Band 4 Peer Support Worker (Eating Disorders ) - Bristol

Job summary

An opportunity has arisen for a Peer support worker to join our supportive and expanding community eating disorders team. The role of peer support worker (PSW) has been developed specifically for people who have lived experience of an eating disorder and recovery. Our PSWs inspire hope and belief that recovery is possible in others. They model the value of recovery within and without AWP. They share wisdom gained from their own experiences.

As an integral and highly valued member of the multi-disciplinary team, PSWs provide structured peer support and practical assistance to service users:

PSWs provide practical assistance including: accompanying a service user to meetings, helping the service user to access information concerning services. Peer support workers may constructively reference their own experiences when undertaking their work.

Within a respectful relationship, AWP PSWs promote choice, self-determination and opportunities for personal fulfilment.

In the community eating disorder service the role is focused on supporting people living with eating disorders, and their carers (families/friends/cares) in the community, enabling and assisting them to meet daily health, social and well being needs, in line with personal recovery goals, and facilitating engagement with mainstream services.

Main duties of the job

The role includes supporting service users. Planning ongoing reviews of care to meet identified physical and mental health needs. Build inspiring relationships, acknowledge the personal journey of individuals. Focus on strengths and personal recovery plans.

Contribute to high standards of care by working collaboratively with service users and their carers to understand their personal recovery plan.

Participate in the development of risk assessments and crisis plans, ensuring that when risks change this is reported appropriately. Recognising and reporting signs that may indicate risk of neglect, self harm or at risk from others.

Promote the rights of individuals by recognising differences, reporting discriminatory behaviour, and taking appropriate action.

Work collaboratively with individuals, to develop skills to manage their own health. Promoting independence, increase confidence by providing appropriate self-help information about resources/services.

Be responsible for maintaining own caseload, ensuring that time is prioritised.

Develop own knowledge and practice, making use of supervision and appraisal, accessing identified learning and training. Maintain accurate, confidential records, writing reports and letters, utilising electronic record and other systems. Report and record within agreed timeframes.

The post holder may have lived experience of an eating disorder and their focus will be on providing emphatic and compassionate emotional support to service users.

About us

We are the lead provider of healthcare for people with serious mental illness, learning disabilities and autism across Bath and North East Somerset (BaNES), Swindon and Wiltshire, and Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.

We aim to provide High Quality, Compassionate Care everywhere, every day. This means our services will be safe, clinically effective and provide a positive all round experience for our patients, families and carers. And we believe passionately in treating everyone with kindness, respect and empathy.

Key to this is providing a supportive and safe environment for our 4,000 staff where we all feel welcome and able to do the best we can for those we support. Our staff and teams work incredibly hard delivering services across more than 90 locations, covering 2,200miles, to more than 1.8million people.

At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.

Details

Date posted

11 June 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£28,392 to £31,157 a year per annum, pro rata (pending pay award)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

342-SS062-0626

Job locations

Blackberry Hill Hospital STEPs Eating Disorder Community Team

Manor Road

Bristol

BS16 2EW

United Kingdom