Complex Homelessness Partnership Support Service - Peer Support Worker

Complex Homelessness Partnership Support Service - Peer Support Worker Band 3

Main area Peer Support Worker Grade Band 3 Contract 7 months (fixed term) Hours

• Part time
• Flexible working

Site Rikenel Town Gloucester Salary £25,760 - £27,476 per annum (pro rata) Salary period Yearly Closing 05/08/2026 23:59

We love what we do and we think you will, too!

At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (GHC), we provide joined-up mental health, physical health and learning disability services to people of all ages across Gloucestershire. We run community hospitals and provide care and support in people’s own homes and in a range of other locations across the county .

We are on a mission to enable people to live the best life they can and we have a vision to work together to provide outstanding care . We put people at the heart of our services, focusing on personalised care by asking ‘what matters to you ’.

We’re passionate about making sure that everyone can contribute to achieving our mission and w e are continually working to support healthy and happy high-quality team s in all areas of the Trust .

Our application process aims to understand each candidates knowledge, skills and experience. We have found that candidates that use AI to generate their answers can lack specificity and fail to address key criteria outlined in the job description.

It is really important to personalise your application to convey your individual skills, knowledge, and experiences effectively and for us to understand why you are applying for this role with GHC. We discourage over reliance on AI-generated applications as it will lessen your chances of success in securing an interview with us .

1 x Fixed Term contract for up to 6 months with the potential to extend.

This post is part-time 22.5 hours per week.

This is a very exciting opportunity to join a small multi-disciplinary team working with people experiencing rough sleeping with outstanding complex needs. The role of peer support worker has been developed specifically for people who have lived experience of complex needs and homelessness.

The CHPSS team is made up of 1x Team Manager, 2x Mental Health Nurses, 1x Adult Social Care Navigator, 1x Peer Support Worker, 1x Psychologist, 1x assistant psychologist, 1x Occupational Therapist, 2x VIA Recovery Practitioners and 1x administrator.

The core key responsibilities include:

• Working as part of a team supporting people with multiple complex needs who are also experiencing or at risk of street homelessness.
• To work across systems within GHC and across organisation, including Housing, Adult Social Care (ASC), VIA substance misuse service, and other relevant partners.
• To work in unconventional clinical environments (e.g. rough sleeper sites, supported housing, partner agency units, in the community etc) to deliver support to individuals with complex emotional needs.
• The successful candidate would be a highly valued member of the multi-disciplinary team, the Peer Support Worker will offer support and practical assistance to service users to support their recovery and promote independence.

• To communicate with the multi disciplinary team, wider professionals and external agencies, keeping accurate and complete records consistent with the Trust’s policies and procedures.
• To act as a specialist resource within the service, by offering a lived experience perspective to service users. To act as an expert on recovery resources.
• To facilitate positive culture change within the workplace.
• To share ideas about ways of achieving recovery goals, supporting individuals from a holistic perspective.
• When required, accompany service users to appointments, meetings and activities aligned to their recovery goals.
• Identify risk and ensure appropriate risk/safety assessments are carried out, and comply with Health and Safety requirements.
• To attend and actively participate in MDT meetings, supervision meetings and other internal/external meetings as agreed.
• Make changes in own practice and offer suggestions for improving services and to contribute to the ongoing development of the CHPSS Team.
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