Homeless Mental Health Practitioner
Greater Manchester Menthal Health NHS Foundation Trust
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Zusammenfassung
Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust is offering a 12 month secondment for a full-time Mental Health Homeless Practitioner within the Manchester Mental Health and Homeless Team. The post is open to qualified Mental Health Nurses, Social Workers and Occupational Therapists with active registration.
The successful candidate will help strengthen links with mental health and treatment services in Manchester, working within a trauma-informed, multidisciplinary team to address the
Qualifikationen
- Qualified MH professional with active registration (NHS/HCPC/NMC).
- Experience in mental health and dual diagnosis essential.
- Knowledge of homelessness sector desirable.
Aufgaben
- Provide community-based engagement and assessment for clients with complex needs in partnership with mental health and addiction services.
- Work with the Manchester Homeless Mental Health Team alongside council and outreach workers to support rough sleepers in clinics or on the street.
- Assess mental health needs of homeless individuals not engaged with mainstream services and contribute to service planning and development.
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Jobbeschreibung
GMMH is delighted to offer a 12 month secondment for a full-time position of mental health homeless practitioner within the Manchester Mental Health and Homeless Team.
The offers are open to anyqualified Mental Health Nurses, Social Workers and Occupational therapists who have active registration within the relevant body.
The successful candidate will work to support and strengthen existing links with support services and mental health treatment services within the city of Manchester. The post holder will be supported by a well-established, specialist multi-disciplinary, trauma informed homeless mental health team and will work with individuals who are experiencing mental health problems. The role of the team is to work with a range of partnership services and homeless individuals to assess and identify the appropriate treatment pathways to address these unmet needs.
The post holder will provide community based engagement and assessment to clients with complex mental health and substance misuse (dual diagnosis) needs in partnership with mental health and addiction services.
The post holder will be part of the Manchester Homeless Mental Health Team and will work alongside council staff, drug and alcohol workers, police and homeless outreach workers providing mental health support to rough sleepers both through drop-in clinics at day centres or directly on the street whilst working alongside outreach workers.
The post holder will be responsible for the assessment of mental health needs for homeless individuals who are not engaged with mainstream mental health services. The role will include active participation in the service planning and future development of the mental health support for homeless individuals within the Manchester district.
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
See attached detailed job description and person specification:
- 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
See attached detailed job description and person specification:
- 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
- experience and understanding of mental health and/dual diagnoisis
- experience of the homeless sector
- qualification in relevant profession
- Community experience in mental health
- post qualification experience working with complex mental health needs
- experience and understanding of mental health and/dual diagnoisis
- experience of the homeless sector
- qualification in relevant profession
- Community experience in mental health
- post qualification experience working with complex mental health needs
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.
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. For further information visit the .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
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.
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. For further information visit the .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Number 1 Central Park
Unit B Northhampton Road
Manchester
M40 5BP
United Kingdom
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