The Trust regularly recruits Peer Support Workers into a wide range of services across the Trust. Find out more about current opportunities Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust Peer Support Worker programme.
We are looking for candidates to fill 20 peer support worker (PSW) training places in:
- Early Intervention Service
- Community Mental Health Framework Hubs
- Crisis and Home Resolution and Treatment team
- Allen ward (female inpatient ward)
- Safe Haven
- Perinatal Mental Health team
- Quality Improvement team
Peer support workers are people who have lived experience of mental health challenges themselves. They use these experiences and empathy to support other people and their families receiving mental health services, working alongside our multidisciplinary care team.
We also have specialist Peer Support Worker roles – see the flyers here:
Applications close at 9am on Monday, January 31, so don’t miss this chance to get involved.
Interviews commence on February 3 and will be held virtually via Microsoft Teams.
Successful candidates will attend a 12-day training programme which will begin on February 15. You will also have a volunteer placement within one of the teams listed above. Once a PSW has passed the training and placement as a volunteer there will be a chance to follow a recruitment process for a paid role.
Please be aware that due to government guidelines, you will have to be COVID-19 vaccinated in order to work in the NHS in a patient facing role. If you have any concerns or want to discuss further, please contact Tycen Clarke or Charlotte Proud on the contact details provided below.
Apply now
For more information and the application form, please contact:
Tycen Clarke, Senior Peer Support Worker on tycen.clarke@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk or 07881 330 863
Charlotte Proud, Peer Support Coordinator on charlotte.proud@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk or 07467 008 288
The Trust regularly recruits Peer Support Workers into a wide range of services across the Trust. Find out more about current opportunities Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust Peer Support Worker programme.
Published: 25 January 2022