Job overview This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. If it is identified that you require sponsorship to undertake this role your application may be withdrawn We are currently recruiting for a home-based Peer Support Worker to join our East of England Gambling Harms team on a fixed 12 month basis. Research demonstrates the powerful impact that lived experience has on improving recovery outcomes, therefore we are looking for an individual with lived experience who would like to make a significant difference by providing support and interventions to people experiencing gambling related harms. Are you passionate about supporting others to make positive changes in their lives? If this sounds like you, and you would like to be involved in developing a new service at a time of unprecedented expansion and growth, to provide outstanding support to those whose lives are impacted by the effects of gambling – we want to hear from you! We are seeking an individual who can engage and support the people served by the first NHS Gambling Service in this region (East of England Gambling Harms Clinic). This is an exciting time to be joining the service – with scope for creativity and personal development in this role, with a manageable workload as part of a regional specialist team. Please take a look at our homepage for more information about our service: East of England Gambling Service :: Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (eofegamblingservice.nhs.uk) Advert You will be working alongside the gambling harms operational team to provide engagement support to service users receiving treatment within the East of England Gambling Harms Clinic and service user involvement initiatives. Responsible for developing the service user support groups with a view to facilitating service users to become ‘experts by experience’ and to offer support and limited supervision to this group. There is a balance of one to one intervention, group work, and the development and implementation of service user involvement initiatives, with direct access to senior clinicians and a multi-disciplinary team to aid your development. Working for our organisation Inclusion, created in 2002 is part of the Specialist Services Care Group of Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT). We provide caring and effective services across England, including, West Yorkshire, West Midlands, East Midlands, West Mercia, Thames Valley, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Thurrock, Essex. We support individuals, families and communities who are affected by addiction, crime, mental health or need treatment for their sexual health. We believe that the individuals and families who use our services should receive high quality, committed and inclusive care, realising all the benefits a modern NHS organisation can provide. We work with patients and our staff teams to achieve the best outcomes we can. We invest heavily in training and development, and the wellbeing of our people, both staff and service users is central to who we are. Here at MPFT, we are proud of the comprehensive wellbeing and lifestyle support offer available, in addition to in-house training and coaching support. Our services are robustly governed, evidence-based, inclusive, and designed and provided in conjunction with service users. We are committed to providing the best service we can, and if you share our values, we want you on our team! Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details. A summary is below: To engage and support those receiving treatment within the clinic Provide peer support to those engaged with the clinic on a group and one-to-one basis Develop, implement, and manage service user involvement / peer support group to allow for those successfully completing treatment to promote visible recovery and support others Manage and coordinate the consistent delivery of peer support/service user group Create and assist with developing links with partner organisations / community support agencies to support those in treatment. To signpost to local services and empower service users to build their community networks and recovery capital.