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Peer Worker (CMHT Southampton)
| Posting date: | 31 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | £24,975 to £26,905 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 18 August 2025 |
| Location: | Southampton, Hampshire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Solent Mind |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | REQ00525 |
Summary
About the role
This role is specifically for people who have lived experience of mental health problems. Through sharing wisdom from your own experiences, you will inspire hope and belief that recovery is possible in others. You will deliver service in line with Solent Mind’s mission “Supporting everyone to develop positive mental wellbeing, live well and thrive”.
Our peer support services continue to grow significantly at all levels, including community, primary, secondary and crisis care. We are working in partnership with Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust to continue to develop a programme of peer support for people accessing community mental health (CMHT) teams in Southampton.
We are delivering a webinar followed by a Q&A (via MS Teams) on Thursday 7 August 2025 at 12:00 to 12:45, ask careers@solentmind.org.uk for the link.
About you:
You must have mental health lived experience to apply for the role.
You will need to have a key understanding of the role of peer support in mental health as well as key concepts of recovery, along with the difficulties and challenges faced by people on their recovery journey.
Tell us in your supporting statement how you meet each of the person specifications in the job description. We are especially interested in hearing about your experience of working with people with diverse needs in a mental health or similar setting.
About us
Solent Mind is the largest mental health charity in Hampshire, supporting over 48,000 people with mental health interventions annually. It is part of a network of 125 local Minds in England and Wales, which are independent charities affiliated to Mind, the national mental health charity. Solent Mind has its own board of trustees and raises its own funds to deliver its services, support and training tailored to the needs of people living in Hampshire, Southampton, Portsmouth, and the Isle of Wight. Solent Mind has a gold award for workplace wellbeing index 2022/2023 and has signed up to be a mindful employer.
This role is specifically for people who have lived experience of mental health problems. Through sharing wisdom from your own experiences, you will inspire hope and belief that recovery is possible in others. You will deliver service in line with Solent Mind’s mission “Supporting everyone to develop positive mental wellbeing, live well and thrive”.
Our peer support services continue to grow significantly at all levels, including community, primary, secondary and crisis care. We are working in partnership with Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust to continue to develop a programme of peer support for people accessing community mental health (CMHT) teams in Southampton.
We are delivering a webinar followed by a Q&A (via MS Teams) on Thursday 7 August 2025 at 12:00 to 12:45, ask careers@solentmind.org.uk for the link.
About you:
You must have mental health lived experience to apply for the role.
You will need to have a key understanding of the role of peer support in mental health as well as key concepts of recovery, along with the difficulties and challenges faced by people on their recovery journey.
Tell us in your supporting statement how you meet each of the person specifications in the job description. We are especially interested in hearing about your experience of working with people with diverse needs in a mental health or similar setting.
About us
Solent Mind is the largest mental health charity in Hampshire, supporting over 48,000 people with mental health interventions annually. It is part of a network of 125 local Minds in England and Wales, which are independent charities affiliated to Mind, the national mental health charity. Solent Mind has its own board of trustees and raises its own funds to deliver its services, support and training tailored to the needs of people living in Hampshire, Southampton, Portsmouth, and the Isle of Wight. Solent Mind has a gold award for workplace wellbeing index 2022/2023 and has signed up to be a mindful employer.