Mental Health

2 weeks ago


Edinburgh, United Kingdom Penumbra Full time

**Mental Health & Wellbeing Practitioner (Peer)**:
**Location: Edinburgh**:
**Salary**:£22,426 - £23,635**:
**Permanent**:
If you are looking for a rewarding career and to work within an epic team that will help you grow and thrive, then you have come to the right place. Here you can start your day knowing what you do really does make a difference

We are looking for a Mental Health & Wellbeing Practitioner (Peer) to join our amazing Thrive Edinburgh team.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a ground-breaking approach to mental health services. Thrive Edinburgh brings together a collaboration of partner organisations to work together to improve the mental health and wellbeing of the people of the City. The aims of Thrive Edinburgh centres around enabling people to live well and fulfil their potential. The Connect Partnership represents a unique collaboration between leading 3rd sector providers Penumbra, Health in Mind and Change Mental Health. Our organisations share a commitment to the Thrive vision and values of trust; respect; collaboration; person-centeredness; innovation; and compassion. Together we will deliver a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency response to people, so people receive the right help at the right time.

In this role, you will be working in the ‘Welcome Team’ at Thrive Centres, as a part of the multi-agency approach to support people with their mental health and wellbeing. You will assist people who use the service to establish and maintain a meaningful and fulfilling life in the community. MHW Practitioners play a central role in the planning and provision of quality, recovery focused therapeutic support to people who use the service. You will be based in a locality and will be required to develop, build and maintain professional links in order to deliver outcome focussed support within that area.

Support is to be provided in an appropriate environment where supported people can expect to be treated with respect, be given the time and space to discuss issues at their own pace, to explore skill development and tools to support them to self-manage.

We want you to grow and thrive We will support you on your own career path; developing new skills, accessing formal and informal learning experiences and providing opportunities to put your continual progress into practice.

Please see our Recruitment Pack for more information around this position.

**Conditions and Remuneration**:
**Salary Package**

£22,426 - £23,635 (usually starting at the bottom of the scale)

**Holiday**

33 days per annum including public holidays, rising to 38 after 5 years’ service

**Pension**

5% employer pension contribution (salary sacrifice). Also offer auto-enrolment pension scheme.

**Benefits**
- Flexible working
- Cycle to work scheme
- Confidential Employee Assistance Programme
- Employee Discount Scheme with Vivup
- Death in Service benefits
- Full training and professional development

And so much more

**Get in touch**:
For more on our who we are visit: penumbra.org.uk

For more opportunities across our teams visit: penumbra.org.uk/careers



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