Peer Support Worker

Job summary Main area Mental Health Grade Band 3 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 22.5 hours per week Job ref 351-CEN2548-ZK Employer Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site East Barn Town Lancaster Salary £25,760 - £27,476 Per Annum Pro Rata Salary period Yearly Closing 02/06/2026 23:59 Employer heading Peer Support Worker Band 3 Our Vision is to provide the best mental health, learning disability, autism, community, and physical health services for the populations we serve. As an integrated Trust, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCFT) delivers a comprehensive range of services, including: Primary and secondary mental health care for children and adults, including specialist inpatient child and adolescent mental health provision, perinatal mental health, and forensic services with low and medium secure care. Specialist mental health inpatient care for individuals with learning disabilities, alongside specialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support. Extensive community physical health and well-being services for children and adults, covering prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and long-term condition management. The Trust was first established in 2002 and employs approximately 7,500 staff who provide care from more than 400 sites. The organisation offers opportunities for medics, mental health, general nurses, children's nurses, allied health professionals, psychology, administration and clerical staff, apprentices and volunteers, as well as those specialising in learning disabilities and community physical health services. For more information visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT . Job overview To work as a member of a multi-disciplinary specialist perinatal community mental health team offering a comprehensive perinatal mental health service, to partners of service users experiencing mental health difficulties and their families in the perinatal period. To participate in the development and maintenance of a quality region wide perinatal service through effective collaboration, liaison and prioritisation with statutory and non-statutory organisations. Contribution to the building up of local care networks for mothers and their family. The role of the Peer Support worker is to help individuals identify their own achievable and meaningful recovery goals and set recovery objectives, drawing on your mutual resources as peers and utilising a range of recovery tools, techniques and experience. To model personal responsibility, self-awareness, self-belief, self-advocacy and hopefulness via the telling of own recovery story to inspire and instil confidence in peers. The post holder will be responsible for providing short-term support to vulnerable individuals. The post holder will be responsible for working closely with the service user, their partner and family to prioritise need and plan actions to address the identified needs. This may include supporting an individual to make a referral to a specific service and support the individual to attend the initial appointment with that service. Main duties of the job

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covers a vast footprint including Blackpool, Fylde & Wyre, Lancaster and South Cumbria. We are seeking applications from confident and enthusiastic people who are passionate about working in a perinatal service The role of the perinatal peer support worker has been developed specifically for people who have lived experience of mental health challenges and recovery in the perinatal period. Through sharing wisdom from their own experiences, peer support workers will inspire hope and belief that recovery is possible to the service users we work with. Peer support workers provide invaluable support to service users and their partners navigating mental health systems. The post holder will be responsible for providing short-term support to vulnerable individuals. The post holder will be responsible for working closely with the service user, their partner and family to prioritise need and plan actions to address the identified needs. Working for our organisation LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation. Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. If you'd like to discuss your application, please ask. We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services. LSCFT support flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time. The wellbeing of our people is at the heart of everything we do. We offer a wide range of resources, tools and support to help you thrive both in and out of work. Explore our full wellbeing offer here: Keeping our workforce well Detailed job description and main responsibilities For further information regarding this vacancy please review the attached job description and person specification. Person specification Qualifications Essential criteria Lived experience of Mental health issues during the Perinatal Period Wide range of life experiences to bring an enabling and positive view of opportunities for others. Experience of accessing support services and an understanding of how these experiences affected you. Knowledge Essential criteria An understanding of perinatal mental health services. Awareness of a range of vulnerabilities. An awareness of the impact of vulnerabilities on individuals in the perinatal period. Well-developed verbal and written communication skills. Experience Essential criteria Experience of Perinatal services Experience of following or supporting implementing of personalised care plans. Experience of individual and group work. You are advised to consider applying for LSCFT vacancies as soon as possible as in some instances vacancies are closed as soon as a sufficient number of applications have been received. If you are not invited to interview within four weeks of the closing date then please assume that on this occasion you have been unsuccessful, as it is not possible to contact all unsuccessful candidates. Please note that further communication from LSCFT will normally be to the email address given on the application form. You should also ensure that email addresses and telephone numbers are provided for your referees, to enable LSCFT to contact them. Please ensure that you read the person specification as your application will be measured against this document. If you use AI to assist with your application, you must declare this. Undeclared use may result in withdrawal. Please ensure your application reflects your own skills and experiences. While AI tools can assist, they may produce generic or inaccurate content. We encourage you to provide personal examples that demonstrate how you meet the essential criteria. For all posts which require a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check please be aware of the Disclosure and Barring Service Code of Practice, a copy of which is available by logging on to the DBS website. If the post is subject to DBS disclosure, a charge will be made to the successful candidate(s). Employer certification / accreditation badges Applicant requirements This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. Application numbers This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. You are therefore advised to consider applying for this vacancy as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. Documents to download JDPS ( PDF , 536.3 KB ) We Do More at LSCFT ( PDF , 654.2 KB ) Apply online now Further details / informal visits contact Name Hayley Sinclair Job title Team Leader Email address Hayley.

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