Peer Support Worker
| Posting date: | 18 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | £24,937.00 to £26,598.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £24937.00 - £26598.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 01 August 2025 |
| Location: | Leeds, LS2 9LN |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9173-25-0280 |
Summary
The PSW will take a lead role in embedding recovery values within the service setting in which they work with other Trust recovery champions. Reporting directly to the Clinical Team Manager and under the professional supervision of the Peer Support Worker Lead, the PSW will be responsible for the delivery of peer support interventions as agreed within the peer relationship. The post therefore requires effective liaison with service users, carers, and other professionals and agencies as required. The service encourages the use of the wisdom gained through personal lived experience. To have good verbal communication skills and an excellent understanding of how to build rapport with service users, carers and others as required. Ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team, and to have a good understanding of individuals roles within the team Communication may be oral, in writing, electronic, or using sign language, or other verbal or non-verbal forms. The member of staff has understanding of communication barriers and ability to adapt possible barriers in building a good, effective, professional, empathic relationship with service users, and to be aware of strategies to help improve communications and relationships Will understand the importance and ability to provide effective communication and liaison with other agencies and professionals. To establish a supportive and respectful relationship with service users. Model personal responsibility, self-awareness, self-belief, self-advocacy and hopefulness via appropriate and timely relating of own gender story to inspire and instil confidence in peers. Act as a positive role model showing professional and caring attitudes and behaviour towards other multidisciplinary team members, service users and carers. To raise awareness of recovery language with Trust staff by modelling positive strengths based, non-discriminatory, non- jargon, non-medicalised language in all areas of work