NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.
The shift pattern for this post consist of 22.5 hours per week (Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday)
Please note the salary is Pro Rata for part time hours.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Peer Support work to join our Mental Health Teams in East Dunbartonshire. The post holder will work across the Primary Care and Community Mental Health Team.
Promoting a recovery based approach. They must have lived experience of mental health issues and will support service users by sharing their own experience of recovery. The role is to closely support individuals to live independently, to empower them, manage their illness and to seek unpaid and paid employment. As well as engaging with meaningful activities and remain in employment, they will assist in developing surveys, service improvement and engagement with patients, with both one to one and group work. The peer support worker will support patients to establish greater control over their lives and support their recovery journey.
They must have lived experience of personal mental health difficulties and will assist the individual to set and achieve their own unique recovery goals.
For informal enquiries, contact Lyndsay Kean or Paul Meechan on 0141 232 8200
Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service and the Recruitment Process: Information for candidates
This post may close early to the volume of response. Please submit your application form as soon as possible.
Due to the volume of applications that we receive, we will not be able to provide shortlisting feedback.
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