Peer Support Worker | South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust


Company:	South West London and St Georges Mental Health Trust
Salary:	£30,630 - £32,346 pro rata per annum inclusive of outer London HCAS
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	Wallington, SM6 0HY
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	5 Oct 2026
Closing date:	4 Nov 2026

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Summary

The Trust is committed to the introduction of intentional peer support in its services, and this job of Peer Support Worker is one where we believe that intentional peer support will significantly improve outcomes.

The post holder will be supporting people accessing the service across the five boroughs of South West London and St George’s Mental Health Trust. The post holder will contribute to the implementation and evaluation of Adult Autism Intensive Support service for autistic individuals.

It is our ambition that wherever possible, post holders will use their own experience to support other autistic people. To provide intentional peer support, you will need to have undertaken or be prepared to undertake accredited peer support worker training and be willing to positively share your own life experiences and personal experience of Autism with people accessing the service, team member’s and carers.

In providing intentional peer support, you will be expected:

• To use your own experience to support people accessing the service in either in 1:1 or within a group setting

• To act as a role model to people accessing the service to inspire hope and share life experiences

Peer Support Workers will be supported to complete accredited Peer Support Worker training and will have access to ongoing personal and professional development. This may include opportunities to progress into senior peer roles, specialist peer posts, or training and facilitation roles within the Trust. Development plans will be agreed through regular supervision and appraisal.

You will also be expected to support other Peer Support Workers in their role providing advice/coaching/training where appropriate, and to participate in any reviews undertaken of Peer Support Workers and advise any changes to the Recovery Lead or Head of Recovery and Social Inclusion.

Under the guidance of the Clinical Lead and other member of the MDT you will:

• Work autonomously to support services users referred to the service.

• Promote and model peer support in this role.

• Support people accessing the service through 1-1 sessions and in a group setting.

• Provide peer support for people accessing the service. Duties will include practical as well as the emotional support of people accessing the service, with a specific focus on co-producing and delivering an Intensive Support Service for autistic people.

We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust.

We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’ - we aspire to be ‘outstanding’.

This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services as we invest a further £120m to upgrade and modernise our estate by 2027.

We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.

We offer flexible working, career development and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.

Come and join our inclusive teams and help our patients on their recovery journey.

Unless expressly stated in the job advert the role is not subject to sponsorship, please be advised that all offers of employment are subject to evidence of right to work in the UK.

• To use personal, experiential knowledge and to share lived experience as appropriate in the role

• Attending and actively participating in team meetings/care plan review meeting and team training as appropriate.

• To use a motivational approach to working with people.

• To assist people in understanding their options for support, their entitlements, and rights.

• To maintain extensive knowledge and links with the community resources.

• To provide practical support that helps people to become aware of and navigate community resources.

• To provide support where needed with advice on self-management approaches and healthy living. This could include several different things ranging from supporting people accessing the service to attend/access health appointments, through to arranging physical health activities with the service user for e.g. finding a local walking or running club and porting them to attend.

• To involve carers, family members and supporters where this is the person’s preference to support the process of reporting allegations of harm or exploitation of people accessing the service or carers.

• To undertake such tasks and duties as may be necessary to provide appropriate support to people accessing the service, i.e. listening and talking time, writing reports, updating support plans, filing paperwork.

• To help people accessing the service to access information on health promotion.

• To assist in the development and implementation of educational and peer facilitated support groups.

• To identify service user’s strengths and assist them to recognise and use them.

• Support people to explore and build on their strengths, interests and personal goals.

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Please remember, your application is your opportunity to tell us about your skills, experience and motivation for the role. We encourage applicants to complete their application and supporting statement in their own words wherever possible. We recognise that AI tools can be helpful in supporting accessibility, and for improving spelling, grammar and structure.

Applications that rely heavily on AI-generated content can become generic and fail to accurately reflect an applicant's individual experience. Applications that clearly demonstrate your own voice, reflections and experiences are often the most effective and help us better understand your suitability for the role.

Please be aware that information provided in your application and supporting statement may be explored further during the selection process. It is important that all applications accurately represent your own knowledge, skills and experience.

This advert closes on Monday 12 Oct 2026

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