Mental Health Practitioner

Integrated Care System; Manchester; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A community health organization in the UK is seeking an enthusiastic mental health practitioner to join their nurse-led team. The role involves managing a caseload of clients and coordinating with various mental health services. Candidates should have experience in a mental health setting and are encouraged to apply. The organization offers flexible working arrangements and several employee benefits, including pay enhancements and a generous leave policy.

Benefits

30% extra pay for evenings and Saturdays

60% extra pay for Sundays and bank holidays

27 days annual leave, increasing to 33

Cycle-to-work scheme

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Blue Light Card discounts

Qualifications

• Experience working in a community mental health setting.
• Funding application, social care, or CCG experience.

Responsibilities

• Conducting assessments, care planning, brief interventions, safeguarding, and care connecting.
• Collaborating closely with probation and police for risk management.
• Liaising with partner agencies to support vulnerabilities.

Skills

Experience working in a mental health setting

Awareness of community mental health care delivery

Safeguarding enquiry lead experience

Experience using electronic recording systems

Education

Professional registration

Job description

We are looking for an enthusiastic mental health practitioner to join our small, friendly, nurse-led team.

You will require experience working in a mental health setting and awareness of community mental health care delivery.

You will hold and manage a caseload of clients, facilitating assessment, care planning, signposting, brief interventions, and safe discharge. Your role will also include liaising with other multi-agency services.

The team covers an ethnically and culturally diverse area, offering you the opportunity to work with clients from a wide range of backgrounds and psychosocial needs. By assessing clients and their carers' needs, you will be able to access and signpost to various community resources and provider services available locally.

We support our staff in achieving a healthy work-life balance and maintaining positive wellbeing by developing flexible working arrangements.

Main duties of the job

Conducting assessments, care planning, brief interventions, safeguarding, and care connecting.

Collaborating closely with probation, approved premises, and Greater Manchester Police as part of safe risk management.

Occasionally liaising with partner agencies to support vulnerabilities and mental health concerns, including mental health partners.

Please see the attached job description for full duties.

About us

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 6,400 staff across more than 160 locations.

We provide inpatient and community-based mental health services for residents in Bolton, Manchester, Salford, Trafford, and Wigan, along with specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the northwest of England, and beyond.

Greater Manchester is a vibrant place to live and work, offering beautiful countryside, a lively city center with shopping, entertainment, and dining options. Our people are known for their warmth, humor, and generosity, and they enjoy opportunities for learning and skill development, with encouragement to innovate and improve care.

Job benefits

• Pay enhancements: 30% extra for evenings (after 8 pm) and Saturdays, 60% extra for Sundays and bank holidays.
• 27 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 after 5 years and 33 after 10 years.
• Cycle-to-work scheme.
• Salary sacrifice car scheme.
• Blue Light Card discounts.

Person Specification

Application and Interview

• Professional registration required.

Experience

• Experience working in a community mental health setting.
• Safeguarding enquiry lead experience.
• Funding application, social care, or CCG experience.
• Experience using electronic recording systems.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This role is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. A disclosure check will be required to identify any criminal convictions.

Salary range: £38,682 to £46,580 per year, pro rata.