Perinatal Peer Support Worker
Job summary
This is a brilliant opportunity for an Expert by Experience to join the service and to help develop peer support within Perinatal Services on a fixed term basis for 12 months.
The post holder will contribute their lived experience knowledge and expertise in supporting the organisation to embed peer-led, recovery-focused services.
Perinatal Community Services are a mental health team, offering assessment and treatment to mums (and families) during the perinatal period. The services operate on Monday to Friday 09:00 - 17:00.
It will assist mothers to establish greater control over their lives, help to identify aspects of life that give meaning, hope, value and purpose whilst recognising that an individual's recovery is a distinct and deeply personal process thus improving the mother/infant relationship and parenting confidence.
As part of the Perinatal team the post holder will provide practical, individual/group support to mothers within the service using their own lived experience and role modelling to enhance the therapeutic relationship and enable mothers to achieve their individual recovery goals.
Main duties of the job
This role is to support mothers during the perinatal period working as part of Perinatal Community Services and the Mother & Baby Unit (MBU).
It will assist mothers to establish greater control over their lives, help to identify aspects of life that give meaning, hope, value and purpose whilst recognising that an individual's recovery is a distinct and deeply personal process thus improving the mother/infant relationship and parenting confidence.
As part of the Perinatal team the post holder will provide practical, individual support to mothers within the service using their own lived experience and role modelling to enhance the therapeutic relationship and enable mothers to achieve their individual recovery goals.
About us
NHS mental health services in the UK as well as substance misuse services for people who are addicted to drugs and alcohol. We work closely with the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London and are part of King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre. There are very few organizations in the world that have such wide-ranging capabilities working with mental illness. Our scope is unique because it is built on three major foundations: care and treatment, science and research, and training.
Details
Date posted
01 September 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£30,546 to £32,207 a year per annum inclusive of HCAS
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
334-NUR-7386839-LF
Job locations
Lambeth Perinatal Mental Health Team
Mary Sheridan Centre, Wooden Spoon House, 5 Dugard Way, SE11 4TH
London
SE11 4TH
Job description
Job responsibilities
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To act as a role model to service users and their partners and families to inspire hope that recovery is possible.
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To act as a role model to service users and their partners and families to inspire hope that recovery is possible.
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To work in a way that acknowledges the personal, social, cultural and spiritual strengths of the person.
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To assist with group work.
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To be aware of, teach others and challenge issues in relation to stigma, low expectations and anti-discriminatory practice as appropriate.
Job responsibilities
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To act as a role model to service users and their partners and families to inspire hope that recovery is possible.
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To act as a role model to service users and their partners and families to inspire hope that recovery is possible.
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To work in a way that acknowledges the personal, social, cultural and spiritual strengths of the person.
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To assist with group work.
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To be aware of, teach others and challenge issues in relation to stigma, low expectations and anti-discriminatory practice as appropriate.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to GCSE or equivalent level/or evidence of competency specifically in English and Maths.
- Lived Experience Training or willingness to complete training
Desirable
- Other evidence of relevant training
Experience
Essential
- Personal experience of mental health difficulties and recovery
- Willing to positively share your own life experiences, with service users and carers and colleagues
- Experience of working with people with mental health difficulties (paid or voluntary)
Desirable
- Experience of delivering peer support services
- Personal experience of perinatal mental health difficulties and recovery
Knowledge / Skills
Essential
- To be able to share lived experience in way that is safe and useful
- Able to demonstrate an understanding of the Values of Peer Support
- Ability to demonstrate empathy, compassion and patience
- Ability to demonstrate knowledge of personal recovery and boundaries
Desirable
- Good relationship with community centres and community groups
- Good relationships with healthcare professionals within trust boundaries
- Knowledge of recovery based tools such as Wellbeing and Recovery Action Plans or goal setting
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to GCSE or equivalent level/or evidence of competency specifically in English and Maths.
- Lived Experience Training or willingness to complete training
Desirable
- Other evidence of relevant training
Experience
Essential
- Personal experience of mental health difficulties and recovery
- Willing to positively share your own life experiences, with service users and carers and colleagues
- Experience of working with people with mental health difficulties (paid or voluntary)
Desirable
- Experience of delivering peer support services
- Personal experience of perinatal mental health difficulties and recovery
Knowledge / Skills
Essential
- To be able to share lived experience in way that is safe and useful
- Able to demonstrate an understanding of the Values of Peer Support
- Ability to demonstrate empathy, compassion and patience
- Ability to demonstrate knowledge of personal recovery and boundaries
Desirable
- Good relationship with community centres and community groups
- Good relationships with healthcare professionals within trust boundaries
- Knowledge of recovery based tools such as Wellbeing and Recovery Action Plans or goal setting
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
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Lambeth Perinatal Mental Health Team
Mary Sheridan Centre, Wooden Spoon House, 5 Dugard Way, SE11 4TH
London
SE11 4TH
Employer's website
https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Lambeth Perinatal Mental Health Team
Mary Sheridan Centre, Wooden Spoon House, 5 Dugard Way, SE11 4TH
London
SE11 4TH
Employer's website
Salary range
- £30,546 - £32,207 per year