Mental Health & Wellbeing Worker | Locality Based Across Full of Lanarkshire | Full Time 37.5 or part-time posts available| £21,450 (pro rata for part-time)

** Training provided**Contributory Pension up to 6%** Travel Allowance**'Gold accredited IIP**

Our client is a charitable company who have been delivering community-based mental health services in the Lanarkshire area since 1983.

An opportunity has arisen to work in an innovative new service working with Primary Care Mental Health nurses and G.P. practices across Lanarkshire.

Our client is looking to recruit Mental Health & Wellbeing Workers to deliver person-centred individual support to people in contact with Primary Care Mental Health Nurses or G.P. practice teams who may be experiencing stressful social circumstances that are having a negative impact on their mental health and wellbeing.

You will support people to help them identify and achieve personal outcomes and priorities that they would like to address and link them to local and national resources and services as required.

Are you the right person for the job?

Previous experience of working with people in demanding situations would be desirable
An understanding of mental health issues
Good communication skills
Builds rapport easily
Able to work independently in a proactive manner
Able to sustain contact with individuals to encourage and motivate them
Confident in working closely with clinical staff, G.P.'s, practice staff and community agencies
Able to maintain accurate records
Basic IT skills, working knowledge of office 365 desirable
A full driving license and access to a vehicle for work purposes

What will your role as a Mental Health & Wellbeing Worker look like?

To develop an initial rapport with people using structured conversations to enable and empower them to identify their priorities and goals
Following initial discussion identify a range of options that could assist the person to improve their mental health and wellbeing
Prepare and facilitate follow-up appointments to support people to take an active role in the management of their mental health and wellbeing
Following the first meeting agree with people's initial actions to be taken and follow these through in line with the agreement throughout the duration of support
To assist people to be more aware of paper-based and online self-management tools
Active delivery of individual and group-based psychoeducational courses, including Living Life to the Full interventions
To assist people to be more aware of and encourage them to use community-based resources and pursue their interests and aspirations
To signpost and/or directly assist people to obtain advice and information on issues of concern/interest to them
To signpost and/or directly assist people to access services provided by relevant statutory or community-based organisations
Participate in local community activities that promote positive mental health awareness and assistance to challenge stigma and discrimination
To maintain positive working relationships with other team members, including primary care mental health nurses, psychologists, G.P'S admin staff and relevant others
To work flexibly to meet the needs of people's required support, including evening and weekend work when necessary.
To complete standard paperwork/online forms following initial contact and follow-up appointments
At end of each shift ensure all relevant paperwork and online communications are completed, as well as ensuring confidential materials are securely stored
To keep accurate and up-to-date written records of work in keeping with policies and procedures
To gather record and collate data, including case studies/patient stories in a prescribed format for monitoring and evaluation purposes

Our client encourages applications from people who have personal experience of mental health difficulties.

Closing date: 14th October 2022

This post is subject to a PVG (Protection of Vulnerable Groups) check and also reference checks.

Our client is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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