Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner (Outreach), Edinburgh
Post: Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner (Outreach)
Location: Edinburgh & Lothians
Salary: £25,994.05 per annum
Hours: Full time, 35 hours per week
Contract: Fixed term
Closing date: 12th November 2026
How to apply
Apply on our BreatheHR portal by completing the online application with your CV and cover letter by 12th November 2026.
We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.
If you consider yourself to have a disability, please complete the relevant section within the application pack to inform us of any arrangements that we may make to the interview process.
We reserve the right to close this advert earlier or later than stated, so please don’t delay your application to avoid any disappointment.
About the role
Change Mental Health is looking for a temporary Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner (Outreach) to join our Central Services team.
This is a community-based role supporting adults affected by mental illness to build confidence, resilience and greater independence. You’ll work primarily one-to-one with people in their own homes and communities, with opportunities to contribute to our Hub-based services where needed.
You’ll provide practical and emotional support tailored to each person, helping them identify goals, develop personal plans and build strategies to self-manage their mental health and wellbeing.
The role will connect people with community opportunities and wider services, work collaboratively with local partners, and ensure safeguarding or wellbeing concerns are identified and responded to appropriately.
You’ll be part of a supportive team while managing your own workload and building positive, professional relationships with the people you support.
Criteria
- Experience providing community-based, recovery-focused or non-clinical mental health support.
- Experience delivering structured 1:1 support and contributing to personal or outcome-focused plans.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- Ability to work independently, manage your workload effectively and contribute positively to a team.
- Understanding of risk assessment and safe decision-making.
- Commitment to person-centred, strengths-based and recovery-focused practice.
- SVQ Level 2 Social Services and Healthcare (Adults) or willingness to work towards this.
- SSSC registration, or willingness to register within six months.
We are committed to exploring flexible working opportunities which benefit the individual and the charity and are a ‘Happy to Talk Flexible’ employer. Hours are typically worked Monday to Friday between 9am and 5pm, although occasional evening and weekend working may be required.
If you are passionate about enabling Change Mental Health to deliver a valuable service to the Scottish community and feel your profile matches this role’s criteria, then we want to hear from you!
Benefits
- Professional development including funded opportunities.
- A generous 37 days’ holiday.
- A 35-hour working week, enhanced sick pay & season ticket loan.
- A great work life balance with flexible and blended working environment.
- 24/7 access to an award-winning Employee Assistance Programme providing free legal, financial and medical advice as well as support with life’s challenges.
- Enhanced sick pay and leave entitlements
- Paid Mental Wellbeing Days
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Blue Light discount card
