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Peer Supporter

On-site in Workington·Part-time·Added today (last checked 9 Nov)

Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust

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Our summary

Salary: £25,760 - £27,476 a year
About £1,840 - £1,940 a month after tax.
Work mode: On-site, Workington
Contract: Part-time
Closing date: Apply by Tuesday 17 November

Skills

Nice to have

Trauma Informed Practice

The role

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen in Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust's (CNTW) North Cumbria Locality. The role will be for a Peer supporter for the Memory and Later Life Services based at Lilyhall Business Centre in Workington.

The Peer Supporter role is a vital part of our plan to continually improve the service that we provide. The role is aimed at people with personal lived experience of supporting and having responsibility for a friend or relative with dementia.

The principal role of the post will be to support carers throughout their journey of supporting someone within our services following assessment, through to accessing care and treatment and beyond.

This is a unique opportunity to work as part of a Clinical Team, utilising your personal experience to provide support, validation and hope for people following diagnosis, creating an opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of carers and families.

The role focuses on creating trusting relationships whilst supporting carers to manage the challenges and changes that a caring role can bring following a diagnosis and throughout treatment.

This will be a challenging, but rewarding role, working with a diverse range of people who are caring for anyone who has new or suspectedmemory problems, including those with a diagnosis of dementia, and people in later life who have anxiety, depression or psychosis made more complex by physical health needs.

Main duties of the job

Supporting families and carers whilst their loved ones are within our service and throughout transitional periods.
Advocate for carers in meetings, raising awareness, and influencing service culture.

Useyour lived experience thoughtfully, sharing relevant stories that can create a shared understanding between carers tohelp build a mutual connection.

Co facilitateand develop therapeutic groups for carers and families and creating a safe space for sharing experiences.

Working 1:1 with carers and families to offer appropriate individualised support and advice

Supporting with training sessions to educate people on the needs and experiences of carers.

Managing and prioritising your workload independently.

Have the ability to:

Communicatethrough a range of different methods including face to face, telephone, email, and in group settings.

Work collaboratively as part of a team as well as individually.

Have a good level of self-awareness

Ability to manage and maintain professional boundaries

This service covers a wide area across Cumbria and this role will involve travelling across the county.

Have an ability to use trust IT systems for recording patient or carer contacts. The use of online diaries and Microsoft teams to communicate with colleagues and join online meetings.

About us

We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.

Job description

Job responsibilities

We will arrange a group assessment day where we can meet potential applicants in person and potential applicants can come along to find out more about the post and decide whether this post is right for them. Dates to be confirmed.

Please find attached job description for full details.

Advertising date : 3rd November 2026

Closing date : 17th November 2026

We welcome your application.

Person Specification

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

Personal lived experience of secondary mental health services and own recovery journey and / or personal lived experience of supporting someone with mental health / neurodiversity / learning disability
Experience of being in a supportive and enabling role

Desirable

Experience of a person-centred approach
Experience of working in the mental health field
Knowledge of trauma informed practice
Knowledge of strength's based and person-led practice

Education and Qualification

Essential

Good level of secondary education
Commitment to complete the CNTW Peer Supporter Educational Programme

Desirable

Completion of Peer Support Specialist Training or other similar peer support training
Completion of Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) training
Completion of WRAP Educator training

Skills and Competencies

Essential

Understanding of personal values and beliefs
Good interpersonal and team-working skills
Ability to share personal story of recovery in a professional manner
Confidence in own skills and ability to draw upon own resilience and strengths to sustain own wellbeing Ability to assist people to develop recovery and wellness plans
Ability to facilitate groups Ability to deliver aspects of a planned training event.
Ability and willingness to reflect on work practice and be open to constructive feedback
Ability to work in an enabling and creative way
Ability draw on own resilience while working with challenging situations.
Ability to plan and prioritise workload
Ability to undertakebreakaway skills

Desirable

Experience of WRAP or other recovery / person-centred planning tools
Knowledge of how the mental health and other health and social care systems operate
Understanding of issues affecting mental health and well-being

Additional Requirements

Essential

Ability to meet the mobility requirements of the post

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.