Rce Wellbeing Hub Peer Support Worker - Peterborough, United Kingdom - Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust
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Peterborough, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.

Work alongside RCE Wellbeing Hub students on a 1:1 and group basis to provide formalised peer support to adults with physical and/or mental health challenges.

This will primarily be held at one of the Hub bases but may occasionally be online/via phone depending on the peers needs.

For 1:1 Peer Support - work towards set goals within a time frame of up to 4 weeks.


The focus will be around supporting access to community groups and networks that enable peers to participate in community/educational activities in order to maximise opportunities for living well with.

For group Peer Support - the focus will be on a specific topic linked to the RCE Wellbeing Hub timetable/event such as anxiety techniques, stress reduction, wellbeing journaling etc.

Work in inpatient wards alongside the RCE team to support successful discharge and increase engagement into the Hub.

Attend networking/community events to promote the RCE Wellbeing Hub and follow up introductory scoping opportunities with peers and organisations alongside the wider team.


Support peers to overcome fears and within a relationship of empathy, trust and honesty, challenging negative self-talk and refocussing on the unique strengths they have.

Support and engage peers in the Hubs termly co-production week and where appropriate utilise and share your own unique lived experience through the co-delivery of Hub sessions.

Be a co-facilitator on our Wellbeing Discovery Programme (WDP) and support initial check ins with a Peer Trainer arranging mid and end point check ins independently.

Contribute in a recovery focussed way to team meetings where you will feedback progress on your peers recovery goals to the wider team.


Act as a positive role model showing professional and caring attitudes and behaviour towards other RCE Wellbeing Hub team members, students, peers and carers.

Raise awareness of recovery language with Trust staff by modelling positive strengths based, non-discriminatory, non-jargon, non-medicalised language in all areas of work.

Engage with Peer Support Development such as Peer Forum, observation opportunities and where appropriate Preceptorship.
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