Mental Health Practitioner

Job Summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic mental health practitioner to join our small friendly, nurse led team.

You will require experience of working in a mental health setting and awareness of delivery of community mental health care.

You will hold and manage a caseload of people (for up to 6 months) facilitating assessment, care planning, sign posting, short term interventions and safe discharge. Your role will also include liaison with other multi agency services.

The team covers an ethnically and culturally diverse area, and you will have the opportunity to work with clients from a wide range of backgrounds, and with a wide range of psychosocial needs. By assessing your clients and their carers needs you will be able to access and sign post to a wide range of community resources and provider services available in the local area.

As we recognise the importance of supporting our staff to achieve an effective work-life balance and also maintain positive wellbeing, we work with staff to develop ways of supporting flexible working for them.

Main duties of the job

1. Assessments, care planning, psychosocial interventions, safeguarding and care connecting.
2. We work closely with probation, approved premises and Greater Manchester Police as part of safe risk management.
3. At times we work in a liaison role with our partner agencies - supporting vulnerabilities and mental health concerns.

About Us

Please see the attached job description for all duties.

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 6,400 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 160 locations.

We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.

Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.

Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.

Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.

Date posted

14 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

437-7115641

Job locations

St James House

Pendleton Way

Salford

M6 5FW

Job Description

Job responsibilities

Staff Benefits

• Pay Enhancements 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Excellent pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Wellbeing programme
• Blue Light Card Discounts

Person Specification

Application and Interview

Essential

• Professional registration

Desirable

• Post graduate qualification i.e Mentorship, NMP

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in a community mental health setting

Desirable

• 2 years Post qualification experience
• Safeguarding enquiry lead experience
• Funding application/social care/CCG
• Experience of using electronic recording systems

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Employer name

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT

Address

St James House

Pendleton Way

Salford

M6 5FW

Employer's website

https://www.gmmh.nhs.uk/