Reconnect Peer Support Worker

Company: Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Apply for the Reconnect Peer Support Worker
Location: Gloucester
Job Description:

  • Build trusting, supportive relationships with individuals transitioning from custody into the community
  • Use lived experience to inspire hope, support recovery, and encourage positive change
  • Provide practical support, including accompanying service users to appointments and activities
  • Support engagement with substance misuse services, healthcare, housing, and wider community resources
  • Work in a strengths‑based, recovery‑focused way to promote independence and wellbeing
  • Assist service users to develop and review personalized recovery and support plans
  • Identify barriers to engagement and support individuals to overcome these in a non‑judgmental way
  • Monitor wellbeing, recognize early signs of risk or relapse, and escalate concerns where appropriate
  • Work collaboratively with RECONNECT practitioners and partner agencies to ensure coordinated care
  • Maintain accurate records and contribute to care planning, discharge processes, and service development
  • Uphold professional boundaries, confidentiality, and safeguarding responsibilities at all times

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Posted: June 4th, 2026