Around since, SAMH is Scotland’s national mental health charity. Today, we operate over 70 services in communities across Scotland, providing mental health social care support, addictions and employment services, among others. Together with national programme work in See Me, respectme, suicide prevention, and physical activity and sport, these services inform SAMH’s policy and campaign work to influence positive social change.
SAMH is dedicated to mental health and wellbeing for all: with a vision of a society where people are able to live their lives fully, regardless of present or past circumstances.
For Scotland’s Mental Health
Post: DBI Practitioner
Ref: REC
Location: West Dunbartonshire
Hours: 30-35 per week
Salary: Pro rata £27, - £27,; £14.08 to £14.34 per hour (Salary Point 22 - 23)
*Whilst this is a scale for progression, the starting salary is point 22
Contract: Fixed Term
About the Role
SAMH DBI (Distress Brief Intervention) are looking to expand their West Dunbartonshire service that currently delivers support to Children and Young People (C&YP) aged 14 – 24 (26 care experienced). DBI will be offered to include adults in the area. We are looking to recruit a DBI Practitioner to provide support to the people referred to the service who live in West Dunbartonshire. The core hours are Monday to Friday, 10am to 6pm; although you may be required to work some evening and weekends. You will need to travel within the West Dunbartonshire area and access to own transport is essential.
DBI is a non-clinical intervention, consisting of two interrelated parts.
Level 1 sees trained front-line staff such as Education, CAMHS, unscheduled care, health, police, ambulance and primary care staff help ease the person’s distress, provide a compassionate response and where appropriate, involves an offer of a seamless referral, with confidence and clarity to a DBI Level 2 service.
Level 2 is provided by commissioned and trained third sector staff (SAMH) who contact the person within 24hours of referral and provide community-based problem-solving support, wellness and distress management planning, supported connections and signposting for a period up to 14 days. The support will be offered to people referred via face to face, over the telephone and video calls.