Peer Support Worker | NELFT NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 25 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £24,937 - £26,598 per annum plus HCAS |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 24 August 2025 |
| Location: | Wanstead, E11 2DH |
| Company: | North East London NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7344774/395-RR065-25 |
Summary
Do you have experience of using mental health services and feel that you could use your recovery to inspire and promote hope to others? At NELFT, we have the perfect opportunity for you.
We are looking for a Peer Support Worker to join our Mental Health Wellness Team (MHWT) in Wanstead, Redbridge and provide invaluable support to individuals recovering from mental health difficulties in the community.
Drawing on your lived experience of mental health challenges, you will work alongside the clinical multidisciplinary team to foster a safe and therapeutic environment where service users feel heard, understood, and supported.
As a Peer Support Worker, you will provide invaluable support by using your personal experience with mental health challenges to help individuals in their recovery journey in the community. Your responsibilities will include helping them identify their strengths and recovery goals, inspiring hope, demonstrating coping strategies, and offering emotional support tailored to their immediate needs. By sharing your lived experience, you will inspire hope and demonstrate that recovery is possible, fostering a supportive and empathetic within their environment.
This is a 9-5 Monday - Friday service, and there is no weekend and evening shifts.
Starting with NELFT
NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop-in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.
Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).
High-Cost Area Supplement
This post also attracts payment for High-Cost Area Supplement of15% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,714 and a maximum payment of £5,941)pro rata for part time staff.
Certificates of Sponsorship
Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points based system
Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer closely to this when completing your application.
We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Any development needs to help you succeed in the role, can be discussed at the interview stage.
Use of AI
Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.
This advert closes on Sunday 10 Aug 2025