Job overview

A full time permanent opportunity  has arisen for a self-motivated and enthusiastic Band 4 Peer Trainer to join our friendly RCE Wellbeing Hub team in the Peterborough locality (teaching in other locations will be expected).

RCE Wellbeing Hub is a collaborative, educational learning environment, which aims to convey messages of hope, control and opportunity to all. 

We are seeking a Trainer to co-produce and deliver high quality and relevant courses. The post holder will establish a supportive and respectful relationship with all students of the Wellbeing Hub and represent the Wellbeing Hub and the wider recovery team at conferences and Trust events.

The post holder will hold a professional teaching qualification (or be willing to undertake within 3 months of starting role) and have lived experience of health challenges.

This is a hybrid role teaching throughout Peterborough and Cambridgeshire  through face to face sessions, alongside online teaching where you may work from home.  

Main duties of the job

• The Peer Trainer will act as a role model of recovery within the RCE Wellbeing Hub and be able to share their own lived experience with the students in an appropriate way.
• Reporting directly to the Wellbeing Hub Deputy Manager, the Trainer will be responsible for the delivery of high quality co-produced courses.
• The Trainer will support the administrative processes of the college such as database entry, taking and receiving telephone calls from students and welcoming students into the college hub.
• Through sharing the wisdom from own lived experience, inspire hope and belief that recovery is possible in others. Within a relationship of mutuality, facilitate and support information sharing to promote choice, self-determination and opportunities for the fulfilment of socially valued roles and connection to local communities.
• The Trainer will promote their role, through the provision of information and a range of learning opportunities for the multi-disciplinary team and others across the Trust. Trainers may also be required to deliver training to internal and external partners.

Working for our organisation

Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health & social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health & wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting & empowering them to lead a fulfilling life. 

Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services not only via inpatient and primary care setting but also with the community. These services include Children, Adult & Older Peoples mental & physical health, Forensic & Specialist mental health, Learning Disabilities, Primary Care & Liaison psychiatry, Substance misuse, Social care, Research & Development.

To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high calibre candidates that share our vision & values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people & members of our ethnic minorities & LGBTQ+ communities.

Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.

Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.