4 jobs available across the following districts:
- Mid & East Ross
- Sutherland
- Skye, Lochalsh & Wester Ross
- Remote & Rural (Isle Of Eigg)
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 Senior Community Link Worker, you will have a developmental role as well as providing on-going support. You will be responsible for developing positive, working relationships between the Community Link Worker team, Primary Care and local community resources. You will work to ensure that people referred from Primary Care to the Community Link Worker service benefit from community resources which can contribute to improvement of their mental and physical health outcomes. You will contribute to community development in your local area of work by working with community organisations
You will carry case loads for on-going work with specific individuals for developing and reviewing personal support plans, and provide oversight of personal support plans designed and implemented by Community Link Workers. Working closely with Community Link Workers in a guidance and/or support and supervision role, you will promote good working practice and staff development.
Part of the role will be to ensure that the Community Link Worker service provides 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 4 posts throughout the Highlands, please include your preference of district from the list below in your cover letter when applying for the role.
Mid and East Ross
Full-time (35 hour working week)
GP Practice areas:
- Fortrose
- Munlochy
- Cromarty
- Beauly
- Drumnadrochit
Sutherland
26 hours per week
GP Practice areas:
- Armadale by Thurso
- Lochinvar
- Tongue
- Lairg
- Kinlochbervie
Skye, Lochalsh and Wester Ross
26 hours per week
GP Practice areas:
- Applecross
- Gairloch
- Torridon
- Lochcarron
- Ullapool
Remote (Isle of Eigg)
21 hours per week
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.
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.