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<p>We are looking for an experienced and passionate Philanthropy Manager to work as part of our Fundraising Team.</p><p>Imagine being part of an organisation whose common purpose is to help those who are severely impacted by mental illness. We believe that everyone should be treated with respect and dignity – and that’s why equity is one of our core values.&nbsp;We draw on the expertise, unique perspectives and lived experience of our people – regardless of who they are or their background – to help us become inclusive and anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider that reflect the diverse communities we support as a mental health charity.</p><p>The Fundraising team is a dynamic group of fundraisers who are passionately committed to raising money for our life-changing work in the mental health and mental illness space. We have a diverse portfolio of income streams spanning Events, Community, Individual Giving, Legacies, In-Memoriam, Philanthropy, Trusts &amp; Grants, and Partnerships.</p><p>As a newly established programme, Philanthropy demonstrates exciting potential for both Rethink and MHUK, with initiatives spanning major donor and mid-value engagement. Trusts &amp; Grants have a strong track record at Rethink Mental Illness and a growing portfolio of supporters at Mental Health UK. The team is well-positioned to develop innovative funding propositions that support the future ambitions of both charities, working to achieve both in-year cornerstone grants and long-term, transformational funding. Corporate Partnerships have launched several exciting partnerships across both charities and the portfolio and team continues to grow.</p><p><strong>How you will make a difference</strong></p><p><strong>Are you an excellent relationship manager looking for a new and exciting challenge? </strong>We are looking for an ambitious individual, who is passionate about making a difference to the lives of people affected by mental illness to join our small, growing Philanthropy team.</p><p>Philanthropy is developing income stream for Rethink Mental Illness and Mental Health UK. This role will support the Interim Head Trusts and Philanthropy to lay the foundations for the future of high value giving for both charities, helping carve out relationships and ideas that form the basis of our transformational giving. It’s an exciting opportunity for an experienced relationship builder who is inspired by the prospect of building a high impact philanthropy programme.</p><p><strong><em>Diversity, Equity, Inclusion&nbsp;</em></strong></p><p><strong><em>Diversity is important to us and we appreciate difference through difference, inclusiveness and belonging. It gives us a deeper understanding of the world, our society and the diverse communities we’re working with. By including everyone, we are able to draw on the unique experiences and expertise of our people to help shape and enrich our workplace and improve our services. One way we are doing is through our valued staff networks which play a critical and highly valued role in keeping us focused on creating a diverse, inclusive and engaged employer.</em></strong><strong> <em> We recognise and support staff networks and support groups for our ethnically diverse and LGBTQIA+ colleagues. We are also proud to have been awarded Disability Confident Employer status</em> <em>and are a signatory to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter.&nbsp;</em></strong></p><p><strong><em>We aim for our workforce to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve; for those who work for us to feel heard, valued and feel they belong; and for our work to help tackle wider mental health inequalities. We therefore actively encourage and welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience of mental illness, those who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning, Intersex, Asexual and any other gender identity not expressed here (LGBTQIA+); people who are neurodiverse, have a health condition, or a disability or hidden disability and people from an ethnically diverse background&nbsp;- regardless of your age, religious or spiritual belief, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, political view or socio-economic status.</em></strong></p><p><strong><em>Becoming a truly anti-racist organisation&nbsp;</em></strong></p><p><strong><em>We have an ambition of become a truly anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider -</em></strong><strong> <em>and in our efforts to influence policy and wider societal factors impacting on mental health set out in our</em> </strong><a href="https://www.rethink.org/aboutus/who-we-are/becoming-an-anti-racist-organisation/anti-racism-statement/" target="_blank"><strong><em>anti-racist statement</em></strong></a><strong> <em>.</em> <em>We have designed a multi-year anti-racist programme of work contained in our</em> </strong><a href="https://indd.adobe.com/view/0630dbfe-57ad-47ef-a5be-a374ab206e3c" target="_blank"><strong><em>Race Equality Action Plan</em></strong></a><strong> <em>which demonstrates our intention to hold ourselves accountable and be judged on our progress on becoming a truly anti-racist organisation. You can read more about our progress </em></strong><a href="https://www.rethink.org/aboutus/who-we-are/becoming-an-anti-racist-organisation/" target="_blank"><strong><em>here</em></strong></a><strong><em>.&nbsp;</em></strong></p><p>If you have any questions about the position, please contact -&nbsp;<a href="mailto:recruitment@rethink.org" target="_blank">recruitment@rethink.org</a></p>

Rethink Mental Illness

Philanthropy Manager

<p>We are looking for an experienced and passionate Partnerships Manager to work as part of our Fundraising Team across Rethink Mental Illness and Mental Health UK.</p><p>Imagine being part of an organisation whose common purpose is to help those who are severely impacted by mental illness. We believe that everyone should be treated with respect and dignity – and that’s why equity is one of our core values.&nbsp;We draw on the expertise, unique perspectives and lived experience of our people – regardless of who they are or their background – to help us become inclusive and anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider that reflect the diverse communities we support as a mental health charity.</p><p>The Fundraising team is a dynamic group of fundraisers who are passionately committed to raising money for our life-changing work in the mental health and mental illness space. We have a diverse portfolio of income streams across Events, Community, Individual Giving, Legacies, In-Memoriam, Philanthropy, Trusts and Grants, and Partnerships.</p><p>The Partnerships team has a strong track record delivering notable charity partnerships, such as our multi-year Lloyds Banking Group partnership which successfully raised £16m; our two-year partnership with Bank of America, which saw over $1m raised through the dedication of employees and our strategic, multiyear partnerships with PWC and Prem Rugby.</p><p><strong>How you will make a difference</strong></p><p>We are looking for a dedicated Partnerships Manager to join our passionate team of fundraisers. The successful post-holder will drive new partnership opportunities and develop long-standing partnerships for both Mental Health UK and Rethink Mental Illness.&nbsp;</p><p>With extensive experience in charitable corporate partnerships, the Partnerships Manager will use their creativity and innovative skills to develop and deliver sector-leading partnerships at both mid and high value level and undertaking specific income generating and comms projects in relation to flagship partnerships. You will have some responsibility for seeking new and exciting partnership opportunities and drive their delivery and growth to strategically support our work across the UK.</p><p>You’ll have cultivation and stewardship skills to build and maintain your own pipeline, understand and translate trends in the market, and have a track record in influencing internal and external stakeholders to grow and diversify partnerships income.</p><p><strong><em>Diversity, Equity, Inclusion&nbsp;</em></strong></p><p><strong><em>Diversity is important to us and we appreciate difference through difference, inclusiveness and belonging. It gives us a deeper understanding of the world, our society and the diverse communities we’re working with. By including everyone, we are able to draw on the unique experiences and expertise of our people to help shape and enrich our workplace and improve our services. One way we are doing is through our valued staff networks which play a critical and highly valued role in keeping us focused on creating a diverse, inclusive and engaged employer.</em></strong><strong> <em> We recognise and support staff networks and support groups for our ethnically diverse and LGBTQIA+ colleagues. We are also proud to have been awarded Disability Confident Employer status</em> <em>and are a signatory to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter.&nbsp;</em></strong></p><p><strong><em>We aim for our workforce to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve; for those who work for us to feel heard, valued and feel they belong; and for our work to help tackle wider mental health inequalities. We therefore actively encourage and welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience of mental illness, those who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning, Intersex, Asexual and any other gender identity not expressed here (LGBTQIA+); people who are neurodiverse, have a health condition, or a disability or hidden disability and people from an ethnically diverse background&nbsp;- regardless of your age, religious or spiritual belief, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, political view or socio-economic status.</em></strong></p><p><strong><em>Becoming a truly anti-racist organisation&nbsp;</em></strong></p><p><strong><em>We have an ambition of become a truly anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider -</em></strong><strong> <em>and in our efforts to influence policy and wider societal factors impacting on mental health set out in our</em> </strong><a href="https://www.rethink.org/aboutus/who-we-are/becoming-an-anti-racist-organisation/anti-racism-statement/" target="_blank"><strong><em>anti-racist statement</em></strong></a><strong> <em>.</em> <em>We have designed a multi-year anti-racist programme of work contained in our</em> </strong><a href="https://indd.adobe.com/view/0630dbfe-57ad-47ef-a5be-a374ab206e3c" target="_blank"><strong><em>Race Equality Action Plan</em></strong></a><strong> <em>which demonstrates our intention to hold ourselves accountable and be judged on our progress on becoming a truly anti-racist organisation. You can read more about our progress </em></strong><a href="https://www.rethink.org/aboutus/who-we-are/becoming-an-anti-racist-organisation/" target="_blank"><strong><em>here</em></strong></a><strong><em>.&nbsp;</em></strong></p><p>If you have any questions about the position, please contact -&nbsp;<a href="mailto:recruitment@rethink.org" target="_blank">recruitment@rethink.org</a></p>

Partnerships Manager

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>An opportunity has arisen for a dynamic, forward-looking Band 6 occupational therapist to join our Adult Eating Disorders Inpatient ward working alongside and occupational therapy apprentice. You will have experience in mental health and occupational therapy and whilst desirable, eating disorder experience is not necessary as full support will be given to develop expertise in this area. This is a great opportunity for as existing Band 6 looking to widen their skills or a Band 5 OT looking to progress their career.</p> <p>You will be part of a wider occupational therapy team within the eating disorder service and provide specialist assessments and plan and implement treatment for people with severe eating disorders which will include eating with clients on the unit and the community.</p>   <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p> To manage a caseload of clients with complex psychological and physical needs, using evidence based/client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions.</p> <p> To provide outcome-oriented group and individual occupation-focused interventions including community work.</p> <p> To provide safe, effective, quality OT interventions that ensure positive client experience.</p> <p> To provide generic keywork or hold a link worker role for a specified number of clients.</p> <p> To provide carer interventions.</p> <p> To work within other parts of the service as required.</p> <p> To participate in the planning, development and evaluation of OT services within the eating disorders service, leading on delegated projects.</p> <p> To act as the designated 'Disability Champion' leading the multi-disciplinary team in Disability Equality matters within your area and other areas as required.</p> <p> To contribute to the maintenance and development of the Trust OT Service</p> <p> To support OT students on practice placement.</p> <p> To promote recovery and social inclusion.</p> <p> To take responsibility for managing clinical risk and single-handedly implementing OT treatment</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust.</p> <p>We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good' - we aspire to be 'outstanding'.</p> <p>This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services.</p> <p>We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.</p> <p>We offer flexible working, career development and a variety ofbenefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.</p> <p><strong>About our locations:</strong></p> <p><strong>Springfield University Hospital, Tooting </strong></p> <p>Our largest, 19-ward site is in Springfield Village, created following our £150m investment into two new world class mental health facilities. A 32-acre public park, shops and cafes are coming soon. Close to shops, cafes and Tooting Bec on the Northern Line plus Earlsfield and Tooting rail stations and bus routes.</p>


      
        
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  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>24 September 2025</p>

  
    <h3>Pay scheme</h3>
    <p>Agenda for change</p>

    
      
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      <p>Band 6</p>
  
  

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
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      £46,419 to £55,046 a year
      
        per annum inclusive of Inner London HCAs
      
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  <p>Fixed term</p>

  
    <h3 id="contract_duration_heading">Duration</h3>
    <p>12 months</p>
  

  
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          Full-time
        
      
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  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>294-CAMHS-7454857-FZ-A</p>
  

  
    
      
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      <p>Springfield Hospital</p>
            <p>Tooting</p>
            <p>SW17 7DJ</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <ul>  <li>To apply a high level of understanding of the effects of disability on occupational performance and provide training and advice on lifestyles changes and adaptations to the clients social and physical environment.</li>  <li>To promote equality of outcome for service users that reflect their mental health needs and those of ethnicity, gender, culture physical health and age.</li>  <li>To promote social inclusion and physical and mental well-being using evidence-based practice. This is underpinned by the principles of hope and recovery, health promotion and relapse prevention.</li>  <li>To independently manage a clinical caseload of service users with complex mental health needs, taking on the role of keyworker and/or vocational lead where relevant.</li>  <li>To identify occupational therapy goals as part of the overall care plan, using specialist mental health and occupational therapy assessments, including Model of Human Occupation tools.</li>  <li>To exercise clinical professional judgement in complex clinical cases and difficult clinical situation, referring to senior staff when necessary.</li>  <li>To consider both physical and mental health needs as part of the occupational therapy assessment.</li>  <li>To plan and implement specialist individual and/or group interventions collaboratively, to enable service users to achieve valued goals and satisfactory occupational performance outcome. To use psychological interventions in conjunctions to occupation-focussed interventions (e.g. CBT, DBT, MBT etc)</li>  <li>To identify any significant risk factors in line with local policies, with support from senior staff.</li>  <li>To contribute to and work within clinical pathways and protocols.</li>  <li>To evaluate effectiveness of therapy interventions and quality of clinical decisions in conjunction with service users/carers, other professionals etc.</li>  <li>To fully adhere to defined OT care pathways or protocols</li> </ul> <p>To work flexible hours according to the requirements </p>
  

  
    
      
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      <ul>  <li>To apply a high level of understanding of the effects of disability on occupational performance and provide training and advice on lifestyles changes and adaptations to the clients social and physical environment.</li>  <li>To promote equality of outcome for service users that reflect their mental health needs and those of ethnicity, gender, culture physical health and age.</li>  <li>To promote social inclusion and physical and mental well-being using evidence-based practice. This is underpinned by the principles of hope and recovery, health promotion and relapse prevention.</li>  <li>To independently manage a clinical caseload of service users with complex mental health needs, taking on the role of keyworker and/or vocational lead where relevant.</li>  <li>To identify occupational therapy goals as part of the overall care plan, using specialist mental health and occupational therapy assessments, including Model of Human Occupation tools.</li>  <li>To exercise clinical professional judgement in complex clinical cases and difficult clinical situation, referring to senior staff when necessary.</li>  <li>To consider both physical and mental health needs as part of the occupational therapy assessment.</li>  <li>To plan and implement specialist individual and/or group interventions collaboratively, to enable service users to achieve valued goals and satisfactory occupational performance outcome. To use psychological interventions in conjunctions to occupation-focussed interventions (e.g. CBT, DBT, MBT etc)</li>  <li>To identify any significant risk factors in line with local policies, with support from senior staff.</li>  <li>To contribute to and work within clinical pathways and protocols.</li>  <li>To evaluate effectiveness of therapy interventions and quality of clinical decisions in conjunction with service users/carers, other professionals etc.</li>  <li>To fully adhere to defined OT care pathways or protocols</li> </ul> <p>To work flexible hours according to the requirements </p>
    
  


      
  
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        <li>Diploma or degree in Occupational Therapy</li>
        
        <li>Registration to practice in the UK</li>
        
        <li>Evidence of post registration training relevant to mental health practice</li>
        
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        <h4>Desirable</h4>
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          <li>Practice placement educators course within one year of appointment</li>
          
          <li>Training in the theory and application of the model of human occupation</li>
          
          <li>Training in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy</li>
          
          <li>Training in Dialectic Behaviour Therapy</li>
          
          <li>Training in Mentalisation Based Treatment</li>
          
          <li>Training in other psychological interventions</li>
          
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        <li>Experience of carrying a caseload in a mental health setting</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team</li>
        
        <li>Demonstrable post qualification experience in mental health</li>
        
        <li>Experience of individual and groupwork</li>
        
        <li>Experience of writing specialist occupational therapy reports</li>
        
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        <h4>Desirable</h4>
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          <li>Experience of working in a range of mental health settings</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working in eating disorders service</li>
          
          <li>Experience of supervising junior staff</li>
          
          <li>Successful completion of preceptorship</li>
          
          <li>Experience of being a practice placement educator</li>
          
          <li>Experience of using mental health services as a service user, or carer, relative, friend of a service user.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of participating in a service development project</li>
          
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          <li>Diploma or degree in Occupational Therapy</li>
          
          <li>Registration to practice in the UK</li>
          
          <li>Evidence of post registration training relevant to mental health practice</li>
          
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          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Practice placement educators course within one year of appointment</li>
            
            <li>Training in the theory and application of the model of human occupation</li>
            
            <li>Training in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy</li>
            
            <li>Training in Dialectic Behaviour Therapy</li>
            
            <li>Training in Mentalisation Based Treatment</li>
            
            <li>Training in other psychological interventions</li>
            
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            Experience
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
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          <li>Experience of carrying a caseload in a mental health setting</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team</li>
          
          <li>Demonstrable post qualification experience in mental health</li>
          
          <li>Experience of individual and groupwork</li>
          
          <li>Experience of writing specialist occupational therapy reports</li>
          
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          <h4>Desirable</h4>
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            <li>Experience of working in a range of mental health settings</li>
            
            <li>Experience of working in eating disorders service</li>
            
            <li>Experience of supervising junior staff</li>
            
            <li>Successful completion of preceptorship</li>
            
            <li>Experience of being a practice placement educator</li>
            
            <li>Experience of using mental health services as a service user, or carer, relative, friend of a service user.</li>
            
            <li>Experience of participating in a service development project</li>
            
            <li>Experience working with severely psychologically disturbed clients</li>
            
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    <p>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.</p>
  

  
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    <p>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 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank"> UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
    <p>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. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants" target="_blank"> Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
  

  
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      Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
      <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
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        <p>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.</p>
      

      
        <h3 id="tier-two-sponsorship">Certificate of Sponsorship</h3>
        <p>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 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank"> UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
        <p>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. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants" target="_blank"> Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
      

      
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          Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
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    <p>South West London and St Georges Mental Health NHS Trust</p>
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      <p>Springfield Hospital</p>
            <p>Tooting</p>
            <p>SW17 7DJ</p>
    
  

  
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        <p>South West London and St Georges Mental Health NHS Trust</p>
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                    <p>Tooting</p>
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<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual with lived experience of receiving care from Eating Disorder Services to join our team as a peer support worker.</p> <p>As a peer support worker you will be a valued member of the St Ann's Eating Disorder Service working alongside a highly skilled multi-disciplinary team. You will be able to share relevant personal experiences and draw on insights and skills developed through your own recovery to come alongside people using services on a one-to-one and group basis to explore peoples own goals and personalised recovery. This role will have a particular focus on Inpatient and Outpatient.</p> <p>It is anticipated this will be a dynamic role with lots of variation and will include tasks such as;</p> <ul>  <li>Providing peer support during mealtimes (including eating with the individual you are working alongside)</li>  <li>Supporting people to access groups and activities in their local communities</li> </ul> <p>An individual may go through many service transitions during their recovery journey; the peer support worker in this role will predominantly be focusing on transitions between inpatient and outpatient.</p> <p>The post holder will embrace the core values of the organisation. These principles will recognise the need to:</p> <ul>  <li>Promote safe practices</li>  <li>Work in partnership and offer meaningful choice</li>  <li>Be optimistic about the possibilities of meaningful change</li>  <li>Value social inclusion</li> </ul>   <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
   <ul>  <li>To establish a supportive and respectful relationship with service users.</li>  <li>Help individuals identify their own achievable and meaningful recovery goals and set recovery objectives, drawing on your mutual resources as peers and utilising a range of recovery tools, techniques and experience.</li>  <li>Model personal responsibility, self-awareness, self-belief, self-advocacy and hopefulness via the appropriate sharing of own recovery story to inspire and instil confidence in service users.</li>  <li>Assist service users in creating a Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) if used, and advanced directives to feed into the care planning process.</li>  <li>Share / teach coping, self-help and self-management techniques within the peer relationship.</li>  <li>Support service users to identify and overcome fears and within a relationship of empathy, trust and honesty, challenge negative self-talk.Facilitate access to community groups and networks that enable service users to participate in community activities, in order to maximise opportunities for taking on socially valued roles and positive identity.</li>  <li>Accompany service users, if appropriate, to appointments/meetings of their choice and perform a range of practical tasks, aligned to recovery goals.</li>  <li>Act as a positive role model showing professional and caring attitudes and behaviour towards other multi-disciplinary team members, service users and carers.</li> </ul>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p><strong>North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT)</strong> is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.<strong>Our Five-Year Strategy:</strong> </p> <p>1. We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home. </p> <p>2. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all </p> <p>3. We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care. </p> <p>4. We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology. </p>  <p>In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.</p>


      
        
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  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>26 September 2025</p>

  
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    <p>Agenda for change</p>

    
      
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      <p>Band 3</p>
  
  

  
  
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      £29,651 to £31,312 a year
      
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  <p>455-NLFT-0329-A</p>
  

  
    
      
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      <p>St Ann's Hospital</p>
      <p>St Ann’s Hospital</p>
      <p>London</p>
            <p>N15 3TH</p>
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          <li>Related Health or Social Care qualification Willingness to undertake further training relevant to and in line with the development of peer support role.   Completion of the BEH Peer Worker Training within 6 months of contract start date.  Completion of a Wellness at Work plan within 2 months of contract start date.</li>
          
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            <li>Related Health or Social Care qualification Willingness to undertake further training relevant to and in line with the development of peer support role.   Completion of the BEH Peer Worker Training within 6 months of contract start date.  Completion of a Wellness at Work plan within 2 months of contract start date.</li>
            
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    <p>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 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank"> UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
    <p>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. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants" target="_blank"> Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
  

  


 
  
    
      
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        <p>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.</p>
      

      
        <h3 id="tier-two-sponsorship">Certificate of Sponsorship</h3>
        <p>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 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank"> UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
        <p>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. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants" target="_blank"> Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
      

      
    
  


      
  
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    <p>North London NHS Foundation Trust </p>
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          <p>St Ann's Hospital</p>
          <p>St Ann’s Hospital</p>
          <p>London</p>
                    <p>N15 3TH</p>
        
      

      
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            <p><a href="https://www.northlondonmentalhealth.nhs.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.northlondonmentalhealth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>

Peer Support Worker

<i>Location</i>London and West

	<i>Position</i>Learning and Practice (L&amp;P)

	<i>Advertising Salary</i>£49,993 p.a 

	<i>Vacancy Type</i>Maternity Cover

	<i>Careers Site Advertising End Date</i>30 Sep 2025

	<i>Hours</i>Hours Per Week:35

	<i>Working Pattern</i>Mon - Fri

	<i>School Website URL</i>Not Specified
 
	       

        

        
		<h2>About The Role</h2>
	
		
			<p>Together we can change children’s lives. At Place2Be, we believe every child should have easy access to mental health support whenever they need it. We create a safe place in schools where children and young people can open up without pressure or stigma, allowing our highly skilled and diverse counsellors to reach children, young people and their families who need us.</p>
For a career with purpose, this is your place.
<p><strong>Recruitment Process:</strong></p>
<p>As part of your application you will need to answer some shortlisting questions. Please answer these as fully as you can, we recommend using the STAR model. Situation, Task, Action Result.</p>
Closing date for applications: Midnight on 30 September 2025

1st Interview date: 07 October 2025
&nbsp;<strong>Our Benefits</strong><br>
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When you work at Place2Be –whether that's in a school, supporting families, providing clinical supervision, or in IT, Finance, or Fundraising –every role can make the difference to a young person.&nbsp;To achieve this, we ask that you bring your best self to your role and our commitment to you, is to welcome you into our community, and help you progress. Because we know that you being at your best, means the best outcomes for the children we support.

Here’s just a few things we have on offer:
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    <li>Annual Leave that increases with service<br>
    </li>
    <li>Comprehensive learning and development to enable you to progress your career<br>
    </li>
    <li>5% contributory pension scheme<br>
    </li>
    <li>Life assurance of four times your annual salary<br>
    </li>
    <li>A comprehensive employee assistance programme<br>
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    <li>Mobile Phone Discounts (EE network)<br>
    </li>
    <li>Wellbeing days to allow you some ‘you’ time<br>
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    <li>Christmas holidays closure period in addition to your annual leave</li>
</ul>

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We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith or disability. We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and Minority ethnic candidates and disabled candidates who are currently underrepresented within our organization.<br>
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<p>We are proud to be a disability confident employer and will ask you during your application If you wish to be considered for a guaranteed interview under the disability confident scheme. Under the scheme we commit to offering an interview to disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria as outlined in the job role.</p>
<p>If you have any questions about the scheme, or require any adjustments to help you complete an application then please contact the recruitment team on 020 7923 5050 or email&nbsp;<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5933363b2a192935383a3c6b3b3c77362b3e772c32">[email&nbsp;protected]k</a></p>
We recognise that AI is becoming part of daily life and you may want to use it to help you format your CV, create responses to application questions or even help you prepare responses. AI can be a powerful enabler and we are open to you using it to apply for roles with us, but we ask you to ensure anything you submit truly represents your capabilities and viewpoint. We value honesty, integrity and creativity and want to understand what&nbsp;<strong>you&nbsp;</strong>will uniquely bring to our team.&nbsp;
<em>We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.</em>



		
	
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