# Peer Supporter > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/peer-supporter/013838da-50eb-4a84-ae5f-00e388ae8bb3 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/peer-supporter/013838da-50eb-4a84-ae5f-00e388ae8bb3.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Lilyhall Business Centre - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Salary:** £25760.00 to £27476.00 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-09-03T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-21T08:16:43.624Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8245878 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8245878?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.cntw.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An opportunity has arisen in Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust’s (CNTW) North Cumbria Locality. We are currently seeking a Peer Supporter to join our Hope Haven team based in Whitehaven, Cumbria. This is a unique opportunity to work as part of a new and transformative service working alongside local partners including Home Group, Everyturn, as well as local third sector organisations. Our aim is to transform the way mental health care is provided locally, by bringing together specialist health, social care and community services in the heart of West Cumbria. Lived experience roles are a vital part of our plan to continually improve the services that we provide. They help to support people during their journey through our services to establish greater control over their lives, decisions and build resilience during their care and treatment. This role is aimed at people who have experience of using their own recovery journey to help others and now feel able to be part of a small, dedicated team of peer supporters and ensure lived experience is integrated into each part of Hope Haven ### Main duties of the job You will be expected to offer a different perspective and contribute to the role by: Offering a warm welcome to people using the service as part of our welcomer team by conducting initial and follow up consultations including Welcome Pad and use of NHS dialog + too Working alongside colleagues from partner organisations to identify the most appropriate interventions for people whom we work with. Liaising with senior leads to communicate progress within the Lived Experience team Organising weekly workload including personal caseload where peers will manage both appointments and walk-ins as well as other training sessions as part of development Contributing to the development and delivery of training to all partners Promoting carer involvement working alongside our carer lead and involvement team. Assisting with facilitation of groups as well as 1:1 work, using wellness plans and tools. Recording progress and concerns, working in a manner which ensures confidentiality and security on unique recording system. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please find attached job description and role descriptor for full details. Advertising date : 21st August 2026 Closing date : 3rd September 2026 We welcome your application. ### 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 ### Additional Requirements **Essential** - Ability to meet the mobility requirements of the post ### Skills and Competencies **Essential** - Understanding of personal values and beliefs - Good interpersonal and team-working skills - Ability to share personal story of recovery in a professional manner - Confidence in own skills and ability to draw upon own resilience and strengths to sustain own wellbeing Ability to assist people to develop recovery and wellness plans - Ability to facilitate groups - Ability and willingness to reflect on work practice and be open to constructive feedback - Ability to work in an enabling and creative way - Ability draw on own resilience while working with challenging situations. - Ability to plan and prioritise workload - Ability to undertakebreakaway skills - Ability to deliver aspects of a planned training event. **Desirable** - Experience of WRAP or other recovery / person-centred planning tools - Knowledge of how the mental health and other health and social care systems operate - Understanding of issues affecting mental health and well-being ### Knowledge and Experience **Essential** - Personal lived experience of secondary mental health services and own recovery journey and / or personal lived experience of supporting someone with mental health / neurodiversity / learning disability - Experience of being in a supportive and enabling role **Desirable** - Experience of a person-centred approach - Experience of working in the mental health field - Knowledge of trauma informed practice - Knowledge of strength’s based and person-led practice ### Education and Qualification **Essential** - Completion of a competency-based programme within probationary period OR equivalent demonstrable experience - Knowledge of care related procedures, clinical observation, relevant legislation **Desirable** - Completion of Peer Support Specialist Training or other similar peer support training - Completion of Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) training - Completion of WRAP Educator training ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 341.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10557482) - [employee benefits (pdf, 922.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2167) - [interview guarantee scheme (pdf, 127.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1211) - [tips on how to complete your application (pdf, 171.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1209) - [reference guidelines for applicants - please read (pdf, 20.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1210) ## 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.