Job summary
We are excited to be recruiting 3 Peer Support Workers on a part time basis across the following teams: North and East Clinical Mental Health Teams. The Peer Support Worker (PSW) role is designed specifically for individuals who have personal, lived experience of navigating mental health challenges and accessing mental health services. PSWs use this unique perspective to build meaningful, empathetic relationships with others who are currently facing similar experiences. By sharing their own recovery journeys, they offer hope, encouragement, and a powerful reminder that change and growth are possible.

In each setting, PSWs will work alongside clinical teams to support individuals in their recovery, promote self-advocacy, and help people feel heard and understood. Whether it's offering one-to-one peer support, co-facilitating groups, or helping someone navigate services, PSWs play a vital role in creating a more compassionate, person-centred approach to care.

These roles are an opportunity to make a real difference, bringing authenticity, connection, and hope to those who need it most.

Main duties of the job
As a Peer Support Worker, you will use your lived experience of mental health challenges and where relevant, to build trusting, supportive relationships with individuals accessing our services. You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team to promote recovery, empowerment, and engagement.

In the Community Mental Health Teams (East and North Birmingham) You will support individuals navigating secondary mental health services, helping them build confidence, develop independent living skills, and transition between services. You'll offer emotional support, promote self-advocacy, and contribute to care planning, with a focus on identity, empowerment, and person-centred recovery.

In Clinical Mental Health teams You will work alongside outreach nurses to engage individuals experiencing homelessness across a range of settings, including HMOs, day centres, and street outreach. Your role will involve building trust, reducing stigma, accompanying individuals to appointments, supporting access to healthcare, and helping people move toward stability and recovery.

Across all roles, you will contribute to a trauma-informed, inclusive culture, using your insight to shape more compassionate and effective care.

About us
Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.

Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people's lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.

Job responsibilities
For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification.

We highly recommend you submit your application as soon as possible, this post may close earlier than the indicated closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received.

We are unable to support applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work the United Kingdom (UK)

Person Specification
Suitability for role
Essential

• Lived experience of mental health challenges / homelessness
• Ability to build trusting, supportive relationships
• Basic IT skills and ability to maintain records
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion

Desirable

• Understanding of recovery-focused and trauma-informed approaches
• Experience of working effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Experience supporting others in a peer or voluntary role
• Understanding of boundaries and confidentiality

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: Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Uffculme Centre, 52 Queensbridge Road, Birmingham, B13 8QY, United Kingdom
Employer's website: Apply through our website

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Central Team, The Peer Support Hub, bsmhft.bsolpeersupport@nhs.net, 01213013950

Details
Date posted: 22 September 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 3
Salary: £25,760 to £27,476 a year, per annum, pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working
Reference number: 436-8140625
Job locations: Uffculme Centre, 52 Queensbridge Road, Birmingham, B13 8QY, United Kingdom

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