Liaison and Diversion Peer Support Worker

Job summary

We have an amazing opportunity for a peer support worker who has had lived experience of being through the criminal justice system to come and join the Liaison and Diversion Service in Cambridgeshire.

As a Liaison and Diversion Peer Support Worker, you will be able make a positive impact on people's lives through sharing the wisdom from your own lived experience. You will inspire hope and belief that recovery is possible in others. Within a relationship of mutuality, you will facilitate and support information sharing to promote choice, opportunities and connection to local communities.

Main duties of the job

Work in the community on a 1:1 basis to provide formalised peer support to all age service users with a range of vulnerabilities who went through the criminal justice system. This is usually in police/courts/probation or a community venue but may occasionally be online/via phone depending on the peers needs.

Work towards recovery focussed goals within a time frame of up to 6-8 weeks. This may include supporting access to community groups/support services based on bespoke needs and networks that enable peers to participate in community activities in order to maximise opportunities for 'living well' and promote social inclusion with the goal of minimizing future contact with criminal justice system.

About us

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting andempowering them to lead a fulfilling life.

Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.

To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.

Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.

Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.

For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at www.cpft.nhs.uk

Details

Date posted

29 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

310-ASMH-7457400

Job locations

53 Thorpe Road

Peterborough

Peterborough

PE3 6AN

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.

1. Work in the community on a 1:1 basis to provide formalised peer support to all age service users with a range of vulnerabilities who went through the criminal justice system. This is usually in police/courts/probation or a community venue but may occasionally be online/via phone depending on the peers needs.

2. Work towards recovery focussed goals within a time frame of up to 6-8 weeks. This may include supporting access to community groups/support services based on bespoke needs and networks that enable peers to participate in community activities in order to maximise opportunities for living well and promote social inclusion with the goal of minimizing future contact with criminal justice system.

3. Effectively manage your own diary and travel time to support seeing a minimum of 3 peers a day (approximately).

4. Contribute to the wider overall care of your peer by writing recovery focussed notes on NHS systems and seeking regular feedback via service set outcome measurements.

5. Assist peers in creating a Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) or similar life plan.

6. Support peers to overcome fears and within a relationship of empathy, trust and honesty, challenging negative self-talk and refocussing on the unique strengths your peer has.

7. Value, respect and promote the personal, social, cultural and spiritual uniqueness each peer has.

8. Contribute in a recovery focussed way to monthly Clinical Governance meetings

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.

1. Work in the community on a 1:1 basis to provide formalised peer support to all age service users with a range of vulnerabilities who went through the criminal justice system. This is usually in police/courts/probation or a community venue but may occasionally be online/via phone depending on the peers needs.

2. Work towards recovery focussed goals within a time frame of up to 6-8 weeks. This may include supporting access to community groups/support services based on bespoke needs and networks that enable peers to participate in community activities in order to maximise opportunities for living well and promote social inclusion with the goal of minimizing future contact with criminal justice system.

3. Effectively manage your own diary and travel time to support seeing a minimum of 3 peers a day (approximately).

4. Contribute to the wider overall care of your peer by writing recovery focussed notes on NHS systems and seeking regular feedback via service set outcome measurements.

5. Assist peers in creating a Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) or similar life plan.

6. Support peers to overcome fears and within a relationship of empathy, trust and honesty, challenging negative self-talk and refocussing on the unique strengths your peer has.

7. Value, respect and promote the personal, social, cultural and spiritual uniqueness each peer has.

8. Contribute in a recovery focussed way to monthly Clinical Governance meetings

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

• Good level of GCSE education (inc. English)
• Completion of Peer Support Worker Training or commitment to complete within 3-6 months of employment
• Completion of own Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) or similar or commitment to complete within 3-6 months of employment

Desirable

• Related Health or Social Care qualification

Experience

Essential

• Lived experience of being through criminal justice system (police, court, prison, probation, Mental Health Treatment Requirement (MHTR))
• Lived experience of range of vulnerabilities.
• Experience of working in a team or a group environment
• Experience of using a range of self-management or recovery tools and techniques

Desirable

• Lived experience of Liaison and Diversion Service or Mental Health Treatment requirement (MHTR)

Skills & Abilities

Essential

• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• IT literacy using Microsoft Office
• Willingness to support people with a range of needs to meet their recovery goals
• Ability to maintain a healthy home/work life balance

Physical Requirements

Essential

• Respectful and compassionate
• Patient and non-judgemental approach

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

• Good level of GCSE education (inc. English)
• Completion of Peer Support Worker Training or commitment to complete within 3-6 months of employment
• Completion of own Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) or similar or commitment to complete within 3-6 months of employment

Desirable

• Related Health or Social Care qualification

Experience

Essential

• Lived experience of being through criminal justice system (police, court, prison, probation, Mental Health Treatment Requirement (MHTR))
• Lived experience of range of vulnerabilities.
• Experience of working in a team or a group environment
• Experience of using a range of self-management or recovery tools and techniques

Desirable

• Lived experience of Liaison and Diversion Service or Mental Health Treatment requirement (MHTR)

Skills & Abilities

Essential

• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• IT literacy using Microsoft Office
• Willingness to support people with a range of needs to meet their recovery goals
• Ability to maintain a healthy home/work life balance

Physical Requirements

Essential

• Respectful and compassionate
• Patient and non-judgemental approach

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

Address

53 Thorpe Road

Peterborough

Peterborough

PE3 6AN

Employer's website

https://www.cpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

Address

53 Thorpe Road

Peterborough

Peterborough

PE3 6AN

Employer's website

https://www.cpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)