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<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>Derby City and South Derbyshire CAMHS are incredibly excited to be expanding and developing our Peer Support Worker Team who will also lead in co-production and participation across all service levels.</p> <p>Working across the CAMHS teams, the appointed candidate will work as a CAMHS Peer Support Worker to directly support service users in achieving their treatment goals and engaging in agreed care plans. The direct work may be one to one or in a group setting. Peer Groups will be lead by the peer support worker and therapeutic groups will be co-facilitated. The role will also endeavour to ensure that the principles of participation and co-production remain at the heart of our service, and that all involvement projects remain meaningful and appropriate. The appointed candidate will ensure that service that children, young people and families are heard, acknowledged and represented at all stages of care and within all service evaluation and developments.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>The CAMHS Peer Support worker will work within the MDT supporting and treating Children and Young People accessing mental health services. They will ensure the child and families voice is heard in all decision making and encourage for participation and coproduction at all service levels.</p> <p>To do this you will need to:</p> <ul>  <li>Have your own lived experience of mental health challenges and access to service.</li> </ul> <p> IT skills e.g. Word, Outlook, Excel, Web Design, Powerpoint</p> <p> Your communication skills and flair for building relationships will be excellent</p> <p> Willingness to develop the confidence to speak in large and small groups</p> <p> You will be caring and supportive as well as emotionally resilient, highly organised and open to working within changing environments</p> <p> You will be able to travel independently across the locality areas.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of 'making a positive difference in people's lives'.</p>
<p>CQC rated us as 'GOOD' overall, commenting on how our colleagues "treated patients with compassion and kindness" and "felt positive and proud about working for the trust."</p>
<p>Benefits include:</p>
<ul>
<li>Commitment to flexible working where this is possible</li>
<li>27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years &amp; 33 days after 10 years' service</li>
<li>Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training</li>
<li>Generous NHS pension scheme</li>
<li>Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits</li>
<li>Health service discounts and online benefits</li>
<li>Incremental pay progression</li>
<li>Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7</li>
<li>Access to our LGBT+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network</li>
<li>Health and wellbeing opportunities</li>
<li>Structured learning and development opportunities</li>
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  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>10 December 2025</p>

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

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

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
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      £24,937 to £26,598 a year
      
        pro rata
      
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  <h3 id="contract_type_heading">Contract</h3>
  <p>Fixed term</p>

  
    <h3 id="contract_duration_heading">Duration</h3>
    <p>2 years</p>
  

  
    <h3 id="working_pattern_heading">Working pattern</h3>
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          Full-time
        
      
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  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>383-CHI-6285-25</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Temple House</p>
      <p>Mill Hill Lane</p>
      <p>Derby</p>
            <p>DE23 6SA</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>The full job description which clearly outlines the main responsibilities for this position can be found attached</p>
  

  
    
      
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    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
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          Experience
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>Lived experience of mental health services</li>
        
        <li>Good interpersonal skills</li>
        
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          Skills
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>Working with children and young people</li>
        
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            Experience
          
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          <li>Lived experience of mental health services</li>
          
          <li>Good interpersonal skills</li>
          
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            Skills
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
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          <li>Working with children and young people</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>
  

  

  


 

      
  
    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Temple House</p>
      <p>Mill Hill Lane</p>
      <p>Derby</p>
            <p>DE23 6SA</p>
    
  

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

  



  
      
        <h2>Employer details</h2>
        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Temple House</p>
          <p>Mill Hill Lane</p>
          <p>Derby</p>
                    <p>DE23 6SA</p>
        
      

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

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