Lived Experienced Tutor (Buckinghamshire Recovery College )
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 16 Gorffennaf 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | Competitive |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 13 Awst 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Buckinghamshire |
| Cwmni: | inploi |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 75715401 |
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Are you passionate about using your lived experience to support others on their recovery journey? Do you believe in the power of education, empowerment, and peer support? If so, we’d love to hear from you.
We are looking for a compassionate and motivated Lived Experience Tutors to join our team at Buckinghamshire Recovery College. This is a unique opportunity to co-produce and co-deliver educational, creative, and wellbeing-focused courses that support individuals in their mental health and recovery journeys.
You should have lived experience or have cared for someone with mental health challenges.
This role is delivered through NHS Professionals, and you be subject to their training and pre-employment checks. Following the interview process (with your permission) your details will be shared with NHSP, and you will go through their checks.
Work will typically be roughly up to 15 hours per week on a part-time basis though this will shift and change dependent on service needs. As part of these hours you will be required to attend service meetings.
Main duties of the job- Co-design and co-facilitate courses and workshops alongside peer and professional tutors.
- Share your own recovery journey and self-management strategies in a supportive and empowering way.
- Provide learning support, guidance, and encouragement to students.
- Promote hope, choice, and personal responsibility in all aspects of your work.
- Act as a positive role model and advocate for recovery-focused approaches.
The ability to travel independently between sites within the Trust is essential for this role.
Working for our organisationOxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible
Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”
Our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent”
At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
- Excellent opportunities for career progression
- Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
- 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
- NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
- Competitive pension scheme
- Lease car scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Mental Health First Aiders
- Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
- Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the “supporting statement” element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application. The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.
Person specification Experience/Knowledge Essential criteria- Knowledge and understanding of the Recovery approach in working with people who experience mental and/or health distress – Understanding of National standards/Guidelines relating to Recovery
- General knowledge of Mental Health and/or Addiction services and/or neurodiversity
- Computer literacy
- Lived experience of health and/or mental health problems and completed a recovery and/or recovery & social inclusion training/programme or is able to demonstrate own recovery journey
- Experience of developing own plans for recovery
- Knowledge and Understanding of risk management strategies
- Certification through work based learning and mandatory training
- Good written and spoken English with good general education with Maths and English to GCSE standard or equivalent.
- Qualification in education or Health subjects
- Ability to work as a team member
- Ability to work with a minimum of supervision, using own initiative
- Be able to support students, families and carers within duties of own role
JDPS (PDF, 608.3KB)
Guidance Notes for Candidates Applying for a job at OHFT (PDF, 424.6KB)
Recruiter Contact DetailsName: Zena Dickson
Title: Buckinghamshire Recovery College Coordinator
Email: zena.dickson@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk
Telephone: 07748328758