Peer Assistant Practitioner in Coventry inCoventry PUBLISHED WED 12 NOV 2025 Jump to job information section

Job summary
We are looking for a peer practitioner with lived

Experience
of receiving support from an Early Intervention in Psychosis service, who feels comfortable using their

Experience
s to show empathy and understanding to help others and to inspire hope and recovery. Here at CWPT, we value lived

Experience
and the impact it can have in the recovery of the people we care for.Early Intervention in Psychosis is an innovative and evidence-based model. The teams work with service users aged 14-65 who are experiencing a first episode or early psychosis, and their families, for up to 3 years, as well as people presenting with an at-risk mental state. There is a string commitment to provide an excellent standard of care and to continually improve what we do.In this role the appointed candidate will have completed their PSW training and Care Certificate. We are looking for someone with at least 12 months

Experience
of working in a PSW role, Maths and English at grades A-C

Qualifications
and a level 3 qualification relevant to the role. The Peer practitioner employed will be supported by the Senior PSW to safely navigate and thrive in the role. They will work closely alongside the occupational therapists within the team to provide OT specific interventions to EI patients.

Main duties of the job
You will work as part of the well established Early Intervention team based in Coventry. Your role will involve supporting the teams occupational therapists to deliver specific interventions in an individual or group capacity to patients who may benefit from your lived

Experience
lens. You will also support care coordinators and other members of the MDT in delivering NICE approved standards of care. Good interpersonal skills are essential in building good therapeutic relationships and instilling a sense of hope and recovery in the patients you work with.You will receive regular support from a clinical supervisor as well the team managers. You will be expected to deliver supervision for band 3 peer support workers across the 3 EI Teams. There will also be opportunities to support the team with bringing a lived

Experience
perspective to service development and being involved in recruitment.Your impact will be wide-reaching. As well as working alongside an MDT, you'll work closely with the Recovery and Wellbeing Academy, which delivers educational courses and workshops to anyone over the age of 18 living in Coventry and Warwickshire. You will contribute to the co-creation and delivery of these workshops and courses.

About us
At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with usexcellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more

Salary
sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and morediscounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemeswellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and morestaff networks and support groupWe're always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.

Details

Date posted
12 November 2025

Pay scheme
Agenda for changeBandBand 4

Salary
£27,485 to £30,162 a year per annum

Contract
Permanent

Working pattern
Full-time

Reference number
444-7609706-MH

Job location
sSwanswell Point2 Stoney Stanton RoadCoventryCV1 4FS

Job description

Job responsibilities
For more information on this role please see the attached JD and supporting information. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements.

Job description

Person Specification

Qualifications
EssentialLevel 3 accredited PSW training or equivalentGCSE/Functional skills Maths and English to a good standard (A-C OR 4-9)Peer supervisor training or willing to undertake

Experience
EssentialWorked/working as a Peer support worker

Experience
of working with people living with ill health/disability

Experience
of providing support to people living with ill health/disabilitiesMeeting and supporting with people from a variety of backgrounds, cultures and beliefsAwareness of equal opportunitiesAbility to analyse clinical situations and make appropriate judgements and decisionsLived

Experience
of relevance to the service and be able to reflect on the personal

Experience
of recovery/discoveryKnowledge and skillsEssentialListening skillsMaintenance of legible, accurate and relevant recordsWork as an equal member of an interdisciplinary teamAble to autonomously deliver interventions and assessments as delegated according to established and demonstrated competency

Person Specification

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