Location: Brighton, England, UK
Sector: Health and Care
Overview
For candidates requiring a UK Health and Care Visa, a minimum of 2 years’ relevant experience (preferably within the NHS) is required to meet the visa pay threshold. Please do not apply if you do not meet these criteria.
This is an opportunity to join the Brighton Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP) Team, part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, supporting individuals aged 14–65 experiencing their first episode of psychosis.
We are recruiting a Peer Support Worker with lived experience of psychosis to support recovery-focused interventions within a multidisciplinary team.
Main Duties of the Job
- Provide peer-based support to individuals and groups.
- Act as a positive role model for people overcoming mental health challenges.
- Share appropriate parts of your recovery journey to inspire hope.
- Use open-ended questions, validating language, and empowering communication.
- Support individuals to build resilience, manage challenges, and regain control.
- Assist service users in identifying strengths, early warning signs, and relapse triggers.
- Support individuals to regain purpose, independence, dignity, and self-respect.
- Assist with holistic needs (education, employment, welfare, housing, financial, leisure, spiritual).
- Encourage engagement with social and community networks.
- Co-produce and co-facilitate group sessions.
- Deliver educational training where appropriate.
- Engage in peer and professional supervision and apply learning in practice.
- Facilitate access to activity sessions and promote beneficial opportunities.
- Undertake additional duties reasonably required by the manager or supervisor.
Working for Our Organisation
The Brighton EIP team is based at the Aldrington Centre, Hove, near the seafront. You will join a dynamic, friendly, and supportive multi-disciplinary team with strong leadership, regular clinical supervision, peer support networks, and access to internal/external training as well as university-accredited courses.
Flexible and remote working using digital tools is supported.
Person Specification
Essential Qualifications
- Recognised qualification relevant to the role or equivalent technical/life skills
- Commitment to lifelong learning
- Health care or relevant NVQ Level 3 or equivalent
Essential Experience & Knowledge
- Experience supporting individuals with psychosis or complex mental health needs
- Experience working within a team
- Experience receiving supervision
- Lived experience of psychosis and mental health recovery
- Understanding of Peer Support, Recovery, and Wellbeing principles
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