The Service
The Angus Mental Health Peer Support service provides peer support around mental health and wellbeing. The service is available to adults and young people aged 11+ (who attend high school) and are registered a GP practices in North Angus. The service provides a maximum of three sessions and is aimed at those with less complex need.
Peer support is defined as the help and support that people with lived experience of poor mental health and wellbeing can provide for others facing similar challenges. The peer workers are based in GP practices across North Angus (Forfar, Kirriemuir, Edzell, Brechin and Montrose).
As part of Angus tiered approach to mental health services, the peer support service is at level one providing information, advice, access to self-help and self management strategies and signposting.
The Role
The peer worker will provide one-to-one support and work as part of an integrated team within the surgeries providing timely access to information, advice, guidance, tools and self management strategies to those refered to the service. The role involves accurate and timely recording of patient information on to an IT system.
You Will
Have personal experience of mental health & wellbeing challenges
Experience of supporting people with mental health challenges
Have good communication skills
Have IT skills – understanding of basic IT pacakges – word, excel, publisher etc.
Have full driving licence, access to a vehicle to drive for work purposes.
About the Benefits
Pension Scheme
Flexible Working Patterns
Comprehensive Health and Well-being Package
Free access to on-line discounts for well-known retailers
Death in Service Benefit (up to three times your salary)
Cycle to Work Scheme (great savings from 25% - 39% on bikes and accessories)
Tech Scheme (great savings of up to 12% on computers or laptops)