Band 6 Mental Health Practitioner — Community Care & Recovery

Greater Manchester Mental Health Nhs Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pay Enhancements

27 days annual leave

Excellent pension

Cycle to work scheme

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Wellbeing programme

Blue Light Card Discounts

fuelGenie Fuel Cards

Job summary

Greater Manchester Mental Health Foundation Trust is recruiting Band 6 Mental Health Practitioners for Adult Community Mental Health Teams across Manchester, Salford, Trafford, Bolton and Wigan. You will deliver recovery‑focused, trauma‑informed care and work within multidisciplinary teams to support adults with serious mental health needs.

You will undertake assessments, provide care coordination, and collaborate with carers, GPs and local partners to help people achieve recovery goals within

Qualifications

• Registered with the relevant professional body and current registration.
• Evidence of continuing professional development in community mental health.
• Experience within a multidisciplinary mental health setting.

Responsibilities

• Undertake assessments and contribute to formulation.
• Deliver interventions and therapeutic support.
• Provide Named Worker and care coordination responsibilities where required.
• Manage an agreed caseload and coordinate care for complex needs.
• Support risk management, safeguarding and crisis planning.
• Collaborate with carers, primary care, local authority and wider partners.
• Support recovery goals and move through the care pathway.
• Work flexibly across the CMHT pathway as service needs dictate.

Skills

Mental Health Nursing

Occupational Therapy

Mental Health Social Work

Job description

Greater Manchester Mental Health Foundation Trust is recruiting Band 6 Mental Health Practitioners for Adult Community Mental Health Teams across Manchester, Salford, Trafford, Bolton and Wigan. You will deliver recovery‑focused, trauma‑informed care and work within multidisciplinary teams to support adults with serious mental health needs.

You will undertake assessments, provide care coordination, and collaborate with carers, GPs and local partners to help people achieve recovery goals within