Harm Reduction Peer Support Lead - Cheshire & Merseyside (Liverpool)

The Hepatitis C Trust

Harm Reduction Peer Support Lead - Cheshire & Merseyside (Liverpool)

£26500

The Hepatitis C Trust, Liverpool

  • Full time
  • Temporary
  • Onsite working

Posted 1 week ago, 4 May | Get your application in now before you miss out!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 7ee4f1c864d24cfeb51efe49e3867f25

Full Job Description

Are you looking for a new and exciting challenge? Do you have experience of working within health services and with volunteers? Do you have personal experience of hepatitis C or substance use or are you passionate about harm reduction services?

The Hepatitis C Trust develops projects nationally where peers use their lived experience of injecting drug use and hepatitis C to support people who have similar backgrounds.

Working collaboratively with the local Substance Misuse Service in Liverpool, we are expanding this commitment through the introduction of a Harm Reduction Peer Support Lead to support the delivery of a peer led Harm Reduction service in this area.

We are looking for a self-motivated individual who can work on their own, engage with stakeholders and have a desire to make a difference through the delivery of the service. The postholder will be responsible for recruiting and supervising peers with lived experience and facilitating primary and secondary needle and syringe distribution across the area.

We require a good standard of education, and we welcome creativity and innovation in all our work. We are a patient-led organisation - you will be working in an environment where the patient/service user/client is placed at the centre of all that you do.