# Peer Facilitator

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** The Orchard
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Healthcare support worker
- **Grade:** Band 2
- **Salary:** £25,272 Per Annum Pro Rata
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Part time - 18.75 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-01T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-08-18T13:00:41.972Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8237706
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8237706?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.lscft.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Peer support is based on the recognition that there is no better person to support the path towards recovery than someone who has walked a similar path as that individual.

The Peer Facilitator will provide formalised peer support and practical assistance to service users assisting them to regain a sense of control over their lives and their own unique recovery process. The Peer Facilitator will work alongside a service user through their recovery journey and assist them when taking initial steps in several areas dependent on the stage of their personal recovery goals.

### Main duties of the job

We are excited to be able to advertise for a Peer Facilitator to join the team on The Orchard, Lancaster.

The Orchard is a stand-alone unit based in Lancaster. It is a 16 bedded male acute unit that specialises in the assessment and treatment of mental health conditions. This enables people to return to their communities and allows them to regain their independence.

We are looking for a caring, empathetic, enthusiastic individual who has a passion to improve the lives of our patients. This role will be to provide care and support to patients who require mental health interventions, guidance or monitoring.

As a peer facilitator you will provide formalised peer support and practical assistance to service users assisting them to regain a sense of control over their lives and their own unique recovery process. The Peer Facilitator will work alongside a service user through their recovery journey and assist them when taking initial steps in several areas dependent on the stage of their personal recovery goals.

You will be regularly supported and supervised by a senior peer facilitator as well as the ward staff team.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more information about this vacancy please review the attached job description and person specification.

### 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.

## Person Specification

### Knowledge

**Essential**

- Able to relate to a wide range of people, with excellent interpersonal skills.
- Professional in behaviour and appearance
- Able to manage conflict and to help others do so.

### Experience

**Essential**

- Personal lived experience of mental health problems
- Experience of recovering a meaningful life
- Experience of being in a supportive and enabling role

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- English language literacy and numeracy skills to the standard necessary to provide clear, understandable records
- Willingness to develop self through engaging in training and or other special interest training.
- Completion of own personal recovery plan such as the Health and Wellbeing Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) and or advanced statement

## Documents

- [jdps (docx, 258.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10548237)
- [we do more at lscft (pdf, 654.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2256)

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