Go back Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust
Peer Supporter
The closing date is 05 February 2026
An exciting opportunity has arisen in Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust's (CNTW). The role will be for a Peer Supporter for the Mother and Baby Unit (Beadnell Ward) at St Georges Park Hospital in Morpeth.
The Mother and Baby Unit is a six bedded inpatient specialist perinatal ward, for women suffering with perinatal illness.
The Peer Supporter role is a valuable part of the multi-disciplinary support that the ward provides women and their families.
The role is aimed at someone who has experienced perinatal mental illness and sought support for this.
You will use your knowledge and direct lived experience of having perinatal mental illness, and be able to share this to provide support for the women who are admitted onto the ward and their families.
Main duties of the job
This is a unique opportunity to work as part of a specialist multi-disciplinary clinical team, utilising your personal experience to:
Support and engage service users and their families.
Support women to access various support organisations.
Facilitate groups for the women and their babies.
Empower women to have their voices heard in their own care.
Help staff to understand the challenges that perinatal illness can bring.
This will be a challenging, but rewarding role. The post holder must have the ability to communicate where there are barriers to understanding, and they must be able to work as part of a team. They must be confident in working and communicating with people.
As an employee of CNTW, the wellbeing of all of our staff is vitally important. The post holder will have several avenues of support but should also feel confident in their own personal skills and abilities to draw upon their own resilience and strengths to sustain their own wellbeing throughout this role.
What we mean by Lived Experience
Lived experience is when you have experienced something yourself through this experience you develop an understanding of what its like to live through unique experiences and develop resilience that supports your wellbeing.
As a Peer Supporter you will use these first-hand experiences of living through personal challenges to offer insight, relate to and offer support to other people who are now facing similar challenges to the ones you have faced.
About us
We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.
NHS Employees identified as at risk of compulsory redundancy and those eligible for the NENC Re-Deployment careers hub will receive prior consideration.
The post will also involve contributing to the continuing development of the Peer Supporter role and linking in with Third sector and/or recovery colleges.
For anyone who is interested in applying, we will hold an open day at St George's Park. You are welcome to come along to meet with Beadnell staff and involvement team staff. This will take place on 9th February between 1pm and 3pm.
The location of the service is:
Beadnell Mother and Baby Unit
St George's Park
Morpeth
NE61 2NU
Job responsibilities
For more information on Peer Support please refer to the information or contact the ward on 01670 501869
The ward manager at helen.chirimuta@cntw.nhs.uk
Lived experience lead at daniel.briggs@cntw.nhs.uk or telephone 07971 038574
Please find attached job description for full details.
Advertising date : 22nd January 2026
Closing date : 5th February 2026
We welcome your application.
Person Specification
Education and Qualification
* Good level of secondary education
* Commitment to complete the CNTW Peer Supporter Educational Programme
* Completion of Peer Support Specialist Training or other similar peer support training
* Completion of Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) training
* Completion of WRAP Educator training
Knowledge and Experience
* Personal lived experience of secondary mental health services and own recovery journey.
Skills and Competencies
* Understanding of personal values and beliefs
* Good interpersonal and team-working skills
* Ability to share personal story of recovery in a professional manner
Additional Requirements
* Ability to meet the mobility requirements of the post
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act ( 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 name
Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust
£24,937 to £26,598 a year pro rota per annum
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