Peer support worker
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 01/09/2026
- Closes
- 15/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
“This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. If it is identified that you require sponsorship to undertake this role your application may be withdrawn”Quoted verbatim from the source advert
Role summary
This role involves supporting individuals in contact with the criminal justice system, helping them reconnect with communities and access health and social services. You will use your lived experience to inspire and guide service users, managing a caseload and working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team. The position is based at Carlisle Police Station and requires travel across Cumbria. No formal support experience is necessary as full training will be provided.
Key responsibilities
- Establish supportive relationships with service users, sharing personal narratives to raise aspirations.
- Work directly with service users in 1:1 and group settings to identify strengths and recovery goals.
- Provide practical and emotional support to help individuals access health, social care, and community services.
- Draw upon lived experience to inspire hope and facilitate service users in developing self-resourcefulness.
- Facilitate access to community groups and networks to maximise opportunities for socially valued roles.
- Actively engage with colleagues and other professionals to promote recovery-orientated, strengths-based practice.
Essential criteria
- English language literacy and numeracy skills to the standard necessary to provide clear, understandable records on computerised system (Rio) and fulfil job description.
- Willingness to use own experiences to support others
- Able to fulfil the requirement to commute across the whole of the Cumbria area
- Lived experience of the Criminal Justice System
Desirable criteria
- Experience of supporting people in the community
- Personal values
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 3 at £24,625 – £25,674 a year, across England.
This advert: £25,760 – £27,476 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 6d ago · Closes in 9d
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Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Peer support worker
The closing date is 15 September 2026
Job summary
This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. If it is identified that you require sponsorship to undertake this role your application may be withdrawn
Enhanced Reconnect is an innovative service supporting people in contact with the criminal justice system, recognising that offending is often linked to unmet health and social needs. The service empowers individuals to successfully reconnect with their communities after release, ensuring they can access the right support at the right time.
This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated individual with lived experience of the Criminal Justice System or prison custody to make a real and lasting difference. In this role, you will use your personal journey to inspire and support others who are facing similar challenges, helping them build confidence, develop a positive identity beyond the justice system, and take meaningful steps toward recovery.
Based at Carlisle Police Station (Durranhill) and working across Cumbria, you will deliver impactful peer support and practical assistance as part of a welcoming and dedicated NHS team. You will build trusting relationships, encourage individuals to engage with services, and walk alongside them as they begin to reclaim control over their lives.
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