Peer Support Worker | Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Posting date:	27 April 2026
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	£25,760 - £27,476 per annum
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	30 May 2026
Location:	Runwell, SS11 7FE
Company:	Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	7968175/364-A-10001

Summary

Please note you must have right to work in the UK to apply for this position.

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As an integral and highly valued member of the Specialist Care Team, the PSW will provide formal and professional peer support and practical assistance to service users in order for them to regain control over their lives and their unique recovery journey in a progressive way during their time on the ward.

Working in line with the national peer support competency framework, and the key principles of peer support as outlined by ImROC, The PSW will effectively use their own lived experience of recovery to support a person in their own recovery journey, helping the people they are supporting to navigate the inpatient pathway.

By building positive relationship with service users and patients based on mutuality, reciprocity, and inclusivity, they will support people to identify their recovery goals and strengths working towards discharge. The PSW will advocate for a persons needs and support that person to self-advocate during their inpatient stay.

Where the term “service users” is used, this includes individual service users, people with lived experience, their family members and carers.

· To improve the lives of people with mental ill health by minimising the impact of their condition through the delivery of excellent services to promote recovery and wellbeing

· To be compassionate in meeting the needs of patients and their carers

· To work closely with multidisciplinary team within the service regarding the mental health needs of the people they are support

Valuing you. Recognising your dedication. At EPUT, we look after you.
• Receive supervision and support to help you fulfil your potential.
• Join an inclusive EPUT community and connect with others through engagement events and equality or champion networks.
• If you need help, we provide mental health and wellbeing services, occupational health advice and counselling.

Benefits
• 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 10 years’ service.
• Excellent pension of up to 14.5% of your pensionable pay.
• Staff discounts include Blue Light Card, NHS discount offers, and staff benefits.
• £8K relocation package if you move to Essex to join us
• Season ticket loans are interest-free to cover the cost of travelling to and from work via tram, rail, or bus.

Work that wraps around your needs
• Job share: Applications for job shares are welcomed.
• To acknowledge and work to the key principles for providing peer support (Mutuality, Reciprocity, Non-Directive, Strengths-based, Progressive, Inclusive, Recovery-Focused, and Safe)
• Be aware the emotional context, staying calm and being clear, consistent and reliable. Ensuring that the approach with colleagues, and service users is balanced and fair.
• To work with multi-disciplinary teams to support service users access additional services and teams within the inpatient setting to better meet their needs where possible.
• To support service users to direct their own recovery process through encouraging them to work collaboratively with teams, and where possible, carers, to identify their own goals and needs and to co-produce care plans to support these.
• To assist service users to identify their strengths, personal interests and goals, and support them to access and participate in activities which meet these, whilst demonstrating acceptance of and respect towards service users' personal beliefs, uniqueness and identity.
• To support service users to maintain and/or develop positive relationships with others and learn how to improve or eliminate unhealthy relationships.


This advert closes on Thursday 14 May 2026