10 jobs available across the following districts:
- Nairn, Badenoch & Strathspey
- Inverness East
- Mid & East Ross
- Lochaber
- Sutherland
- Skye, Lochalsh & Wester Ross
Change Mental Health is a leading national mental health charity providing unique support to people with severe and enduring mental ill health. With over 50 years’ experience across Scotland, we believe people affected by poor mental health and illness deserve the highest quality of support in the community and that every person has the right to be valued and to share in the opportunities, challenges, and joys of everyday life.
We are excited to be expanding our Community Link Worker Service to over 60 GP practices across Highland and North Scotland, resulting in a number of vacancies throughout the area.
The Community Link Worker service collaborates with 62 selected GP surgeries across Highland – supporting adults over the age of 18 through social prescribing. Referrals are received from the GP to our Community Link Workers when there might be a concern caused by social factors, rather than a medical problem. The service focuses on improving health outcomes for people experiencing stressors in their lives due to social problems, which could lead to poor mental health.
As a Community Link Worker, you will work directly with people referred to the Highland Community Link Worker Service from their GP Practice who require immediate or on-going emotional, practical or vocational support in order to deliver the best possible health outcomes.
This post works directly with people using the service to develop and review personal support plans. You will work closely with other members of the Community Link Worker team, colleagues in Primary Care and representatives of community-based groups and organisations, to achieve outcomes as defined by your line manager.
Within the Community Link Worker team there is a clear line management structure which supports and shapes the practice. The post will contribute to an environment where people can improve their health outcomes, establish improved connections in their communities, and enhance their quality of life.
Locations:
We are recruiting for 10 posts throughout the Highlands, please include your district preference from the list below in your cover letter when applying for the role.
Nairn, Badenoch & Strathspey:
Full-time (35 hour working week)
GP Practice areas:
- Aviemore
- Grantown-on-Spey
- Kingussie
- Newtonmore
Inverness
10 hours per week
GP Practice areas:
- Foyers
Mid and East Ross
22 hours per week
GP Practice areas:
- Fortrose
- Munlochy
- Cromarty
- Beauly
- Drumnadrochit
Lochaber
1 position at 26 hours per week
1 position at 28 hours per week
GP Practice areas:
- Acharacle
- Fort Augustus
- Ballachulish
- Mallaig
Sutherland
19 hours per week
GP Practice areas:
- Dornoch
- Bonar Bridge
Sutherland
21 hours per week
GP Practice areas:
- Armadale by Thurso
- Lochinvar
- Tongue
- Lairg
- Kinlochbervie
Skye, Lochalsh and Wester Ross
21 hours per week
GP Practice areas:
- Applecross
- Gairloch
- Torridon
- Lochcarron
- Ullapool
Skye, Lochalsh and Wester Ross
1 position at 29 hours per week
1 position at 31 hours per week
GP Practice areas:
- Carbost
- Dunvegan
- Glenelg
- Kyle
- Broadford
Key Responsibilities:
Essential Criteria:
Desirable Criteria:
General Duties
This job profile and list of duties is not exhaustive and serves only to highlight the main requirements. The line manager may stipulate other reasonable requirements and projects commensurate with the general profile and grade of the post.
Please note that all successful candidates will require a PVG Membership. Please be aware that it is classed as an offence if you apply for this role and are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children or vulnerable adults.
Benefits
To apply please submit your CV and a Cover Letter through our online BreatheHR portal. Applications not submitted via the BreatheHR online portal may not be considered.
When applying, please include your preferred location in your covering letter.
Applicants are advised to apply as soon as possible, and all applications must be received by midday on Wednesday 24th July. Please don’t delay your application to avoid any disappointment, as we reserve the right to close this advert earlier or later than stated.
We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. If you consider yourself to have a disability, please inform us of any arrangements that we may make to the interview process.
If you have any questions or would like an informal chat, please reach out to Rosita Novak at Rosita.Novak@changemh.org
Please note, the salary has been set at the upper limit of our salary band for this role.