Mental Health Liaison Practitioner | Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Manchester is looking for Band 6 Mental Health Practitioners to join their team. In this role, you will be responsible for delivering high-quality mental health care in general hospital and A&E settings. You'll work within an experienced multidisciplinary team that promotes continuous professional development and offers diverse learning opportunities. Competitive benefits include flexible pay enhancements, generous annual leave, and a pension scheme.

Benefits

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 10 years

Excellent pension

Cycle to work scheme

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Wellbeing programme

Discounts with Blue Light Card

FuelGenie Fuel Cards

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering high-quality mental health care in general hospital and A&E settings.
• Ability to provide comprehensive assessments and onward care planning.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality mental health care in hospital and A&E.
• Conduct assessments, provide advice, and develop care plans.

Skills

Mental health care

Person-centred assessments

Direct interventions

Flexible and enthusiastic approach

Job description

Opportunity

Are you an experienced Band 5 Nurse looking for the next step in your career or a current Band 6 looking for a fresh challenge as Mental Health Liaison opportunity in Central Manchester.

We have an opportunity for you to be part of fast growing and developing services. In line with the Five Year Forward Plan for Mental Health and an exciting transformation program of services, we are expanding our existing hospital liaison services.

Greater Manchester Mental Health Service are recruiting Band 6 mental health practitioners at our busy Central Manchester Site.

We are looking for enthusiastic, ‘can do’, motivated Band 6 Mental Health Practitioners from a range of professional backgrounds including perinatal, later life and CAMHs to join us.

You will be actively supported to develop as a mental health professional, building on your existing experience and knowledge. Due to the diverse nature of the populations we serve, you will have a wide range of exciting learning opportunities available to you. The day-to-day diversity of our services and the support in learning are key reasons why people join us! Your learning will be further supported by the fact that you will be working within an experienced multidisciplinary team among experts in a number of different fields involved in wider research and service development agendas.

Responsibilities

As the successful candidate, you will be enthusiastic, flexible and committed to delivering high quality mental health care in the general hospital and A&E settings. You will bring with you a range of experiences and an established knowledgebase that will further enrich our teams and the service we provide. These personal attributes will enable you to provide comprehensive person-centred assessments, advice, direct interventions and onward care planning to people of a range of ages, with different needs.

Qualifications

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.

Benefits

• Pay Enhancements: Band 6
  • Saturday (midnight to midnight) and any week day after 8pm and before 6am – Time plus 47%, 94%
  • All time on Sundays and Public Holidays (midnight to midnight) – Time plus 41%, 83%
  • Other times – Time plus 35%, 69%, 30%, 60%
• 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
• fuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles)

Application Deadline

This advert closes on Wednesday 29 Oct 2025.