Mental Health Practitioner

Greater Manchester Mental Health; Bolton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional mental health service provider seeks an experienced mental health practitioner to support emergency services in Bolton. The role involves providing efficient triage for individuals facing mental health crises and ensuring high service standards. Candidates should be a registered mental health nurse (RMN) and have experience in urgent care services. Strong leadership skills and knowledge of mental health legislation are essential. The position also offers competitive pay enhancements and excellent employee benefits.

Benefits

30% additional pay for evenings and Saturdays

60% additional pay for Sundays and Bank holidays

27 days annual leave

Excellent pension

Cycle to work scheme

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Wellbeing programme

Qualifications

• Experience in urgent care services is essential.
• Knowledge of mental health legislation and safeguarding is required.
• Demonstrated commitment to trust values and flexibility in approach.

Responsibilities

• Support local mental health and emergency services.
• Provide triage for individuals in crisis.
• Maintain high service standards and support the Clinical Manager.

Skills

Leadership qualities

Understanding of quality and change in clinical setting

Ability to manage risk and clinical concerns

Education

Registered RMN

Job description

Job overview

Emergency services are receiving increasing volumes of calls for individuals presenting with acute mental health issues in the community. A significant proportion of emergency services resources is being used to support individuals struggling with their mental health, who often present with complex issues that require further assessment and ongoing support. The Mental Health Urgent Triage Team (MHUT) is a partnership between Pennine Care Foundation Trust, Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) North-West Ambulance Service (NWAS), and Greater Manchester Police (GMP). You will be based within the clinical hub in NWAS and will have training in the use of the EOC software systems.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work with local mental health and emergency services providing an ageless offer to ensure that mental health vulnerability is considered and triaged. High quality information and clinical advice is provided when an individual comes in contact with, or to the attention of, GMP and NWAS where it is believed the individual may be experiencing mental health crisis and require support. The post holder will support the Clinical Manager in carrying continuing professional and managerial responsibility for their clinical area. Contributing to the maintenance of the overall service standards. The post holder will demonstrate an attitude which respects and values service users’ and their carers.

Working for our organisation

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 122 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.

Detailed job description and main 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

Person specification

Education

Essential criteria

• Registered RMN

Desirable criteria

• Leadership / Management training

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of working within urgent care services

Desirable criteria

• Understanding of urgent care services across GM including mental health liaison, community mental health teams and home based treatment teams

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Good understanding of mental health legislation and safeguarding

Desirable criteria

• Experience of the interface between public services.

Skills and Abilities

Essential criteria

• Demonstrate sound leadership qualities and an understanding of management styles Understanding of quality and change in the clinical setting

Desirable criteria

• Ability to identify and support the management of risk and clinical concern

Skills and Abilities

Essential criteria

• Demonstrate a commitment to respecting and displaying the Trust Values at all times

Desirable criteria

• Flexible approach to working

The Trust mandates all post holders who require a DBS for their role to subscribe to the DBS Update Service. You will be required to enrol for this service for a fee of £16 per year and maintain registration throughout your employment with GMMH.

Applicants are encouraged to apply for posts at Greater Manchester Mental Health who have direct experience of mental health, learning disability or drug and alcohol services either as a service user or a carer.

The Trust is also committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We are aspiring to ensure our workforce is representative of the diverse communities that we serve, and we are strongly committed to removing barriers to employment for candidates from under-represented groups, for example BAME, Disabled and LGBT+ communities. If you would like to have an informal chat about the recruitment process for this role or would value some additional support, we’d love to hear from you.

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We have added a disclaimer to our application process advising that the use of AI is monitored. GMMH reserves the right to follow up with a candidate at the interview on specific responses and those examples used in the supporting statement to explore it further.

Sponsorship

We are proud to be an approved sponsor for the Skilled Worker visa. Applications from individuals who require sponsorship will be considered alongside all other applications. Please be aware that not all roles are eligible for sponsorship. You can review the list of eligible roles and salary requirements on the UK Government’s website – click.

If you are offered a role with us and you require sponsorship, we will check your eligibility in line with the information on the above website. Your offer of employment could be withdrawn if the role is not eligible for sponsorship, and you are not otherwise able to evidence your right to work in the UK.

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Do you have experience outside the NHS?

We want to attract and retain people with diverse skills and experience, to deliver inclusive healthcare services to our communities.

We will consider relevant experience outside the NHS to calculate your salary on appointment.