Peer Mentors Needed for People Living with Type 2 Diabetes in Bristol

[Diabetes@Brigstowe]

Dear Diabetes UK Forum Members,

Are you living with Type 2 diabetes and want to help others? Become a peer mentor!

We're looking to recruit 20 enthusiastic and motivated volunteers living with Type 2 diabetes in Bristol who can listen, share experiences and motivate people newly diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. We are interviewing in November and December for mentors to train in January and start mentoring in February 2019.

As a peer mentor you will:

• Receive full training and ongoing support
• Develop your knowledge of type 2 diabetes
• Meet other people living with Type 2 diabetes
• Have all expenses relating to mentoring reimbursed

To apply for this role you will need to be:

• Living with Type 2 diabetes
• Considering yourself to be living WELL with diabetes
• Able to commit an hour a week to provide mentoring in Bristol
• Available for training between 10th-13th or 16th-19th January

To find out more about becoming a peer mentor please contact Sean at diabetes@brigstowe.org or call 0117 9555038.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Sean
Peer Support Coordinator
Bristol Community Health and Brigstowe working in partnership

 

[Diabetes@Brigstowe]

We have now opened recruitment for our peer mentor program. Please see attached for the full role description and if you would like to apply, please find our application form at the following link: https://www.voscur.org/jobs/93827

 

[Diabetes@Brigstowe]

We still have places for mentors on our Bristol Type 2 Diabetes Peer Support Service.

Our mentors will be training in January ready to provide newly diagnosed people living with type 2 diabetes in February. If you, or somebody you know is living well with type 2 diabetes, and wants to make a positive impact on someone who may be struggling with their diagnosis, get in touch. We're happy to talk to you about the role before you apply. you can contact us here on the forum, at diabetes@brigstowe.org or call our office on 0117 9555 038.

Don't be shy.