Peer Support Worker : MHTR

Job summary

A rare opportunity for a motivated individual with lived experience of the Criminal Justice System or prison custody. Do you want to work with psychologists and practitioners to support people on their recovery journey?

Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT) seeks individuals with lived experience to join our Primary Care Mental Health Treatment Requirements (MHTR) teams in Surrey, Buckinghamshire, and Hampshire.

This application is for High Wycombe, with an option to base in Aylesbury.

This role is ideal for someone who wants to use their experience of prison and/or the CJS to help others accessing MHTR support. Peer support experience is desirable but not essential; what matters most is your ability to use personal experience to support others and your aspiration to do so within a supportive NHS team.

Training will be provided. Independent travel across the Guilford area is essential. Peer support is founded on the belief that no one is better placed to guide recovery than someone who has walked the same path.

We actively seek peers with lived experience of both CJS and health or social care needs, e.g., mental health or substance misuse.

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the job

The Peer Support Worker will provide formalised peer support and practical assistance to service users in order for them to engage with appropriate services, develop an identity outside of the criminal justice system, and regain control over their lives and their own unique recovery process.

The Peer Support Worker will come alongside a service user and assist them when aspiring and considering the initial steps on their recovery journey.

About us

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;

• Supporting your career development and progression
• Excellent NHS Pension scheme
• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Options for flexible working
• Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days)
• Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
• If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
• Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
• Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
• Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
• Free car parking at all trust sites
• Free flu vaccinations every year
• Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)

We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.

Please be aware that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in completing application forms will be monitored to ensure fairness and transparency. If you have used AI you must state this in your application.

Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications

Details

Date posted

08 December 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

18 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

301-LBG-25-7658904

Job locations

Thames Valley Probation Service 23A Easton St,

High Wycombe,

HP11 1NT

Job description

Job responsibilities

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

To establish a supportive and respectful relationship with service users

To help individuals identify strengths, interests, and their own achievable and meaningful recovery goals

To support the implementation of groups and networks that enable participation in activities

To actively engage with colleagues and other professionals to ensure the needs of the client group are met

Job description

Job responsibilities

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

To establish a supportive and respectful relationship with service users

To help individuals identify strengths, interests, and their own achievable and meaningful recovery goals

To support the implementation of groups and networks that enable participation in activities

To actively engage with colleagues and other professionals to ensure the needs of the client group are met

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Lived experience of the Criminal Justice System.
• Willingness to use own experiences to support others.

Desirable

• Experience of supporting people in the community.

Other

Essential

• Able to fulfil the requirement to commute across the whole of the West Mercia Area.
• Personal values.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Lived experience of the Criminal Justice System.
• Willingness to use own experiences to support others.

Desirable

• Experience of supporting people in the community.

Other

Essential

• Able to fulfil the requirement to commute across the whole of the West Mercia Area.
• Personal values.

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Thames Valley Probation Service 23A Easton St,

High Wycombe,

HP11 1NT

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Thames Valley Probation Service 23A Easton St,

High Wycombe,

HP11 1NT

Employer's website

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