Veterans Mental Health Peer Support Worker

2 days ago

Dumfries and Galloway, United Kingdom St John and Red Cross Defence Medical Welfare Service Full time

We have an exciting opening in our DMWS Scotland Team working in partnership with NHS Dumfries and Galloway. Do you want to make a real difference to the lives of people who have served in the armed forces and their families?
- We are looking for someone with a strong connection to the Armed Forces community, preferably a veteran with experience of supporting people with mental health issues. This person will deliver non-clinical mental health Peer Support Services to veterans. This will involve providing regular contact opportunities with someone the veteran can identify with, who understands their needs and anxieties and who has the professional training and awareness to help steer them on a path to wellness, help prevent crisis escalation, to access appropriate support and to tackle the wider non-clinical issues impacting on their wellbeing.

DMWS is working with NHS Dumfries and Galloway to put in place an effective and supportive mental health and wellbeing pathway for veterans. This is a new service, and the initial contract length is **12 months**, with the possibility of extension thereafter.

**ABOUT US**
- DMWS is an international charity that has been providing medical welfare support to the Armed Forces Community for over 80 years. We support all members of the Armed Forces Community across the services, including serving personnel, reservists, veterans, and their family members/carers. This includes the Merchant Navy.

Healthcare professionals can achieve significant improvements in physical and mental health issues, but often there can be other challenges that someone in the Armed Forces Community faces that can inhibit their recovery. Mental health concerns, drivers behind substance abuse, social isolation, inappropriate housing, homelessness, or financial worries can affect someone’s health. DMWS tackles these non-clinical issues that can negatively impact on recovery and overall wellbeing.

**Benefits**
- We offer employees the following benefits:
- Annual Leave: We give employees 30 days a year annual leave plus Public Holidays (pro-rata’d for part-time employees).
- Flexible Working: All flexible working requests are considered - many of our staff work flexible hours and work wholly, or partly from home.
- Smart Health: Access to a 24/7 virtual GP service, with a counselling service and on-line help and support around health and well-being matters.
- Work-based Parking/Mileage: For those who pay to park at their work-base, fees are repaid through expenses. Mileage claims are reimbursed in line with HMRC guidelines.
- Enhanced Sick Pay: Enhanced sick pay scheme for all employees upon completion of their probationary period.
- Staff Recognition: Staff are regularly recognised for their work by the leadership team and their peers, via internal events, social media, and industry awards.
- Personal Development Programme: DMWS supports employee continuing professional development and training.
- Above all, being part of the DMWS team means that you are making a difference to the lives of those working on the frontline.
- Great training opportunities
- £25 contribution towards eye tests and a contribution of £50 towards glasses. (As long as they are only needed for DSE use and not otherwise needed on a standard prescription).
- Enhanced maternity / paternity / adoption family friendly benefits

For more information regarding the position please read Veterans Mental Health Peer Support Worker JD job description on our website.

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