Homeless Mental Health Practitioner

Greater Manchester Mental Health Nhs Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 27 days + bank holidays (

Excellent pension

Cycle to work

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Wellbeing programme

Blue Light Card discounts

Job summary

Greater Manchester Mental Health Nhs Foundation Trust in Manchester is offering a secondment for a full-time mental health homeless practitioner within the Manchester Mental Health and Homeless Team until 31/02/27. Funding extension possible.

The post is open to qualified Mental Health Nurses, Social Workers and Occupational Therapists with active registration. You will join a multi-disciplinary, trauma-informed team to support homeless individuals and link with local services.

Qualifications

• Offers are open to qualified Mental Health Nurses, Social Workers and Occupational Therapists with active registration.
• Active registration with the relevant professional body is required.
• Community-based engagement and assessment in a multi-disciplinary setting will be essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide community-based engagement and assessment for clients with complex mental health and substance misuse needs.
• Work with Manchester Homeless Mental Health Team and other services to support rough sleepers both at day centres and on the street.
• Assess mental health needs of homeless individuals not engaged with mainstream services and contribute to service planning.

Skills

Mental health

Dual diagnosis

Community engagement

Partnership working

Education

Qualified in relevant profession

Job description

Job summary

GMMH is delighted to be able to offer a secondment of full-time position of mental health homeless practitioner within the Manchester Mental Health and Homeless Team until 31/02/27. We are hopeful that funding will be extended for this post beyond this date.

The offers are open to any qualified 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.

Main duties of the job

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.

About us

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

Job responsibilities

See attached detailed job description and person specification:

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

Knowledge

Essential

• experience and understanding of mental health and/dual diagnoisis

Desirable

• experience of the homeless sector

Experience

Essential

• qualification in relevant profession
• Community experience in mental health

Desirable

• post qualification experience working with complex mental health needs

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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

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 UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).