# 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/7debbb5f-2f7a-434c-8eaa-2079f34123ad - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/peer-supporter/7debbb5f-2f7a-434c-8eaa-2079f34123ad.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** St Nicholas Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Peer supporter - **Grade:** Band 3 - **Salary:** £25,760 - £27,476 pro rata per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 30 hours per week (possible evening work) - **Closing date:** 2026-09-18T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-04T14:31:23.999Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Tyne_Wear/Blyth/Cumbria_Northumberland_Tyne_Wear_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Peer_Supporter/Peer_Supporter-v8274695 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8274695?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.cntw.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen in our Helping Overcome Personal and Emotional Difficulties (H.O.P.E.) team works across Northumberland and North Tyneside to support people aged 18 and over who experience difficulties related to trauma and/or managing strong emotions and relationships. This may include problems with: - Feeling overwhelmed by intense emotions - Managing urges to act quickly - Forming and maintaining healthy relationships - Distressing memories about difficult life events - Other trauma related experiences, for example dissociation A key feature of the post will be the person’s unique lived experience of mental health services and their recovery (and / or of supporting someone in a caring capacity with (a) mental health condition(s), neurodiversity or learning disability), and how the wisdom that comes with this can support others on their personal journey. The majority of the post holder’s time will be devoted to having direct contact with service users, This is a unique opportunity to work as part of a Clinical Team, utilising your personal experience to provide support, validation and, creating an opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of carers and families. The role focuses on creating trusting relationships whilst supporting carers to manage the challenges and changes that a caring role can bring throughout treatment. ### Main duties of the job Use your lived experience thoughtfully, sharing relevant stories that can create a shared understanding between carers to help build a mutual connection. Co facilitate and develop therapeutic groups for service users and create a safe space for sharing experiences. Working 1:1 with service users to offer appropriate individualised support and advice Managing and prioritising your workload independently. Have the ability to: Communicate through a range of different methods including face to face, telephone, email, and in group settings. Work collaboratively as part of a team as well as individually. Have a good level of self-awareness Ability to manage and maintain professional boundaries This service covers a wide area across Northumberland and North Tyneside and this role will involve travelling across the county. Have an ability to use trust IT systems for recording patient or carer contacts. The use of online diaries and Microsoft teams to communicate with colleagues and join online meetings. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please find attached job description and role descriptor for full details. We will arrange a group assessment day where we can meet potential applicants in person and potential applicants can come along to find out more about the post and decide whether this post is right for them. Dates to be confirmed. Advertising date : 4th September 2026 Closing date : 18th 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 to deliver aspects of a planned training event. - 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 **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** - Good level of secondary education - Commitment to complete the CNTW Peer Supporter Educational Programme **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 descriptor (pdf, 376.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10590408) - [job description (pdf, 689.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10590407) - [employee benefits (pdf, 922.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2167) - [readiness questionnaire (pdf, 280.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10590409) - [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.