Oxford Health NHS Trust

Lived Experienced Tutor (Buckinghamshire Recovery College )

The closing date is 27 July 2025

Job summary

Are you passionate about using your lived experience to support others on their recovery journey? Do you believe in the power of education, empowerment, and peer support? If so, we'd love to hear from you.

We are looking for a compassionate and motivated Lived Experience Tutors to join our team at Buckinghamshire Recovery College. This is a unique opportunity to co-produce and co-deliver educational, creative, and wellbeing-focused courses that support individuals in their mental health and recovery journeys.

You should have lived experience or have cared for someone with mental health challenges.

This role is delivered through NHS Professionals, and you be subject to their training and pre-employment checks. Following the interview process (with your permission) your details will be shared with NHSP, and you will go through their checks.

Work will typically be roughly up to 15 hours per week on a part-time basis though this will shift and change dependent on service needs. As part of these hours you will be required to attend service meetings.

Main duties of the job

Co-design and co-facilitate courses and workshops alongside peer and professional tutors.
Share your own recovery journey and self-management strategies in a supportive and empowering way.
Provide learning support, guidance, and encouragement to students.
Promote hope, choice, and personal responsibility in all aspects of your work.
Act as a positive role model and advocate for recovery-focused approaches.

The ability to travel independently between sites within the Trust is essential for this role.

About us

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.

Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people's homes, delivering care as close to home as possible

Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive:"Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team"

Our values are:"Caring, safe and excellent"

At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:

Excellent opportunities for career progression
Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
Competitive pension scheme
Lease car scheme
Cycle to work scheme
Employee Assistance Programme
Mental Health First Aiders
Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team

Date posted

17 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£27,485 to £30,162 a year Per Annum

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

267-BM7340918

Job locations

Various venues within Buckinghamshire

Buckinghamshire

HP20 1EG

Job description

Job responsibilities

We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the supporting statement element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application. The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Experience/Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge and understanding of the Recovery approach in working with people who experience mental and/or health distress - Understanding of National standards/Guidelines relating to Recovery
General knowledge of Mental Health and/or Addiction services and/or neurodiversity
Computer literacy
Lived experience of health and/or mental health problems and completed a recovery and/or recovery & social inclusion training/programme or is able to demonstrate own recovery journey
Experience of developing own plans for recovery

Desirable

Knowledge and Understanding of risk management strategies

Qulaifications

Essential

Certification through work based learning and mandatory training
Good written and spoken English with good general education with Maths and English to GCSE standard or equivalent.

Desirable

Qualification in education or Health subjects

Personal Qualities

Essential

Ability to work as a team member
Ability to work with a minimum of supervision, using own initiative

Desirable

Be able to support students, families and carers within duties of own role

Person Specification

Experience/Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge and understanding of the Recovery approach in working with people who experience mental and/or health distress - Understanding of National standards/Guidelines relating to Recovery
General knowledge of Mental Health and/or Addiction services and/or neurodiversity
Computer literacy
Lived experience of health and/or mental health problems and completed a recovery and/or recovery & social inclusion training/programme or is able to demonstrate own recovery journey
Experience of developing own plans for recovery

Desirable

Knowledge and Understanding of risk management strategies

Qulaifications

Essential

Certification through work based learning and mandatory training
Good written and spoken English with good general education with Maths and English to GCSE standard or equivalent.

Desirable

Qualification in education or Health subjects

Personal Qualities

Essential

Ability to work as a team member
Ability to work with a minimum of supervision, using own initiative

Desirable

Be able to support students, families and carers within duties of own role

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions 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 details

Employer name

Oxford Health NHS Trust

Address

Various venues within Buckinghamshire

Buckinghamshire

HP20 1EG

Employer's website

https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Oxford Health NHS Trust

Address

Various venues within Buckinghamshire

Buckinghamshire

HP20 1EG

Employer's website

https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)