Recovery in Community Peer Support Worker


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	from £14,945 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Manchester, M4 1LE
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	14 Sept 2026
Closing date:	28 Sept 2026

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Summary

Main Duties and Responsibilities To provide bespoke support to people that are ready to be discharged from inpatient psychiatric care to return to the community, building, with support, packages of care so they have a positive and sustained recovery. To work alongside people post-discharge, in their community setting, e.g. home or supported accommodation, to ensure they get what they need to stay well. To effectively manage a small caseload of about 7 people, being flexible to peoples needs and short-term changes in schedule. To work in a person-centred, trauma informed, empowering and culturally appropriate way that enables people to feel listened to and heard. To help people engage with services and make sustainable links with their communities. To use and develop your knowledge of community care, policies, legislation and services to get people the support they need to recover and stay well. Identify when cases need escalation or onward referral and keep your line manager aware of case developments. Independently visit people in inpatient and community settings in Manchester and across Greater Manchester, adhering to lone working and risk management procedures. Occasionally visit people out of the Greater Manchester area who need to return to their community in Manchester. All travel expenses will be paid and non-commute travel time will be part of your working day. Build relationships with colleagues within services, e.g. inpatient staff, social care, CMHTs etc, to enable improved collaborative working. Take part in multi-disciplinary meetings, representing the views of people, and their aspirations on returning to community settings. Support the ongoing service development, drawing on your role as an Expert by Experience and using what you hear from the people you support to contribute to the development of the services by reviewing and contributing to improvements. Working as a team To integrate effectively with colleagues at Manchester Mind, taking a 'one team approach' to deliver a seamless service, understanding the different roles in the team and recognising and sharing skills, knowledge and strengths. To provide peer support to your fellow Peer Support Workers to develop in your roles together. Work closely to support clinical, local authority and other system colleagues to ensure a 'one team' approach to packages of care and support. Reporting and monitoring Maintain accurate and up-to-date case notes using agreed case management systems, following standard operating procedures. Support people to engage in our service through coproduction, engagement events and feedback forms. Contribute to reporting, evaluation and 'deep dives' as required. Identify the unmet needs of people and report these back to management. Other responsibilities and duties To be responsible for your professional development, attending regular supervisions, appraisals and training. To respond to enquiries and calls in a prompt, professional and knowledgeable manner. To promote or represent Gaddum and Recovery in Community at meetings, forums and events where appropriate. The details contained in this job description, particularly the principal accountabilities, reflect the content of the job on the date the job description was prepared. It should be remembered, however, that it is inevitable that over time, the nature of individual jobs will change, existing duties may be lost, and other duties may be gained without changing the general character of the duties or the level of responsibility entailed. Consequently, this job description may be revised from time to time. All staff are expected to work within all Gaddum policies and procedures. This role is subject to a enhanced DBS check.

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