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<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>We are currently seeking a creative therapist ( Play, Drama and Music ) to work with looked after children (CLA) in the Hull CAMHS CLA team.</p>
<p>Our service provides therapeutic interventions to children and young people looked after, specialising in supporting individuals who have attachment difficulties and/or have experienced developmental trauma.</p>
<p>As such, you will join a committed CLA Service within the Hull CAMHS team. This post will provide opportunities for professional development and personal growth. Successful applicants will also have access to regular support from experienced Clinicians and supervision from Creative Therapists working within, and allied with, our service.  </p>
<p>We would consider a Band 6 to Band 7 development</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>o To provide advanced assessments and therapeutic interventions where required, within scope of your professional registration.o To provide comprehensive written reports to multidisciplinary team following assessment, consultation and/or therapeutic intervention.o To contribute to complex decision making around, for example, therapeutic interventions for children, young people and/or their carers.o To work autonomously and collaboratively within the MDT, providing consultation, support to other agencies/professionals such as local authority social workers.o To facilitate reflective practice sessions including formulation and contribute to systemic thinking within complex networks supporting children or young people who are looked after or are care leavers.o To contribute to service evaluation/audit and development work.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website</p> <p>We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.</p> <p>We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started.</p> <p>We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.</p> <p>Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.</p> <p>We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.</p> <p>From city to countryside, market towns to moors you'll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.</p> <p>Find out more and search live jobs.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>14 August 2025</p>

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

    
      
        <h3>Band</h3>
      
      <p>Band 6</p>
  
  

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £38,682 to £54,710 a year
      
        per annum
      
    </p>
  
  

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

  

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

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>338-7384734-25</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Walker Street</p>
      <p>The Walker Street Centre, 70 Walker street.</p>
      <p>Hull</p>
            <p>HU3 2HE</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>For further information for this vacancy please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>For further information for this vacancy please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification</p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
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          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Demonstrable experience of working in the specific field where the post is held</li>
        
        <li>Evidence of advanced practice skills and able to demonstrate the impact of this on practice change/development</li>
        
        <li>Evidence of sound post-registration professional practice</li>
        
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      <h3 id="skill_category_2">
        
          Skills and Competencies
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>Effective inter-personal skills and experience in supervising and mentoring and teaching</li>
        
        <li>Able to demonstrate effective communication skills</li>
        
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      <h3 id="skill_category_3">
        
          Qualifications and Knowledge
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Current HPC registration and British Association of Art Therapists registered</li>
        
        <li>Advanced/expert understanding of relevant clinical practice, standards and protocols within identified clinical area.</li>
        
        <li>Full understanding of relevant policy, legislation, drivers and their application to clinical and service area</li>
        
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        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Demonstrable experience of working in the specific field where the post is held</li>
          
          <li>Evidence of advanced practice skills and able to demonstrate the impact of this on practice change/development</li>
          
          <li>Evidence of sound post-registration professional practice</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Skills and Competencies
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Effective inter-personal skills and experience in supervising and mentoring and teaching</li>
          
          <li>Able to demonstrate effective communication skills</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_3">
          
            Qualifications and Knowledge
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Current HPC registration and British Association of Art Therapists registered</li>
          
          <li>Advanced/expert understanding of relevant clinical practice, standards and protocols within identified clinical area.</li>
          
          <li>Full understanding of relevant policy, legislation, drivers and their application to clinical and service area</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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        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="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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    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Walker Street</p>
      <p>The Walker Street Centre, 70 Walker street.</p>
      <p>Hull</p>
            <p>HU3 2HE</p>
    
  

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

  



  
      
        <h2>Employer details</h2>
        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Walker Street</p>
          <p>The Walker Street Centre, 70 Walker street.</p>
          <p>Hull</p>
                    <p>HU3 2HE</p>
        
      

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

NHS Jobs

Creative Therapist Drama or Play Therapist.

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>If you are passionate, ambitious and want to make a real difference within substance use this is a fantastic opportunity to be part of an experienced and dedicated Recovery team at HMP Styal.</p>
<p>The primary purpose of the Recovery Engagement Worker (Expert by Experience) role is to contribute to the delivery of recovery-focused, trauma-informed support services by drawing upon personal lived experience of substance misuse recovery and/or related life challenges such as mental health, homelessness, or involvement with the criminal justice system. By sharing relevant aspects of your own journey in a professional and appropriate manner, you will help build trust, reduce stigma, and inspire hope among service users navigating their own recovery paths.</p>
<p>A key aspect of this role is to champion the voice of lived experience through coproduction, actively collaborating with service users and colleagues to design, deliver, and improve services that genuinely reflect the needs and insights of those with direct experience. You will be a role model for positive change, helping to embed the value of lived experience within all aspects of service delivery.</p>
<p>You will play an integral part in creating a safe, inclusive, and compassionate service environment that is strengths-based and trauma-informed. Your unique perspective will contribute to continuous improvement, co-production, and the delivery of meaningful, recovery-oriented outcomes for the people we support.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <ul>
<li>
<p>Build positive, non-judgmental relationships with service users through shared experience and appropriate use of personal recovery stories.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Act as a link between service users and the service, helping individuals feel heard, included, and supported.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Promote the voice of lived experience through co-production in service design and delivery.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Support service users to set and work toward recovery goals, offering practical tools, harm reduction advice, and emotional support.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Deliver and co-facilitate peer-led groups, health education, and wellbeing activities.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Maintain accurate records and support care planning alongside practitioners.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Help improve access to treatment, especially for underrepresented groups, and connect individuals to mutual aid and community resources.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Work closely with peer mentors and other staff to provide consistent, compassionate care.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Support medication dispensing as a second signer (where required).</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Actively represent the service in a professional way to stakeholders and the wider public.</p>
</li>
</ul>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p><strong>BE THE DIFFERENCE IN HEALTHCARE</strong></p> <p>We're looking for passionate individuals to join our diverse and innovative team.</p> <p>Whether you are starting out in your healthcare journey or are an experienced healthcare professional looking for a new challenge we've got a role for you!</p> <ul>  <li>Access to NHS Pension</li>  <li>Annual leave on your Birthday</li>  <li>Refer a friend schemefor some posts</li>  <li>Training and Development opportunities </li>  <li>Access to Employee Assistance and Health and Wellbeing programmes</li>  <li>Up to 33 days annual leave</li> </ul> <p>Spectrum Community Health CIC provides a range of award-winning healthcare services on behalf of the NHS, Local Authority Public Health services, and other partners across substance misuse, sexual health, and health and justice settings. As a not-for-profit social enterprise and Community Interest Company our focus is centred on people - our patients, service users, staff and partners.</p> <p>We are building on our ambition to deliver the best in health and wellbeing on a values-driven ethos and to maintain the highest standards of patient care and service. We are an expanding organisation, but we aim to grow without compromising on quality and social value.</p> <p>Our Mission</p> <p>Holistic interventions delivered with compassion for the stigmatised and marginalised in our communities</p> <p>Our Vision</p> <p>Quality healthcare that makes a difference to people's lives, regardless of circumstances.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>04 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
      
        per annum
      
    </p>
  
  

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

  

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

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>847-RM-25-V657</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>HMP Styal</p>
      <p>Styal Road</p>
      <p>Wilmslow</p>
            <p>SK9 4HR</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for further information on the advertised role.</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for further information on the advertised role.</p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Essential and Desirable Criteria
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Lived experience of addiction, involvement with the criminal justice system, homelessness, or other related challenges</li>
        
        <li>Stability and progress in your own recovery or personal journey</li>
        
        <li>Willingness and ability to use your lived experience appropriately to support others</li>
        
        <li>Clear, respectful communication skills and the ability to build trust</li>
        
        <li>Understanding of the prison environment and the challenges people face before, during, and after custody</li>
        
        <li>Basic IT and record-keeping skills</li>
        
        <li>Ability to work both independently and as part of a team</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience supporting others in a peer, mentoring, or voluntary role (inside or outside custody)</li>
          
          <li>Understanding of recovery approaches, harm reduction, or trauma-informed care</li>
          
          <li>Confidence working with diverse and marginalised populations</li>
          
          <li>Experience co-facilitating groups or peer-led activities</li>
          
          <li>Knowledge of services available to people in custody and on release</li>
          
          <li>Any relevant training or qualification (e.g. Peer Support, Health and Social Care, Mental Health First Aid) or willingness to work toward one</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
  


  
    
      
        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Essential and Desirable Criteria
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Lived experience of addiction, involvement with the criminal justice system, homelessness, or other related challenges</li>
          
          <li>Stability and progress in your own recovery or personal journey</li>
          
          <li>Willingness and ability to use your lived experience appropriately to support others</li>
          
          <li>Clear, respectful communication skills and the ability to build trust</li>
          
          <li>Understanding of the prison environment and the challenges people face before, during, and after custody</li>
          
          <li>Basic IT and record-keeping skills</li>
          
          <li>Ability to work both independently and as part of a team</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Experience supporting others in a peer, mentoring, or voluntary role (inside or outside custody)</li>
            
            <li>Understanding of recovery approaches, harm reduction, or trauma-informed care</li>
            
            <li>Confidence working with diverse and marginalised populations</li>
            
            <li>Experience co-facilitating groups or peer-led activities</li>
            
            <li>Knowledge of services available to people in custody and on release</li>
            
            <li>Any relevant training or qualification (e.g. Peer Support, Health and Social Care, Mental Health First Aid) or willingness to work toward one</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>Spectrum Community Health CIC</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>HMP Styal</p>
      <p>Styal Road</p>
      <p>Wilmslow</p>
            <p>SK9 4HR</p>
    
  

  
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    <h3 id="employer_website_heading">Employer's website</h3>
      
        <p><a href="https://spectrum-cic.org.uk/" target="_blank">https://spectrum-cic.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>
      
  

  



  
      
        <h2>Employer details</h2>
        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Spectrum Community Health CIC</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>HMP Styal</p>
          <p>Styal Road</p>
          <p>Wilmslow</p>
                    <p>SK9 4HR</p>
        
      

      
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        <h3 id="employer_website_heading">Employer's website</h3>
          
            <p><a href="https://spectrum-cic.org.uk/" target="_blank">https://spectrum-cic.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>

Recovery Engagement Worker (Expert by Experience) - HMP Styal

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p><strong>1 x Fixed Term contract/secondment opportunity for up to 6 months</strong></p> <p><strong>*Internal applicants who wish to be considered for a secondment opportunity should discuss with their line manager the suitability of a possible secondment*</strong></p> <p><strong>This post is part-time 22.5 hours per week.</strong></p> <p>This is a very exciting opportunity to join a newly formed small team working with people experiencing homelessness with complex needs.</p> <p>The team is currently made up of Nurses and Occupational Therapists, we work in partnership with CGL, P3 and Adult Social Care. We are looking to recruit a Psychologist, Psychology assistant and a Peer Support Worker to look at creative solutions to support people.</p> <p>We are looking for a Peer Support Worker with lived experience that can work with individuals, the team and our partner organisations. We'd like you to bring your unique experience to the role to help us develop the team.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <ul>
<li>To work as part of a team supporting people with multiple complex mental health needs who are also experiencing homelessness.</li>
<li>Reporting directly to the team manager and under the professional supervision of the Peer Support Worker Lead.</li>
<li>To work across systems within GHC and across organisation, including Housing, Adult Social Care (ASC), Change Grow Live (CGL) substance misuse service, and other relevant partners.</li>
<li>To work in unconventional clinical environments (e.g. rough sleeper sites, supported housing, partner agency units, in the community etc) to deliver support to individuals with complex emotional needs.</li>
<li>To work with direct partners, team, senior management, commissioners, and partners to implement NICE guidelines NG214 'Integrated Health and Social Care for people experiencing homelessness' within the Trust, the team and wider services.</li>
<li>The role of peer support worker has been developed specifically for people who have lived experience of complex needs and homelessness.</li>
<li>The successful candidate would be a highly valued member of the multi-disciplinary team, the PSW during the development phase will offer limited support and practical assistance to service users in order for them to regain control over their lives and their own unique recovery process.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>The qualification, training &amp; experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.</strong></p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.</p> <p>Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:</p> <ul>  <li>72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st forProvider Trusts in the South West region on this question.</li>  <li>76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.</li>  <li>81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%. </li> </ul> <p>This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>12 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
      
        per annum (pro rata)
      
    </p>
  
  

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

  
    <h3 id="contract_duration_heading">Duration</h3>
    <p>6 months</p>
  

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

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>327-25-669</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Rikenel</p>
      <p>Montpellier</p>
      <p>Gloucester</p>
            <p>GL1 1LY</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>As a Health Care Assistant/ Support Worker you will be responsible for participating and assisting in the delivery of care / services to patients and service users as part of a Mental Health and Social Care Health Service. Health Care Assistant, Social Care Workers and other Healthcare Support Workers employed by the Trust are required to follow the guidance set out in Code of Conduct for Health Care Assistants/ Health Care Support Workers to provide safe and compassionate care of a high standard, and to challenge others who are not.</p>   <p>You will receive direct supervision and partake in reflective practice / training on a regular basis and be required to meet the Care Certificate standards. All successful applicants will also have the opportunity to discuss the prospect of undertaking a Level 3 Healthcare Support Worker Apprenticeship alongside their substantive post. This apprenticeship would include the Level 3 Diploma in Clinical Healthcare.</p>
  

  
    
      
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      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>As a Health Care Assistant/ Support Worker you will be responsible for participating and assisting in the delivery of care / services to patients and service users as part of a Mental Health and Social Care Health Service. Health Care Assistant, Social Care Workers and other Healthcare Support Workers employed by the Trust are required to follow the guidance set out in Code of Conduct for Health Care Assistants/ Health Care Support Workers to provide safe and compassionate care of a high standard, and to challenge others who are not.</p>   <p>You will receive direct supervision and partake in reflective practice / training on a regular basis and be required to meet the Care Certificate standards. All successful applicants will also have the opportunity to discuss the prospect of undertaking a Level 3 Healthcare Support Worker Apprenticeship alongside their substantive post. This apprenticeship would include the Level 3 Diploma in Clinical Healthcare.</p>
    
  


      
  
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          Qualifications
        
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        <li>Knowledge of Health and wellbeing issues, and training to NVQ level 3 or equivalent level of knowledge training and experience</li>
        
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          Experience
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>The post holder must have lived experience of homelessness and complex needs</li>
        
        <li>Experience of maintaining a comprehensive records</li>
        
        <li>Experience in information analysis and provision of statistical reports</li>
        
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            Experience
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
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          <li>The post holder must have lived experience of homelessness and complex needs</li>
          
          <li>Experience of maintaining a comprehensive records</li>
          
          <li>Experience in information analysis and provision of statistical reports</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>Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Rikenel</p>
      <p>Montpellier</p>
      <p>Gloucester</p>
            <p>GL1 1LY</p>
    
  

  
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        <p><a href="https://www.ghc.nhs.uk/who-we-are/jobs/" target="_blank">https://www.ghc.nhs.uk/who-we-are/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>
      
  

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
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        <p>Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Rikenel</p>
          <p>Montpellier</p>
          <p>Gloucester</p>
                    <p>GL1 1LY</p>
        
      

      
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            <p><a href="https://www.ghc.nhs.uk/who-we-are/jobs/" target="_blank">https://www.ghc.nhs.uk/who-we-are/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>

Homeless Mental Health Peer Support Worker

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>Can you provide professional leadership to support the organisation, planning, and delivery of peer support across Forensic service's at MPFT?</p> <p>Can you manage operational and strategic plans and policies, ensuring the delivery of effective, efficient and high quality services for patients and their families / carers?</p> <p>If so our Forensic service would love to hear from you as we recruit for a Professional Lead for Lived Experience</p> <p>You will challenge, support and work in partnership with our service health teams (using personal lived experience) in delivering the strategic direction of the peer recovery working approach. You will work closely with the Voluntary sector to address health inequalities by interfacing between VSCE providers and Care Group services.</p> <p>You will champion peer support across the Trust, inter-organisationally and nationally, and provide training, presentation and representation of peer support as appropriate.</p> <p>You will take responsibility for the professional leadership of all lived experience roles within forensics and lead and complete key peer support project work as agreed including initiating, researching, liaison with others, developing and delivery.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>As the forensic professional lead you will be part of the trust wide lived experience leads team contributing towards the strategic development of peer support working across the Trust and representing the needs of the patient population in forensics. .</p> <p>You will provide professional leadership for peer support workers and other lived experience peer roles across Forensic Mental Health Services.</p> <p>You will work in collaboration with the Trust Recovery Lead Partner / Wellbeing and Recovery College Service Manager and the Knowledge and Understanding Framework (KUF) Trainer to ensure the leadership, development and support of the lived experience peer support workers at the Trust, and those based with Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) partner organisations</p> <p>You will be working closely with clinical colleagues to promote, develop and embed the principles of recovery orientated practice across forensic mental health services and supporting the development and ongoing delivery of the System's Peer Support provision.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Come and work with us at our award-winning NHS Trust, leading the way for trying new and better ways of working to help improve life for our local communities.</p> <p>We have around 9,000 staff who provide physical and mental healthcare, support for people with learning disabilities, and adult social care across Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Shropshire, and Telford &amp; Wrekin. We also run regional and national services, including help for new parents (perinatal care), eating disorders, forensic services, sexual health, and support for people in prison with mental health, drug, or alcohol problems.</p> <p>We offer great career development for both clinical and non-clinical roles, with ongoing training and support to help you learn and grow.</p> <p>We are 'United in our Uniqueness' and committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels welcome and can be themselves, no matter their background or identity. We want our staff to feel supported and valued, and we aim to build a team that reflects the communities we serve. Together, we can make sure every voice is heard, and every difference is respected.</p> <p><strong>Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications</strong></p> <p><strong>Please be aware that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in completing application forms will be monitored to ensure fairness and transparency. If you have used AI you must state this in your application.</strong></p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>13 August 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
      
    </p>
  
  

  <h3 id="contract_type_heading">Contract</h3>
  <p>Permanent</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>301-LBG-25-7387613</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>St George’s Hospital</p>
      <p>Corporation Street</p>
      <p>Stafford</p>
            <p>ST16 3SR</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for further details, a summary is below:</p> <ol>  <li>To be responsible for the professional leadership of lived experience peer support workers within forensic mental health services, working closely with the Trust Recovery Lead Partner and Knowledge and Understanding Framework Trainer to promote the principles and practice of the peer and lived experience roles within operational service delivery.</li>  <li>Work closely in partnership with operational forensic mental health teams, using lived experience and other skills to bring challenge, ideas and support to further Lived Experience and peer support working across the Trust.</li>  <li>To exercise responsibility for the operational management and systematic governance of Lived experience workforce and peer support practice within forensic mental health, and to ensure that systems are in place and effective for the clinical and professional supervision and support of staff for whom the post-holder has professional responsibility. </li>  <li>Lead on service development specifically related to Lived experience and peer support, including the implementation of national and local strategies and policies.</li>  <li>Identify external drivers that may impact on clinical services and advise on the implementation of national and local policies relevant to peer support across forensic mental health services.</li> </ol>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for further details, a summary is below:</p> <ol>  <li>To be responsible for the professional leadership of lived experience peer support workers within forensic mental health services, working closely with the Trust Recovery Lead Partner and Knowledge and Understanding Framework Trainer to promote the principles and practice of the peer and lived experience roles within operational service delivery.</li>  <li>Work closely in partnership with operational forensic mental health teams, using lived experience and other skills to bring challenge, ideas and support to further Lived Experience and peer support working across the Trust.</li>  <li>To exercise responsibility for the operational management and systematic governance of Lived experience workforce and peer support practice within forensic mental health, and to ensure that systems are in place and effective for the clinical and professional supervision and support of staff for whom the post-holder has professional responsibility. </li>  <li>Lead on service development specifically related to Lived experience and peer support, including the implementation of national and local strategies and policies.</li>  <li>Identify external drivers that may impact on clinical services and advise on the implementation of national and local policies relevant to peer support across forensic mental health services.</li> </ol>
    
  


      
  
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          Qualifications
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Master's Degree level study or demonstrable equivalent experience</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Coaching and/or mentoring training.</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
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          Experience
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Personal lived experience of mental health struggles and use of mental health services.</li>
        
        <li>Personal lived experience as a user of secure mental health services or contact with the criminal justice system and recovery from personal mental health challenges</li>
        
        <li>Has significant experience of face-to-face work with people with mental illness and/or other disabilities.</li>
        
        <li>Experience of managing and developing peer support workers.</li>
        
        <li>Has experience of working alongside staff from range of disciplines.</li>
        
        <li>Experience of utilising own lived experience perspectives and insights in a strategic leadership role.</li>
        
        <li>Experience of involvement in service redesign or development.</li>
        
        <li>Evidence of applying interpersonal skills in promoting and implementing recovery-based working.</li>
        
        <li>Evidence of undertaking evaluation/research/audit activities.</li>
        
        <li>Evidence of developing policy guidance and protocol to underpin projects.</li>
        
        <li>Evidence of understanding, producing and analysing and reporting complex data sets or information.</li>
        
        <li>Experience of research methods, audit or other service evaluation techniques</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of talking/presenting in public.</li>
          
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            Qualifications
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
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          <li>Master's Degree level study or demonstrable equivalent experience</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
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            <li>Coaching and/or mentoring training.</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
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            Experience
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
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          <li>Personal lived experience of mental health struggles and use of mental health services.</li>
          
          <li>Personal lived experience as a user of secure mental health services or contact with the criminal justice system and recovery from personal mental health challenges</li>
          
          <li>Has significant experience of face-to-face work with people with mental illness and/or other disabilities.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of managing and developing peer support workers.</li>
          
          <li>Has experience of working alongside staff from range of disciplines.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of utilising own lived experience perspectives and insights in a strategic leadership role.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of involvement in service redesign or development.</li>
          
          <li>Evidence of applying interpersonal skills in promoting and implementing recovery-based working.</li>
          
          <li>Evidence of undertaking evaluation/research/audit activities.</li>
          
          <li>Evidence of developing policy guidance and protocol to underpin projects.</li>
          
          <li>Evidence of understanding, producing and analysing and reporting complex data sets or information.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of research methods, audit or other service evaluation techniques</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
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            <li>Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team.</li>
            
            <li>Experience of talking/presenting in public.</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>
  

  


 
  
    
      
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        <p>This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.</p>
      

      
        <h3 id="tier-two-sponsorship">Certificate of Sponsorship</h3>
        <p>Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank"> UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
        <p>From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants" target="_blank"> Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
      

      
    
  


      
  
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    <p>Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>St George’s Hospital</p>
      <p>Corporation Street</p>
      <p>Stafford</p>
            <p>ST16 3SR</p>
    
  

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

  



  
      
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        <p>Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>St George’s Hospital</p>
          <p>Corporation Street</p>
          <p>Stafford</p>
                    <p>ST16 3SR</p>
        
      

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

Professional lead for lived experience

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>Do you have experience of the criminal justice system? Have you been in prison? Have you used substance misuse or other support services? Would you like to use your experience to help others? If you are willing to share your own experiences with others, can inspire hope and belief that recovery and rehabilitation is possible - empowering our service users to achieve their hopes and goals then why not apply for this exciting new role.</p>     <p>Merseycare foundation trust have produced an animation available on YouTube which explains the role of peer support / lived experience workers from a team's perspective which potential candidates may find helpful it can be found at:</p>   <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCCS8MCStuM" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCCS8MCStuM</a></p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>Our Peer Support Workforce is expanding and we are looking to recruit STR Lived Experience Support Workers to work in Liaison and Diversion Reconnect Resettlement service.</p> <p>Our Lived Experience Support Workers will work across our Court and Reconnect services. A key responsibility isfacilitating community engagement by helping service users connect with community groups and networks, which promotes social inclusion and a positive identity. The role also involves advocating for service users' rights, accompanying them to appointments, welcoming them to a service, signposting advice and promoting autonomy and self-management. Additionally, the worker will contribute to fostering a recovery-oriented environment by working with multidisciplinary teams and using strengths-based, non-discriminatory language to support recovery-focused activities.</p> <p>This post is subject to an enhanced check with adults barred list Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check and police/prison vetting which will be considerate of any offending history.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.</p>
<p>We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.</p>
<p>At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.</p>
<p><strong><em>Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.</em></strong></p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>12 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
      
        Per annum
      
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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
        
      
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  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>350-CC7066116-B</p>
  

  
    
      
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      <p>Liaison and Diversion Service inc Reconnect</p>
      <p>South Sefton Magistrates Court, 20 Merton Road</p>
      <p>Merseyside</p>
            <p>L20 3XX</p>
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    <p><strong>A detailed overview and the main responsibilities of the role can be found in the Job Description attached .</strong></p>
  

  
    
      
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      <p><strong>A detailed overview and the main responsibilities of the role can be found in the Job Description attached .</strong></p>
    
  


      
  
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          Qualifications
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>GCSE/NVQ 2 or equivalent in relevant subject</li>
        
        <li>Willingness to work toward attainment of  NVQ 3 or equivalent in relevant subject</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
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          <li>Willingness to undertake  further training in line  with the development of  the RPSW role</li>
          
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          Knowledge/Experience
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>Own personal lived experience of criminal  justice system and health/social care  services.</li>
        
        <li>Willing to positively share your own life  experiences, with service users and carers</li>
        
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          Skills
        
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        <li>Able to demonstrate understanding of  Intentional Peer Support</li>
        
        <li>Ability to demonstrate knowledge of  personal recovery</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 appreciate / understand other  people's worlds</li>
        
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          Values
        
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        <li>Continuous Improvement</li>
        
        <li>Accountability</li>
        
        <li>Respectfulness</li>
        
        <li>Enthusiasm</li>
        
        <li>Support</li>
        
        <li>High professional standards</li>
        
        <li>Responsive to service users</li>
        
        <li>Engaging leadership style</li>
        
        <li>Strong customer service belief</li>
        
        <li>Transparency and honesty</li>
        
        <li>Discreet</li>
        
        <li>Change oriented</li>
        
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          <li>Willingness to work toward attainment of  NVQ 3 or equivalent in relevant subject</li>
          
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          <li>Own personal lived experience of criminal  justice system and health/social care  services.</li>
          
          <li>Willing to positively share your own life  experiences, with service users and carers</li>
          
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          <li>Able to demonstrate understanding of  Intentional Peer Support</li>
          
          <li>Ability to demonstrate knowledge of  personal recovery</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 appreciate / understand other  people's worlds</li>
          
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            Values
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
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          <li>Continuous Improvement</li>
          
          <li>Accountability</li>
          
          <li>Respectfulness</li>
          
          <li>Enthusiasm</li>
          
          <li>Support</li>
          
          <li>High professional standards</li>
          
          <li>Responsive to service users</li>
          
          <li>Engaging leadership style</li>
          
          <li>Strong customer service belief</li>
          
          <li>Transparency and honesty</li>
          
          <li>Discreet</li>
          
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      Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
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        <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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    <p>Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust</p>
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      <p>Liaison and Diversion Service inc Reconnect</p>
      <p>South Sefton Magistrates Court, 20 Merton Road</p>
      <p>Merseyside</p>
            <p>L20 3XX</p>
    
  

  
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        <p>Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust</p>
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          <p>Liaison and Diversion Service inc Reconnect</p>
          <p>South Sefton Magistrates Court, 20 Merton Road</p>
          <p>Merseyside</p>
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            <p><a href="https://www.merseycare.nhs.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.merseycare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>

Lived Experience Peer Support Worker

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>This role is an exciting opportunity within NCL Home Treatment Team. You will be a member of the CYPMHS NCL Home Treatment Team, working to support young people's voices to be heard to improve services.</p> <p>NCL CAMHS Home Treatment Team (HTT)</p> <p>The North Central London (NCL) </p> <p>CAMHS Home Treatment Team (HTT) is an intensive, multi-disciplinary community service designed to support children and young people (CYP) aged 12-17 who are experiencing a mental health crisis and may otherwise require hospital admission. The service operates across all five boroughs of NCL: Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey, and Islington.</p> <p>HTT provides an 8am-8pm Mon-Sun crisis response and home-based treatment as an alternative to inpatient admission. The team delivers intensive, time-limited support tailored to the needs of each young person and their family. The model focuses on early intervention, stabilisation of risk, and recovery in the least restrictive setting, in alignment with the principles of the NHS Long Term Plan and the national CAMHS crisis care framework.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>The Band 5 Family Ambassador will support children, young people and their families accessing CYPMHS NCL Home Treatment Services. With lived or professional experience of navigating health and social care systems, they will offer compassionate, non-clinical support and bridge communication between families and the multi-disciplinary team.</p> <p>Key responsibilities include offering 1:1 and group-based support, advocating for family perspectives, facilitating access to community resources, participating in co-production, supporting siblings, and maintaining accurate records. The role requires flexibility, including evening and weekend work.</p> <p>The HTT operates a flexible model of care which adapts to the unique needs of each young person and their support network, using a trauma-informed and culturally responsive approach. The Family Ambassador role is central to ensuring that families are empowered, supported, and meaningfully involved throughout the care journey within NCL HTT.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.</p>
<p><strong>Our Five-Year Strategy: </strong></p>
<ol>
<li>We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.</li>
<li>With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all</li>
<li>We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.</li>
</ol>
<p><strong>Why NLFT?</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.</li>
<li>We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.</li>
<li>NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme</li>
<li>Excellent internal staff network</li>
</ul>
<p>In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>11 August 2025</p>

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

    
      
        <h3>Band</h3>
      
      <p>Band 5</p>
  
  

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £35,763 to £43,466 a year
      
        Plus Outer London HCAS
      
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  <p>Fixed term</p>

  
    <h3 id="contract_duration_heading">Duration</h3>
    <p>18 months</p>
  

  
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          Full-time
        
      
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  <p>455-NLFT-0338</p>
  

  
    
      
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      <p>Orchard House, St Ann's Hospital,</p>
      <p>St Ann's Road London N15 3TH</p>
      <p>London</p>
            <p>N15 3TH</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
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    <p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p> <p>Offer regular 1:1 and group-based support to parents/carers during crisis episodes</p> <p>Facilitate access to local resources and peer support for families</p> <p>Work closely with clinical teams to provide insight into family perspectives</p> <p>Support the development of culturally competent and inclusive service delivery</p> <p>Participate in co-producing family-facing materials and engagement forums</p> <p>Advocate for family needs and preferences in care planning</p> <p>Maintain accurate records of interactions and outcomes</p> <p>Contribute to sibling-specific interventions where appropriate</p> <p>Work flexibly across the 7-day service, including evenings/weekends</p>   

  
    
      
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      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p> <p>Offer regular 1:1 and group-based support to parents/carers during crisis episodes</p> <p>Facilitate access to local resources and peer support for families</p> <p>Work closely with clinical teams to provide insight into family perspectives</p> <p>Support the development of culturally competent and inclusive service delivery</p> <p>Participate in co-producing family-facing materials and engagement forums</p> <p>Advocate for family needs and preferences in care planning</p> <p>Maintain accurate records of interactions and outcomes</p> <p>Contribute to sibling-specific interventions where appropriate</p> <p>Work flexibly across the 7-day service, including evenings/weekends</p>     
  


      
  
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          EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
        
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        <li>NVQ Level IV in care or equivalent</li>
        
        <li>Lived experience of supporting a child/young person in CAMHS or community health/social care Experience working in a supportive, peer, or community-facing role</li>
        
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          <li>Degree level qualification</li>
          
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          EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE
        
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        <li>Experience in a health or social care setting</li>
        
        <li>Experience of liaising with other agencies</li>
        
        <li>Awareness of treatment outcomes, recovery tools, care planning, assessment of risk</li>
        
        <li>Have an understanding of equal opportunities, diversity and anti discriminatory practice</li>
        
        <li>Knowledge of children's mental health and social care systems Strong interpersonal and listening skills.</li>
        
        <li>Ability to maintain professional boundaries and confidentiality. Flexible and compassionate approach to family dynamics Ability to record interactions accurately</li>
        
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          <li>Experience of supervising junior colleagues  Experience of developing/leading on groups for service users and/or carers</li>
          
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          SKILLS AND ABILITIES
        
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        <li>Excellent written and verbal communication skills  Computer literate in software applications such as Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Edge.</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working with siblings or whole-family systems.  Awareness of cultural competency in service delivery.</li>
        
        <li>Ability to remain calm in emergency situations and respond in a professional manner  Ability to maintain boundaries and form positive therapeutic relationship with service users and carers</li>
        
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          <li>Report writing skills  Computer literate in software applications such as Excel and Publisher.</li>
          
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          <li>NVQ Level IV in care or equivalent</li>
          
          <li>Lived experience of supporting a child/young person in CAMHS or community health/social care Experience working in a supportive, peer, or community-facing role</li>
          
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          <h4>Desirable</h4>
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            <li>Degree level qualification</li>
            
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            EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE
          
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          <li>Experience in a health or social care setting</li>
          
          <li>Experience of liaising with other agencies</li>
          
          <li>Awareness of treatment outcomes, recovery tools, care planning, assessment of risk</li>
          
          <li>Have an understanding of equal opportunities, diversity and anti discriminatory practice</li>
          
          <li>Knowledge of children's mental health and social care systems Strong interpersonal and listening skills.</li>
          
          <li>Ability to maintain professional boundaries and confidentiality. Flexible and compassionate approach to family dynamics Ability to record interactions accurately</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
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            <li>Experience of supervising junior colleagues  Experience of developing/leading on groups for service users and/or carers</li>
            
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            SKILLS AND ABILITIES
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
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          <li>Excellent written and verbal communication skills  Computer literate in software applications such as Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Edge.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working with siblings or whole-family systems.  Awareness of cultural competency in service delivery.</li>
          
          <li>Ability to remain calm in emergency situations and respond in a professional manner  Ability to maintain boundaries and form positive therapeutic relationship with service users and carers</li>
          
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            <li>Report writing skills  Computer literate in software applications such as Excel and Publisher.</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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        <p>This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.</p>
      

      
        <h3 id="tier-two-sponsorship">Certificate of Sponsorship</h3>
        <p>Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank"> UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
        <p>From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants" target="_blank"> Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
      

      
    
  


      
  
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    <p>North London NHS Foundation Trust </p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Orchard House, St Ann's Hospital,</p>
      <p>St Ann's Road London N15 3TH</p>
      <p>London</p>
            <p>N15 3TH</p>
    
  

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

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
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        <p>North London NHS Foundation Trust </p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Orchard House, St Ann's Hospital,</p>
          <p>St Ann's Road London N15 3TH</p>
          <p>London</p>
                    <p>N15 3TH</p>
        
      

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

Family Worker Ambassador

Consultant Art Therapist, Head of Art Therapy

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>Are you someone with lived experience of mental health difficulties who wants to use that experience to support others? Do you believe in the power of connection, hope, and personal empowerment? If so, we'd love to hear from you.</p><p>We are recruiting a Mental Health Peer Support Worker (MH PSW) to join the Somerset Team for Early Psychosis (STEP), based in Taunton. This is a unique and rewarding opportunity to support people who are experiencing similar mental health challenges and walk alongside them in their recovery journey.</p><p>As a MH PSW, you will draw upon your personal lived experience of mental health difficulties to offer emotional, practical, and motivational support. You'll become a vital member of a multi-disciplinary team, providing compassionate, peer-based support that goes beyond clinical models.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <ul><li><p>Use your lived experience to provide mutual, non-judgemental support to people navigating their own mental health journeys.</p></li><li><p>Support people in building strong, healthy relationships and reconnecting with their communities.</p></li><li><p>Help individuals reclaim their identity and overcome stigma associated with mental illness.</p></li><li><p>Encourage personal empowerment by helping people focus on strengths and take control of their recovery.</p></li><li><p>Promote meaning and purpose by supporting people to explore what makes life valuable to them.</p></li><li><p>Maintain appropriate interpersonal and professional boundaries while fostering a sense of trust and equality in peer relationships.</p></li><li><p>Work closely with clinical teams, carers, families, and community services to support integrated care.</p></li></ul><p>Please note: All successful applicants will be required to complete an enhanced Peer Support Training Programme aligned with national competencies.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>At <strong>Somerset NHS Foundation Trust</strong>, we're committed to supporting our employees with a range of benefits designed to enhance your professional and personal life. We offer:</p><ul><li><strong>Flexible working options</strong> to help you balance work and life</li><li><strong>NHS pension scheme</strong> for long-term financial security</li><li><strong>Generous annual leave allowance</strong> to recharge and relax</li><li>A strong focus on <strong>career development</strong> to help you grow and achieve your potential</li></ul><p>Additionally, you'll gain access to our <strong>Blue Light Card</strong>, unlocking exclusive discounts on shopping, dining, and leisure activities, as well as NHS-specific perks to support you both inside and outside of work.</p><p>We are proud to foster a <strong>diverse, skilled, and inclusive workforce</strong>, and we encourage applications from all backgrounds.</p><p><strong>Why Somerset?</strong> Somerset offers the perfect blend of <strong>idyllic countryside, outstanding areas of natural beauty</strong>, and <strong>breathtaking coastlines</strong>, with vibrant cities like <strong>Bristol</strong>, <strong>Bath</strong>, and <strong>Exeter </strong>just a short drive away - and only two hours to <strong>London</strong>.</p><p>The region is home to excellent <strong>educational facilities</strong>, and with affordable housing compared to other parts of the country, it's a great place to build both your career and your future.</p><p><strong>Somerset truly has it all</strong> - the peaceful countryside and cosmopolitan city life, with something for everyone to enjoy.</p>


      
        
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  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>07 August 2025</p>

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

    
      
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      <p>Band 3</p>
  
  

  
  
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    <p>
      £24,937 to £26,598 a year
      
    </p>
  
  

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  <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>184-OL-GR-2938</p>
  

  
    
      
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      <p>Foundation House</p>
      <p>Wellsprings Road</p>
      <p>Taunton</p>
      <p>Somerset</p>
      <p>TA2 7PQ</p>
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    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>This role is grounded in the values of peer support and the belief that lived experience is a powerful tool in supporting recovery. As a Mental Health PSW, your work will include:</p>Peer Support Practice<ul><li><p>Drawing on personal lived experiences to build connections and foster hope.</p></li><li><p>Supporting individuals to develop coping strategies and personal recovery goals.</p></li><li><p>Helping people to engage in meaningful activities and access services.</p></li><li><p>Offering a non-directive presence and validating individual experiences.</p></li></ul>Teamwork and Advocacy<ul><li><p>Collaborating with clinical teams and community organisations to promote recovery-focused care.</p></li><li><p>Bringing a lived experience perspective to team discussions and service planning.</p></li><li><p>Promoting anti-stigma and mental health equality across services.</p></li></ul>Learning and Development<ul><li><p>Participating in supervision, reflective practice, and ongoing training.</p></li><li><p>Completing a nationally recognised peer support training programme within 12 months of starting the role.</p></li></ul>Wellbeing and Professionalism<ul><li><p>Maintaining focus on self-care and personal wellbeing.</p></li><li><p>Understanding professional boundaries, safeguarding protocols, and ethical frameworks.</p></li><li><p>Adhering to information governance and Trust policies.</p></li></ul>
  

  
    
      
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      <p>This role is grounded in the values of peer support and the belief that lived experience is a powerful tool in supporting recovery. As a Mental Health PSW, your work will include:</p>Peer Support Practice<ul><li><p>Drawing on personal lived experiences to build connections and foster hope.</p></li><li><p>Supporting individuals to develop coping strategies and personal recovery goals.</p></li><li><p>Helping people to engage in meaningful activities and access services.</p></li><li><p>Offering a non-directive presence and validating individual experiences.</p></li></ul>Teamwork and Advocacy<ul><li><p>Collaborating with clinical teams and community organisations to promote recovery-focused care.</p></li><li><p>Bringing a lived experience perspective to team discussions and service planning.</p></li><li><p>Promoting anti-stigma and mental health equality across services.</p></li></ul>Learning and Development<ul><li><p>Participating in supervision, reflective practice, and ongoing training.</p></li><li><p>Completing a nationally recognised peer support training programme within 12 months of starting the role.</p></li></ul>Wellbeing and Professionalism<ul><li><p>Maintaining focus on self-care and personal wellbeing.</p></li><li><p>Understanding professional boundaries, safeguarding protocols, and ethical frameworks.</p></li><li><p>Adhering to information governance and Trust policies.</p></li></ul>
    
  


      
  
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        <li>A good standard of English and Maths</li>
        
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          Experience
        
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        <li>Proven experience of providing Peer Support or Peer Mentoring.</li>
        
        <li>Lived experience of mental health difficulties</li>
        
        <li>Experience of drawing directly on own lived experiences of mental health difficulties</li>
        
        <li>Experience of using mental health services such as being a hospital inpatient, housing and community services.</li>
        
        <li>Experience of using a range of self-management or recovery tools and techniques to support health and well-being</li>
        
        <li>Experience of collaboration and/or working in a person-centred way to help people develop coping and problem-solving skills</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working as part of a team</li>
        
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          <li>Proven experience of providing Peer Support or Peer Mentoring.</li>
          
          <li>Lived experience of mental health difficulties</li>
          
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          <li>Experience of using mental health services such as being a hospital inpatient, housing and community services.</li>
          
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          <li>Experience of collaboration and/or working in a person-centred way to help people develop coping and problem-solving skills</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working as part of a team</li>
          
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    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>Somerset NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Foundation House</p>
      <p>Wellsprings Road</p>
      <p>Taunton</p>
      <p>Somerset</p>
      <p>TA2 7PQ</p>
    
  

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

  



  
      
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        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Somerset NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Foundation House</p>
          <p>Wellsprings Road</p>
          <p>Taunton</p>
          <p>Somerset</p>
          <p>TA2 7PQ</p>
        
      

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

Peer Support Worker

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>This is a unique opportunity for a motivated individual who has personal experience with the Criminal Justice System or prison custody.The position is perfect for someone eager to use their Lived experience in prison and the Criminal Justice Service to assist others who have faced similar challenges. You will help them connect with support networks.The outreach Service covers Shropshire, with its base being in Shrewsbury.Training will be given and Experience of support work is desirable but not required as the role depends more upon your ability to use your personal experience to support others and your desire to do so whilst being part of a NHS team that is supportive, approachable and dedicated to the role.The ability to commute independently across the Herefordshire area is essential.Peer support is based on the recognition that there is no better person to support the path towards recovery than someone who has walked the same path as that individual. We actively seek peers who have lived experience of both the Criminal Justice System and who have a desire to use their own experiences to help others.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>As a Peer Support Worker, you would be working across the area with people who have come into contact with Liaison &amp; Diversion and then referred over to our Outreach service, building a good working relationship with them and helping them identify their needs alongside a senior Team Member.You will be then working with a caseload of these clients to support them in accessing health and support services for up to three months. You will be working as part of a larger team and under the supervision of Team lead and Senior Peer Support Worker, you will also be working alongside our Navigators and Support Time Recovery Workers and participate in the client's journey from referral to discharge.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Come and work with us at our award-winning NHS Trust, leading the way for trying new and better ways of working to help improve life for our local communities.</p> <p>We have around 9,000 staff who provide physical and mental healthcare, support for people with learning disabilities, and adult social care across Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Shropshire, and Telford &amp; Wrekin. We also run regional and national services, including help for new parents (perinatal care), eating disorders, forensic services, sexual health, and support for people in prison with mental health, drug, or alcohol problems.</p> <p>We offer great career development for both clinical and non-clinical roles, with ongoing training and support to help you learn and grow.</p> <p>We are 'United in our Uniqueness' and committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels welcome and can be themselves, no matter their background or identity. We want our staff to feel supported and valued, and we aim to build a team that reflects the communities we serve. Together, we can make sure every voice is heard, and every difference is respected.</p> <p><strong>Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications</strong></p> <p><strong>Please be aware that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in completing application forms will be monitored to ensure fairness and transparency. If you have used AI you must state this in your application.</strong></p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>23 July 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
      
        pa pro rata
      
    </p>
  
  

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

  
    <h3 id="contract_duration_heading">Duration</h3>
    <p>18 months</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>301-LBG-25-7349305</p>
  

  
    
      
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      <p>The Redwoods Centre</p>
            <p>Shrewsbury</p>
            <p>SY3 8DS</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p><strong>KEY RESPONSIBILITIES</strong> Working in the Outreach service in West Mercia, with the flexibility of working across the locality Liaison &amp; Diversion Services, dependent on skill and service need. To establish a supportive and respectful relationship with service users, sharing own narratives to raise aspirations of life. To work primarily in direct work with service users on a 1:1 and in group settings as agreed with team supervisor and team manager. To help individuals identify strengths, interests and their own achievable and meaningful recovery goals. To support the implementation of groups. To support service users in developing other areas of interest. Draw upon own lived experience to inspire hope, model self-awareness and facilitate service users in developing their own resourcefulness for managing their health and wellbeing. Facilitate access to community groups and networks that enable participation in activities, to maximise service user's opportunities for socially valued roles and positive identity. Ensure that service users peer recovery goals are integrated into a Resettlement plan. To actively engage with colleagues and other professionals to ensure the needs of the client group are met through promoting recovery orientated, strengths based practice. To attend and participate in multi-disciplinary team meetings. To work under the regular supervision of the team supervisor and guidance of other professional colleagues within the team. To participate within Trust peer training and peer working networks. To have an awareness of the IOH model and pathways. To ensure that all duties are carried out to the highest standard and in accordance with current quality initiatives within the work area. Adapt practice to meet the individuals circumstances, including regard for cultural and linguistic differences. Work collaboratively with members of the Health and Justice Team, HMPP, Health care Professionals and all relevant agencies involved within the role. To make records of work undertaken according to Trust documentation standards. To actively take responsibility for own health and wellbeing discussing/reviewing within supervision as necessary. To be willing to develop self through specialist training opportunities, relevant to your role, as agreed with team supervisor and team manager. To ensure that all duties are carried out to the highest standard and in accordance with current quality initiatives within the work area. To remain up to date and compliant with mandatory training requirements. To undertake other duties as may be required suitable to the banding of the post.</p>
  

  
    
      
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      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p><strong>KEY RESPONSIBILITIES</strong> Working in the Outreach service in West Mercia, with the flexibility of working across the locality Liaison &amp; Diversion Services, dependent on skill and service need. To establish a supportive and respectful relationship with service users, sharing own narratives to raise aspirations of life. To work primarily in direct work with service users on a 1:1 and in group settings as agreed with team supervisor and team manager. To help individuals identify strengths, interests and their own achievable and meaningful recovery goals. To support the implementation of groups. To support service users in developing other areas of interest. Draw upon own lived experience to inspire hope, model self-awareness and facilitate service users in developing their own resourcefulness for managing their health and wellbeing. Facilitate access to community groups and networks that enable participation in activities, to maximise service user's opportunities for socially valued roles and positive identity. Ensure that service users peer recovery goals are integrated into a Resettlement plan. To actively engage with colleagues and other professionals to ensure the needs of the client group are met through promoting recovery orientated, strengths based practice. To attend and participate in multi-disciplinary team meetings. To work under the regular supervision of the team supervisor and guidance of other professional colleagues within the team. To participate within Trust peer training and peer working networks. To have an awareness of the IOH model and pathways. To ensure that all duties are carried out to the highest standard and in accordance with current quality initiatives within the work area. Adapt practice to meet the individuals circumstances, including regard for cultural and linguistic differences. Work collaboratively with members of the Health and Justice Team, HMPP, Health care Professionals and all relevant agencies involved within the role. To make records of work undertaken according to Trust documentation standards. To actively take responsibility for own health and wellbeing discussing/reviewing within supervision as necessary. To be willing to develop self through specialist training opportunities, relevant to your role, as agreed with team supervisor and team manager. To ensure that all duties are carried out to the highest standard and in accordance with current quality initiatives within the work area. To remain up to date and compliant with mandatory training requirements. To undertake other duties as may be required suitable to the banding of the post.</p>
    
  


      
  
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          Experience
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>Lived experience of the Criminal Justice System</li>
        
        <li>Willingness to use own experiences to support others</li>
        
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        <h4>Desirable</h4>
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          <li>Experience of supporting people in the community</li>
          
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          Other
        
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        <li>Able to fulfil the requirement to commute across the whole of the West Mercia Area</li>
        
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        <h4>Desirable</h4>
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          <li>Personal values</li>
          
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          <li>Willingness to use own experiences to support others</li>
          
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            <li>Experience of supporting people in the community</li>
            
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            Other
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
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          <li>Able to fulfil the requirement to commute across the whole of the West Mercia Area</li>
          
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    <p>Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>The Redwoods Centre</p>
            <p>Shrewsbury</p>
            <p>SY3 8DS</p>
    
  

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

  



  
      
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        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>The Redwoods Centre</p>
                    <p>Shrewsbury</p>
                    <p>SY3 8DS</p>
        
      

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

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p><strong>For those candidates requiring a VISA to work in the UK, please be aware that significant knowledge and experience of at least 2 years, (preferably within the NHS) is required to meet the pay threshold for a Health and Care Visa.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Please do not apply if you are unable to meet these criteria.</strong></p>
<p>The role of Peer Support Worker has been developed specifically for people who have lived experience of mental distress, or experience of caring for a friend or family member experiencing mental distress. Through sharing wisdom from their own experiences, peer support workers will inspire hope and belief that recovery is achievable.</p>
<p>The Sussex Community Rehabilitation Pathway provides high quality, safe and effective rehabilitation for adults with psychosis and complex mental disorder across Sussex. The service is aimed at helping people achieve their own individual aspirations and to live a meaningful and rewarding life as independently as possible.</p>
<p>Our service has a strong commitment to recovery, multi-disciplinary working, service user involvement, and equality.</p>
  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>As the Peer Support worker you will work collaboratively to assist in improving the wellbeing of service users, families and carers within Community Rehabilitation Service</p>
<p>Examples include:</p>
<ul>
<li>To support individuals who are overcoming mental health challenges in their journey to recovery and wellbeing.</li>
<li>To be a positive role model for service users and use parts of your recovery story, where appropriate, to inspire hope.</li>
<li>To support and enable individuals to resolve conflicts and regain control, responsibility, hope and enjoyment based on the principles of peer supported recovery.</li>
<li>Using a peer approach, working with service users (both individually and/or in groups) to meet holistic needs (e.g. education, welfare, employment, financial, leisure, housing and spiritual), alongside the multidisciplinary care team (MDT).</li>
<li>Supporting service users to engage in participation, co-production and service development opportunities</li>
</ul>
<p>This role is a vital part of our plan to continually improve the service we provide and is aimed at people who have lived experience of using mental health care services. We are looking for people who can use their experience of mental distress, recovery and use of peer networks to inspire others.</p>
<p>We have a strong network of diverse and supportive peer support colleagues who meet regularly as part of peer networking across Sussex. We offer full training to new peer support workers, one-to one peer supervision and ongoing development opportunities.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Sussex Partnership provides mental health and learning disability care for all age groups across Sussex.</p>
<p>Working in Sussex:</p>
<ul>
<li>Travel easily between coast and countryside, with a blend of picturesque villages and seaside towns there's always new experiences to be enjoyed</li>
<li>Embrace the city life with great access to visit Brighton and London</li>
<li>With easy access to Gatwick and Heathrow and excellent railway links across the UK there is plenty of opportunity for adventure.</li>
</ul>
<p>We'd love you to join our organisation that is rated 'good' overall and 'outstanding' for caring by the Care Quality Commission.</p>
      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>06 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
      
    </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>354-AC-21175</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>New Park House</p>
      <p>North Street</p>
      <p>Horsham</p>
            <p>RH12 1RJ</p>
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    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>To support others who are overcoming mental health challenges in their journey to recovery and wellbeing.</p> <p>To plan, promote and deliver delegated activities in accordance with the service users needs to meet goals identified in the individuals Recovery Plan.</p> <p>For a full outline please see the attached job description and person specification.</p>  <p>Being a car driver is an essential component to this role, due to travelling to rural area's with poor public transport.</p>
  

  
    
      
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      <p>To support others who are overcoming mental health challenges in their journey to recovery and wellbeing.</p> <p>To plan, promote and deliver delegated activities in accordance with the service users needs to meet goals identified in the individuals Recovery Plan.</p> <p>For a full outline please see the attached job description and person specification.</p>  <p>Being a car driver is an essential component to this role, due to travelling to rural area's with poor public transport.</p>
    
  


      
  
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        <li>A recognised qualification in an area related to the workplace or equivalent technical/life skills</li>
        
        <li>Evidence of a commitment to lifelong learning</li>
        
        <li>Health care or relevant NVQ Level 3 or equivalent skills acquired through experience or formal teaching qualification (Band 4)</li>
        
        <li>A recognised Peer Support qualification (Band 4)</li>
        
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          <li>Health care or relevant NVQ Level 3 or equivalent skills (Band 3)</li>
          
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          Knowledge
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>Experience of working with people with mental health needs in a paid or voluntary capacity</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working with people with mental health difficulties</li>
        
        <li>Experience working as part of a team</li>
        
        <li>Experience of being supervised</li>
        
        <li>Lived experience of mental health issues/difficulties</li>
        
        <li>Managing personal mental health and recovery</li>
        
        <li>Knowledge of Peer Support, Recovery and Wellbeing in mental health and ability to apply this throughout your work</li>
        
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            Qualifications
          
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          <li>A recognised qualification in an area related to the workplace or equivalent technical/life skills</li>
          
          <li>Evidence of a commitment to lifelong learning</li>
          
          <li>Health care or relevant NVQ Level 3 or equivalent skills acquired through experience or formal teaching qualification (Band 4)</li>
          
          <li>A recognised Peer Support qualification (Band 4)</li>
          
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            <li>Health care or relevant NVQ Level 3 or equivalent skills (Band 3)</li>
            
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          <li>Experience of working with people with mental health needs in a paid or voluntary capacity</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working with people with mental health difficulties</li>
          
          <li>Experience working as part of a team</li>
          
          <li>Experience of being supervised</li>
          
          <li>Lived experience of mental health issues/difficulties</li>
          
          <li>Managing personal mental health and recovery</li>
          
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    <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>This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.</p>
      

      
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        <p>Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank"> UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
        <p>From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants" target="_blank"> Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
      

      
    
  


      
  
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    <p>Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust</p>
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      <p>New Park House</p>
      <p>North Street</p>
      <p>Horsham</p>
            <p>RH12 1RJ</p>
    
  

  
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          <p>New Park House</p>
          <p>North Street</p>
          <p>Horsham</p>
                    <p>RH12 1RJ</p>
        
      

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

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