IPS Peer Support Worker | Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 16 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £24,625 - £25,674 per annum, pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 16 July 2025 |
| Location: | Peterborough, PE1 1DY |
| Company: | Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7110971/310-ASMH-7110971 |
Summary
Do you want to be part of a friendly and dynamic team of Employment Specialists committed to delivering excellent employment support to our service users? If you believepassionately thatanyone with drug and alcohol challenges, can work and would like to be part of that journey, then this could be the role for you.
We are currently seeking a Peer Support Worker to join our well establishedIndividual Placement and Support Team embedded into CGL Drug and Alcohol treatment services across Peterborough and Cambridgeshire.
This is an incredibly rewarding role –you’llhave the opportunity to transform the lives of service users, to give them hope, direction and support their recovery journey.
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You will be able to share your own valuable experiences of how you overcame any obstacles to achieve your own career goals and how you continue to move forward in your journey of recovery offering support
You will be based within the Employment Support Service and working with direction from the IPS Employment specialists.
Through sharing your wisdom from your own experiences you will inspire hope and belief that recovery and gaining paid employment is possible in others.
Within a relationship of mutuality, the PSW will facilitate and support information sharing to promote choice, self-determination and opportunities for the fulfilment of socially valued roles and connection to local communities.
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.
Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.
To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and 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.
For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at www.cpft.nhs.uk
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities
The partnership between the Employment Specialist and Peer Support Worker is crucial to this role; ongoing communication is vital to ensure the needs of the individual you are working with are met.
Support peers to identify and overcome fears and within a relationship of empathy, trust and honesty, challenge negative self-talk.
Attend and participate in the team multi-disciplinary team meetings and IPS team meetings as agreed by the Employment Specialist and IPS Team Manager.
Discuss goals for employment with individuals who are referred to the IPS service; sharing your personal success stories around achieving goals and employment to inspire others.
Support individuals to attend work related appointments/ interviews.
Help people consider disclosing a disability (or other personal information) to employers, again offering personal experience.
Co-facilitate wellness recovery action planning sessions.
Support Senior ES/ tutors and participants with delivering courses and group sessions.
Support employment specialists to engage individuals who have missed appointments.
Support individuals in using public transport.
This advert closes on Monday 30 Jun 2025