Peer Support Worker
| Posting date: | 23 September 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: | 07 October 2025 |
| Location: | Chelmsford, CM1 7LF |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9364-25-0992 |
Summary
As a Peer support worker, you will have a wide range of responsibilities. working one to one and supporting service users or patients helping to support individuals to develop goals supporting people in care planning helping people engage with activities supporting group work helping support people develop recovery plans regular 1-1 meetings including review with supervisor to discuss any challenges and talk through sessions meeting regularly with a small group of volunteers to discuss general topics, daily guidelines, and handovers. participating in activities such as tutoring, mentoring, or creating and running a workshop for a class as volunteers or one-on-one meetings. providing guidance, tutoring, and social support to volunteers, fellow students, or others interested in learning more about PSW. coordinating volunteer opportunities with local non-profit organizations or community groups. organizing support groups or peer-led clubs focused on PSW. An essential criteria of this role, is the right candidate must have personal lived experience as someone who has been challenged by Perinatal Mental Health concerns previously at inpatient status or been supported within community perinatal mental health services.