# Peer Practitioner > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/peer-practitioner/b2421da6-6142-4347-a191-97c6b397e093 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/peer-practitioner/b2421da6-6142-4347-a191-97c6b397e093.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** West Park Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Practitioner - **Grade:** Band 4 - **Salary:** £28,392 - £31,157 pro rata, per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent: Part time - 22.5 hours - **Employment type:** Part time - 22.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-09-20T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-04T11:02:35.636Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/York/Tees_Esk_Wear_Valleys_NHS_Trust/Peer_Support_Perinatal_Service/Peer_Support_Perinatal_Service-v8273935 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8273935?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.tewv.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Tees, Esk and Wear Valley NHS Foundation Trust are pleased to announce an exciting job opportunity. The North Yorkshire & York Perinatal service are looking for a Peer Practitioner to join their team. The successful candidate will work across York, Selby, Scarborough, Whitby and Ryedale. The perinatal service provides community-based support to women and birthing people who are experiencing mental health difficulties: - during pregnancy - in the first year after they have had their baby Peer support can be described as when people with shared experiences connect to build relationships that are: - safe - trusting - non-judgmental Peer Practitioners are: - people who have experience of mental health challenges - people who have experience of accessing services for mental health care - employed, trained and supported to work to the TEWV Peer Support Values and use their experiences to support others. You must have the Right to Work in the UK in order to be successfully appointed to this role. Please note, this role does not meet the required eligibility criteria for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa and therefore the Trust is unable to offer sponsorship for this particular role. ### Main duties of the job These are challenging but rewarding roles supporting people with a wide range of experiences. For these roles, we are looking for people who have: - relevant experience of mental health challenges – for example, lived experience of mental health difficulties during pregnancy and after birth - personal experience of accessing secondary or inpatient mental health services - personal experience of using your lived experience to support others Your time in post will start with attending our peer support training. This will be alongside other people starting peer support roles. The training is delivered by people with their own lived experience of mental health challenges. They also have direct experience of working in peer roles. From there your work will involve: - providing 1:1 peer support to people accessing the service - this may involve supporting family / carers too - setting up and facilitating / co-facilitating peer support groups - working into team meetings to support service user’s voices to be heard and bring lived experience expertise into team processes - supporting service development within the teams you work in - building connections with a range of people and organisations - including other peer support workers / providers To support you with this work you will receive ongoing regular one to one and group supervision. You will be able to access a range of other peer connection and development structures. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities These Peer Practitioner roles will involve: - working to support current service users - this will be on a one-to-one caseload basis and also in groups as appropriate. - drawing on your own experience of mental health challenges - ‘walking alongside’ others on their journey in a supportive peer relationship - building relationships based on our core peer values of authenticity, relationship, validation, respect, mutuality and empowerment - listening non-judgementally to create safe spaces where people feel heard - approaching the peer relationship with compassion and curiosity - recognising and valuing people’s strengths, diversity and expertise in themselves - having an awareness of the impacts of trauma - committing to the importance of working in ways which are sensitive to the needs of trauma survivors. You also will be an integrated and valued member of the team. Peer Practitioner roles involve contributing peer values as well as the knowledge, skills and expertise that come with lived experience of mental health challenges and mental health services. Important parts of this role also include: - working within the team to help service users’ voices be heard - promoting recovery values and trauma informed approaches Peer Practitioners will be supported to challenge instances of stigma and discrimination related to mental health and other forms of exclusion. Due to the nature of the role, it is essential that applicants can travel independently across the locality. Successful applicants will also be expected to be able travel independently across the area the Trust covers. This is primarily for peer work related training and development days. Adjustments will be considered in line with the Equality Act 2010. Please see the attached job description Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria, or approach us for an informal chat if you would like further details on the post before applying. This job advert may close early if a high volume of applications have been received. If interested, please apply for this post as soon as possible. ### 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 ### Skills **Essential** - Able to share elements of own life experiences, and engage compassionately with experiences of others, in a way appropriate to the role and peer relationship - Ability to communicate information (verbal and written) effectively in a manner appropriate to the individual and situation - Good peer relationship skills and ability to verbally describe these skills ### Knowledge **Essential** - Passionate about the values of peer support and understands what the role adds to a team - Understands importance of maintaining integrity to peer support role - Understanding of trauma informed approaches and trauma informed peer support, and demonstrated ability to apply this knowledge to practice - Understanding of the needs of individuals from diverse social, ethnic and cultural backgrounds **Desirable** - Experience of facilitating peer support groups ### Experience **Essential** - Personal experience of mental health challenges or a learning disability that is relevant to the specific role advertised - Personal experience of accessing secondary (or inpatient) mental health services - Experience of delivering peer support in a paid or voluntary role, or in a user led environment **Desirable** - Experience of actively engaging in a supervision or co-supervision system ### Qualifications **Essential** - Foundation Degree or equivalent OR equivalent experience of providing peer support in a community or inpatient setting - Numeracy, Literacy and ITQ level 2 (or equivalent) - Completed / a willingness to undertake Trust Trauma Informed Peer Support Training course (passing within agreed timescale **Desirable** - Completed peer support training ## Documents - [our journey to change (pdf, 595.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2498) - [peer practitioner faq (pdf, 384.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10589566) - [mindful employer recruitment (pdf, 93.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1595) - [probationary period procedure (pdf, 303.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1903) - [job description & person specification (pdf, 223.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10589565) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.