Mental Health & Wellbeing Practitioner - Fixed Term Contract - East Lothian DBI

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. Working within our East Lothian DBI service you can start your day knowing what you do really does make a difference!

This is an exciting opportunity to have a role in the delivery of the service, which has widely been recognised as innovative and pioneering across Scotland.

Penumbra will provide the New Distress Brief Intervention Service in East Lothian, working in collaboration with the Health and Social Care Partnership. This service will provide short term, emotional and practical support at times of mental health crisis or distress for people who are aged 18 and over and a resident of East Lothian. Support may be provided via telephone. e-mail or in person appointments and can include face to face support taking place in community venues, Penumbra, and partner buildings.

DBI is a two-tiered response; a Level 1 response from frontline partnership agencies and Level 2 supportive interventions delivered by Penumbra. A Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner will respond to a referral made on behalf of a person experiencing distress within 24 hours, with the provision of time limited support. The Practitioner will then deliver community-based problem-solving support, wellness, and distress management planning, supported connections and signposting for a period of up to 14 days.

As a Mental Health & Wellbeing Practitioner, you truly will have the ability to influence what we do, developing and implementing your ideas to showcase what you can achieve, which will make a difference to the people we support.

As a mental health charity, we really value team wellbeing. That's why we want you to know that you'll be joining a friendly team who will give you a supportive environment to help you in your role, including all the training you need to feel confident and equipped.