Inpatient Peer Support Lead & Resource Supervisor

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Chester; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Peer Support Inpatient Resource Supervisor to lead the introduction of peer support roles in inpatient wards. You will promote lived experience, supervise peers and volunteers, and deliver structured interventions while developing care planning and discharge planning perspectives.

The role focuses on day-to-day operational coordination, mentoring, and driving service improvement using patient feedback and MDT collaboration within

Qualifications

• Significant previous experience as a Peer Support Worker, preferably paid, in health or community settings.
• Completed recognised peer support training.
• Commitment to empowering others and embedding lived experience into care.

Responsibilities

• Embed peer support values across inpatient services and act as a senior advocate.
• Coordinate and allocate Peer Support Workers across wards for safe staffing and skills mix.
• Provide induction, supervision, appraisal and development discussions for peers and volunteers.
• Deliver structured 1:1 and group peer support interventions and monitor outcomes.
• Organise workload independently within agreed objectives and contribute to service improvement.

Skills

Peer support worker

Inpatient experience

Recovery tools WRAP

Interpersonal skills

IT/comms/documentation

Supervision/mentoring

Education

Level 5 qualification

Foundation degree or equivalent

Completed recognised Peer Support Worker training

Training/teaching qualification

Willingness to undertake further learning/training

Tools

Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP)

Job description

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Peer Support Inpatient Resource Supervisor to lead the introduction of peer support roles in inpatient wards. You will promote lived experience, supervise peers and volunteers, and deliver structured interventions while developing care planning and discharge planning perspectives.

The role focuses on day-to-day operational coordination, mentoring, and driving service improvement using patient feedback and MDT collaboration within