Job requirements
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Essential
6 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Knowledge
Knowledge of working with individuals with complex mental health issues including co - mobilities such as substance use.
- Knowledge
Understanding of how community networks and peer support can benefit recovery
- Knowledge
Understanding of safeguarding both children and adults.
- Knowledge
Understanding and knowledge of recovery assets in the community.
- Experience
Experience of working with a wide ranging and diverse client base, along with various professionals from other services
- Qualifications
NVQ Level 3/Diploma in Health & Social Care
Desirable
Not listed in the available specification.
Job overview
Mental Health Peer Support Workers (MH PSWs) give support, companionship and encouragement to people experiencing mental health difficulties. A quality that makes them stand out from other staff is that MH PSWs draw directly on their own lived experiences of mental health difficulties or caring for someone else who is experiencing such difficulties. MH PSW roles are based on direct lived experience of mental health difficulties, or experience as a carer for someone with mental health difficulties
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a part time band 3 Peer Support Worker to join our newly developing Pennine Community Mental Health Rehabilitation Team (CMHRT). Our Peer Support Worker will work as a valued integrated member of the team and provide a lived experience of mental health rehabilitation and recovery knowledge to support service users as they leave hospital and whilst living in the community supported by the CMHRT.
Main duties of the job
Role is not eligible for sponsorship
- To support service users to direct their own recovery process through encouraging them to work collaboratively with teams, and where possible, carers, to identify their own goals and needs.
- To assist service users to identify their strengths, personal interests and goals, and support them to access and participate in activities which meet these, whilst demonstrating acceptance of and respect towards service users' personal beliefs, uniqueness and identity.
- To support service users to maintain and/or develop positive relationships with others and learn how to improve or eliminate unhealthy relationships.
- To provide support to service users in the community and maintain continuity of contact if they are an inpatient, as appropriate to the role
- To model / mentor a recovery process and demonstrate coping skills, using own experience.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.
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.
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This advert is for Peer Support Worker with Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust in Preston, England. It is listed as a Band 3 Peer supporter role. The advertised salary is £25,760 - £27,476 per annuum, pro rata. The contract type is 12 months (Fixed Term). The application deadline is 20 Sep 2026.
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