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<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>The Crisis Resolution Home
Treatment Team is a pivotal service whose main focus is to offer an alternative
to an inpatient admission and provide intensive treatment as required within
the community. The service will also ensure effective gatekeeping of all
service users referred to the service for admission to Hospital. The service
will operate on an outreach basis with the majority of assessments taking place
in non-Hospital
environments.</p><p>We are currently recuiting Community Support workers for the Torbay CRHTT.</p><p>

The post holder will be an active member of the
integrated multi-disciplinary team (MDT),
providing a 24-hour community-based Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment
Service as an alternative to hospital admission.</p><p>As part of a MDT, the Community Support Worker is a pivotal role in shaping, implementing and facilitating interventions for individuals with a diverse mental health needs within the community.</p><p>Under the direction and leadership of a qualified Mental Health Professional, the team are responsible for:</p><ul><li>Deliver a collaborative care plan with specific home interventions and goals.</li><li>Offer crisis resolution as an alternative to hospital admission, available 24 hours per day, 7 days a week, 365 days per year.</li><li>Serve as the gatekeeper for inpatient hospital beds.</li><li>Conduct initial in-person follow-up after hospital discharge.</li></ul>  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <ul><li>Provide responsive, person-centred support to individuals experiencing mental health crisis in the community.</li><li>Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, including clinicians, social workers, and peer support workers.</li><li>Deliver practical and emotional support to service users, promoting recovery, safety, and wellbeing.</li><li>Assist in crisis de-escalation and safety planning, both face-to-face and via telephone support.</li><li>Support service users to access appropriate services, including housing, benefits, and community resources.</li><li>Maintain accurate and timely records in line with Trust policies and procedures.</li><li>Participate in team meetings, supervision, and training to ensure high-quality service delivery.</li><li>Promote equality, diversity, and inclusion in all aspects of care and support.</li><li>Work flexibly, including evenings and weekends, to meet the needs of the crisis pathway.</li></ul><p></p>  <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>13 November 2025</p>

  
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    <p>Agenda for change</p>

    
      
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      <p>Band 3</p>
  
  

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

  

  
    <h3 id="working_pattern_heading">Working pattern</h3>
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          Full-time,
        
      
        
          Part-time,
        
      
        
          Flexible working
        
      
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  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>C9369-25-0898</p>
  

  
    
      
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      <p>Torbay Hospital</p>
      <p>Lowes Bridge</p>
      <p>Torquay</p>
      <p>Devon</p>
      <p>TQ2 7AA</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p><em>Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification which will provide further information on this role.</em></p><p><strong>Candidate Note: If you choose to
use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist in completing your
application, please ensure that all responses accurately represent your own
experience, skills, and suitability for the role. It is essential that your application
remains authentic and truthful. We also encourage you to review the guidance
attached before submission.</strong></p><p>If you require a certificate of sponsorship to work in the UK you are advised to review the "Coming to work in the UK Visa Information" link in the supporting links section to ensure this role and your current circumstances meet the requirements for sponsorship</p><p>If you would like to discuss the certificate of sponsorship and whether your current circumstances meet the requirement for sponsorship email <a href="mailto:dpt.recruitment@nhs.net" target="_blank">dpt.recruitment@nhs.net</a> for further advice</p>
  

  
    
      
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      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p><em>Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification which will provide further information on this role.</em></p><p><strong>Candidate Note: If you choose to
use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist in completing your
application, please ensure that all responses accurately represent your own
experience, skills, and suitability for the role. It is essential that your application
remains authentic and truthful. We also encourage you to review the guidance
attached before submission.</strong></p><p>If you require a certificate of sponsorship to work in the UK you are advised to review the "Coming to work in the UK Visa Information" link in the supporting links section to ensure this role and your current circumstances meet the requirements for sponsorship</p><p>If you would like to discuss the certificate of sponsorship and whether your current circumstances meet the requirement for sponsorship email <a href="mailto:dpt.recruitment@nhs.net" target="_blank">dpt.recruitment@nhs.net</a> for further advice</p>
    
  


      
  
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          Experience
        
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        <li>Previous employment / experience of working with people in a caring situation or previous experience working in a different role within mental health services </li>
        
        <li>Extensive experience of working within Mental Health settings. Experience of delivering crisis interventions</li>
        
        <li>Awareness of safeguarding principles. </li>
        
        <li>Experience of working within a MDT. </li>
        
        <li>Excellent IT skills </li>
        
        <li>Experience of working autonomously.</li>
        
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          <li>Experience of working within psychiatric inpatient environments.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of monitoring Physical Health</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working within Crisis Services</li>
          
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          Qualifications
        
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        <li>GCSE grade A to C in English and Maths</li>
        
        <li>Care Certificate (obtain within the first 6 months of employment)</li>
        
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        <h4>Desirable</h4>
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          <li>NVQ level 3, QCF Level 3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent qualification.</li>
          
          <li>Qualified in Phlebotomy</li>
          
          <li>Other evidence of training or development relevant to working within a mental health setting.</li>
          
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        <li>Able to plan work, time management, completing records and recording observations etc. To take leadership and direction from qualified staff. To participate in unsupervised tasks and provide accurate feedback to relevant parties. </li>
        
        <li>Ability and awareness to maintain personal boundaries</li>
        
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
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          <li>Previous employment / experience of working with people in a caring situation or previous experience working in a different role within mental health services </li>
          
          <li>Extensive experience of working within Mental Health settings. Experience of delivering crisis interventions</li>
          
          <li>Awareness of safeguarding principles. </li>
          
          <li>Experience of working within a MDT. </li>
          
          <li>Excellent IT skills </li>
          
          <li>Experience of working autonomously.</li>
          
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          <h4>Desirable</h4>
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            <li>Experience of working within psychiatric inpatient environments.</li>
            
            <li>Experience of monitoring Physical Health</li>
            
            <li>Experience of working within Crisis Services</li>
            
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            Qualifications
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
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          <li>GCSE grade A to C in English and Maths</li>
          
          <li>Care Certificate (obtain within the first 6 months of employment)</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>NVQ level 3, QCF Level 3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent qualification.</li>
            
            <li>Qualified in Phlebotomy</li>
            
            <li>Other evidence of training or development relevant to working within a mental health setting.</li>
            
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            Driving
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Ability to travel to multiple locations through the Geographical areas to meet the requirements of the role.</li>
          
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            Knowledge and Skill
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
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          <li>Able to plan work, time management, completing records and recording observations etc. To take leadership and direction from qualified staff. To participate in unsupervised tasks and provide accurate feedback to relevant parties. </li>
          
          <li>Ability and awareness to maintain personal boundaries</li>
          
          <li>Problem Solving Skills</li>
          
          <li>Ability to travel to multiple locations (as required) throughout the trust.</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>Devon Partnership NHS Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Torbay Hospital</p>
      <p>Lowes Bridge</p>
      <p>Torquay</p>
      <p>Devon</p>
      <p>TQ2 7AA</p>
    
  

  
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        <p>Devon Partnership NHS Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Torbay Hospital</p>
          <p>Lowes Bridge</p>
          <p>Torquay</p>
          <p>Devon</p>
          <p>TQ2 7AA</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>

NHS Jobs

Support Worker

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p><strong>UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE</strong></p> <p><strong>+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE</strong></p> <p>We have a fantastic opportunity for a Support Worker to join the Substance Misuse team at HMP Kirkham,&nbsp;a Category D open prison for males, located near Preston, Lancashire.&nbsp;</p> HMP Kirkham is a unique environment, with stunning grounds and lots to offer both staff and patients, including our brand new, state of the art gym. &nbsp;  This is a brand new, fantastic opportunity to join the team, and really make the role your own! No 2 days are the same in this challenging, yet rewarding and supportive environment. &nbsp;     <strong>Hours:</strong>     This is a part time role, working 22.5 hours per week. Shifts are between 8am - 4pm Monday to Friday. We can be flexible on shift patterns and will discuss at screening and interview stage. &nbsp;    <strong>Salary:</strong>   This position is&nbsp;part time ,&nbsp;youll receive an annual salary of up to £29,723 per annum FTE - depending on experience. &nbsp;    <strong>How will we support you?</strong>  <p> Bespoke induction, including our Introducing Health in Justice training course</p> <p> Competency framework</p> <p> Regional and national career development opportunities</p> <p> Our bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs</p> <p><strong><strong><em>Candidates are required to have a Legal right to work in the UK and due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks</em></strong></strong></p>  <strong><strong></strong></strong>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>As our new Support Worker, your responsibilities will vary. Some of your duties will include:</p>  <ul>  <li>Be the face of the team - acting as the first point of contact for patients&nbsp;</li>  <li>Be visible onsite, getting to know patients and identifying areas for improvement, issues etc</li>  <li>Assist with support groups and assessments - groups include psychosocial, CBT, art workshops and meditation</li>  <li>Data inputting - ensuring that patient records are accurate and up to date</li>  <li>Work alongside the Nursing Associate and Patient Engagement Lead</li> </ul>  <p>If you are interested in&nbsp;<strong>career development,</strong>&nbsp;we have a wide range of opportunities for you to develop your skills and experience, which include both&nbsp;<strong>internal and external options</strong>&nbsp;for development and learning.</p> <p><strong>It doesnt stop there</strong> we also offer:</p> <ul>  <li>Company pension scheme</li>  <li>25 days annual leave increasing with service up to 28 days per year, plus public bank holidays</li>  <li>An extensive range of wellbeing and lifestyle benefits</li>  <li>Discounts on shopping and leisure activities</li>  <li>Support to grow in your role and continue your professional development</li>  <li>Excellent long-term career prospects</li>  <li>24/7 employee assistance helpline and financial assistance when you need it</li> </ul>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. Were the UKs leading independent provider of NHS services to over 40,000 patients in secure environments, always putting their needs first, regardless of their background.</p> <p>Practice Plus Groups purpose is to Unlock your best work life and we stand by our core values:</p> <ul>  <li>we treat patients and each other as we would like to be treated</li>  <li>we act with integrity</li>  <li>we embrace diversity</li>  <li>we strive to do things better together</li> </ul> <p>We are looking for caring, compassionate but also driven professionals who can help us drive our vision for a fair and inclusive healthcare access to all.</p> Our new Support Worker will: <ul>  <li>Be a real people person - we are looking for someone with excellent communication skills, and who is happy to be visible and speaking to patients</li>  <li>Be able to work in a fast paced, everchanging environment where priorities can change at short notice&nbsp;</li>  <li>Any healthcare / substance misuse experience would be a bonus but isn't essential</li>  <li>Have a non-judgemental and compassionate approach&nbsp;</li> </ul>  <p>Secure environments are one of the most challenging, yet rewarding places for healthcare professionals to work. If youre looking for a role where you can develop your existing healthcare skills and learn something new every day in an environment that never stands still, then this could be the right opportunity for you.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>19 November 2025</p>

  
    <h3>Pay scheme</h3>
    <p>Other</p>

    
  

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £25,557 to £29,723 a year
      
        up to £29,723 per annum FTE - depending on experience
      
    </p>
  
  

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

  

  
    <h3 id="working_pattern_heading">Working pattern</h3>
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          Part-time
        
      
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  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>13273</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>HMP Kirkham</p>
      <p>Freckleton Rd</p>
      <p>Kirkham</p>
      <p>Preston</p>
      <p>PR4 2RN</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p><strong>UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE</strong></p> <p><strong>+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE</strong></p> <p>We have a fantastic opportunity for a Support Worker to join the Substance Misuse team at HMP Kirkham,&nbsp;a Category D open prison for males, located near Preston, Lancashire.&nbsp;</p> HMP Kirkham is a unique environment, with stunning grounds and lots to offer both staff and patients, including our brand new, state of the art gym. &nbsp;  This is a brand new, fantastic opportunity to join the team, and really make the role your own! No 2 days are the same in this challenging, yet rewarding and supportive environment. &nbsp;     <strong>Hours:</strong>     This is a part time role, working 22.5 hours per week. Shifts are between 8am - 4pm Monday to Friday. We can be flexible on shift patterns and will discuss at screening and interview stage. &nbsp;    <strong>Salary:</strong>   This position is&nbsp;part time ,&nbsp;youll receive an annual salary of up to £29,723 per annum FTE - depending on experience. &nbsp;    <strong>How will we support you?</strong>  <p> Bespoke induction, including our Introducing Health in Justice training course</p> <p> Competency framework</p> <p> Regional and national career development opportunities</p> <p> Our bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs</p> <p><strong><strong><em>Candidates are required to have a Legal right to work in the UK and due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks</em></strong></strong></p>  <strong><strong></strong></strong>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p><strong>UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE</strong></p> <p><strong>+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE</strong></p> <p>We have a fantastic opportunity for a Support Worker to join the Substance Misuse team at HMP Kirkham,&nbsp;a Category D open prison for males, located near Preston, Lancashire.&nbsp;</p> HMP Kirkham is a unique environment, with stunning grounds and lots to offer both staff and patients, including our brand new, state of the art gym. &nbsp;  This is a brand new, fantastic opportunity to join the team, and really make the role your own! No 2 days are the same in this challenging, yet rewarding and supportive environment. &nbsp;     <strong>Hours:</strong>     This is a part time role, working 22.5 hours per week. Shifts are between 8am - 4pm Monday to Friday. We can be flexible on shift patterns and will discuss at screening and interview stage. &nbsp;    <strong>Salary:</strong>   This position is&nbsp;part time ,&nbsp;youll receive an annual salary of up to £29,723 per annum FTE - depending on experience. &nbsp;    <strong>How will we support you?</strong>  <p> Bespoke induction, including our Introducing Health in Justice training course</p> <p> Competency framework</p> <p> Regional and national career development opportunities</p> <p> Our bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs</p> <p><strong><strong><em>Candidates are required to have a Legal right to work in the UK and due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks</em></strong></strong></p>  <strong><strong></strong></strong>
    
  


      
  
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    <p>Practice Plus Group</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>HMP Kirkham</p>
      <p>Freckleton Rd</p>
      <p>Kirkham</p>
      <p>Preston</p>
      <p>PR4 2RN</p>
    
  

  
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        <p><a href="https://practiceplusgroup.com/our-jobs/join-our-team/" target="_blank">https://practiceplusgroup.com/our-jobs/join-our-team/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>
      
  

  



  
      
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        <p>Practice Plus Group</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>HMP Kirkham</p>
          <p>Freckleton Rd</p>
          <p>Kirkham</p>
          <p>Preston</p>
          <p>PR4 2RN</p>
        
      

      
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Substance Misuse Support Worker

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p><strong>Peer Support Worker (Community Setting)</strong></p> <p>Here at CWPT, we value lived experience and the impact it can have in the recovery of the people we care for.</p> <p>It is why we're embedding lived experience roles across our mental health and learning disability services, and we're looking for a Peer Support Worker (PSW) to join us at this exciting time.</p> <p>This role is for someone with lived experience of receiving support from an Early Intervention for Psychosis service, who feels comfortable using their experiences, to show empathy and understanding to help others and to inspire hope and recovery. As this role is within a community setting, we are looking for someone who has resilience, great communication skills and willing to utilise and share their lived experiences to support others.</p> <p>In this role the appointed candidate will take on further training such as PSW training and Care Certificate. Completion of the 2-day introduction to PSW via the Recovery and wellbeing Academy is extremely advantageous prior to interview. The PSW employed will be supported by the Senior PSW to safely navigate and thrive in the role. The PSW will also work alongside teams to help engage and deliver services and promote recovery.</p> <p>Your impact will be wide-reaching. As well as working alongside a multidisciplinary team, you'll work closely with the Recovery and Wellbeing Academy.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>For more information on this role please see the attached supporting information. This will give you a better overview of the role and requirements. </p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.</p>
<p>We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities. These include:</p>
<ul>
<li>generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us</li>
<li>flexible working opportunities</li>
<li>excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more</li>
<li>salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more</li>
<li>discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes</li>
<li>wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more</li>
<li>staff networks and support groups.</li>
</ul>
<p>We're always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>19 November 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
      
        per annum pro rata
      
    </p>
  
  

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

  

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

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>444-7624421-MH</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Avenue House</p>
      <p>Manor Court Avenue</p>
      <p>Nuneaton</p>
            <p>CV11 5HX</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <ul>  <li>To share personal experiences of recovery and coping to build connection and provide support.</li> </ul> <ul>  <li>To ensure that the person accessing the service understands and has a clear pathway of care across sector/agency boundaries with key contact points/named staff.</li> </ul> <ul>  <li>To work effectively as a member of a team to engage individuals in a number of activities and engagement with services.</li> </ul> <ul>  <li>To support people accessing services to identify their recovery pathway and ways in which they can achieve their own goals.</li> </ul> <ul>  <li>To support the team in implementing care planned interventions, including those supporting families and carers.</li> </ul> <ul>  <li>To provide practical support to people in developing and managing dignity and independence.</li>  <li>To support people accessing services with issues around benefits, housing and welfare rights.</li>  <li>To provide support with daily living.</li>  <li>To provide information on health promotion.</li>  <li>To promote involvement within the service for the person accessing services and carer (friends and family).</li> </ul> <ul>  <li>To maintain a flexible approach to encourage engagement.</li> </ul> <ul>  <li>To gain advice and support when needed with team practitioners and team managers and attend regular supervision in accordance with Trust policy, to ensure care and safety is maintained</li> </ul> <ul>  <li>To offer occasional input to lived experience forums within the local area to support shared good practice of your lived experience and professional role. </li> </ul>     

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <ul>  <li>To share personal experiences of recovery and coping to build connection and provide support.</li> </ul> <ul>  <li>To ensure that the person accessing the service understands and has a clear pathway of care across sector/agency boundaries with key contact points/named staff.</li> </ul> <ul>  <li>To work effectively as a member of a team to engage individuals in a number of activities and engagement with services.</li> </ul> <ul>  <li>To support people accessing services to identify their recovery pathway and ways in which they can achieve their own goals.</li> </ul> <ul>  <li>To support the team in implementing care planned interventions, including those supporting families and carers.</li> </ul> <ul>  <li>To provide practical support to people in developing and managing dignity and independence.</li>  <li>To support people accessing services with issues around benefits, housing and welfare rights.</li>  <li>To provide support with daily living.</li>  <li>To provide information on health promotion.</li>  <li>To promote involvement within the service for the person accessing services and carer (friends and family).</li> </ul> <ul>  <li>To maintain a flexible approach to encourage engagement.</li> </ul> <ul>  <li>To gain advice and support when needed with team practitioners and team managers and attend regular supervision in accordance with Trust policy, to ensure care and safety is maintained</li> </ul> <ul>  <li>To offer occasional input to lived experience forums within the local area to support shared good practice of your lived experience and professional role. </li> </ul>       
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
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          Qualifications
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Willingness to undertake within role: online training, care certificate, internal training relevant to sharing lived experience</li>
        
        <li>Relevant level 3 qualification in Health and Social care and/or relevant lived experience</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_2">
        
          Knowledge and Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Health/safety and risk awareness</li>
        
        <li>Lived experience of the criminal justice system and be able to reflect on the personal experience of recovery</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working with individuals with multiple and complex needs</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working with individuals with autism and/or learning disability</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_3">
        
          Personal Attributes
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Ability to work as part of a team</li>
        
        <li>Good interpersonal skills</li>
        
        <li>An ability to act calmly in emergencies and to respond in a professional manner to stressful and challenging behaviour</li>
        
        <li>Ability to work unsupervised in a range of settings</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
  


  
    
      
        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Qualifications
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Willingness to undertake within role: online training, care certificate, internal training relevant to sharing lived experience</li>
          
          <li>Relevant level 3 qualification in Health and Social care and/or relevant lived experience</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Knowledge and Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Health/safety and risk awareness</li>
          
          <li>Lived experience of the criminal justice system and be able to reflect on the personal experience of recovery</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working with individuals with multiple and complex needs</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working with individuals with autism and/or learning disability</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_3">
          
            Personal Attributes
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Ability to work as part of a team</li>
          
          <li>Good interpersonal skills</li>
          
          <li>An ability to act calmly in emergencies and to respond in a professional manner to stressful and challenging behaviour</li>
          
          <li>Ability to work unsupervised in a range of settings</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
    
  



      
  
    <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>Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Avenue House</p>
      <p>Manor Court Avenue</p>
      <p>Nuneaton</p>
            <p>CV11 5HX</p>
    
  

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

  



  
      
        <h2>Employer details</h2>
        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Avenue House</p>
          <p>Manor Court Avenue</p>
          <p>Nuneaton</p>
                    <p>CV11 5HX</p>
        
      

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

Peer Support Worker - Band 3

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>As a Peer Support Worker within the rough sleepers/homelessness outreach team at Addiction Recovery Community Milton Keynes (ARC MK), you'll be a vital part of a passionate and multi-disciplinary team. Your lived experience of recovery won't just be welcomed -- it will be celebrated as a powerful tool for change. You'll offer practical support, empathy, and hope to individuals using the service, helping them take back control and shape their own unique recovery journeys.</p> <p>In this role, you'll work closely with professionals such as Psychologists, Advanced Lived Experience Practitioners, and the Lead Group Facilitator, supporting service users both one-to-one and in groups. You'll have opportunities to co-work with colleagues and contribute to the development of peer-led, trauma-informed, and inclusive care. A key part of your work will be street outreach using your personal insights to bring authenticity and connection to every interaction, engaging those hard to reach and completing comprehensive assessment of need and risk.</p> <p>At CNWL, we're committed to offering high-quality, evidence-based support while fostering a culture of learning, reflection, and innovation. We have strong academic links with institutions like Imperial College, University College London, and others, and we're always evolving through clinical governance, audit, and research. As a Peer Support Worker, your contributions will be valued not just by the people you support but by the entire organisation.</p>    <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>Main Duties of the role:</p> <p> To work as part of the multi-disciplinary team in order to deliver support to individuals in the RDP, ARC MK and the Addictions directorate, and supporting the interventions used in these services.</p> <p> To use personal, experiential knowledge and to share lived experience, as appropriate to the peer role, in building safe, trusting relationships with named service users.</p> <p> To assume a 'coaching' role supporting service users in developing personal recovery tools; this can be delivered individually or in groups.</p> <p> To empower and enable each individual service user, in a non-directive, non-prescriptive way, to discover and make use of their own strengths and to build and strengthen positive connections with their peers, networks and wider communities.</p> <p> To use personal experience of recovery to help motivate service users and act as a role model to service users to inspire hope, share life experiences and lessons learned as a person in recovery.</p> <p> To provide opportunities for service users to direct their own recovery process and support service users in identifying and overcoming fears within a relationship of empathy and trust.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p><strong>Values </strong>Central and North West London NHS Trust expects the Advanced Lived Experience Practitioner to act in a way that shows an understanding of our core values. and is active in putting them into practice with service users, their friends, family, carers and also other staff members.</p> <p><strong>COMPASSION</strong>: contribution to a caring and kind environment and recognition that what you do and say can help to improve the lives of others.</p> <p><strong>RESPECT:</strong> acknowledge, respect and value diversity of each individual, recognition of uniqueness.</p> <p><strong>EMPOWERMENT</strong>: commitment to providing information, resources and support to help others make their own decisions and meet their own needs. The Trust endeavours to support all staff to enable them to develop and grow.</p> <p><strong>PARTNERSHIP</strong>: work closely with others and behave in a way that demonstrates understanding that commissioners and users of our services are the people who generate and fund our work.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>17 November 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
      
        per annum (pro rata if P/T)
      
    </p>
  
  

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

  
    <h3 id="contract_duration_heading">Duration</h3>
    <p>4 months</p>
  

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

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>333-D-AD-0570</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>ARC MK</p>
      <p>33-37 Farthing Grove</p>
      <p>Milton Keynes</p>
            <p>MK6 4JH</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>Within this role, the Peer Support Worker will build rapport and therapeutic alliance with those rough sleeping or at risk of homelessness to engage them into treatment and recovery journey. They will work in collaboration with the rough sleepers outreach team, drawing on their unique lived experience to offer meaningful support to our service users. They will also have the opportunity to develop and lead their own peer support groups, bringing creativity and personal insight into their practice.</p> <ul>  <li>To work in accordance with CNWLs Trust Values, Aims and Objectives.</li>  <li>To act as an ambassador for the Trust with external agencies and partner organisations.</li>  <li>Work at all times to promote equality, diversity and individual human rights.</li> </ul> <p>Be efficient, responsible and maintain a high level of personal organisation; keeping accurate and appropriate records and providing information for monitoring and evaluation as required</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>Within this role, the Peer Support Worker will build rapport and therapeutic alliance with those rough sleeping or at risk of homelessness to engage them into treatment and recovery journey. They will work in collaboration with the rough sleepers outreach team, drawing on their unique lived experience to offer meaningful support to our service users. They will also have the opportunity to develop and lead their own peer support groups, bringing creativity and personal insight into their practice.</p> <ul>  <li>To work in accordance with CNWLs Trust Values, Aims and Objectives.</li>  <li>To act as an ambassador for the Trust with external agencies and partner organisations.</li>  <li>Work at all times to promote equality, diversity and individual human rights.</li> </ul> <p>Be efficient, responsible and maintain a high level of personal organisation; keeping accurate and appropriate records and providing information for monitoring and evaluation as required</p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          OTHER
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>A preparedness to work flexible hours through prior arrangement as the needs of the job dictate (e.g. some evenings &amp; weekends)</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
    
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          EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Commitment to obtain  underpinning knowledge through  work based learning and  mandatory training, (including  accredited peer support worker  training if not previously  undertaken)</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Evidence of further training in relation to personal  recovery principles</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
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          PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE (Paid/unpaid relevant) to the job)
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Lived experience of substance misuse problems, with 12 months abstinence from dependent &amp; problematic drug &amp; alcohol use; including prescribed opiate substitutes</li>
        
        <li>Willing to positively share your own life experiences and personal experience of substance misuse with service users and carers</li>
        
        <li>Experience of having developed  plans for managing own recovery</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
    
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          SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, ABILITIES
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Ability to demonstrate  first person experiential knowledge of personal  recovery</li>
        
        <li>Ability to demonstrate  knowledge of personal  recovery as it may relate  to others</li>
        
        <li>Evidence of good  interpersonal skills and an  ability to form peer relationships with service  users and carers</li>
        
        <li>Effective listening skills</li>
        
        <li>Ability to communicate on  all levels and to a broad  scope of individuals, both  internally and externally  to the Trust</li>
        
        <li>Ability to demonstrate  empathy, compassion and  patience</li>
        
        <li>An ability to be non judgemental</li>
        
        <li>An ability to act calmly  and to respond in a  professional manner to  distress, disturbance and  unpredictability</li>
        
        <li>Ability to problem solve  and create innovative  solutions to help empower  service users</li>
        
        <li>Understanding of issues  arising from experiencing  ill health related to  substance use</li>
        
        <li>Ability to work  unsupervised in a range of  settings</li>
        
        <li>Sensitive understanding of  diversity issues and an  ability to promote antidiscriminatory practice/  equal opportunities</li>
        
        <li>Good organisational skills</li>
        
        <li>Effective team player</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Knowledge of basic first aid</li>
          
          <li>Basic Health and Safety  awareness</li>
          
          <li>Moving and handling  awareness</li>
          
          <li>Awareness of local services</li>
          
          <li>Knowledge of benefits/  employment systems</li>
          
          <li>Ability to speak other  languages</li>
          
          <li>Ability to demonstrate a  good understanding of  substance misuse issues</li>
          
          <li>Working knowledge of the principles of coproduction</li>
          
          <li>Interviewing skills</li>
          
          <li>Knowledge of policies</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
  


  
    
      
        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            OTHER
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>A preparedness to work flexible hours through prior arrangement as the needs of the job dictate (e.g. some evenings &amp; weekends)</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Commitment to obtain  underpinning knowledge through  work based learning and  mandatory training, (including  accredited peer support worker  training if not previously  undertaken)</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Evidence of further training in relation to personal  recovery principles</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_3">
          
            PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE (Paid/unpaid relevant) to the job)
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Lived experience of substance misuse problems, with 12 months abstinence from dependent &amp; problematic drug &amp; alcohol use; including prescribed opiate substitutes</li>
          
          <li>Willing to positively share your own life experiences and personal experience of substance misuse with service users and carers</li>
          
          <li>Experience of having developed  plans for managing own recovery</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
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            SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, ABILITIES
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Ability to demonstrate  first person experiential knowledge of personal  recovery</li>
          
          <li>Ability to demonstrate  knowledge of personal  recovery as it may relate  to others</li>
          
          <li>Evidence of good  interpersonal skills and an  ability to form peer relationships with service  users and carers</li>
          
          <li>Effective listening skills</li>
          
          <li>Ability to communicate on  all levels and to a broad  scope of individuals, both  internally and externally  to the Trust</li>
          
          <li>Ability to demonstrate  empathy, compassion and  patience</li>
          
          <li>An ability to be non judgemental</li>
          
          <li>An ability to act calmly  and to respond in a  professional manner to  distress, disturbance and  unpredictability</li>
          
          <li>Ability to problem solve  and create innovative  solutions to help empower  service users</li>
          
          <li>Understanding of issues  arising from experiencing  ill health related to  substance use</li>
          
          <li>Ability to work  unsupervised in a range of  settings</li>
          
          <li>Sensitive understanding of  diversity issues and an  ability to promote antidiscriminatory practice/  equal opportunities</li>
          
          <li>Good organisational skills</li>
          
          <li>Effective team player</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Knowledge of basic first aid</li>
            
            <li>Basic Health and Safety  awareness</li>
            
            <li>Moving and handling  awareness</li>
            
            <li>Awareness of local services</li>
            
            <li>Knowledge of benefits/  employment systems</li>
            
            <li>Ability to speak other  languages</li>
            
            <li>Ability to demonstrate a  good understanding of  substance misuse issues</li>
            
            <li>Working knowledge of the principles of coproduction</li>
            
            <li>Interviewing skills</li>
            
            <li>Knowledge of policies</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
    
  



      
  
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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>Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>ARC MK</p>
      <p>33-37 Farthing Grove</p>
      <p>Milton Keynes</p>
            <p>MK6 4JH</p>
    
  

  
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        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>ARC MK</p>
          <p>33-37 Farthing Grove</p>
          <p>Milton Keynes</p>
                    <p>MK6 4JH</p>
        
      

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

Peer Support Worker

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p><strong>Do you want access to opportunities that will help you develop your full potential and get the best out of your career?</strong></p><p>At Teign Core CMHT, we are committed to supporting the growth, wellbeing, and professional development of every member of our team. If you are passionate about making a difference and want to work in a supportive and forward-thinking environment, we would love to hear from you.</p><p>We are looking to recruit a <strong>motivated and caring Community Support Worker</strong> to join our busy and dynamic mental health team. Our service covers most of the Teignbridge area, delivering high-quality, compassionate care to adults with a range of mental health needs.</p><p>We value individuals who feel as strongly as we do about our Trust values: <strong>Include, Integrate, Improve, Involve, Innovate, and Inspire.</strong> If these resonate with you, you may be exactly who were looking for.</p><p>As a Community Support Worker within the Teign Core CMHT, you will play a vital role in supporting our service users to work towards improved wellbeing and recovery. You will need to demonstrate <strong>flexibility</strong>, a strong commitment to delivering <strong>high standards of patient care</strong>, and the ability to work effectively <strong>both independently and as part of a team</strong>. Good communication skills and confidence in using your own initiative when delivering planned care are essential.</p>  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p><strong>In this role, you will:</strong></p><ul><li>Work collaboratively with service users to help them achieve their <strong>optimum level of wellbeing and recovery</strong>.</li><li>Support individuals in developing personalised <strong>recovery plans</strong> tailored to their goals and needs.</li><li><strong>Network with community resources</strong>, organisations, and partners to support holistic care.</li><li>Complete <strong>physical health monitoring</strong>, ensuring any concerns are escalated appropriately.</li><li>Assist service users in accessing <strong>peer-led support services</strong> and wider community networks.</li><li>Contribute to a safe, therapeutic, and person-centred service environment.</li></ul><p><strong>What Were Looking For</strong></p><ul><li>A caring, compassionate, and motivated individual</li><li>Flexible and adaptable with a proactive approach</li><li>Strong communication and interpersonal skills</li><li>Ability to work independently whilst contributing to a multidisciplinary team</li><li>Commitment to upholding our Trust values and delivering high-quality care</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>17 November 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
      
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  <h3 id="contract_type_heading">Contract</h3>
  <p>Permanent</p>

  

  
    <h3 id="working_pattern_heading">Working pattern</h3>
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          Full-time,
        
      
        
          Flexible working
        
      
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  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>C9369-25-0920</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>Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification which will provide further information on this role.</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification which will provide further information on this role.</p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
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          Experience
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>Previous employment / experience of working with people in a caring situation or previous experience working in a different role within mental health services</li>
        
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        <h4>Desirable</h4>
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          <li>Previous care experience with people who have Mental Health difficulties.</li>
          
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          Qualifications
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>To complete the Care Certificate within the first 6 months of employment unless already obtained or evidence of equivalent agreed and signed off by the appointing manager at interview. If not, this will be a trainee position until successful completion</li>
        
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        <h4>Desirable</h4>
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          <li>NVQ level 3, QCF Level 3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent qualification. </li>
          
          <li>Other evidence of training or development relevant to working within mental health settings.</li>
          
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          Knowledge &amp; Skills
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>Awareness of safeguarding principles</li>
        
        <li>IT skills</li>
        
        <li>Demonstrate an ability to make and sustain professional therapeutic relationships </li>
        
        <li>Mobility throughout the area covered by the trust</li>
        
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        <h4>Desirable</h4>
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          <li>Knowledge of mental health and a basic understanding of physical health presentations.</li>
          
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        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Previous employment / experience of working with people in a caring situation or previous experience working in a different role within mental health services</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Previous care experience with people who have Mental Health difficulties.</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Qualifications
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>To complete the Care Certificate within the first 6 months of employment unless already obtained or evidence of equivalent agreed and signed off by the appointing manager at interview. If not, this will be a trainee position until successful completion</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>NVQ level 3, QCF Level 3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent qualification. </li>
            
            <li>Other evidence of training or development relevant to working within mental health settings.</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_3">
          
            Knowledge &amp; Skills
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Awareness of safeguarding principles</li>
          
          <li>IT skills</li>
          
          <li>Demonstrate an ability to make and sustain professional therapeutic relationships </li>
          
          <li>Mobility throughout the area covered by the trust</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Knowledge of mental health and a basic understanding of physical health presentations.</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>Devon Partnership NHS Trust</p>
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      <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>Employer details</h2>
        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <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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        <h3 id="employer_website_heading">Employer's website</h3>
          
            <p><a href="https://www.dpt.nhs.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.dpt.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>

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