date and clear record keeping in line with policies.
• To use RIO electronic patient record system as required by the post. Training will be provided.
• Collaborate with other team members to maximise service performance, meet targets and Service Level Agreements and promote effective communication and teamwork.
• Work within rota system including evenings and weekend working as required.
• Maintain hope and optimism for the individual with high expectations for recovery. Use lived experience (if appropriate)to positively support the individuals recovery
• Work closely with carers, families and children as with service users carers if appropriate.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Proven experience of mental health issues and/or services, as a service user.
• To have experience of recovering a meaningful life, and able to self manage ( with or without support) any ongoing mental health issues.
• Significant experience working with people with mental health needs, or people with complex needs
• Proven experience of working with people with multiple needs (e.g. mental health, homelessness, alcohol/drug dependency long term conditions)
• Proven experience of carrying out needs and/or risk assessments and the support planning process
• Experience of working with a number of individuals with competing needs and priorities

Desirable

• Experience of delivering women only services

Values

Essential

• Commitment to diversity and equal opportunities at work
• Work with a Recovery focused approach
• Commitment to service user participation and involvement
• An understanding and commitment to meeting the needs of vulnerable women and men

Qualifications

Essential

• Numeracy and literacy to GCSE level/NVQ 2 or equivalent
• IT skills including ability to produce various documents in Word, and use of email and internet.

Desirable

• A recognised qualification in a relevant field (for example DipSW, RMN, CPN)
• Psychologically informed practice

Knowledge

Essential

• Proven knowledge of support needs of people with mental health needs.
• Proven knowledge of equal opportunities issues
• Proven knowledge of health and safety issues, especially those relevant to mental health
• Proven knowledge of safeguarding policies and procedures relating to adults and children and young people
• Knowledge and understanding of the particular needs of working with vulnerable women
• To have completed the Peer support Training programme or be willing to complete the course upon employment

Desirable

• Proven knowledge of welfare benefits
• Proven knowledge of the social care sector
• Knowledge of working with people with drug and alcohol, learning disabilities or complex needs
• Knowledge of peer work theory and practice

Desirable

Desirable

• A current, full driving licence and access to ...