Peer Support Worker - Homeless Team

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust; Leicester; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading health trust as a Peer Support Worker, where you'll use your lived experience to support individuals facing homelessness and mental health challenges. This full-time role involves engaging with service users, providing companionship, and helping them access necessary services, all within a supportive team environment.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Supportive team environment

Opportunity to make a difference

Qualifications

• Lived experience of homelessness and receiving mental health support.
• Ability to establish supportive relationships.
• Experience in peer support or similar roles is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Establish supportive, positive, and respectful relationships with contacts.
• Assist service users in identifying recovery goals.
• Undertake administrative duties, including updating patient records.

Skills

Empathy

Communication

Flexibility

Job description

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Job Overview

Come and join Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, where we offer a wide variety of challenging and rewarding roles within a supportive, innovative and dynamic work environment!

We are looking for a Peer Support Worker to join our Homeless Mental Health Team on a full-time basis, Monday to Friday, 8.30am-4.30pm.

This role is specifically to engage and support people who are homeless experiencing mental health problems, helping them access available services. As a Peer Support Worker, you’ll offer companionship, understanding, and establish a caring, professional relationship to improve individuals’ socialisation and psychological resilience, particularly for those with chronic illnesses or those needing support in recovery. You will work alongside a supportive team, including Mental Health Practitioners, Support Time & Recovery workers, and Psychologists.

Due to the nature of the role, the Peer Support Worker must have lived experience of being homeless and having received support through Secondary Care Mental Health services. You’ll meet service users across the County, both in clinics and through street outreach, including those who are rough sleeping, in temporary accommodation, or recently housed. Flexibility with travel is essential, and a valid driving licence is required, as you will operate from various locations across the County, including some home working.

This role offers a fantastic opportunity for someone to use their lived experience to help others. If you meet the criteria, we encourage you to apply!

For queries, contact Philip Johnson, Senior Mental Health Practitioner, at 07880 557638.

Work may include occasional out-of-hours working (enhancements paid). Mileage is calculated from the nearest LPT premises to your home address when traveling to visits, with rates payable from this designated location.

Job Description Summary (Main Duties and Responsibilities)

• Establish supportive, positive, and respectful relationships with all contacts.
• Provide peer support while maintaining professional boundaries.
• Assist service users in identifying recovery goals.
• Support users to overcome fears through empathy and trust.
• Undertake administrative duties, including updating patient records.

We may close the advert early if we receive sufficient applications, so apply promptly.

About Us

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides community health, mental health, and learning disability services across Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland, with over 6,500 staff serving more than 1 million people.

We are committed to a diverse workforce and actively promote equal opportunities. We encourage applications from all community sections, especially underrepresented groups.

Details about benefits and other information can be found in the supporting documents. We offer flexible working arrangements and a 6-month probation period for new staff. All roles require UK work permission, and the cost of DBS checks is deducted from salary.

Applicants at risk within the NHS who meet the criteria will be prioritized for interviews.

Additional Details

• Seniority Level: Entry level
• Employment Type: Temporary
• Job Function: Other
• Industry: Hospitals and Health Care