Mental Health & Wellbeing Practitioner (Peer) –...

NHS Scotland; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Penumbra is recruiting for a Mental Health & Wellbeing Practitioner to join the Penumbra 365 Service in Aberdeen. The post is full-time (37.5 hours p/w) and permanent, offering a rewarding opportunity to support adults seeking wellbeing and distress care.

You will deliver signposting, one-to-one coaching, and wellbeing workshops to empower individuals in the community. With a focus on compassionate practice, you will use local knowledge and strong communication to reach diverse groups across the

Qualifications

• Experience delivering mental health and wellbeing support.
• Ability to build rapport with adults in distress.
• Strong communication and listening skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a range of supportive interventions including relational signposting and 1:1 coaching.
• Lead workshops on wellbeing and distress management planning.
• Promote the service to diverse communities across the City and collaborate with the Welcome Team.

Skills

Communication skills

Coaching

Signposting

Workshop delivery

Job description

Norton Park, 57 Albion Road, Edinburgh, EH7 5QY

Full Time (37.5 hours p/w) – Permanent

If you’re looking for a rewarding career and to work within an inspirational team that really does make a difference, this is your opportunity to join us.

Our Penumbra 365 Service in Aberdeen will be a single point of access for people aged over 18 who are seeking mental health, wellbeing or distress support. From reaching out to our Welcome Team, people will be given the time and space to explore options that best fit their needs; there is no wrong door.

Working within a vibrant team, you will deliver a range of supportive interventions, including relational signposting, 1:1 coaching, specialised distress management planning and Workshops on Wellbeing. Drawing on your local knowledge, strong communication skills and flexibility, you will actively seek opportunities to promote the service to all communities across the City.

As a Mental Health & Wellbeing Practitioner, you truly will have the ability to make a difference to people’s lives every day. You will support and enable people to achieve their goals and maximise their potential and maintain a meaningful and fulfilling life in the community. With passion, and compassion, you will bring creativity and positivity to finding ways to empower people.

We want you to grow and thrive! We will support you on your own career path; developing new skills, accessing formal and informal learning experiences and providing opportunities to put your continual progress into practice.

For more information, including full job description and application/interview guidance, please download our recruitment pack. If you are having issues with viewing this or downloading this please contact [e-mail].

Please note that unfortunately we cannot offer visa sponsorship. We can only accept applications from applicants who currently have the legal right to work in the UK, or applicants who have already have an application in progress to obtain the legal right to work in the UK.

Updates and responses to applications will come from our recruitment system. These emails may go into your spam inbox so please check frequently for any updates on your application.

Penumbra is committed to supporting candidates with disabilities, neurodiverse candidates, and candidates with mental health conditions throughout the recruitment process. We will make any reasonable adjustments required to ensure a fair and inclusive process for all. If you think you require reasonable adjustments, please don’t hesitate to contact us at [e-mail].

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Contract Type: Permanent

Posted On: 09/10/2026

Closing Date: 01/11/2026