Mental Health Practitioner

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust; Ashton-under-Lyne; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare service in Ashton-under-Lyne seeks a Mental Health Practitioner to support trauma-responsive care. This role involves working within a dedicated team, promoting change, and offering a wellbeing service. The fixed-term position offers training and development opportunities as part of the NHS framework.

Qualifications

• Evidence of ongoing professional development.
• Experience as a senior clinician in clinical settings.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to a supportive team for trauma-responsive care.
• Provide consultation on trauma approaches.

Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Understanding of Trauma-responsive Approaches

Commitment to Teamwork

Education

Current Professional Registration

Job description

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Mental Health Practitioner, Ashton-under-Lyne

Client:

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust

Location:

Ashton-under-Lyne, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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Yes

Job Reference:

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Posted:

02.06.2025

Expiry Date:

17.07.2025

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Job overview

The Greater Manchester Resilience Hub (GMRH) is a psychology-led service established as a partnership between NHS mental health trusts in Greater Manchester, responding to the Manchester Arena Attack on 22nd May 2017. It has expanded to include multiple workstreams, creating a varied workload.

In addition to supporting those impacted by the Arena attack (a nationwide service), GMRH provides a staff wellbeing service for health and social care staff across GM. The Hub supports partner organisations in responding to major incidents, offers specialist trauma-related training, and provides consultation on trauma-responsive approaches.

Exceptional interpersonal skills, understanding of trauma-responsive approaches, and a willingness to promote change are essential. You will work within a supportive team and contribute to an innovative service leading nationally in all-age, family-focused, psychosocial, and trauma-responsive care.

This is a fixed-term contract or secondment until March 2024, with a possibility of extension.

Main duties of the job

Please see attached documentation (job description and person specification) for full details of role and responsibilities.

Working for our organisation

We support and supervise our team in line with our values. Successful candidates will need to be committed to this teamwork approach. The work is complex, with plenty of support and CPD opportunities. The team holds regular face-to-face and online meetings, with supervision and line management.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached documentation (job description and person specification) for full details of role and responsibilities.

Person specification

• Evidence of current professional registration and ongoing professional development.
• Experience as a senior clinician in clinical settings meeting the core competencies of the post.