Mental Health & Wellbeing Practitioner (Peer) - Bipolar Service

Penumbra Mental Health; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 26,000; Part time

Job summary

A mental health charity in Edinburgh seeks a Peer Practitioner to support individuals in their bipolar recovery journey. Ideal candidates will have lived experience of mental health challenges, particularly bipolar disorder, and be able to share coping strategies. This part-time role involves managing a small caseload and providing face-to-face support in a collaborative team environment. Competitive salary offered and supportive culture emphasized.

Qualifications

• Lived/living experience of mental ill health, ideally bipolar.
• Capacity to work within a small team.
• Ability to manage a small caseload and provide face-to-face support.

Responsibilities

• Provide emotional support to individuals on their bipolar recovery journey.
• Manage your own caseload of approximately 3 people per day.
• Share your lived experience to provide hope and belief for others.

Skills

Emotional resilience

Ability to share coping tools

Experience of mental ill health

Job description

Overview

Location: Edinburgh area

Salary: £24,618 - £25,944 pro rata (£12.62 - £13.30 p/h equivalent)

Part time – Fixed term until 31st March 2026

If you are looking for a rewarding career and to work within an epic team that will help you grow and thrive, then you have come to the right place. Working within our Bipolar Peer Support Service you can start your day knowing what you do really does make a difference!

Responsibilities

• We have a vacancy for a Peer Practitioner in our Bipolar Peer Support Service and are looking to recruit someone with lived/living experience of Mental Ill Health, ideally with a Bipolar diagnosis.
• This is an opportunity to use your lived experience of recovery and self-management to provide hope and belief for others, through equal relationships and shared experiences.
• The peer role requires someone who is emotionally resilient and would be confident to appropriately share the tools and coping mechanisms that have helped them in their journey to support others.
• The team is made up of three practitioners, working in partnership with Bipolar Edinburgh.
• You would be expected to manage your own caseload, and see approximately 3 people per day for face-to-face support, providing skills and tools to self-manage in their Bipolar recovery journey.

Culture and Development

As a mental health charity, we value the wellbeing of our staff. You’ll be joining a friendly team that provides a supportive environment to help you thrive in your role, including all the training you need to feel confident and equipped. We offer opportunities to develop new skills, access formal and informal learning experiences, and apply continual progress in practice.

Benefits and Application Information

We can offer a tonne of employee benefits and the chance to work with amazing people every day. For more information, including full job description and application/interview guidance, please download our recruitment pack.

• We cannot consider CVs – all applications should go through the application process on our website. Only applications completed through our website will be considered.
• If you are unable to complete an online application, please contact [e-mail] to arrange a paper copy.
• Please note that we cannot offer visa sponsorship. We can only accept applications from applicants who currently have the legal right to work in the UK, or who have an application in progress to obtain the right to work in the UK.
• Updates and responses to applications will come from our recruitment system. Check spam folders and add “Penumbra Careers” – [e-mail] to contacts. You can also check status by logging into the careers portal or contact [e-mail] for updates.
• Penumbra is committed to supporting candidates with disabilities, neurodiverse candidates, and candidates with mental health conditions throughout the recruitment process and will make reasonable adjustments as needed. If you require adjustments, please contact [e-mail].

Qualifications

Experience and attributes sought include lived/living experience of mental ill health (ideally bipolar), ability to share coping tools, emotional resilience, and the capacity to work within a small team in partnership with Bipolar Edinburgh. You should be able to manage a small caseload and provide face-to-face support to individuals on their bipolar recovery journey.