Job overview

The Nottinghamshire Eating Disorders Service is an exciting team covering the whole of Nottingham City and County. We work alongside our Local Mental Health Team colleagues and the voluntary sector to provide support and  Psychological Therapies to service users who have a diagnosis of an eating disorder.  
Our team works with service users in the community and in patient settings.
We are looking to recruit a Peer Support Worker to the team, to support service users aged 16 and over within our service.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies

Main duties of the job

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Carer Peer Support Worker / Peer Support Worker to work with the Nottinghamshire Eating Disorders Service. 

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual with lived experience or lived experience of supporting a friend or loved one through an eating disorder and recovery, to support carers/ service users in the community. You will work with a variety of different service users and their families, often with complex mental health conditions . The job can be emotionally challenging at times and you will receive support and guidance from colleagues within the team with the opportunity to attend  further training and undertake supervision.

 

Working for our organisation

#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons

We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.

The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team

The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment