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<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>An exciting opportunity has arisen, for someone to join our team of cancer counsellors at ESNEFT. We are looking for a motivated and experienced counsellor with the skills to offer therapeutic support to cancer patients and their relatives.</p>
<p>As part of a cross site collaborative counselling service, you will work 34 hours per week across 4 or 5 days, based in the Cancer Wellbeing and Information Centre at Colchester and Ipswich Hospitals. Subject to room availability and needs of the service you will work at least 2 days at Colchester (Monday and Tuesday) and 1 day in Ipswich (Wednesday or Friday). Other time can be worked from home. Regular outreach clinics are held in Clacton and counsellors also provide telephone support from home.</p>
<p>You are required to have previous experience of working as a counsellor, ideally in a secondary care setting. You will be BACP accredited or working towards accreditation with substantial experience of counselling clients and time-limited work. You will support cancer patients and their loved ones who may present with a range of needs, such as trauma, grief and loss to effectively manage the challenges and ethical dilemmas presented in this area of work.</p>
<p>Macmillan supports learning, development and networking, through access to education grants, events/ conferences and an online learning platform.</p>
<p>If you have the expertise and passion, we look forward to hearing from you!</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>You will work as part of an integrated multi-disciplinary team, including counsellors, clinical nurse specialists, doctors, information staff and volunteers. Part of the role will be to facilitate education, clinical supervision and reflective practice to cancer services staff, as well as raise the awareness of the benefits of counselling to other health professionals.</p>
<p>You will have the ability to be flexible, have good organisational and problem-solving skills; prioritising workload effectively and working collaboratively to continually evaluate and improve services. Working independently you will be responsible for the administrative duties, record keeping and data collection and analysis associated with the role. You will lead on the bookings of the clients referred and liaise with the Wellbeing centre staff regarding room bookings. You will be confident in multi-tasking and able to demonstrate excellent IT and telephone skills.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.</p>   <p>We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.</p>   <p>We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.</p>   <p>Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.</p>   <p>Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.</p>   <p>We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients. </p>   <p>Find out about living and working here - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A" target="_blank">www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A</a></p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>03 September 2025</p>

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

    
      
        <h3>Band</h3>
      
      <p>Band 7</p>
  
  

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £47,810 to £54,710 a year
      
        per annum pro rata
      
    </p>
  
  

  <h3 id="contract_type_heading">Contract</h3>
  <p>Permanent</p>

  

  
    <h3 id="working_pattern_heading">Working pattern</h3>
    <p>
      
        
          Part-time
        
      
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  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>432-HR659-25</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Colchester and Ipswich hospitals</p>
            <p>Colchester and Ipswich</p>
            <p>CO4 5JL</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.</p>
    
  


      
  
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          Experience
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Significant demonstrable post qualification experience as  a counsellor.</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working in a healthcare environment</li>
        
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        <h4>Desirable</h4>
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          <li>Previous experience of  counselling in a cancer care</li>
          
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          Qualifications
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>BACP / UKCP accredited counsellor or working towards  accreditation</li>
        
        <li>Qualified Counsellor who has completed a BACP  accredited or equivalent course.</li>
        
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        <h4>Desirable</h4>
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          <li>Supervision qualification</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
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          Knowledge
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>Proven ability to use a range of therapeutic interventions  and techniques.</li>
        
        <li>Knowledge of specialist therapeutic techniques acquired  through continual professional development.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Specialist training in  therapeutic techniques used  in loss/bereavement or  cancer care.</li>
          
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            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Significant demonstrable post qualification experience as  a counsellor.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working in a healthcare environment</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
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            <li>Previous experience of  counselling in a cancer care</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
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            Qualifications
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>BACP / UKCP accredited counsellor or working towards  accreditation</li>
          
          <li>Qualified Counsellor who has completed a BACP  accredited or equivalent course.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Supervision qualification</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_3">
          
            Knowledge
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Proven ability to use a range of therapeutic interventions  and techniques.</li>
          
          <li>Knowledge of specialist therapeutic techniques acquired  through continual professional development.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Specialist training in  therapeutic techniques used  in loss/bereavement or  cancer care.</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>
  

  

  
    <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
    <p>
      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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        Additional information
      
    
    
      
        <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
        <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="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
        <p>
          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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    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Colchester and Ipswich hospitals</p>
            <p>Colchester and Ipswich</p>
            <p>CO4 5JL</p>
    
  

  
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    <h3 id="employer_website_heading">Employer's website</h3>
      
        <p><a href="https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>
      
  

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
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        <p>East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Colchester and Ipswich hospitals</p>
                    <p>Colchester and Ipswich</p>
                    <p>CO4 5JL</p>
        
      

      
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        <h3 id="employer_website_heading">Employer's website</h3>
          
            <p><a href="https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>

NHS Jobs

Cancer Counsellor

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>An exciting and rare opportunity has arisen for a highly clinically skilled, experienced, motivated and compassionate Psychologist/ Psychotherapist to work in a split role between ADAPT-East in Bromley and the specialist Woman's Service which is also based in the same building in Orpington. </p> <p>ADAPT-E is one of the Bromley community mental health teams.</p> <p>WS is a specialist evening psychotherapy service for women, survivors of non recent child sexual abuse. The service operates on Tuesdays and Wednesdays and as it is primarily an evening service, the post holder will be expected to work evenings for the Woman's Service on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.</p> <p>The post holder will join an established and integrated psychological therapies team within ADAPT-E. In the WS the post holder will join a well established team of psychoanalytic, psychodynamic and art psychotherapists offering specialist psychotherapy for women survivors of child sexual abuse.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>The post presents an exciting opportunity to develop highly specialist, supervisory and leadership skills within secondary care adult mental health.</p> <p>ADAPTE has been developing new ways of working with people presenting with interpersonal issues and complex trauma including a structured clinical management, compassion based and trauma stabilisation group programs. These run alongside established provisions including dual modality MBT, EMDR, CAT, 3rd wave CBT, psychodynamic, systemic and integrative approaches. Personal modality preferences will be encouraged and respected, specialisms in one or more of the above would be highly desirable.</p> <p>The post holder will be involved with assessment, formulation and interventions to the ADAPT population. Supervision of doctoral trainees or junior members of the therapy team will also be expected as appropriate. Leadership support will be encouraged with the Locality Lead in terms of service development and development of the MDT more widely.</p> <p>For WS, the post holder will be expected to provide highly specialised clinical interventions and supervision and contribute to the specialist expertise within a psychodynamic framework for survivors of child sexual abuse. The post holder will offer consultation on clients' psychological care to colleagues in team meetings and supervision, and work autonomously within professional guidelines and within the overall framework of the service's policies and procedures.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.</p> <p>Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:</p> <ul>  <li>We're Kind</li>  <li>We're Fair</li>  <li>We Listen</li>  <li>We Care</li> </ul>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>22 August 2025</p>

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

    
      
        <h3>Band</h3>
      
      <p>Band 8a</p>
  
  

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £61,631 to £68,623 a year
      
        pro rata pa inc
      
    </p>
  
  

  <h3 id="contract_type_heading">Contract</h3>
  <p>Permanent</p>

  

  
    <h3 id="working_pattern_heading">Working pattern</h3>
    <p>
      
        
          Part-time
        
      
    </p>
  

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>277-7392935-CMH</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Carlton Parade</p>
      <p>1-6 Carlton Parade</p>
      <p>Orpington,</p>
            <p>BR6 0JB</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>Further detailed information relating to the role and responsibilities can be found in the attached supporting documentation</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
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          Clinical experience
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Minimum 2 years of Band 7 or equivalent / 2 years post qualification</li>
        
        <li>Relevant post graduate training in a specialist modality</li>
        
        <li>Significant experience of working with survivors of sexual abuse</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>2 years post qualification within the NHS</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
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          Professional
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>Professional registration with UKCP/ BPC/ HCPC/ BAAT</li>
        
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          Additional clinical experience
        
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        <li>Experience of working with complex emotional needs</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_4">
        
          Clinical Supervision
        
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        <li>Experience of supervising other psychological therapy professions</li>
        
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        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
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            Clinical experience
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Minimum 2 years of Band 7 or equivalent / 2 years post qualification</li>
          
          <li>Relevant post graduate training in a specialist modality</li>
          
          <li>Significant experience of working with survivors of sexual abuse</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
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            <li>2 years post qualification within the NHS</li>
            
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            Professional
          
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          <li>Professional registration with UKCP/ BPC/ HCPC/ BAAT</li>
          
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            Additional clinical experience
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
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          <li>Experience of working with complex emotional needs</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
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            Clinical Supervision
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
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          <li>Experience of supervising other psychological therapy professions</li>
          
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    <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
    <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>
  

  
    <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
    <p>
      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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        <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
        <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>
      

      
        <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
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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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    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Carlton Parade</p>
      <p>1-6 Carlton Parade</p>
      <p>Orpington,</p>
            <p>BR6 0JB</p>
    
  

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

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
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        <p>Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Carlton Parade</p>
          <p>1-6 Carlton Parade</p>
          <p>Orpington,</p>
                    <p>BR6 0JB</p>
        
      

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

Psychologist/Psychotherapist/Art Psychotherapist

Specialist Counsellor

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>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.</p>
<p>The post holder will contribute their lived experience knowledge and expertise in supporting the organisation to embed peer-led, recovery-focused services.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>This role is to support mothers during the perinatal period working as part of Perinatal Community Services and the Mother &amp; Baby Unit (MBU).</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>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.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>01 September 2025</p>

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

    
      
        <h3>Band</h3>
      
      <p>Band 3</p>
  
  

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £30,546 to £32,207 a year
      
        per annum inclusive of HCAS
      
    </p>
  
  

  <h3 id="contract_type_heading">Contract</h3>
  <p>Fixed term</p>

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

  
    <h3 id="working_pattern_heading">Working pattern</h3>
    <p>
      
        
          Full-time
        
      
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  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>334-NUR-7386839-LF</p>
  

  
    
      
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      <p>Lambeth Perinatal Mental Health Team</p>
      <p>Mary Sheridan Centre, Wooden Spoon House, 5 Dugard Way, SE11 4TH</p>
      <p>London</p>
            <p>SE11 4TH</p>
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<p>To act as a role model to service users and their partners and families to inspire hope that recovery is possible.</p>
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<p>To act as a role model to service users and their partners and families to inspire hope that recovery is possible.</p>
</li>
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<p>To work in a way that acknowledges the personal, social, cultural and spiritual strengths of the person.</p>
</li>
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<p>To assist with group work.</p>
</li>
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<p>To be aware of, teach others and challenge issues in relation to stigma, low expectations and anti-discriminatory practice as appropriate.</p>
</li>
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      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <ul>
<li>
<p>To act as a role model to service users and their partners and families to inspire hope that recovery is possible.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>To act as a role model to service users and their partners and families to inspire hope that recovery is possible.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>To work in a way that acknowledges the personal, social, cultural and spiritual strengths of the person.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>To assist with group work.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>To be aware of, teach others and challenge issues in relation to stigma, low expectations and anti-discriminatory practice as appropriate.</p>
</li>
</ul>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
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          Qualifications
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Educated to GCSE or equivalent level/or evidence of competency specifically in English and Maths.</li>
        
        <li>Lived Experience Training or willingness to complete training</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Other evidence of relevant training</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
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          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Personal experience of mental health difficulties and recovery</li>
        
        <li>Willing to positively share your own life experiences, with service users and carers and colleagues</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working with people with mental health difficulties (paid or voluntary)</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of delivering peer support services</li>
          
          <li>Personal experience of perinatal mental health difficulties and recovery</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
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          Knowledge / Skills
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>To be able to share lived experience in way that is safe and useful</li>
        
        <li>Able to demonstrate an understanding of the Values of Peer Support</li>
        
        <li>Ability to demonstrate empathy, compassion and patience</li>
        
        <li>Ability to demonstrate knowledge of personal recovery and boundaries</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Good relationship with community centres and community groups</li>
          
          <li>Good relationships with healthcare professionals within trust boundaries</li>
          
          <li>Knowledge of recovery based tools such as Wellbeing and Recovery Action Plans or goal setting</li>
          
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            Qualifications
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Educated to GCSE or equivalent level/or evidence of competency specifically in English and Maths.</li>
          
          <li>Lived Experience Training or willingness to complete training</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Other evidence of relevant training</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
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            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Personal experience of mental health difficulties and recovery</li>
          
          <li>Willing to positively share your own life experiences, with service users and carers and colleagues</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working with people with mental health difficulties (paid or voluntary)</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Experience of delivering peer support services</li>
            
            <li>Personal experience of perinatal mental health difficulties and recovery</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_3">
          
            Knowledge / Skills
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>To be able to share lived experience in way that is safe and useful</li>
          
          <li>Able to demonstrate an understanding of the Values of Peer Support</li>
          
          <li>Ability to demonstrate empathy, compassion and patience</li>
          
          <li>Ability to demonstrate knowledge of personal recovery and boundaries</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Good relationship with community centres and community groups</li>
            
            <li>Good relationships with healthcare professionals within trust boundaries</li>
            
            <li>Knowledge of recovery based tools such as Wellbeing and Recovery Action Plans or goal setting</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>
  

  

  


 

      
  
    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Lambeth Perinatal Mental Health Team</p>
      <p>Mary Sheridan Centre, Wooden Spoon House, 5 Dugard Way, SE11 4TH</p>
      <p>London</p>
            <p>SE11 4TH</p>
    
  

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

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
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        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Lambeth Perinatal Mental Health Team</p>
          <p>Mary Sheridan Centre, Wooden Spoon House, 5 Dugard Way, SE11 4TH</p>
          <p>London</p>
                    <p>SE11 4TH</p>
        
      

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

Perinatal Peer Support Worker

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Peer
Support Worker within the Teign Core Adult Community Mental Health Team based
at Estuary House in Newton Abbot. This is a part-time position, working 22.5 per week.</p><p><strong>You need to have the ability to travel to meet the demands of the role.</strong></p><p>The successful candidate will be joining a
dynamic, motivated and skilled service and help the team in the Teign Core
Adult Mental Health Team build upon the successful work they have and
continue to achieve. The team are
proactively engaging with the local Primary Care Network, working alongside local GP Surgeries.</p><p>The role of Peer Support Worker has been developed
specifically for people who have lived experience of mental health challenges. </p><p>Through sharing your own experiences, this may
inspire hope and belief that recovery is possible in others.</p><p>As an integral member of the multi-disciplinary team, you will provide formalised peer support to service users in order for them to achieve goals that they have identified for themselves. This will include signposting to other organisations and connection to local communities.</p><p>This job may be emotionally challenging at times,
but you will receive supervision, guidance and training
from colleagues within the Community Mental Health team, the Peer Support
Leadership team and the wider organisation.</p><p><strong><em>Please ensure you read the opening statement under the Job Description heading before submitting your application.</em></strong></p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <ul><li> To form and maintain therapeutic
relationships with patients, staff and other members of the mental health team.</li><li> To support service users by
building relationships of empathy and trust based on the core principles of peer support (mutuality, reciprocity, strengths-focused, safe, progressive, non-directive, recovery-focused and inclusive).</li><li> To share ideas about ways of
supporting self-defined recovery goals, drawing on personal experiences and a
range of coping, self-help and self-management techniques.</li><li> To provide support to individuals in gaining choice,
developing and managing meaning and purpose of life and independence, and
maintaining dignity and self-respect</li><li> To support access and facilitation of activity sessions both
on a one-to-one and group basis for service users</li></ul>  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p><strong>About Devon Partnership Trust</strong></p><p>We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist &amp; secure services for the wider south west region &amp; nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health &amp; wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise &amp; resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe &amp; focused on people's recovery.</p><p>We are committed to developing a culture of coproduction, involving patients, families &amp; carers in everything we do</p><p><strong>Our values</strong></p><p>We not only recruit based on qualifications &amp; experience - we recruit individuals who possess &amp; demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. These include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity &amp; compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile; making time for people; challenging ourselves &amp; others, &amp; being open to new ideas.</p><p>We are committed to being an inclusive employer &amp; applications are encouraged &amp; welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part time &amp; flexible working applications will be considered &amp; supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health conditions, neurodiversity or learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>29 August 2025</p>

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

    
      
        <h3>Band</h3>
      
      <p>Band 3</p>
  
  

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £24,937 to £26,598 a year
      
        pro rata (22.5 hours per week)
      
    </p>
  
  

  <h3 id="contract_type_heading">Contract</h3>
  <p>Permanent</p>

  

  
    <h3 id="working_pattern_heading">Working pattern</h3>
    <p>
      
        
          Part-time
        
      
    </p>
  

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>C9369-25-0010</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Devon Partnership Trust - Estuary House</p>
      <p>Collett Way</p>
      <p>Newton Abbot</p>
      <p>Devon</p>
      <p>TQ12 4PH</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p><strong>This is not a healthcare support worker role. This role is a peer support opportunity and is designed for people with lived experience. Lived experience means someone has gained an understanding and knowledge of a situation or challenge because they have directly and personally experienced it. We are looking for someone who has lived experience of accessing and negotiating secondary mental health services and personal experience of being significantly impacted by mental illness and recovery.</strong></p><p><strong>As part of our shortlisting process and to ensure transparency and to maintain the high standards required for working at DPT, we may ask candidates to provide further details relating to their lived experience from their application. If you do not have relevant lived experience for this peer support role, you will not be invited to interview.</strong></p><p><strong>We understand that you may need to use AI as a reasonable adjustment, so if you have used AI in your application, please make us aware</strong></p><p>The peer support worker role has been developed specifically for people who have personal lived experience of mental health challenges and of accessing mental health services. Through sharing wisdom from their own experiences, peer support workers will inspire hope and belief that recovery is possible in others.</p><p>As an integral and highly valued member of the multi-disciplinary team, the PSW will provide formalised peer support and practical assistance to patients and service users in order to work with them to regain control over their lives and their own unique recovery process. Within a relationship of reciprocity they will journey with service users to promote choice, self-determination and opportunities for the fulfilment of individually identified goals, working with people towards gaining greater independence and in managing their own health and wellbeing.</p><p>The PSW will act as a recovery champion within the team and an ambassador of recovery for the Trust with external agencies and partner organisations. As a core member of the multidisciplinary team, the PSW will work alongside an agreed number of patients and service users on a 1:1 and/or group basis.</p><p>The PSW will take a lead role in embedding recovery values within the service setting in which they work with other Trust recovery champions. Reporting directly to the Team Leader/Ward manager and under the professional supervision of the Peer Support Worker Lead, the PSW will be responsible for the delivery of peer support interventions as agreed within the peer relationship.</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p><strong>This is not a healthcare support worker role. This role is a peer support opportunity and is designed for people with lived experience. Lived experience means someone has gained an understanding and knowledge of a situation or challenge because they have directly and personally experienced it. We are looking for someone who has lived experience of accessing and negotiating secondary mental health services and personal experience of being significantly impacted by mental illness and recovery.</strong></p><p><strong>As part of our shortlisting process and to ensure transparency and to maintain the high standards required for working at DPT, we may ask candidates to provide further details relating to their lived experience from their application. If you do not have relevant lived experience for this peer support role, you will not be invited to interview.</strong></p><p><strong>We understand that you may need to use AI as a reasonable adjustment, so if you have used AI in your application, please make us aware</strong></p><p>The peer support worker role has been developed specifically for people who have personal lived experience of mental health challenges and of accessing mental health services. Through sharing wisdom from their own experiences, peer support workers will inspire hope and belief that recovery is possible in others.</p><p>As an integral and highly valued member of the multi-disciplinary team, the PSW will provide formalised peer support and practical assistance to patients and service users in order to work with them to regain control over their lives and their own unique recovery process. Within a relationship of reciprocity they will journey with service users to promote choice, self-determination and opportunities for the fulfilment of individually identified goals, working with people towards gaining greater independence and in managing their own health and wellbeing.</p><p>The PSW will act as a recovery champion within the team and an ambassador of recovery for the Trust with external agencies and partner organisations. As a core member of the multidisciplinary team, the PSW will work alongside an agreed number of patients and service users on a 1:1 and/or group basis.</p><p>The PSW will take a lead role in embedding recovery values within the service setting in which they work with other Trust recovery champions. Reporting directly to the Team Leader/Ward manager and under the professional supervision of the Peer Support Worker Lead, the PSW will be responsible for the delivery of peer support interventions as agreed within the peer relationship.</p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Qualifications
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Basic Education (Level 2 Qualification). </li>
        
        <li>To complete Care Certificate training within the first 3-6 months of joining unless already obtained</li>
        
        <li>Basic IT skills</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>NVQ level 3, QCF Level 3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent qualification or experience/ equivalent working experience using lived experience. </li>
          
          <li>Other evidence of training or development relevant to working within mental health settings (statutory or voluntary).</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
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          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Ability to demonstrate first person experiential knowledge of recovery from mental health challenges. </li>
        
        <li>Ability to demonstrate knowledge of the concept of personal recovery as it may apply to others. </li>
        
        <li>Lived experience of accessing and negotiating secondary mental health services  or equivalent experience from private healthcare/lived experience relevant to patient group</li>
        
        <li>Demonstrate a willingness to share own experience of mental health with the sole intention of supporting service users. </li>
        
        <li>Knowledge of mental health and a basic understanding of physical health presentations.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Personal experience of being significantly impacted by mental illness and recovery)</li>
          
          <li>Paid or unpaid working experience in health and social care. </li>
          
          <li>Experience of actively supporting individuals to identify and work towards their self-defined goals in a related social care or health setting (paid or unpaid). </li>
          
          <li>Awareness of safeguarding principles.</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
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          Knowledge &amp; Skills
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Ability to communicate effectively with people using services taking into account any communication difficulties they may have and responding appropriately.</li>
        
        <li>To maintain confidentiality, empathy, compassion and patience towards individuals with mental health challenges.</li>
        
        <li>An ability to act calmly and to respond in a professional manner to distress, disturbance and unpredictability.</li>
        
        <li>Ability to work with people in a group and individual basis.</li>
        
        <li>Good written communication.</li>
        
        <li>Demonstrate an ability and understanding about how and why we need to maintain personal professional boundaries.</li>
        
        <li>To participate in unsupervised tasks and provide accurate feedback to relevant parties.</li>
        
        <li>Mobility throughout the area covered by service to meet the demands of the role</li>
        
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            Qualifications
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Basic Education (Level 2 Qualification). </li>
          
          <li>To complete Care Certificate training within the first 3-6 months of joining unless already obtained</li>
          
          <li>Basic IT skills</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>NVQ level 3, QCF Level 3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent qualification or experience/ equivalent working experience using lived experience. </li>
            
            <li>Other evidence of training or development relevant to working within mental health settings (statutory or voluntary).</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
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            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Ability to demonstrate first person experiential knowledge of recovery from mental health challenges. </li>
          
          <li>Ability to demonstrate knowledge of the concept of personal recovery as it may apply to others. </li>
          
          <li>Lived experience of accessing and negotiating secondary mental health services  or equivalent experience from private healthcare/lived experience relevant to patient group</li>
          
          <li>Demonstrate a willingness to share own experience of mental health with the sole intention of supporting service users. </li>
          
          <li>Knowledge of mental health and a basic understanding of physical health presentations.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Personal experience of being significantly impacted by mental illness and recovery)</li>
            
            <li>Paid or unpaid working experience in health and social care. </li>
            
            <li>Experience of actively supporting individuals to identify and work towards their self-defined goals in a related social care or health setting (paid or unpaid). </li>
            
            <li>Awareness of safeguarding principles.</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
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            Knowledge &amp; Skills
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Ability to communicate effectively with people using services taking into account any communication difficulties they may have and responding appropriately.</li>
          
          <li>To maintain confidentiality, empathy, compassion and patience towards individuals with mental health challenges.</li>
          
          <li>An ability to act calmly and to respond in a professional manner to distress, disturbance and unpredictability.</li>
          
          <li>Ability to work with people in a group and individual basis.</li>
          
          <li>Good written communication.</li>
          
          <li>Demonstrate an ability and understanding about how and why we need to maintain personal professional boundaries.</li>
          
          <li>To participate in unsupervised tasks and provide accurate feedback to relevant parties.</li>
          
          <li>Mobility throughout the area covered by service to meet the demands of the role</li>
          
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    <p>Devon Partnership NHS Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Devon Partnership Trust - Estuary House</p>
      <p>Collett Way</p>
      <p>Newton Abbot</p>
      <p>Devon</p>
      <p>TQ12 4PH</p>
    
  

  
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        <p>Devon Partnership NHS Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Devon Partnership Trust - Estuary House</p>
          <p>Collett Way</p>
          <p>Newton Abbot</p>
          <p>Devon</p>
          <p>TQ12 4PH</p>
        
      

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

Peer Support Worker

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p><strong>Job Overview:</strong></p> <ul>  <li>The Transforming Care in Autism (TCA) service was developed to meet the needs of autistic individuals at risk of admission to, or within, mainstream mental health services.</li>  <li>An exciting new opportunity has arisen for autistic peer support workers to be part of the Transforming Care in Autism (TCA) team, working closely with a practitioner psychologist supporting autistic adults on inpatient wards in Croydon. We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic, compassionate, positive thinking and self-motivated individual with lived experience of autism. The primary role is to provide caring and non-judgemental support to autistic individuals experiencing mental health challenges. The role will also involve providing training to staff and carers to impart knowledge and skills to support autistic service users.</li>  <li> <p>The successful candidate will have completed an accredited Peer Worker training course or be willing to complete training shortly after starting their role. They will be a member of a multidisciplinary team, working alongside autism-specialists and mental health professionals.</p> </li>  <li>Peer Support Workers will be fully supported in their role through regular 1 to 1 supervision within the team line management structure and have access to monthly peer mentoring and weekly online group supervision.</li> </ul>   <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p><strong>Key Responsibilities: </strong></p> <ul>  <li>To use lived experience to inspire hope that change is possible.</li>  <li>To share lived experience safely and effectively.</li>  <li>To share your own and other examples of lived experience of recovery or times when you have experience behaviours that have been challenging and how you overcome this challenge.</li>  <li>To work in a way that acknowledges the personal, social, cultural and spiritual strengths of the person.</li>  <li>To use a number of agreed recovery tools that are person-centred in a flexible way to support the service users.</li>  <li>To support the service users to understand the role of autism and mental health services and how they can support their treatment alongside other community resources.</li>  <li>To record information in a clear and accessible way.</li>  <li>To promote service users involvement in all aspects of their work.</li> </ul>  <p>The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>The Transforming Care in Autism team is a multi-disciplinary, supportive and diverse team, which includes an autism peer support worker. It is part of the wider adult ADHD and Autism pathway which includes an inpatient unit, national psychology service and diagnostic and post-diagnostic support services. The pathway includes opportunities for learning, including links with Kings College London, Trust wide sessions and a weekly Education and Research meeting.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>03 September 2025</p>

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

    
      
        <h3>Band</h3>
      
      <p>Band 4</p>
  
  

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £32,199 to £34,876 a year
      
        Pro rata inclusive of HCAS
      
    </p>
  
  

  <h3 id="contract_type_heading">Contract</h3>
  <p>Fixed term</p>

  
    <h3 id="contract_duration_heading">Duration</h3>
    <p>24 months</p>
  

  
    <h3 id="working_pattern_heading">Working pattern</h3>
    <p>
      
        
          Part-time
        
      
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  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>334-NUR-7386900-LF</p>
  

  
    
      
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      <p>Monks Orchard House, Bethlem Hospital</p>
            <p>Beckenham</p>
            <p>BR3 3BX</p>
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    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <ul>
<li>To ensure confidentiality and safe keeping of client records.</li>
<li>To be able to signpost to community and/or online resources and access appropriate mainstream and autism resources.</li>
<li>To be aware of, teach others and challenge issues in relation to autism and stigma, low expectations and anti-discriminatory practice as appropriate.</li>
<li>To attend team meetings as appropriate.</li>
<li>With agreement of line manager, to promote the role of peer support both within SLAM and externally, through co-delivery of presentations, workshops, and information sharing. In addition, to participate in Trust-wide peer related projects and audits.</li>
<li>To take part in regular one-to-one supervision with senior staff.</li>
<li>To contribute and commit to undertaking an annual appraisal.</li>
<li>To complete mandatory training.</li>
<li>To take part in group supervision and mentoring for peer workers.</li>
<li>To work with other TCA team members in co-production (design), delivery (processes), evaluation (of outcomes) and dissemination (of findings) as part of service development opportunities within the team</li>
<li>To work with TCA team membersto co-produce (design) and co-deliver teaching, training and workshops focused on autism and related topics for service users, carers/supporters and staff</li>
<li>To work within the spirit of co-production and co-delivery for all presentations and workshops</li>
<li>To support autistic service users and/or carers accessing the the TCA team in relation to wellbeing, social inclusion and other aspects of recovery</li>
<li>To role-model the positive use and impact of lived experience of mental ill-health, recovery and self-management with service users and/or carer they are supporting</li>
<li>The post holder will be required to be self-reflective about their personal lived experience of autism and/or mental ill-health. This is an essential criteria of the role and successful applicants will be expected to use this experience within co-production and delivery of the sensory pilot aims and objectives. Peer support workers will need to be able to recognise the value and impact of their own lived experience. Effective use of personal experience of recovery and wellbeing is an essential role requirement to support the service users, carers/supporters and staff to understand the teaching materials and develop knowledge, attitudes and skills to enable wellbeing and self-management. Successful applicants will be offered regular team and individual supervision and training opportunities to support their own wellbeing and links to their work activities.</li>
<li>To work closely other TCA team members, and practitioners from a variety of professions and roles within SLaM.</li>
<li>To ensure that any concerns regarding an individuals mental and physical health and wellbeing highlighted within interactions with service users are shares with the team and/or their line manager in order that a decision to notify the individuals care team is made</li>
<li>To identify the diverse needs of the service users, carers and staff and to adapt teaching and communication style in response to the audience's level of need and understanding.</li>
<li>To work flexibly including travelling to sites within local boroughs where relevant and appropriate. There is not an expectation to work out of hours.</li>
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      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
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<li>To ensure confidentiality and safe keeping of client records.</li>
<li>To be able to signpost to community and/or online resources and access appropriate mainstream and autism resources.</li>
<li>To be aware of, teach others and challenge issues in relation to autism and stigma, low expectations and anti-discriminatory practice as appropriate.</li>
<li>To attend team meetings as appropriate.</li>
<li>With agreement of line manager, to promote the role of peer support both within SLAM and externally, through co-delivery of presentations, workshops, and information sharing. In addition, to participate in Trust-wide peer related projects and audits.</li>
<li>To take part in regular one-to-one supervision with senior staff.</li>
<li>To contribute and commit to undertaking an annual appraisal.</li>
<li>To complete mandatory training.</li>
<li>To take part in group supervision and mentoring for peer workers.</li>
<li>To work with other TCA team members in co-production (design), delivery (processes), evaluation (of outcomes) and dissemination (of findings) as part of service development opportunities within the team</li>
<li>To work with TCA team membersto co-produce (design) and co-deliver teaching, training and workshops focused on autism and related topics for service users, carers/supporters and staff</li>
<li>To work within the spirit of co-production and co-delivery for all presentations and workshops</li>
<li>To support autistic service users and/or carers accessing the the TCA team in relation to wellbeing, social inclusion and other aspects of recovery</li>
<li>To role-model the positive use and impact of lived experience of mental ill-health, recovery and self-management with service users and/or carer they are supporting</li>
<li>The post holder will be required to be self-reflective about their personal lived experience of autism and/or mental ill-health. This is an essential criteria of the role and successful applicants will be expected to use this experience within co-production and delivery of the sensory pilot aims and objectives. Peer support workers will need to be able to recognise the value and impact of their own lived experience. Effective use of personal experience of recovery and wellbeing is an essential role requirement to support the service users, carers/supporters and staff to understand the teaching materials and develop knowledge, attitudes and skills to enable wellbeing and self-management. Successful applicants will be offered regular team and individual supervision and training opportunities to support their own wellbeing and links to their work activities.</li>
<li>To work closely other TCA team members, and practitioners from a variety of professions and roles within SLaM.</li>
<li>To ensure that any concerns regarding an individuals mental and physical health and wellbeing highlighted within interactions with service users are shares with the team and/or their line manager in order that a decision to notify the individuals care team is made</li>
<li>To identify the diverse needs of the service users, carers and staff and to adapt teaching and communication style in response to the audience's level of need and understanding.</li>
<li>To work flexibly including travelling to sites within local boroughs where relevant and appropriate. There is not an expectation to work out of hours.</li>
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        <li>Personal experience of autism and mental health difficulties and  recovery</li>
        
        <li>Experience of using autism and  mental health services (for example  a community mental health team /  promoting recovery team, home  treatment team, inpatient stay,  emergency department, talking  therapies, etc)</li>
        
        <li>Willing to positively share your own  life experiences, with service users, carers, and colleagues</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working or  volunteering with autistic people and mental health difficulties (paid or  voluntary)</li>
        
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          Qualifications
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>Educated to GCSE or equivalent  level/or evidence of competency  specifically in English and Maths.</li>
        
        <li>Lived Experience / Peer Support  Training (or willing to complete)</li>
        
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          Knowledge / Skills
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>Able to demonstrate an  understanding of the Values of Peer  Support</li>
        
        <li>Ability to problem solve and create  innovative solutions to help  empower service users</li>
        
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            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Personal experience of autism and mental health difficulties and  recovery</li>
          
          <li>Experience of using autism and  mental health services (for example  a community mental health team /  promoting recovery team, home  treatment team, inpatient stay,  emergency department, talking  therapies, etc)</li>
          
          <li>Willing to positively share your own  life experiences, with service users, carers, and colleagues</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working or  volunteering with autistic people and mental health difficulties (paid or  voluntary)</li>
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
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          <li>Educated to GCSE or equivalent  level/or evidence of competency  specifically in English and Maths.</li>
          
          <li>Lived Experience / Peer Support  Training (or willing to complete)</li>
          
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            Knowledge / Skills
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
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          <li>Able to demonstrate an  understanding of the Values of Peer  Support</li>
          
          <li>Ability to problem solve and create  innovative solutions to help  empower service users</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>
  

  
    <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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        <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
        <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>South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust</p>
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      <p>Monks Orchard House, Bethlem Hospital</p>
            <p>Beckenham</p>
            <p>BR3 3BX</p>
    
  

  
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        <p>South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust</p>
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          <p>Monks Orchard House, Bethlem Hospital</p>
                    <p>Beckenham</p>
                    <p>BR3 3BX</p>
        
      

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

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