Lived Experience Peer Support Worker - #1658977

Do you have experience of the criminal justice system? Have you been in prison? Have you used substance misuse or other support services? Would you like to use your experience to help others? If you are willing to share your own experiences with others, can inspire hope and belief that recovery and rehabilitation is possible - empowering our service users to achieve their hopes and goals then why not apply for this exciting new role.

Merseycare foundation trust have produced an animation available on YouTube which explains the role of peer support / lived experience workers from a team's perspective which potential candidates may find helpful it can be found at:

YouTube Animation

Our Peer Support Workforce is expanding and we are looking to recruit STR Lived Experience Support Workers to work in Liaison and Diversion Reconnect Resettlement service.

Our Lived Experience Support Workers will work across our Court and Reconnect services. A key responsibility is facilitating community engagement by helping service users connect with community groups and networks, which promotes social inclusion and a positive identity. The role also involves advocating for service users' rights, accompanying them to appointments, welcoming them to a service, signposting advice and promoting autonomy and self-management. Additionally, the worker will contribute to fostering a recovery-oriented environment by working with multidisciplinary teams and using strengths-based, non-discriminatory language to support recovery-focused activities.

This post is subject to an enhanced check with adults barred list Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check and police/prison vetting which will be considerate of any offending history.

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

A detailed overview and the main responsibilities of the role can be found in the Job Description attached.

• GCSE/NVQ 2 or equivalent in relevant subject


• Willingness to work toward attainment of NVQ 3 or equivalent in relevant subject


• Willingness to undertake further training in line with the development of the RPSW role

• Own personal lived experience of criminal justice system and health/social care services.


• Willing to positively share your own life experiences, with service users and carers

• Able to demonstrate understanding of Intentional Peer Support


• Ability to demonstrate knowledge of personal recovery


• Evidence of good interpersonal skills and an ability to form peer relationships with service users and carers


• Ability to communicate on all levels and to a broad scope of individuals, both internally and externally to the Trust


• Ability to appreciate / understand other people's worlds

• Accountability


• Support


• High professional standards


• Responsive to service users


• Engaging leadership style


• Transparency and honesty


• Discreet


• Change oriented

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.

Liaison and Diversion Service inc Reconnect

South Sefton Magistrates Court, 20 Merton Road