Advanced Lived Experience Educator
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
London, NW1 3AX
Salary
£47,951 to £56,863
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
9 September 2026
9 days left
Job description
Have you personally used inpatient mental health services and been subject to restrictive practices during your care? Are you an experienced peer or l...
Please see attached JD and Person Specification.
The postholder will be an integral member of the Reducing Restrictive Practices Team and will also contribute to CNWL's wider peer and lived experience workforce. You will:
Co-design and co-deliver trustwide RRP training, bringing a clear lived experience perspective to the prevention and therapeutic management of violence and aggression.
Teach, assess and actively participate in the specialist physical elements of RRP training, while promoting de-escalation, prevention, dignity, agency and the least restrictive approach.
Help create psychologically safer learning environments and respond appropriately when staff become distressed or affected by the subject matter, including signposting to further support.
Use experiential knowledge to help staff understand how distress, power, risk, identity, trauma and restrictive interventions may be experienced by the person receiving care.
Provide professional peer supervision, mentoring and development support to Senior Peer Tutors and Peer Tutors, with delegated management responsibilities where agreed.
Consult with inpatient teams and services, including in complex or highly sensitive situations, and contribute to learning, reflective debriefs and improvement following incidents.
Support link inpatient sites to develop, recruit and induct new peer and lived experience roles and to prepare teams to work effectively with those roles.
This role sits at the intersection of patient safety, education and lived experience practice. You will join an established peer and lived experience workforce and will receive line management, professional peer supervision and access to learning and development. You will work with colleagues who are committed to co-production, equality, recovery, human rights and improving the experience of people receiving inpatient care. Please use your supporting statement to show clearly how you meet the essential criteria in the person specification.
The postholder will be required to demonstrate, assess and take part in highly specialised physical skills used in delivery of RRP training. The ability to undertake these essential duties safely is required, following OH assessment and completion of the relevant tutor training. CNWL will consider reasonable adjustments wherever these can enable the essential functions of the role to be carried out safely but please be aware that a level of physical fitness will be required.
Beaufort House, Uxbridge, is the regular operational base for this post. Applicants should expect to work in person from Beaufort House as part of their normal working pattern. The role also involves regular travel to inpatient services and other CNWL locations.The postholder will also work in person with the Central Lived Experience Team at Argo House on Thursdays for a minimum of two Thursdays per month.
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE Paid/unpaid relevant to job
Essential
- Lived experience of recovery from mental and emotional distress, and experience of using secondary care mental health services
- Experience of delivering mentoring and/or supervision/appraisal
- Experience of working with a range of organisations to support service users to reach their personal goals
- Experience in using electronic patient records systems such as RiO, SystemOne or care notes
- Experience of teaching and training or facilitating groupwork
- Experience of relationship building and partnership working
- Experience of public speaking
- Liaising and working with colleagues from other disciplines.
- Experience as a peer worker
Desirable
- Involvement in service redesign and development.
- Teaching Experience
- Experience of policy development
SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, ABILITIES
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate first person experiential knowledge of recovery at an expert level
- Ability to demonstrate knowledge of the concept of personal recovery as it may apply to others
- Awareness of the service user/ survivor movement and the history of Intentional Peer Support
- Understanding of the issues and concerns of individuals struggling with addiction
- Knowledge and commitment to service users' rights, involvement and service-user led initiatives
- Understanding and practical knowledge of a variety of recovery and socially inclusive approaches
- Knowledge of Trauma Informed Practice
- Demonstrable skills in effective leadership
- Ability to take part in activities for improving quality
- Ability to manage own workload, prioritise and seek creative solutions
- Understanding of the importance of equality and diversity.
- Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Excellent presentation skills
- Ability to treat service users with respect and dignity at all times, adopting a culturally sensitive approach, which considers the needs of the whole person.
- Ability to provide leadership and supervision to the team.
- Ability to deal with pressure, prioritisation and delegation and meeting deadlines
- Ability to work in accordance with Trust Policies and Procedures
- Good IT skills
- Ability to work autonomously, on own initiative and under pressure to meet deadlines and competing priorities; & to make and action decisions independently within agreed time frames.
Desirable
- Awareness of community resources and service user groups
- Working knowledge of current legislation which underpins Health and Social Care and a working knowledge of the Equalities Act 2010 and Human Rights Act
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- Completion of Peer Support Training
- Undergraduate degree or able to demonstrate equivalent skills in research, writing or analysis
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Full UK Driving licence and access to a vehicle
- Mentorship or clinical supervision training
How to apply
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First seen
27 August 2026
Last checked
28 August 2026
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