Peer Support Coordinator - Adult Eating Disorder Inpatient Services
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 30 Mehefin 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £14,385 - £17,512 per annum inclusive of Inner London HCAS |
| Oriau: | Rhan Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 30 Gorffennaf 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Tooting, SW17 0YF |
| Cwmni: | South West London and St Georges Mental Health Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Cytundeb |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7265810/294-CORP-7265810-FZ |
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A Vacancy at South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust.
We are recruiting a Peer Support Coordinator to develop the peer support offer on Avalon Ward, our adult eating disorder inpatient ward. It is essential that applicants have personal lived experience of accessing specialist eating disorder inpatient, outpatient and community services.
You will have experience of introducing peer support into mental health services, and be skilled in planning and facilating one to one and group peer support with people affected by eating disorders.
The post is funded through the Culture of Care Programme, and is fixed term for two years. The post holder may opt to work one to two days per week. You will be knowledgeable in, and able to apply quality improvement methods in the development of your role.
The Peer Support Coordinator will join a vibrant and ambitious Lived Experience Workforce, supported by the Involvement Team.
• To support the aims of the Culture of Care, Ward Level Quality Improvement (QI) on Avalon Ward, working in partnership with the Involvement Project Lead and Avalon Ward’s Project Team Leads.
• To develop peer-led recovery focused support and activities within adult eating disorder inpatient services over a 2-year period.
• To co-design and co-deliver a peer support offer on Avalon Ward, including group and one to one peer support and peer led activities to support inpatients with elements of their recovery.
• To act as a role model to patients to inspire hope, share life experiences and lessons learned as a person in recovery.
• To provide a management and supervision function for volunteers and staff involved in the delivery of peer-led recovery focused support and activities.
• To use your personal lived experience of mental health challenges and recovery to support individuals in acute inpatient settings. Working alongside the multidisciplinary team, you will provide emotional and practical support, model recovery, and empower service users to take an active role in their care.
• This role includes a higher level of responsibility including service development and quality improvement, and the post holder will work autonomously within the multidisciplinary team, mentoring junior peer support workers, and leading peer support initiatives within inpatient settings.
The Involvement Team is made up of individuals with lived experience of mental distress and of using mental health services and this is an essential criterion for any applicant. The team advocates for the development of impactful coproduction and involvement and supports the Trust to implement the Unified Approach to Coproduction & Involvement, Service User and Carer Experience (2022-2025).
The team are concerned with 4 primary workstreams and this role is focused on workstream 1, 3 & 4.
1. Coproduction & Involvement
2. The Volunteer Workforce
3. The Lived Experience Workforce
4. Carers Initiatives (including the Triangle of Care)
About our locations:
Springfield University Hospital, Tooting
Our largest, 19-ward site is in Springfield Village, created following our £150m investment into two new world class mental health facilities. A 32-acre public park, shops and cafes are now opening. Springfield is close to shops, cafes and Tooting Bec on the Northern Line plus Earlsfield and Tooting rail stations and bus routes.
Quality Improvement & Service Development
• To support the implementation of NHS England’s Culture of Care Standards for Inpatient Wards on Avalon Ward.
• To work with the Involvement Project lead and Avalon Ward’s Project Team Leads to support the Ward Level, Culture of Care, Quality Improvement (QI) Workstream on Avalon Ward.
• To support the ongoing engagement of inpatients, family, and friends in the Culture of Care quality improvement process using PDSA cycles.
• To co-design and co-deliver a peer support offer on Avalon Ward, including group and one to one peer support and peer led activities to support inpatients with elements of their recovery.
Service User Support and Peer Advocacy
• Provide structured peer-led interventions that promote recovery, resilience, and self-management.
• Support service users in crisis, helping them develop and implement personalised crisis, contingency, and recovery plans.
• Assist individuals in self-advocacy, supporting participation in ward rounds, meetings, and decision-making about their care.
• Conduct debriefs following restrictive interventions and provide feedback to senior leadership.
• Facilitate group-based peer support programmes tailored to the needs of service users in acute settings.
• Proactively signpost to community services, supporting seamless transitions from inpatient care.
• Support service users in co-producing their own care plans, ensuring their needs and preferences are central to decision-making.
Leadership and Service Development
• Take a lead role in promoting a recovery-oriented culture within inpatient teams, advocating for peer-led practices and approaches.
• Act as a peer mentor and role model for junior peer support workers, providing guidance, training, and supervision.
• Lead and develop peer-led initiatives within the inpatient setting, ensuring the lived experience workforce contributes meaningfully to service improvements.
• Participate in service development projects, including co-production of policies, staff training, and quality improvement initiatives.
• Contribute to Trust-wide peer support workforce development, attending meetings and supporting recruitment and training of new peer workers.
Team Collaboration & Communication
· Work independently and proactively within the multidisciplinary team, ensuring peer support is an integral part of service delivery.
· Communicate effectively with service users, carers, and colleagues, ensuring the peer support approach is well understood and valued.
· Identify when it is appropriate to share lived experience in a safe, supportive, and professional manner.
· Support service users in understanding their rights, including access to advocacy and service user involvement opportunities.
· Assist with the admission, transfer, and discharge process, ensuring service users are supported throughout their inpatient stay.
Personal and Professional Development
· Participate in regular peer support supervision and training programmes to enhance professional skills.
· Develop leadership skills, contributing to service improvement initiatives and supporting the growth of the peer workforce.
· Engage in Trust-wide peer networks, attending and presenting at workshops, forums, and conferences.
· Provide training and education to multidisciplinary colleagues on the value of peer support and lived experience roles.
· Ensure all interventions and interactions adhere to Trust policies and safeguarding principles.
This advert closes on Monday 14 Jul 2025
We are recruiting a Peer Support Coordinator to develop the peer support offer on Avalon Ward, our adult eating disorder inpatient ward. It is essential that applicants have personal lived experience of accessing specialist eating disorder inpatient, outpatient and community services.
You will have experience of introducing peer support into mental health services, and be skilled in planning and facilating one to one and group peer support with people affected by eating disorders.
The post is funded through the Culture of Care Programme, and is fixed term for two years. The post holder may opt to work one to two days per week. You will be knowledgeable in, and able to apply quality improvement methods in the development of your role.
The Peer Support Coordinator will join a vibrant and ambitious Lived Experience Workforce, supported by the Involvement Team.
• To support the aims of the Culture of Care, Ward Level Quality Improvement (QI) on Avalon Ward, working in partnership with the Involvement Project Lead and Avalon Ward’s Project Team Leads.
• To develop peer-led recovery focused support and activities within adult eating disorder inpatient services over a 2-year period.
• To co-design and co-deliver a peer support offer on Avalon Ward, including group and one to one peer support and peer led activities to support inpatients with elements of their recovery.
• To act as a role model to patients to inspire hope, share life experiences and lessons learned as a person in recovery.
• To provide a management and supervision function for volunteers and staff involved in the delivery of peer-led recovery focused support and activities.
• To use your personal lived experience of mental health challenges and recovery to support individuals in acute inpatient settings. Working alongside the multidisciplinary team, you will provide emotional and practical support, model recovery, and empower service users to take an active role in their care.
• This role includes a higher level of responsibility including service development and quality improvement, and the post holder will work autonomously within the multidisciplinary team, mentoring junior peer support workers, and leading peer support initiatives within inpatient settings.
The Involvement Team is made up of individuals with lived experience of mental distress and of using mental health services and this is an essential criterion for any applicant. The team advocates for the development of impactful coproduction and involvement and supports the Trust to implement the Unified Approach to Coproduction & Involvement, Service User and Carer Experience (2022-2025).
The team are concerned with 4 primary workstreams and this role is focused on workstream 1, 3 & 4.
1. Coproduction & Involvement
2. The Volunteer Workforce
3. The Lived Experience Workforce
4. Carers Initiatives (including the Triangle of Care)
About our locations:
Springfield University Hospital, Tooting
Our largest, 19-ward site is in Springfield Village, created following our £150m investment into two new world class mental health facilities. A 32-acre public park, shops and cafes are now opening. Springfield is close to shops, cafes and Tooting Bec on the Northern Line plus Earlsfield and Tooting rail stations and bus routes.
Quality Improvement & Service Development
• To support the implementation of NHS England’s Culture of Care Standards for Inpatient Wards on Avalon Ward.
• To work with the Involvement Project lead and Avalon Ward’s Project Team Leads to support the Ward Level, Culture of Care, Quality Improvement (QI) Workstream on Avalon Ward.
• To support the ongoing engagement of inpatients, family, and friends in the Culture of Care quality improvement process using PDSA cycles.
• To co-design and co-deliver a peer support offer on Avalon Ward, including group and one to one peer support and peer led activities to support inpatients with elements of their recovery.
Service User Support and Peer Advocacy
• Provide structured peer-led interventions that promote recovery, resilience, and self-management.
• Support service users in crisis, helping them develop and implement personalised crisis, contingency, and recovery plans.
• Assist individuals in self-advocacy, supporting participation in ward rounds, meetings, and decision-making about their care.
• Conduct debriefs following restrictive interventions and provide feedback to senior leadership.
• Facilitate group-based peer support programmes tailored to the needs of service users in acute settings.
• Proactively signpost to community services, supporting seamless transitions from inpatient care.
• Support service users in co-producing their own care plans, ensuring their needs and preferences are central to decision-making.
Leadership and Service Development
• Take a lead role in promoting a recovery-oriented culture within inpatient teams, advocating for peer-led practices and approaches.
• Act as a peer mentor and role model for junior peer support workers, providing guidance, training, and supervision.
• Lead and develop peer-led initiatives within the inpatient setting, ensuring the lived experience workforce contributes meaningfully to service improvements.
• Participate in service development projects, including co-production of policies, staff training, and quality improvement initiatives.
• Contribute to Trust-wide peer support workforce development, attending meetings and supporting recruitment and training of new peer workers.
Team Collaboration & Communication
· Work independently and proactively within the multidisciplinary team, ensuring peer support is an integral part of service delivery.
· Communicate effectively with service users, carers, and colleagues, ensuring the peer support approach is well understood and valued.
· Identify when it is appropriate to share lived experience in a safe, supportive, and professional manner.
· Support service users in understanding their rights, including access to advocacy and service user involvement opportunities.
· Assist with the admission, transfer, and discharge process, ensuring service users are supported throughout their inpatient stay.
Personal and Professional Development
· Participate in regular peer support supervision and training programmes to enhance professional skills.
· Develop leadership skills, contributing to service improvement initiatives and supporting the growth of the peer workforce.
· Engage in Trust-wide peer networks, attending and presenting at workshops, forums, and conferences.
· Provide training and education to multidisciplinary colleagues on the value of peer support and lived experience roles.
· Ensure all interventions and interactions adhere to Trust policies and safeguarding principles.
This advert closes on Monday 14 Jul 2025