Peer Support Worker
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Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Peer Support Worker
The closing date is 17 November 2026
Job summary
We are looking for a Peer Support worker to cover the Southwest perinatal mental health team. The Perinatal Mental Health Service can offer you great job satisfaction, working within an established leadership team with highly motivated colleagues where the wellbeing of families are at the heart of everything we do.
As an integral and highly valued member of the multi-disciplinary team, the Peer Support worker will provide formalised peer support and practical assistance to service users in order for them to regain control over their lives and their own unique recovery journey. Through sharing the wisdom of own lived experience, the Peer Support worker will inspire hope and belief that recovery is possible in others. Within a relationship of mutuality, they facilitate and support information sharing to promote choice, self-determination and opportunities for the fulfilment of socially valued roles and connection to local communities.
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of an expanding service and to help shape the future of perinatal mental health care in Surrey. You will be joining a friendly and supportive team with extensive training opportunities along with regular supervision and reflective practice.
The ability to work across Surrey is essential and a car is required.
Please do get in touch to discuss the role and find out more.
Main duties of the job
- To provide one-to-one support for women in the antenatal and post-natal period, from a lived experience perspective, in whatever environment is suitable and applicable to the service user
- To use personal, experiential knowledge and to share lived experience as appropriate, in building safe, trusting relationships with named service users
- To build safe, trusting relationships with service users to empower and enable each individual service user, in a non-directive, non-prescriptive way, to discover and make use of their own strengths and to build and strengthen positive connections with their peers, networks and wider communities
About us
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon.
We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.
Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast.
Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach.
For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.
Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.
Home Working Contract Only - Eligibility to high cost area supplement is conditional upon candidates residence and will be discussed on offer.
We look forward to receiving your application!
Details
Date posted
03 November 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£27,106 to £28,850 a year Incl. 5% Fringe HCAS, pa, pro rata.
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
325-8395371-COMM
Job locations
Berkeley House
11-13 Ockford Road
Godalming
GU7 1QU
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the job description document attached for more information on the requirements for this job.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the job description document attached for more information on the requirements for this job.
Person Specification
Qualifications required
Essential
- Numeracy and Literacy Key Stage 3 level
- Driving License suitable for driving in the United Kingdom
Experience
Essential
- Lived experience of emotional distress/mental health problems particularly during pregnancy or during the first 12 months post-natal.
Qualifications required
Essential
- Numeracy and Literacy Key Stage 3 level
- Driving License suitable for driving in the United Kingdom
Experience
Essential
- Lived experience of emotional distress/mental health problems particularly during pregnancy or during the first 12 months post-natal.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details
Employer name
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Berkeley House
11-13 Ockford Road
Godalming
GU7 1QU
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.sabp.nhs.uk/working-for-us (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Berkeley House
11-13 Ockford Road
Godalming
GU7 1QU
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.sabp.nhs.uk/working-for-us (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Service Manager
Vimbai Matemba
07768926932
Details
Date posted
03 November 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£27,106 to £28,850 a year Incl. 5% Fringe HCAS, pa, pro rata.
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
325-8395371-COMM
Job locations
Berkeley House
11-13 Ockford Road
Godalming
GU7 1QU
United Kingdom
Supporting documents
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