• Job Description

  Req#: C9301-25-0830?language=en&page=802&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  This more than a job, it's a chance to make a significant difference. If you have the drive to support and uplift others, we want you on our team!

  We are seeking a Peer Support Worker who has personal lived experience ofwith lived experiencelived experience of recovery from mental health challenges and having personally utilised inpatient mental health services to work in our multi-disciplinary teams on Pine, acute inpatient mental health ward at the Redwoods Centre.

  Peer support workers utilise their own recovery journey to offer hope and belief that recovery is possible and promote choice, self-determination and opportunities and assist the individual to set and achieve their own unique recovery goals.

  To learn more about the work involved in a peer support role Life as a Peer Support Worker at MPFT

  Please note that lived experience roles require applicants to have personallived experience of recovery from mental health challenges and having personally utilised inpatient mental health services. Applicants who do not hold this lived experience need not apply.

  AS PART OF THE APPLICATION PROCESS PLEASE ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTION AT THE BEGINNING OF YOUR SUPPORTING STATEMENT. PLEASE NOTE - ONLY THOSE WHO ANSWER THE QUESTION WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR SHORTLISTING:

  Do you have direct lived experience of mental health challenges and of accessing an inpatient mental health service?

  Main duties of the job

  • To work with the multi-disciplinary team in the support of both informal service users and those detained under the Mental Health Act within acute inpatient settings.
  • To assume a 'coaching' role supporting service users in developing personal recovery plans; this can be delivered individually or in groups.
  • To assist service users to identify their strengths, personal interests and goals.
  • To provide opportunities for service users to direct their own recovery process.
  • To model/mentor a recovery process and demonstrate coping skills, using own experience of recovery.
  • To act as a role model to service users to inspire hope, share life experiences and lessons learned as a person in recovery.
  • To support service users to negotiate an 'Advanced Directive' with all people involved in their care and others who provide support.
  • To contribute to the assessment, planning, implementation, and review of care with the multi-disciplinary team.

  About us

  By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;

  • Supporting your career development and progression
  • Excellent NHS Pension scheme
  • Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
  • Options for flexible working
  • Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days)
  • Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
  • If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
  • Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
  • Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
  • Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
  • Free car parking at all trust sites
  • Free flu vaccinations every year
  • Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)

  We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.

  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.

  Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications

  Details

  Date posted

  30 June 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 3

  Salary

  £24,625 to £25,674 a year pro rata

  Contract

  Fixed term

  Duration

  21 months

  Working pattern

  Part-time

  Reference number

  301-KM-25-7289928

  Job locations

  Pine ward

  Redwoods Centre

  Shrewsbury

  SY3 8DS

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  PLEASE NOTE

  AS PART OF THE APPLICATION PROCESS PLEASE ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTION AT THE BEGINNING OF YOUR SUPPORTING STATEMENT. PLEASE NOTE - ONLY THOSE WHO ANSWER THE QUESTION WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR SHORTLISTING:

  Do you have direct lived experience of mental health challenges and of accessing a mental health service?

  Lived Experience of receiving care from [e.g. secondary mental health services] is essential to fulfil the person specification requirements for this role. We are aware that this role may be based in a team where you are currently being treated. Please be aware that if this is the case, your application will not be disadvantaged but upon beginning employment with us, a transfer of care to another team (or potentially organisation) will be coordinated to ensure safe working for your care and employment needs. Similarly, if you need [ eg community mental health services] input whilst in role, we would arrange a transfer to another team to separate your care and your employment. This is in line with our organisational practices for all staff working at MPFT.

  For further information please refer to the attached job description and job specification

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  PLEASE NOTE

  AS PART OF THE APPLICATION PROCESS PLEASE ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTION AT THE BEGINNING OF YOUR SUPPORTING STATEMENT. PLEASE NOTE - ONLY THOSE WHO ANSWER THE QUESTION WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR SHORTLISTING:

  Do you have direct lived experience of mental health challenges and of accessing a mental health service?

  Lived Experience of receiving care from [e.g. secondary mental health services] is essential to fulfil the person specification requirements for this role. We are aware that this role may be based in a team where you are currently being treated. Please be aware that if this is the case, your application will not be disadvantaged but upon beginning employment with us, a transfer of care to another team (or potentially organisation) will be coordinated to ensure safe working for your care and employment needs. Similarly, if you need [ eg community mental health services] input whilst in role, we would arrange a transfer to another team to separate your care and your employment. This is in line with our organisational practices for all staff working at MPFT.

  For further information please refer to the attached job description and job specification

  Person Specification

  Qualifications & training

  Essential

  • Commitment to obtain underpinning knowledge through work based learning and mandatory training, (including accredited peer support worker training if not previously undertaken)
  • Willingness to undertake or completion of ImROC Peer Support training

  Desirable

  • Accredited certificate in Life Coaching
  • Accredited peer support worker training

  Experience

  Essential

  • Own personal lived experience of mental health challenges
  • Own personal experience of accessing inpatient mental health services
  • Willing to positively share own life experiences, and personal experience of mental health challenges with service users and carers
  • Developed plans for managing own recovery
  • Experience of actively supporting individuals to identify and work towards achieving personal goals in a related social care or health setting (paid or unpaid)

  Desirable

  • Awareness of local services
  • Ability to demonstrate a good understanding of mental health issues

  Person Specification

  Qualifications & training

  Essential

  • Commitment to obtain underpinning knowledge through work based learning and mandatory training, (including accredited peer support worker training if not previously undertaken)
  • Willingness to undertake or completion of ImROC Peer Support training

  Desirable

  • Accredited certificate in Life Coaching
  • Accredited peer support worker training

  Experience

  Essential

  • Own personal lived experience of mental health challenges
  • Own personal experience of accessing inpatient mental health services
  • Willing to positively share own life experiences, and personal experience of mental health challenges with service users and carers
  • Developed plans for managing own recovery
  • Experience of actively supporting individuals to identify and work towards achieving personal goals in a related social care or health setting (paid or unpaid)

  Desirable

  • Awareness of local services
  • Ability to demonstrate a good understanding of mental health issues

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  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.

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Pine ward

  Redwoods Centre

  Shrewsbury

  SY3 8DS

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.mpft.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Pine ward

  Redwoods Centre

  Shrewsbury

  SY3 8DS

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.mpft.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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