Buckinghamshire Recovery College Lived Experience Tutor

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust; High Wycombe; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for Lived Experience Tutors at Buckinghamshire Recovery College. The role centers on co-producing educational and wellbeing-focused courses using lived experience.

You should have lived experience or have cared for someone with mental health challenges. The position is delivered through NHS Professionals, with DBS checks required on onboarding and service meetings included.

Qualifications

• Must have lived experience or have cared for someone with mental health challenges.
• DBS check is required on onboarding and you will go through NHS Professionals checks.

Responsibilities

• Co-design and co-facilitate courses and workshops alongside peer and professional tutors.
• Share your recovery journey and self-management strategies with learners.
• Provide learning support, guidance, and encouragement to students.
• Promote hope, choice, and personal responsibility in all activities.
• Act as a positive role model and advocate for recovery-focused approaches.

Skills

Lived experience

Peer support

Facilitation

Job description

Are you passionate about using your lived experience to support others on their recovery journey? Do you believe in the power of education, empowerment, and peer support? If so, we’d love to hear from you.

We are looking for a compassionate and motivated Lived Experience Tutors to join our team at Buckinghamshire Recovery College. This is a unique opportunity to co-produce and co-deliver educational, creative, and wellbeing-focused courses that support individuals in their mental health and recovery journeys.

You should have lived experience or have cared for someone with mental health challenges.

This role is delivered through NHS Professionals, and you be subject to their training and pre-employment checks. Following the interview process (with your permission) your details will be shared with NHSP, and you will go through their checks.

Work will typically be roughly up to 15 hours per week on a part-time basis though this will shift and change dependent on service needs. As part of these hours you will be required to attend service meetings.

Co-design and co-facilitate courses and workshops alongside peer and professional tutors.

• Share your own recovery journey and self-management strategies in a supportive and empowering way.


• Provide learning support, guidance, and encouragement to students.


• Promote hope, choice, and personal responsibility in all aspects of your work.


• Act as a positive role model and advocate for recovery-focused approaches.

The ability to travel independently between sites within the Trust is essential for this role.

Please note that this role will require us to undertake a DBS check as a part of your onboarding.

Oxford Health delivers physical, mental health and social care services across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset. Our vision is \"Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team\", and our values are Caring, Safe and Excellent.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Alexandra Jones Job title: Buckinghamshire Recovery College Lead Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07557450457

At Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust we want to employ people not just with experience, but with the aptitude and motivation to succeed and whose values resonate with our own.

Therefore, if you don’t meet all the requirements of the role and are unsure about applying but are excited about the opportunity, please do get in touch. We will be happy to discuss the requirements in more detail ahead of making a written application.