Peer Support Worker

Peer Support Worker - Band 3 The closing date is 14 December 2025. Go back Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust Here at CWPT, we value lived experience and the impact it can have in the recovery of the people we care for. It is why we're embedding lived experience roles across our mental health and learning disability services, and we're looking for a Peer Support Worker (PSW) to join us at this exciting time. This role is for someone with lived experience of receiving support from an Early Intervention for Psychosis service, who feels comfortable using their experiences, to show empathy and understanding to help others and to inspire hope and recovery. As this role is within a community setting, we are looking for someone who has resilience, great communication skills and willing to utilise and share their lived experiences to support others. In this role the appointed candidate will take on further training such as PSW training and Care Certificate. Completion of the 2-day introduction to PSW via the Recovery and wellbeing Academy is extremely advantageous prior to interview. The PSW employed will be supported by the Senior PSW to safely navigate and thrive in the role. The PSW will also work alongside teams to help engage and deliver services and promote recovery. Your impact will be wide-reaching. As well as working alongside a multidisciplinary team, you'll work closely with the Recovery and Wellbeing Academy. About us At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond. We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities. These include: generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us flexible working opportunities excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more staff networks and support groups. We're always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect. Job responsibilities To share personal experiences of recovery and coping to build connection and provide support. To ensure that the person accessing the service understands and has a clear pathway of care across sector/agency boundaries with key contact points/named staff. To work effectively as a member of a team to engage individuals in a number of activities and engagement with services. To support people accessing services to identify their recovery pathway and ways in which they can achieve their own goals. To support the team in implementing care planned interventions, including those supporting families and carers.To provide practical support to people in developing and managing dignity and independence. To support people accessing services with issues around benefits, housing and welfare rights. To provide support with daily living. To provide information on health promotion. To promote involvement within the service for the person accessing services and carer (friends and family). To maintain a flexible approach to encourage engagement. To gain advice and support when needed with team practitioners and team managers and attend regular supervision in accordance with Trust policy, to ensure care and safety is maintained To offer occasional input to lived experience forums within the local area to support shared good practice of your lived experience and professional role. Person Specification Qualifications Willingness to undertake within role: online training, care certificate, internal training relevant to sharing lived experience Relevant level 3 qualification in Health and Social care and/or relevant lived experience Knowledge and Experience Health/safety and risk awareness Lived experience of the criminal justice system and be able to reflect on the personal experience of recovery Experience of working with individuals with multiple and complex needs Experience of working with individuals with autism and/or learning disability Personal Attributes Ability to work as part of a team Good interpersonal skills An ability to act calmly in emergencies and to respond in a professional manner to stressful and challenging behaviour Ability to work unsupervised in a range of settings 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 name Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust £24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum pro rata #J-18808-Ljbffr