Around since 1923, SAMH is Scotland’s national mental health charity. We have represented the voice of people most affected by mental health problems in Scotland for over 100 years. Today, in over 60 communities we work with adults and young people providing mental health social care support, services in primary care, schools and further education, among others.

These services together with our national programme work in See Me, respectme, suicide prevention and active living; inform our policy and campaign work to influence positive social change. SAMH is dedicated to mental health and wellbeing for all: with a vision of a society where people are able to live their lives fully, regardless of present or past circumstances.

About the Role

In alignment with the SAMH “We Won’t Wait” strategy, SAMH aspire to effectively deliver innovative psychological wellbeing service on a large scale where anyone that needs help can get help fast, regardless of income or geography. We are excited to now be recruiting for a skilled and experienced clinician to join SAMH as Clinical Lead to provide clinical oversight and governance at a key time in the development of our psychological wellbeing offer.

Time for You is SAMH’s national psychological wellbeing service that provides a stepped-care model of support to individuals over 16 years old, living in Scotland who are experiencing mild to moderate mental health or wellbeing challenges. Time for You is currently predominantly delivered remotely, with place-based delivery being piloted in select locations, and offers the following support:

• 1-to-1 Cognitive Behavioural Coaching sessions with a Wellbeing Practitioner
• 1-to-1 Talking Therapy sessions with a Student Counsellor or Trainee Psychologist
• Access to self-directed support and resources via Qwell

With a predominant focus on clinical decision making, the Clinical Lead will work closely with the Service Coordinator to assess client referrals in order to determine suitable allocation decisions. The Clinical Lead will also provide guidance to the Service Manager, Service Coordinator or Team Leader on clinical matters, and work closely with them to support and develop the practice of the practitioners and trainees.

The Clinical Lead will have a remit and responsibility for providing clinical governance and oversight to our current national psychological wellbeing service, Time for You, and work closely with the Senior Service Manager to review and implement clinical governance guidance and mechanisms. This would also include conducting audits and sampling of cases to ensure interventions delivered are based on an appropriate conceptual framework of the client’s problems and that practitioners are effectively employing evidence-based approaches and models.

What we are looking for

We’re looking for someone with great clinical and people skills who is enthusiastic, pro-active and passionate about improving access to psychological wellbeing services to join our team and be a part of the expansion of SAMH’s psychological wellbeing services.

Specifically, we’re looking for a confident and experienced qualified clinician (Chartered Psychologist, Psychotherapist or Counsellor) who is an accredited member of a relevant professional body (i.e. HCPC, BACP, BABCP) with at least 5 years post qualification experience and a breadth of experience using multiple approaches and interventions in a range of settings.

We offer placements to students and trainees from multiple training programmes who are at differing stages of their training and utilise different approaches, therefore it is important that you have extensive knowledge of a variety of evidence-based psychological approaches and the ability to formulate appropriate interventions in line with best practice.

You will have excellent knowledge of clinical governance requirements and the ability to translate these into actionable processes and systems, as well as written guidance manuals. You will also be highly organised and solution-focused, able to work autonomously and take initiative to identify development opportunities and present solutions.

Although this role is currently predominantly focused on the Time for You service, psychological wellbeing is a key pillar of our current strategy. As such, you will be able to establish strong working relationships with a range of individuals across the organisation and be able to communicate clinical concepts and requirements clearly to a range of audiences through a range of mediums.

As Clinical Lead, your working hours will typically be carried out during core working hours (9am-5pm, Mon-Fri), however there may be a requirement to work some weekends as needed.

What we will provide for you

You will work in a supportive environment and will be provided with a full induction and training opportunities. You will be given the chance to develop your knowledge and skills, as well as develop professionally. Some of our benefits include;

• Reimbursement of PVG, Disclosure & SSSC annual fees and registration costs.
• Funded continuous learning and development opportunities, access to over 100 courses online in addition to classroom and virtual training sessions
• 30 days annual leave rising to 33 after 5 years’ service (pro rata)
• 4 public holidays (pro rata)
• 2 paid wellbeing days off per year to use on what matters to you (pro rata)
• Team wellbeing budgets
• Workplace pension scheme
• Life Assurance policy
• Employee Assistance Programme

Liber8 are looking to appoint people to our new service, Rehabilitation to Reintegration (R2R) This is a new service for people’s pre and post discharge from residential rehabilitation (RR), returning to South Lanarkshire.

The service would operate on two strands: practical and emotional support and personal development planning. R2R will help individuals prepare to enter residential rehabilitation and continue that support post discharge to help them navigate the landscape they’re returning to. Support workers will work with the person to establish and access recovery opportunities and activities and also link them with wider services where necessary, including mutual aid, housing, benefits, and other wraparound networks.

The post is aimed at mentoring and supporting people at this critical transitioning stage of their lives. The postholder will help the person prepare for entering RR and to build recovery capital, increase confidence while encouraging them to achieve their full potential: together setting realistic goals to assist in their own individual recovery journey.

Ideally, the successful candidate will have some or all of the following: an SVQ Level 3 qualification in Social Services and Health Care (or an equivalent qualification) and experience of holding a responsible position in this field of work or similar.

The ideal candidate will:

• Have experience and be able to demonstrate working effectively in a similar role.
• The ability to build trust based effective, relationships, both internally and externally.
• Have a proactive and dynamic personal style, with flexibility in style and approach.

In return we offer

• Competitive salary rates
• Annual leave: 34 days (incl), increasing 1 day each year to a max of 42days.
• Employer contributory pension scheme
• Paid Membership of Disclosure Scotland’s PVG Scheme.
• Working in a supportive environment
• Training & Development Opportunities
• Working for a well-established small organisation where person centred values are at the core.

This is an exciting time to join our expanding and innovative recovery programme in South Lanarkshire, which provides recovery activities and opportunities, ensuring people have the tools and skills needed to continue on their recovery journey.

Midlothian and Scottish Borders Community Mental Health and Wellbeing Services

We are offering a leadership opportunity for a Senior Services Manager to lead and develop our team delivering community mental health and wellbeing services within Midlothian and the Scottish Borders.

This opportunity requires excellent leadership and management skills, where the successful candidate will be required to provide leadership and management for team leaders and their teams, establish new services and build networks with our partners across mental health services in Midlothian and the Scottish Borders.

You will be key to maintaining quality within service delivery. You should have experience of leading, managing and developing services, supporting and enabling teams, and of working with people with mental health problems. You should also have experience of developing systems and processes and be able to share your learning experiences across teams.

If you have experience in these areas and are passionate about enabling people to fulfil their potential, we’d love to hear from you!

The Supported Housing Worker role requires assisting in the management of the development thus ensuring the tenants are able to enjoy an acceptable standard of living in an environment which is clean, safe and friendly. You will be responsible for overseeing the wellbeing of the tenants and for assisting them in maintaining their independence.

As Housing Care Worker your role will involve working with our tenants to ensure they receive the support and personal care identified in their care plans. You will directly support tenants in their homes by providing individual advice, practical housing support assistance and personal care.

Both roles are to ensure that we are able to offer the best service to our tenants and make it possible for our tenants to continue enjoying as much independent living as they’re able.

As well as a competitive annual salary, our valued team also benefits from:

• competitive hourly rates of £12.25 - £12.50 per hour
• guaranteed rota hours working between 7.30am & 10pm
• generous annual leave entitlement
• a choice of pension scheme with employer contributions
• flexible working policies
• access to extensive paid training and development opportunities
• a supportive and inclusive culture.

We also have opportunities with our Trust Staff Agency - for employees who want to work across different locations, in various roles, with highly flexible hours to suit family commitments - it's a great opportunity with the same training and development that our other roles benefit from.

Previous experience working in social care or the housing sector would be an advantage but this is not always necessary. Our ideal candidate is someone with enthusiasm, a caring nature and willingness to learn as full training, support and ongoing development will be provided.