Senior Practitioner (Hearing Voices)
Senior Practitioner (Hearing Voices), Fife
Post: Senior Practitioner (Hearing Voices)
Location: Fife (Flexible working options will be considered)
Salary: £27,585.40 per annum, pro rata (£25,220.93 per annum)
Hours: Part-time, 32 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Closing date: 26th August 2026
How to apply
To apply, please complete the online application form on BreatheHR by the 26th August 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.
We’re looking for an experienced Senior Practitioner to join our Hearing Voices service in
, working on a new strand within the service that focuses on Early Intervention and Self-Management.FifeThe service supports people who have recently been diagnosed with psychosis, are undergoing assessment for psychosis-related experiences, or who experience voices, intrusive thoughts or sensory disturbances. Support includes 1:1 support, peer support, self-management support, group activities and transition support delivered alongside statutory mental health services and community partners.
Alongside direct one-to-one, outreach and group support, you’ll be an experienced point of contact for colleagues, providing day-to-day guidance, supervision and support when situations are more complex.
Who are we looking for?
- Experience supporting people within mental health, community or recovery-focused services.
- Experience delivering structured 1:1 support and contributing to personal support plans.
- Strong communication, relationship-building and professional judgement.
- An understanding of risk, safeguarding and safe decision-making.
- A trauma-informed, person-centred and strengths-based approach.
- Work alongside your line manager to strengthen referral pathways and increase awareness of the service, building effective relationships with statutory mental health services, community partners, and other key stakeholders.
- An SVQ Level 3 in Social Services and Healthcare (Adults), equivalent qualification, or willingness to work towards one if required.
- SSSC registration, or willingness to register within six months.
If you are interested in this opportunity but unsure that you have all of the qualifications and experience required, please don’t hesitate to get in touch for an informal discussion.
We are committed to exploring flexible working opportunities, which benefit the individual, and the charity and we are a “Happy to Talk Flexible” employer.
If you are passionate about assisting Change Mental Health to deliver a valuable service to the Scottish community and feel your profile matches the 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