Mental Health & Wellbeing Practitioner Milestone ARBD

Mental Health & Wellbeing Practitioner – Edinburgh Milestone ARBD

Location: Edinburgh Milestone ARBD

Position Type: Full‑time – Permanent

Working within our Edinburgh Milestone ARBD service you can start your day knowing what you do really does make a difference.

ARBD (Alcohol Related Brain Damage) is the term used to describe a range of symptoms such as: difficulty remembering, difficulty concentrating, feeling confused, irritated, or having difficulty making choices and decisions.

Milestone is a step‑down unit for people with ARBD who no longer require medical intervention, yet they are currently in an acute hospital setting and cannot go directly home with support.

Penumbra Milestone is a 10‑bed step‑down service providing short‑term care and recovery (for approximately 12 weeks) for vulnerable men and women aged 18+ with a diagnosis of alcohol related brain damage (ARBD).

The service is alcohol‑free and promotes recovery from ARBD through a wide variety of group work and one‑on‑one support. We utilise our specialist ARBD Toolkit, as well as Penumbra’s wider HOPE toolkit and IROC (Individual Recovery Outcomes Counter), to support and encourage people to make positive changes in their lives. Our goal is to help people build resilience, develop positive coping strategies to minimise the chance of relapse, increasing their chance of prolonged recovery from ARBD.

Residents benefit from the shared expertise of our multidisciplinary team, with regular in‑reach support from Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Psychology, Social Work, Psychiatry, and other visiting professionals.

The service was developed to reduce the amount of time people with ARBD spend unnecessarily in acute hospitals, recognising that people with ARBD are often medically fit for discharge but due to cognitive impairment and ongoing addiction and social issues a return to the community is likely to lead to further A&E or acute hospital admissions. Addressing the needs of each resident in a holistic way with a focus on recovery, rehabilitation and re‑enable­ment has substantial beneficial outcomes for the residents, their families, their communities and for acute hospitals and social services at a wider scale.

The service is a collaborative partnership between Penumbra Mental Health, NHS Lothian/Integrated Joint Boards and City of Edinburgh Council. Referrals come from acute and community hospitals in Lothian, with additional referrals from the regional alcohol detox unit.

• Penumbra
  :
  Management;
  Registered Nurses;
  Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioners & Workers.
• NHS Lothian
  :
  Clinical Lead;
  Psychiatrist;
  Clinical Psychologist;
  Occupational Therapist;
  Physiotherapist;
  Project Management.
• City of Edinburgh
  :
  Social Worker;
  Social Care assistant; mental Health Officer.

Key responsibility: The Mental Health & Wellbeing Practitioner will work with our supported people and assist them to achieve their personal goals.

As a mental health charity, we value the wellbeing of our staff and provide a supportive environment to help staff thrive in their role, including all the training needed to feel confident and equipped.

Visa sponsorship

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 applicants who already have an application in progress to obtain the legal right to work in the UK.

Inclusive recruitment

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