Job summary
- Main area
- Mental Health
- Grade
- Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 18.75 hours per week
- Job ref
- 351-BAY1074-ZK
- Employer
- Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The Orchard
- Town
- Lancaster
- Salary
- £25,272 Per Annum Pro Rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/09/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Peer Facilitator
Band 2
Our Vision is to provide the best mental health, learning disability, autism, community, and physical health services for the populations we serve.
As an integrated Trust, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCFT) delivers a comprehensive range of services, including:
- Primary and secondary mental health care for children and adults, including specialist inpatient child and adolescent mental health provision, perinatal mental health, and forensic services with low and medium secure care.
- Specialist mental health inpatient care for individuals with learning disabilities, alongside specialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support.
- Extensive community physical health and well-being services for children and adults, covering prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and long-term condition management.
The Trust was first established in 2002 and employs approximately 7,500 staff who provide care from more than 400 sites. The organisation offers opportunities for medics, mental health, general nurses, children’s nurses, allied health professionals, psychology, administration and clerical staff, apprentices and volunteers, as well as those specialising in learning disabilities and community physical health services.
For more information visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.
Job overview
Peer support is based on the recognition that there is no better person to support the path towards recovery than someone who has walked a similar path as that individual.
The Peer Facilitator will provide formalised peer support and practical assistance to service users assisting them to regain a sense of control over their lives and their own unique recovery process. The Peer Facilitator will work alongside a service user through their recovery journey and assist them when taking initial steps in several areas dependent on the stage of their personal recovery goals.
Main duties of the job
We are excited to be able to advertise for a Peer Facilitator to join the team on The Orchard, Lancaster.
The Orchard is a stand-alone unit based in Lancaster. It is a 16 bedded male acute unit that specialises in the assessment and treatment of mental health conditions. This enables people to return to their communities and allows them to regain their independence.
We are looking for a caring, empathetic, enthusiastic individual who has a passion to improve the lives of our patients. This role will be to provide care and support to patients who require mental health interventions, guidance or monitoring.
As a peer facilitator you will provide formalised peer support and practical assistance to service users assisting them to regain a sense of control over their lives and their own unique recovery process. The Peer Facilitator will work alongside a service user through their recovery journey and assist them when taking initial steps in several areas dependent on the stage of their personal recovery goals.
You will be regularly supported and supervised by a senior peer facilitator as well as the ward staff team.
Working for our organisation
LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.
Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. If you’d like to discuss your application, please ask.
We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.
LSCFT support flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time.
The wellbeing of our people is at the heart of everything we do. We offer a wide range of resources, tools and support to help you thrive both in and out of work.
Explore our full wellbeing offer here: Keeping our workforce well
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more information about this vacancy please review the attached job description and person specification.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- English language literacy and numeracy skills to the standard necessary to provide clear, understandable records
- Willingness to develop self through engaging in training and or other special interest training.
- Completion of own personal recovery plan such as the Health and Wellbeing Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) and or advanced statement
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Able to relate to a wide range of people, with excellent interpersonal skills.
- Professional in behaviour and appearance
- Able to manage conflict and to help others do so.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Personal lived experience of mental health problems
- Experience of recovering a meaningful life
- Experience of being in a supportive and enabling role
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Ben Morgan
- Job title
- Nurse
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
If you would like to discuss this post further or want to arrange an informal visit please contact us on the details provided.
If you have any questions, we would be happy to discuss them – please contact [email protected].
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