Support
Peer Support Worker
Band 3
- Site
- Mellmead House
- Town
- Wanstead
- Salary
- £24,937 - £26,598 per annum plus HCAS (Pro Rata)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 30/09/2025 23:59
Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.
The Trust has award winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for three consecutive years, and we have achieved a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Along with our staff networks and training opportunities, we work hard to embed a just and compassionate culture here at NELFT.
Find out more about NELFT careers and what makes our Trust a great place to work, in this video
Job overview
Do you have experience of using mental health services and feel that you could use your recovery to inspire and promote hope to others? At NELFT, we have the perfect opportunity for you.
We are looking for a Peer Support Worker to join our Mental Health Wellness Team (MHWT) in Wanstead, Redbridge and provide invaluable support to individuals recovering from mental health difficulties in the community.
Drawing on your lived experience of mental health challenges, you will work alongside the clinical multidisciplinary team to foster a safe and therapeutic environment where service users feel heard, understood, and supported.
Main duties of the job
As a Peer Support Worker, you will provide invaluable support by using your personal experience with mental health challenges to help individuals in their recovery journey in the community. Your responsibilities will include helping them identify their strengths and recovery goals, inspiring hope, demonstrating coping strategies, and offering emotional support tailored to their immediate needs. By sharing your lived experience, you will inspire hope and demonstrate that recovery is possible, fostering a supportive and empathetic within their environment.
This is a 9-5 Monday - Friday service, and there is no weekend and evening shifts.
Other Information
Person specification
Essential criteria
- Lived experience of using secondary mental health services for support/treatment (direct or indirect e.g. a carer)
Desirable criteria
- Community working experience
- Some experience of working in mental health setting
Essential criteria
- Educated to GCSE or equivalent level
- NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care
Desirable criteria
- Completed Peer Support Training
Essential criteria
- IT Knowledge/MSW
- Good communication skills
- Good interpersonal skills
Desirable criteria
- Have worked as a Peer Support Worker before
- Knowledge of Redbridge area
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For more info, contact:
- Name
- Susan Olagunju
- Job title
- Clinical Lead OT
- Email address
- Susan.Olagunju@nelft.nhs.uk
- Telephone number
- 03003001706