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Job summary

Main area
Peer Support/Lived Experience
Grade
Band 7
Contract
12 months (The duration is for 12 months fixed term or secondment.)
Hours
37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday Full time - 37.5 hours per week)
Job ref
040-AC270-0724
Employer
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
Employer type
NHS
Site
St Cadoc's Hospital
Town
Caerleon
Salary
£44,398 - £50,807 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
31/07/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board logo

Local Recovery College/Peer Support/Lived Experience Lead

Band 7

We encourage applications from those who consider themselves to have a disability and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.

If you are successful at interview for this post you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are short listed for this post, you will be contacted via your email account you used to apply for this post, therefore please check your account regularly.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board support flexible working.

Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process

Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 1,2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the  living wage of £12 per hour - £23,465 per annum. This temporary top up will be in place until  the annual pay uplift for 2024/25 is confirmed

Job overview

We have a new exciting opportunity for a Local Recovery College Peer Lead to join Aneurin Bevan University Health Board.

The post holder will use their lived experience, knowledge, and expertise to lead the lived experience recovery college program in the health board. This will include the development of a Recovery College business case and oversight of its implementation and supporting the Peer Support / Lived Experience workforce. Responsibilities include leading a team, maintaining partnerships, and oversight of key tasks related to taking this agenda forward.

This post is fixed term/secondment for 12 months to meet the needs of the service.   If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.  

Please note for any NHS Wales secondment opportunities, employees must seek permission from their line manager before applying.

Ability to travel to undertake the duties of the post at various locations is an essential part of the role.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Main duties of the job

The Local Recovery College Peer Lead will:

Support the development of business case and readiness assessment for the introduction of a recovery college locally. 

Manage the programme of work to develop and implement a local Recovery College in line with the national Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) Recovery College model.


Lead and support implementation of the suite of national Recovery College resources developed by the national team in HEIW.


Manage the development and delivery of education and development programmes to staff at all levels.


Work collaboratively as part of an All-Wales Peer-led Recovery College community of practice network with HEIW to capture and share good practice, supported by a Quality Improvement approach.

Working for our organisation

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

Person specification

Qualifications and Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Educated to master’s degree level or able to demonstrate equivalent lived and professional experience.
  • Evidence of recent continued professional development e.g. Recovery-focused and peer support related training activities.
  • Able to demonstrate commitment to Continuing Professional Development.
  • Knowledge of current health and social care policies.
Desirable criteria
  • Project management qualification.
  • Holds professional registration e.g. Health & Care Professionals Council (HCPC), Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).
  • Management qualification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Lived experience of mental health challenges and of using mental health services.
  • Experience of change management.
  • Experience of supervising and appraising staff.
  • Experience in managing complex HR issues with staff e.g. the management of performance / long term sickness.

Skills and Attributes

Essential criteria
  • Autonomous practitioner with self-management skills.
  • Planning and prioritisation of workload.
  • Communicate complex information to a wide audience.
  • Effective leadership skills.
  • Clear understanding of Personal Recovery and peer support / Trainer roles.
  • Manage deadlines and competing priorities.
  • Experience in Strategy development and delivery.
  • Experience in guidelines and policy development.
  • Post qualification experience working in mental health services (statutory or voluntary sector).
Desirable criteria
  • Welsh Language Skills are desirable levels 1 to 5 in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in Welsh.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Credit Unions WalesApprenticeships logoAge positiveImproving working livesStop Smoking Wales is the NHS Smoking Cessation Service in WalesArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardStonewall Hyrwyddwr Amrywiaeth Diversity ChampionMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerHyderus o ran anabledd crflogwrCore principles

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Welsh language skills are desirable

Documents to download

Apply online now

Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Freda Lacey
Job title
MHLD Partnership Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07717445352
Additional information

Contact name: Dr Jessica Woolley

Contact job title: Peer Development Lead

Contact email address: [email protected]

Contact telephone number: 07947473701

 

If you would like to find out more about the role or book an informal visit, please contact Freda Lacey or Dr Jessica Woolley on the numbers or emails above, Monday to Friday between 9am-5pm.

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