Eating Disorders Inpatient and Day Programme Peer Support Worker


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£34,186 to £37,389 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	London, SW10 9NG
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	24 Sept 2026
Closing date:	8 Oct 2026

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Summary

Respect integrity, confidentiality, clinical governance and data protection requirements in line with Trust policy Have responsibility for relevant safeguarding issues in relation to service users and their network, including making difficult decisions as a team adhering to the Trusts Safeguarding policy. Engage in self-reflective practices and commit to continued personal development Establish supportive and respectful relationships with people using eating disorders services Model/mentor a recovery process, inspire hope, and demonstrate self management skills and techniques by skilfully using own experience of recovery Provide meal support and encouragement from a lived experienceperspective for mealtimes and snacks; this will include positive rolemodelling by also participating in the meal or snack Assume a coaching role supporting users in developing personal recovery plans; this can be delivered individually or in groups. Support service users in making sense of their experiences of eatingdisorders and recovery. This might include understandings of personal and social recovery, health and wellbeing, personal and social identity whilst recognising that each individuals recovery is a distinctive and deeply personal process Be committed to professional development through independent learning, keeping up to date with latest research and building connections with local and national peer networks. Promote development of best practices in peer support andLived Experience Practice across the service through activeparticipation in internal and external training anddevelopment programmes Supervision requirements Following the probation period,the Eating Disorders PSW will have monthly 1-1 supervisionwith clinical line manager and monthly 1-1 supervision withpeer supervisor. Prior to this, and in any other periodswhere additional support is needed, the frequency ofsupervisions can be reasonably adjusted Eating Disorder PSWs will also have group supervision every 2-months with PSWs from other CNWL services as well asfortnightly staff group with the community team To work with the multi-disciplinary team in the support ofboth informal service users within day programme andinpatient settings and those detained under the mentalhealth act within acute inpatient settings

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