Job summary
- Main area
- Senior Peer Supporter
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (This is part time and can be a secondment or job share.)
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 263-SS25-042-AB
- Employer
- Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Nicholas Hospital
- Town
- Gosforth
- Salary
- £26,530 - £29,114 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Peer Supporter
Band 4
Hello!
We are so delighted you are considering coming to work with us at Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (CNTW).
We know the power of looking into an organisation, one you might want to work in, or one where you are going to get help, and being able to say, ‘I’ve seen somewhere I can fit in and be myself.’ We’re on a journey to make the Trust an inclusive employer, representative of the community we serve and we want more of our community to consider applying for jobs with us.
Opportunities for you
Spanning east to west coasts from Northumberland to Cumbria and from the Scottish Borders down to Middlesbrough we’ve got exciting new opportunities available at every level and in every area.
We offer flexible working, helping work fit around family and caring responsibilities, or training and development needs and there’s lots on offer in the way of benefits, such as, lease cars, childcare schemes, staff discounts, season tickets for travel and a cycle to work scheme. All this in a vibrant workplace supported by the following staff networks.
- Cultural diversity staff network
- Disabled staff network
- LGBT+ staff network
We also have a number of staff support groups which are open to any staff to attend. These Include:
- Armed Forces and Veterans Staff Association
- Mind, Health and Wellbeing Community
- Menopause toolkit and cafes and staff carer support group
We offer fantastic personal development opportunities through our Collective Leadership Programme and other Organisational Development initiatives. Whatever you are looking for, you will be joining a supportive, friendly team, offering varied and interesting roles, with opportunities for career progression.
Always improving
CNTW is regulated by the national healthcare regulator, the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Our last two inspections have rated us as an outstanding organisation. We’re always seeking to improve as an organisation. Do you want to be part of that?
Please note that it is a requirement of this Trust that all external applicants pay for their own DBS certification if a DBS check is required for the post. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first monthly pay
Job overview
We are seeking a half time Senior Peer Support Worker to join the Hub for Advancing Research in Psychosis (HARP) clinical research group. The post-holder will deliver a new six-month guided online programme for the treatment of persecutory delusions: Feeling Safer.
The role of the Peer Support Worker is to engage individuals with psychosis and deliver this specialist psychological intervention (Feeling Safer) with close supervision from a clinical psychologist; working within NHS services; and researchers.
This role is based at St Nicholas Hospital in Gosforth although covers the whole of trust and travel will be required.
We are looking for a Senior Peer Supporter who has experience of working in mental health services and who utilize their own personal lived experience of recovery and mental health challenges, or that of caring for another, through sharing your own experience, establishing mutual connection based on this and most importantly being able to offer and inspire hope for others.
Main duties of the job
We are seeking a Peer Support Worker to join the Hub for Advancing Research in Psychosis (HARP) clinical research group. The postholder will deliver a new six-month guided online programme for the treatment of persecutory delusions: Feeling Safer. It is an accessible and expanded version of the face to-face therapy called Feeling Safe. Users can access Feeling Safer whenever they choose via smartphone/computer/or tablet. A range of mental health workers can support the delivery of the treatment over six months. Six face-to-face sessions will be reserved for a key task: going out with person into everyday situations to relearn safety.
The Feeling Safer trial will now test the intervention in NHS mental health services at six sites across England. We will recruit about 80 people here in the North East. Participants will be randomised to one of four conditions; (1) Feeling Safer in addition to treatment as usual, supported by peer support workers, (2) Feeling Safer in addition to treatment as usual, supported by graduate mental health workers, (3) Feeling Safer in addition to treatment as usual, supported by a clinical psychologist providing CBT therapy, (4) treatment as usual.
The post holder will work within the policies, procedures, and guidelines for the Trust. Although based at St Nicholas in Gosforth, you are likely to travel throughout the Trust which would be facilitated by having a valid driving licence and access to own or other independent means of transport.
Working for our organisation
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.
As an employee of CNTW, the well-being of all of our staff is vitally important. You will have several avenues of support but should also feel confident in your own personal skills and abilities to draw upon your own resilience’s and strengths to sustain well-being throughout this role.
Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (CNTW) value the vital role that a Peer Supporter provides in continuing to develop and improve the quality of service that Service Users and Carers receive.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please find attached job description for full details.
Advertising date : 22nd May 2025
Closing date : 5th June 2025
We welcome your application.
Person specification
Education and Qualification
Essential criteria
- Good level of secondary education for maths and English at GCSE or equivalent level
- Commitment to work towards NVQ3 in health and social care
Desirable criteria
- 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
- Experience/training in psychological therapies
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Personal lived experience of recovery from mental health problems
- Experience of being in a peer support role
Desirable criteria
- Experience of a person-centred approach
- Experience of working in the mental health field
- Experience of providing or receiving psychological therapy
Skills and Competencies
Essential criteria
- Understanding of personal values and beliefs
- Good interpersonal and team-working skills
- Ability to share personal story of recovery in a professional manner
- Ability to assist people to develop recovery plans (including determining ‘problems’, identifying ‘goals’ and setting objectives)
- Ability and willingness to reflect on work practice and be open to constructive feedback
- Ability to work in an enabling and creative way
- Ability to manage stress and to plan and prioritise workload
Desirable criteria
- 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
- Interest in or experience of research in the NHS
Role/Team specific requirements
Essential criteria
- Maturity, integrity, sense of humour, sensitivity, patience, energy / drive, enthusiasm, flexibility, reliability, non-judgemental, tolerant, and respectful
Personal Characteristics
Essential criteria
- Commitment to putting recovery values and principles into practice
- Belief that people can and do recover
Additional Requirements
Essential criteria
- Where applicable, ability to meet the mobility requirements of the post
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Robert Dudley
- Job title
- Consultant Clinical Psychologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07468700320
- Additional information
If you would like further details / for informal visits please contact
Rob Dudley
Ideally email or text to arrange a time to speak, as I am not always able to take calls and will have to ring you back.
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